Arkansas Bengal Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Friday update: Green shelved for practice, doubtful for Sunday; Tez goes full; Thompson questionable Posted 2 hours ago Geoff Hobson Editor Bengals.com Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis continues to be optimistic about his Pro Bowl wide receiver even though he hasn’t practiced for the last three weeks and is categorized as doubtful for Sunday’s game for first place in the AFC North against the Ravens, (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 12) at Paul Brown Stadium. But after Friday’s practice he still can’t say for sure when A.J. Green is going to return from his injured big toe. “Each day of this week he’s looked better and better. Today looked like football for him, so that’s good,” said Lewis after Green did another stint on the rehab portion of the field. “He’s looked good and doing well. We’ll see.” He wouldn’t rule out Green playing Sunday against the Ravens and he said there have been exceptional cases that have played despite not practicing all week. “The trend has been broken before,” Lewis said. “We’ll see.” But it’s rarely ignored. The reason Green’s situation seems to change from almost hour-to-hour is because it’s more of a rest issue. The Bengals are hoping when he does come back, it will no longer have to be managed. “It’s a feel and pain and tolerance thing. That’s what we’re trying to avoid,” said Lewis of being faced with the question each week. “We’re trying to get over the hump and find the solution other than totally shutting him down for the rest of the season. (A solution) that gets him as much of the season we can get him. I don’t want him to be frustrated by it. I want him to feel good about it. When he tells me he’s ready to go. Guys deal all the time with different circumstances. In his mind, when he’s 100 percent ready to deal with that.” When that happens, Lewis is still going to go heavy at receiver and dress six players for that position just in case. Against Atlanta when Green went down after five snaps, the Bengals were left with just four receivers. Defensive tackle Brandon Thompson, one of their best run stoppers, may not go against the Ravens’ No. 7 rush offense. After missing a month with a sprained knee from the Sept. 14 home opener, he returned to practice this week. But after two full days of practice, he went limited Friday and is questionable. Everybody else is probable. Despite going limited Wednesday and Thursday running back Giovani Bernard (ribs) went full. So did cornerback Leon Hall (back) after he was limited Thursday and full go Friday. Pro Bowl WILL linebacker Vontaze Burfict (neck) went full Thursday and Friday… WEATHER CHECK: The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio is calling a perfect forecast for Sunday with sunshine, no chance of rain, and a light wind coming out of the west at five miles per hour. Kickoff temperature is in the mid-60s and reaching a high of 69-70 as the game unfolds. http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Friday-update-Green-shelved-for-practice-doubtful-for-Sunday-Tez-goes-full-Thompson-questionable/eefa233f-723f-4656-987d-489b580271ba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madieu Superstar Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Why did I have a feeling something might go wrong with Thompson? I'm not saying it has, but I just had a a sneaky suspicion that after practicing in full on Wednesday and Thursday, there would still be doubt that he would play. "The Cincinnati Bengals, Where Injuries Come To Stay!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah15 Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 If AJ doesnt play we are gonna get STEAMROLLED sunday. All the ravens gotta do is take Sanu out the game and our offense wont do shit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 If AJ doesnt play we are gonna get STEAMROLLED sunday. All the ravens gotta do is take Sanu out the game and our offense wont do shit... So tired of the excuses. We still have a decent TE, and two good RBs. Adjust the game plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 So tired of the excuses. We still have a decent TE, and two good RBs. Adjust the game plan. Seriously. Why would AJ even be part of the game plan right now? Not really interested in following "AJ Watch 2014" while the season spirals down the shitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeb Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 The franchise tag is looking even better next season, ...we need to see if he can get over this toe problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah15 Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 So tired of the excuses. We still have a decent TE, and two good RBs. Adjust the game plan. Loool right gresham isnt even doing the shit he supposed to do and we dont even feed the ball to jeremy hill.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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