Open Thread: The NFL Offseason Doesn't Mean Vacationing

by Josh Kirkendall on Feb 22, 2012 9:26 PM EST

Cedric Benson is acting childish. The NFL Combine is kicking off. Mock drafts are in full charge. This must be the offseason. But only in name. The truth is that there is no offseason. There is no period in which writers like us at Cincy Jungle get time off. There is no time for Bengals fans to sit back because there's too much to speculate on, too much conjecture or fantasy forecasting. Wait until free agency kicks off, the visits, the rumors, the false reports launching a conveyor-belt of updates. And let's not forget the hours after the NFL Draft when teams sign undrafted free agents, often reported from obscure sources. It's the NFL offseason and we wouldn't have it any other way.

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any word if we have been talking to other FA?

AMAS

by AMAS85 on Feb 22, 2012 3:23 PM EST reply actions

RE:

Can’t, unless they are not signed with another team. Players that will become free agents are still signed to their team and if the Bengals talked to those players, it would amount to tampering.

Managing Editor at CincyJungle.com -- SB Nation Cincinnati Bengals blog.

by Josh Kirkendall on Feb 22, 2012 3:35 PM EST up reply actions

ahhh ... well it looks like im getting ahead of my self lol

at least we still have the combine to look forward too

AMAS

by AMAS85 on Feb 22, 2012 3:36 PM EST up reply actions

RE:

Don’t worry. I’m antsy too. If for anything, to be done with the NFL draft. It drives me nuts. LOL.

Managing Editor at CincyJungle.com -- SB Nation Cincinnati Bengals blog.

by Josh Kirkendall on Feb 22, 2012 3:38 PM EST up reply actions

thats what I'm saying

to much speculating going on around this time, makes my head spin. I think any fan can relate to thinking their team is definately going to do one thing, but their team always seems to do another.

Can’t wait to see what direction we are going in as far as the draft and FA, but by the way we are solidifying our coaching staff, the sky is the limit.

AMAS

by AMAS85 on Feb 22, 2012 3:54 PM EST up reply actions

+1

by whodeycommish14 on Feb 22, 2012 9:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

You know what we need?

Someone to do a mock draft! I haven’t seen any of those around here and those typically put any speculation to rest.

by n8dogg on Feb 22, 2012 10:04 PM EST up reply actions

+1,000,000,000,000,000 and 1

lol jk. they are fun to look at, and no way could I find all these different mock drafts by myself. It’s also going to be cool to see how our own Joe stacks up vs actual draft positions and the other “respected” mockers.

by keithster on Feb 23, 2012 1:17 AM EST up reply actions

one of us should start a site called "mocking the mock" as well.

wait thats been done already

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Feb 23, 2012 6:26 AM EST up reply actions

lol thats funny you should say that because I just completed my first one a few days ago

I would have done it sooner but I was trying to wait a little for the mocks to die down lol. Never really happened.

AMAS

by AMAS85 on Feb 23, 2012 4:23 PM EST up reply actions

everyone of us here at this time of year

is ill, we have it bad. sometimes for life too.

(things get slow enough, i’ll post a picture my mom gave me the other day. short story of it, 35+ year old image of me sledding with group of friends, of course i’m the kid in the bengals hat – even back then.)

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Feb 23, 2012 6:24 AM EST up reply actions

Heres My List of Sleeper at the DB Position

Trumaine Johnson DB Montana
Asa “Ace” Jackson CB Cal Poly
Janzen Jackson S McNeese State
Josh Robinson CB UCF
DeQuan Menzie DB Alabama
Josh Norman CB Coastal Carolina
Casey Hayward CB Vanderbilt
Micah Pellerin CB Hampton

by Touhue Cha on Feb 22, 2012 3:25 PM EST reply actions

Trumaine Johnson would be better at safety.imo

1st RD-Kendall Wright-WR
1st RD-Cordy Glenn-OG
2nd RD-Brandon Thompson-DT
3rd RD-LaMicheal James-RB
4th RD-Keenan Robinson-OLB
5th RD-Devon Wylie-WR
6th RD-Julian Miller-DE
7th RD-Bob Hebert-C

FA:
OG
RB
SS
CB

by Bengal4ever on Feb 22, 2012 3:35 PM EST up reply actions

True thats why he is a DB because he can play almost anywhere in the back 4

by Touhue Cha on Feb 22, 2012 5:13 PM EST up reply actions

I really like Robinson.

Cincy Jungle: Where the Rocky Mountains are in the Pacific Ocean

by sexsalad on Feb 22, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions

Hayward

Out of Vandy is a good football player. Watched him a couple times this season. I see him as a Nickel in the League. Anxious to see what he times out at. They’re saying he’s around a 4.5.

by whodeycommish14 on Feb 22, 2012 9:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Loving Josh Norman

More and more

by biggie22 on Feb 22, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions

Ladarius Webb

I keep hearing people says we should go after Mike Wallace because it will fill a position of need and hurt a divional oppenent is the process. Couldn’t the same thing be said about Ladarius Webb of the Ravens.

I’m not neccessarily a proponent of going after either one just wanted to see what’s everyones thoughts are because Baltimore appears to be having cap issues as well

by biggie22 on Feb 22, 2012 3:53 PM EST reply actions

i guess it all depends on how much they are going to have to pay Rice.

Hope the bengals are prepared to resign Geno, Andy and AJ early because I would be pulling my hair out if one our core players was this close to becoming available to the open market.

I really think the bengals learned their lesson with JJO.

AMAS

by AMAS85 on Feb 22, 2012 3:57 PM EST up reply actions

from my gathering

by the time andy and a.j.an be re-signed there should be a jump of the salary cap by 20-30mill, been keeping an eye BTSC, and they are trying to explain why they keep backloading contracts because they were hoping that jump was gonna be this year.

by joeb69 on Feb 22, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions

*can be re-signed

by joeb69 on Feb 22, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions

well the steelers are going to be sh*t of luck no matter what because they keep pushing their overages on the next's cap

and they keep doing it, eventually it will catch up with them and they are going to be in big trouble.

But as far as the cap increase, i haven’t heard anything about it, but that would be awesome if does go up that much. AJ’s contract is going to be riduculas. Lol

AMAS

by AMAS85 on Feb 22, 2012 4:09 PM EST up reply actions

thats a huge jump

They can be signed after 2 more season right.

by JCompton41 on Feb 22, 2012 4:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

yep

a minimum of 3 years NFL experience before being re-signed

by joeb69 on Feb 22, 2012 4:12 PM EST up reply actions

I think the other aspect of this is analyzing contracts down the road.

Yes, we will have to resign important players but we shouldn’t cripple ourselves now because of it.

"It’s time people started realizing just how good a player Carlos Dunlap already is, and that starts with the Bengals. They gave him a season-high 58 snaps and what was the result? Carnage on the right side of the Seattle line." -Pro Football Focus

by Doc Scratch on Feb 23, 2012 3:48 AM EST up reply actions

I agree

Webb didn’t even give up a td last year. I would much rather spend money and a pick on a player that we actually need. Don’t know if I would go after either one but if I did I would go after Webb.

by EPK1979 on Feb 22, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions

i'd absolutely talk to webb

on day 1 of FA, and probably call his agent daily until he either signed with another team or came to cincy for a visit.

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Feb 23, 2012 6:33 AM EST up reply actions

Ladarius Webb

i wouldn’t mind securing him, he’s young and it would hurt the ravens. not sure of his free agency value, if you pay him based off of last season, he’s probably getting top 15 corner money, prior to last season, then you’re paying him starter’s money but not top 15 money.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/12747/lardarius-webb

maybe he’d take something splitting the difference? 5 million a year for 5 years with a base bump of 500k per season in season 2-5. including a chance at 2.5 million per season in incentives.

i’m still fearing he’s a system guy or a 1 year wonder. probably not the case, would hate to cripple the team long term signing him to a 10+ million dollar a year deal and he scores 1 int for his entire career in cincy while becoming toast with almost not pass defends.

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Feb 23, 2012 6:32 AM EST up reply actions

Well then...

That being said… Its time to get busy and build a team of good quality players around these two guys. Their rookie contract will be up before we know it….

by Makebelieve on Feb 22, 2012 8:01 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I was talking to a friend today

and we were talking a little football (he’s a Pats fan). I told him I was excited for the combine to start and he said dude you have an addiction…lol….It was the nicest thing he ever said to me.

AJ Green = Optimus Prime

by Helmsy on Feb 22, 2012 8:17 PM EST reply actions

Oh I hear ya Helmsy.

Football is life in my family and with my friends. Sure I have Kentucky and the Reds but football is year round with me. You know what though? Not a damn thing wrong with it haha. Who dey?!

by whodeycommish14 on Feb 22, 2012 9:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions