Jonathan Fanene Nominated For AFC Defensive Player Of The Week

by Josh Kirkendall on Dec 28, 2011 3:45 PM EST

Geno Atkins leads the team with eight quarterback sacks, an easy trivia question answered if one were to be approached by a random stranger posing the question. When asked who’s second on the team, you might pause. Michael Johnson has five quarterback sacks, so he could be one. It’s not Carlos Dunlap, who only has four sacks and we’re already established that five is greater than four. If I answer Robert Geathers then I feel a bigger fool than the time my parents caught me watching adult-themed entertainment.

With one game remaining during the 2011 NFL regular season, Bengals defensive end Jonathan Fanene is second on the team, sporting six quarterback sacks. Two of them were earned last weekend against the Arizona Cardinals, which actually got Fanene nominated for the AFC Defensive Player of the Week award. Defensive end Robert Mathis ended up winning the AFC Defensive Player of the Week, registering two quarterback sacks, one forced fumble and a recovery during Indianapolis' 19-16 win over the Houston Texans during Thursday Night Football.

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Good for Fanene.....

A low draft pick that the Bengals groomed and has blossomed well… :)

by Unbeliever on Dec 28, 2011 3:49 PM EST reply actions

He has had a great year

good for him….huge part of our D-line success

by ticalcaldwell on Dec 28, 2011 3:55 PM EST up reply actions

He also had a very good year when Antwan Odom went down,

unfortunately, he suffered a hamstring injury in the first game of the year last year, and was not able to contribute anything. Glad we resigned him…

by Unbeliever on Dec 28, 2011 3:59 PM EST up reply actions

Not bad considering we signed him right before the season to a 1-year deal.....

let’s re-sign him again to a 2-3 year deal this time around.

by The Van Buren Boys on Dec 28, 2011 4:02 PM EST reply actions

+1

by Unbeliever on Dec 28, 2011 4:06 PM EST up reply actions

he wanted starter money

now, he deserves starter money, he’ll get it, probably not here though

by joeb69 on Dec 28, 2011 4:07 PM EST up reply actions

i thought he wanted "baby's money"

or that “kid nap your girl money” lol

AMAS

by AMAS85 on Dec 28, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions

lol

pretty much, he held out for a long time, had to settle on our offer, which at the time I thought was outrageous for him…I was wrong, lol, but I don’t think the Bengals would pay him much more than he’s making, 3.5 mil? not sure, but i thought I read that somewhere?

by joeb69 on Dec 28, 2011 4:28 PM EST reply actions

Finally, Bengals D gets some love!

To bad we only have 1 franchise tag. :-)

by Bigcatdaddy on Dec 28, 2011 5:43 PM EST via Android app up reply actions

and that franchise tag is going to be applied to Nelson if he doesn't get resigned

AMAS

by AMAS85 on Dec 28, 2011 5:45 PM EST up reply actions

+ 1

That’s what I was thinking. That still leaves Fanene and Collins as probably the biggest resigns. Jones to I forgot about him but I think he will want to come.back and won’t cost much. It would be nice if they all said screw the money lets stay together and do this but that’s a world we don’t live in. :-)

by Bigcatdaddy on Dec 28, 2011 6:57 PM EST via Android app up reply actions

well, the question is

do you think he is more valuable than Geathers? Not enough body of work for me to say yes, but if you do then why not cut Geathers and pay tha man…lol, neither are starters and both could be replaced but Fanane is younger and more versatile, geathers is a solid backup being payed to start.

by joeb69 on Dec 28, 2011 9:00 PM EST up reply actions