3/3/2008 9:10:53 PM

Wow, the Bengals did something they should've done. Still don't know how Robertson deal fell apart. Now, with Odom at one end, Geathers at another, our DE position is as solid as it's been and we have a real pass rushing DE. If the Bengals draft Sedrick Ellis at #9, they'll have a run stopping athletic freak to anchor the D-line. The gaps can be filled with the rest of the d-line vets. Then in round 2 the Bengals need to take an OLB. This is amazing.

Jimmy Dinsmore

3/3/2008 9:16:52 PM

and I like $6 million a year. That's a pretty good bargain, honestly. Considering what we paid Smith last year and what the 49ers paid him this year, that's more bang for the buck.

Jimmy Dinsmore

3/3/2008 10:27:46 PM

I'm not sure how I feel about them staying with the 4-3 after they went nuts all off-season about how they needed to go to the 3-4. At the same time, at least they're not hellbent on implementing a system regardless of their personnel.

I still would have liked to see them get someone with more of a track record than just one strong season - especially one that did it next to two Pro Bowl caliber DT's, which we don't have. But in the 2008 version of the NFL, this is probably fair value.

Adam Bartel

3/4/2008 6:50:58 AM

I don't know why everyone is so hell bent on switching to a 3-4. Here are our current linbebackers:
Jeanty (very average)
D. Jones (smart/savvy)
A. Brooks (will he ever live up to his potential?)
Henderson (very average)

then you can move Geathers to OLB, but nobody knows what he'd be like in that role. Then there's Odell Thurman. Sure he can be good, but the fact is, the Bengals lack the OLBs who can go after the QB in a 3-4. So for me, I say, run the system you have that fits the personnel you have.

Jimmy Dinsmore