Cincinnati Bengals 2011 Draft Options

Filed under Admin, AFC North, Cincinnati Bengals by on April 21, 2011 at 10:55 am {no comments}

After a rare AFC North clean sweep in 2009, and with the arrival of T.O. expectations for last season were high, however as often happens the following season was a bust and here they are picking at No 4.

The Terrell Owens experiment doesn’t appear to have worked for them and with their only experienced WR Chad Ochocinco also looking unsettled things are not looking good at the Paul Brown Stadium.

Just top complicate matters long serving QB Carson Palmer has spat out his dummy and if he turns up for training in 2011 it will be to collect his bonus and not to put himself out for the team. We sympathise with Palmer who has not had the best of support and fully expect him to figure somewhere in the 2011 season (Arizona anyone?). However this leaves the Bengals looking decidedly short of firepower going into the new season, and with no clear indication on the timing of free agency they would be wise to sort this early in the draft.

WR wise they have some developing talent, with Andre Caldwell in particular showing some potential, so in our opinion addressing the QB position should be a priority, and either Blaine Gabbert or Cam Newton would fit the bill nicely. Given we think Blaine gabbert will go at 1 our prediction is they will take Cam Newton

They have the 35th pick so they can get a WR then, and although Green and Jones will probably be gone there looks to be quite a bit of talent at this position this year so they should be able to pick someone up.

If they dont fill the QB role here then we expect they will grab A. J. Green.

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Pacman Jones gets 200 Hours Community Service

Filed under Admin, AFC North, Cincinnati Bengals by on February 25, 2011 at 11:12 am {no comments}

Ex wild man Cornerback Adam “Packman” Jones has finally been sentenced for his part in a 2007 night club fracas and has been given 200 hours of community service.

Although he was not personally responsible for the shootings that ensued (which left 3 people seriously wounded) his inane actions in throwing dollar bills at the strippers and tthen starting a brawl because they picked them up were found to have contributed to the out come.

Obviously common sense is not one of his blessings, howeber he has apparently stayed out of trouble of late and was in the process of reviving his career with the Cincinnati Bengals last year notching 11 tackles and an interception before being injured in their Week 7 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Jones who was drafted 6th overall in 2005 has since underwent surgery for a herniated disk in his neck and should be fit again for the 2011 season.

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New Orleans Saints & New York Jets Both Win Thankgiving Games

Filed under Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets by on November 26, 2010 at 11:40 am {no comments}

The New Orleans Saints kept the pressure on the Atlanta Falcons & Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South with a hard fought win at the Dallas Cowboys. After dominating the first half they had to come from behind for a 30-27 win. This effectively ended any slim hopes that Dallas had of making the playoffs, however they have played well enough of late to suggest that Jason Garrett is worthy of getting the Head Coach position on a permanent basis.

The New York Jets had a much easier time of it beating the disappointing Cincinnati Bengals who only managed 163 yards of total offense. The final score was 26-10 and overall was a fair reflection of the game. The Jets look certainties for the post season and if they can hold off the Patriots and get the No1 seed they will be hard to stop. Cincinnati can look forward to a nice early draft pick and questions need to be asked about the coaching staff as it is hard to fathom how a team with so much quality on paper at least can play so badly.

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NFL Thanksgiving Games 2010

Filed under Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, NFL 2010 Season by on November 25, 2010 at 11:58 am {no comments}

Thanksgiving already and we have been blessed with three great games all of which will have a bearing on the post season aspirations.  The games are:

New England Patriots at Detroit Lions - The preseason whispers regarding the impending demise of the Patriots now looks well wide of the mark and a win here will put them in pole position for a wild card at least going into the final stretch. It has been a short week for them and they had a hard game against the Colts on Sunday, However given the Lions are still struggling with injuries it is hard to see an upset. We will take the Patriots to win this one by 10 points +

New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys – When the schedules were announced many my self included expected this to be a game with major connotations for both sides. However Dallas have had a pretty dismal season and although technically they could still figure in the Wild Card race nothing short of winning out will be good enough. The Saints are in a battle with Atlanta and the seasons surprise package the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the NFC South. The Saints will be well up for this as they need a win to stay in the race. A hard one to call given Dallas are improving under Jason Garrett. Overall we will go with the Saints in a close game. We expect the winning margin to be 3-7 points.

Cincinnati Bengals at NY Jets – The Jets are strong favourites for this one and given the Bengals are failing to fire this year its probably justified. We cant argue with the odds makers here and expect the Jets to cover the 9 point spread with some ease. Its the Jets for us by 14 points.

Anyway whoever you support good luck and have a great Thanksgiving.

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2010 AFC North Season Prediction

Filed under Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pitsburgh Steelers by on September 6, 2010 at 9:51 pm {no comments}
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Last season the Cincinnati Bengals came from now where to not only take the division but also record a rare 6-0 divisional record, however it is unlikely that lightening can strike twice even with the addition of wiener sucking Terrell Owens, however with the Browns also set to improve this looks like one of the toughest divisions in the NFL this season, possibly second only to the NFC East. The winner of this division could go a long way in the post season and should produce one of the Wild Cards again.

The Baltimore Ravenswere our Super Bowl tip last year and although they won a post season game they didn’t look convincing on offense coming up short on occasion. Five of their losses were by less than a TD and that lack of firepower ultimately cost them dear. However this year they seem to have addressed their wide receiver issue by picking up Anquan Boldin and Donte Stallworth who although injured will still be back in time for the serious end of the season. Picking up TJ Houshmandzadeh has just added extra spice to what now looks a potent offense, and their losses on defense should be plugged by their two 2ndround draft picks Sergio Kindle andTerrence Cody both of whom could easily have gone in the first round. Its been 10 seasons since the Ravens last graced the Super Bowl and this year they could be back. Given the question marks against the Steelers at QB they should be good enough to take the division.

The Pittsburgh Steelers missed out on the playoffs last yearthanks to an inexplicable loss of form which saw them lose 5 games in a row including bad defeats to Kansas City, Oakland andCleveland. None of their 7 losses was by more than a TD however and by resigning the likes of Casey Hampton & Ryan Clark they have kept the core of the team together. Maurkice Pouncey looks an inspired draft choice giving them versalility on the Offensive Line and picking up Byrant McFadden has ensured they will have one of the best secondary’s in the AFC. They will push the Ravens all the way and could face them in the AFC Championship game as they did a couple of seasons ago. The loss of Roethlisberger will hurt the team but with that suspension now only 4 games the Steelers should make the post season despite being in such a tough division.

The Cincinnati Bengals will find it hard to repeat last seasons heroics and they looked like they were running out of steam badly towards the end effectively limping into the post seasson with only one win in their last 4 games. There they were soundly beaten by the Jets and this season they dont have the luxury of an easy schedule to fall back on. In fact theirs looks pretty ugly with 11 of their games being against genuine play off contenders. They could easily slump to 8-8 and its hard to see them making a wild card with that.

The Cleveland Browns finished the season strongly however in this company its hard to see how they can finish anywhere but bottom. They have rang the changes offloading a heap of players and although they have brought in some solid players its hard to see where the improvement will come from. They have drafted with an eye to the future and although it is almost certain that in time Mike Holmgren will turn the franchise around it will not be this season. if they can match their 5-11 finish of 2009 they will be happy.

Forecast Final Finishing Positions   

1. Baltimore Ravens

2. Pittsburgh Steelers

3. Cincinnati Bengals

4. Cleveland Browns

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