Who Stays and Who Goes?
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Today is the day for cuts. And the questions are all over the board. Both as to who will go and why the Bengals are the iron curtain of information. Like this sudden Jeanty surgery yesterday on his "lower leg." With no word as to how long he will be out. Levi doesn't play in practice and is stuck in with the scrubs at the end of pre-season game 4. Again no word as to the why and the ifs behind it.
Just when I was worried that we were going to have to carry two kickers, Elling goes and injures his knee on his first play as a Bengal, thus opening the door for new kicker Kyle Larson. Larson made the extra point. Makes you wonder. No, not if Larson is our answer at the kicker position. But is Grahm worth keeping around. He's injured, folded under pressure last year and is awful at kick offs. With so many other injuries on this team, carrying two kickers would not be good. And if a punter can knock in an extra point, how hard can it be to find another kicker?
More on cut day.
Corner backs always seem to be a major focus on cut day. It looks like we have plenty of talent here. Unfortunately most of that talent is injured. Maybe. The more I watch these guys the more I wonder how injured everyone is and how much of it is just giving younger guys more looks and older guys more rest. Did anyone see the quote from Keiwan? He would rather be released than be the #4 receiver. Seriously, who is this guy? If you can't crack top three on this defense, where you going to go?
The only other spot where there seems to be room to play with the roster is linebacker. Special teams play usually seals everyone's fate at this position, but what does the surgery to Jeanty do to the depth chart? It looks like it means Caleb Miller cracks the starting lineup. Which is really not a good thing for us. This guys role is special teams and pass coverage. And yes I saw him play last night... against the scrubs. Lets just hope Miller can slow someone down so that Ahmad can make the tackle.
Just when I was worried that we were going to have to carry two kickers, Elling goes and injures his knee on his first play as a Bengal, thus opening the door for new kicker Kyle Larson. Larson made the extra point. Makes you wonder. No, not if Larson is our answer at the kicker position. But is Grahm worth keeping around. He's injured, folded under pressure last year and is awful at kick offs. With so many other injuries on this team, carrying two kickers would not be good. And if a punter can knock in an extra point, how hard can it be to find another kicker?
More on cut day.
Corner backs always seem to be a major focus on cut day. It looks like we have plenty of talent here. Unfortunately most of that talent is injured. Maybe. The more I watch these guys the more I wonder how injured everyone is and how much of it is just giving younger guys more looks and older guys more rest. Did anyone see the quote from Keiwan? He would rather be released than be the #4 receiver. Seriously, who is this guy? If you can't crack top three on this defense, where you going to go?
The only other spot where there seems to be room to play with the roster is linebacker. Special teams play usually seals everyone's fate at this position, but what does the surgery to Jeanty do to the depth chart? It looks like it means Caleb Miller cracks the starting lineup. Which is really not a good thing for us. This guys role is special teams and pass coverage. And yes I saw him play last night... against the scrubs. Lets just hope Miller can slow someone down so that Ahmad can make the tackle.





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