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tibor75
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BuckNutty;1080375; said:
Leon Hall had a good year. But that's the problem with Bengal draft picks. They all look promising in year 1 (Hall, JJ, Thurman, Bustin Smith, Madeau Williams) and instead of getting coached up, they get "bengaled" by incompetent position coaches and end up being mediocre or average NFL players by year 3.
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DaytonBuck
I've always liked them
tibor75;1080378; said:
Justin Smith just isn't going to be great pro bowl caliber DE, solid number 2 DE but not deserving of the coin he's getting. Thurman was good when he actually played. Leon Hall is terrible.
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JmoBucsFan08
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I know this is getting away from Chad, but you have to admit the defense was plagued by injury. Give me Pollack, Jeanty, and Brooks.. throw in Thurman, and you've got some playmaking linebackers. Maybe unproven, but lots of potentail. Let Erik Henderson come off the edge. When you are consistently playing Corey Mays, Dahani Jones, Anthony Schlagel, and the other people I can't even keep up with, what do you expect? They can't make other teams, but start for the Bengals due to injury. The front 4 aren't really even average, so you have no pass rush, and no ability to blitz. It would take a defensive backfield full of Champ Bailey's to defend the pass. You start dropping 7 to help, and then find yourself giving up 5 yds. per carry. Next year I'm excited about the potential of having healthy linebacker corps and maybe big Vern coming off the edge. Get the defense off the field, Chad back on it, and maybe we can keep him happy. WHO DEY!
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sandgk
Watson, Crick & A Twist
I'll agree to this "Leon Hall had a statistically good year."tibor75;1080378; said:
Of course Statistics don't count the times he was beaten on pass routes leading to scores - which did happen at inopportune moments on a regular basis. From NFL.com
12 pass break-ups, 5 interceptions, 68 tackles.
What about the other side of the coin?
From SI.com - November 7th.
And therein lies the other side of the problem for the Bengals - Hall is likely capable of doing better (as is Jospeh) if the rest of the Defense is also raised from it's current level of malaise.
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Buckeye Chris
Theres No Cure For Laurinaitis
My opinion right now. Chad just needs to shut up and do his job.
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gefootball10
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he just needs to realize the bengals can turn it around, and will do so but can't do it without him. but the whining is getting crazy, and he really does need to just go play. in turn that will lead to wins.
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DaytonBuck
I've always liked them
tibor75;1080407; said:
He's not Artrell Hawkins or "torched" Jennings but he's not far off
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Ocho Cinco: 'I'm in love with Belichick'
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson continues to shower the New England Patriots organization with praise.
Colleague Mike Reiss wrote in Thursday's edition of the Globe's Super Bowl Insider how Johnson joked to a Boston reporter, "I'm going to be playing for your team next year," before putting his hands together as if praying and looked to the heavens.
We caught up with Johnson at Madden Bowl XIV Thursday night in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he continued to compliment the Patriots, paticularly coach Bill Belichick.
"I'm in love with Belichick," he said.
"We hit it off since we met. I think our first time meeting was down in Hawaii (for the 2007 Pro Bowl)... I have a lot of respect for him. Not because of what he's done with that ball club, but for what I've learned from him in our own personal conversations, on and off the field."
Entire article: Ocho Cinco: 'I'm in love with Belichick' - Double Coverage - Boston.com
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson continues to shower the New England Patriots organization with praise.
Colleague Mike Reiss wrote in Thursday's edition of the Globe's Super Bowl Insider how Johnson joked to a Boston reporter, "I'm going to be playing for your team next year," before putting his hands together as if praying and looked to the heavens.
We caught up with Johnson at Madden Bowl XIV Thursday night in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he continued to compliment the Patriots, paticularly coach Bill Belichick.
"I'm in love with Belichick," he said.
"We hit it off since we met. I think our first time meeting was down in Hawaii (for the 2007 Pro Bowl)... I have a lot of respect for him. Not because of what he's done with that ball club, but for what I've learned from him in our own personal conversations, on and off the field."
Entire article: Ocho Cinco: 'I'm in love with Belichick' - Double Coverage - Boston.com
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News - Monk speaks - Cincinnati Bengals
But it turns out the Anti-Chad is a big Chad Johnson fan and he'll gently remind you that even he once belonged to a celebrated and celebrating fraternity known as "The Fun Bunch."
"Chad is a great guy. I like him. How do I explain it?" Monk said. "Yes, he talks and, yes, he's kind of out there. But it's not really about him. he's having fun and that's really what the game is all about. Having fun. Encouraging each other."
But it turns out the Anti-Chad is a big Chad Johnson fan and he'll gently remind you that even he once belonged to a celebrated and celebrating fraternity known as "The Fun Bunch."
"Chad is a great guy. I like him. How do I explain it?" Monk said. "Yes, he talks and, yes, he's kind of out there. But it's not really about him. he's having fun and that's really what the game is all about. Having fun. Encouraging each other."
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