oldschooler Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Again, saw it on twitter. Take my word for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalBuck Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I guess I get this for depth, but I would much rather see Reggie Nelson was signed. Thinking I should probably give up hope on that one though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I heard if another team doesn't offer Reggie a better contract than the Bengals have, and at this point none have, that there's a good chance he comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Mays will probably be more nickel LB and special teamer than safety. I still remember when people here wanted us to draft him in 1 or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Also to add on Reggie, the Bengals did offer him a contract. So it's not like they don't want him. They just want him on their terms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I still remember when people here wanted us to draft him in 1 or 2.I admit it, I was one of them people. And I'm ok with that. Hell people that get paid to make such decisions actually did draft him in the 2nd round. And people that get paid to evaluate players have missed on players quite often. Hell, I'm sure you were wrong about a player once or 100 times. It happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwh Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I heard if another team doesn't offer Reggie a better contract than the Bengals have, and at this point none have, that there's a good chance he comes back. I like Reggie Nelson. I hope that he comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Mays will probably be more nickel LB and special teamer than safety. I still remember when people here wanted us to draft him in 1 or 2.NFL draft is a hell of a drug!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Bad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishBengal Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Mays will probably be more nickel LB and special teamer than safety. I still remember when people here wanted us to draft him in 1 or 2.I hope this will be the case. He was our best nickle LB in limited snaps 2 years back. Better than Lemur. TEs and RBs never got a sniff against Mays in this role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StripesEarned Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I've always been ok on Mays as long as they put him in positions he's capable of succeeding in he's not bad. He's a great athlete and isn't afraid to stick his shoulder in there and hit someone. Lets just hope his aim is better and he's learned to hit the right team since he left lol. All kidding aside he has one of the best licks I can remember in recent memory by a Bengals player. It was when he blew that Falcons fb up on one of the 1st few plays of the game during the pre season a few years back. I'm sure at least some of you will remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turningpoint Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 He's suspended the 1st 4 games next year, FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Probably a 1 year deal that qualifies for the veteran minimum benefit. Those count for less on the cap but must have less than 60K in bonuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Yeah, I'm out of the inner circle and loop but re-signing guys like Brandon Tate and bringing this tool back with rationalizations really makes me doubt the direction of the Bengals. All I ever saw this guy do was photo bomb group shots and selfies of other players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thezerawkid Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Yeah, I'm out of the inner circle and loop but re-signing guys like Brandon Tate and bringing this tool back with rationalizations really makes me doubt the direction of the Bengals. All I ever saw this guy do was photo bomb group shots and selfies of other players.I question how much you actually pay attention to this team. When's the last time they made a "splash" in free agency? It's not something they do historically. They build through the draft. They try to keep their own.This offseason is no exception, and I have been largely cool with the resignings and the guys who have walked. To have kept Marvin and Sanu would have meant selling the farm. Those guys aren't worth nearly what they were paid, and while we may have actually had the money to keep them around, it would have been a shitty business decision, either way. The reason they got what they got is for the desperation of certain teams in the market. As has been pointed out ad nauseam, Marv and Mo were 4 and 5 on this team in terms of receiver options. Every day that passes with Nelson sitting on the market makes the Bengals front office look even more shrewd. Reports say they made an offer, it hasn't yet been bested and we're like, what, over a week into free agency?I don't like seeing quality guys leave, but its the business. Some dudes are driven by money...some loyalty. There's no accounting for the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhodeIslandFan Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I like Reggie Nelson. I hope that he comes back.Yeah I hope he returns. Total package. Leader in locker room, great work ethic, no off field drama, and has always been a favorite on this forumSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvilleBengal Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I question how much you actually pay attention to this team. When's the last time they made a "splash" in free agency? It's not something they do historically. They build through the draft. They try to keep their own.This offseason is no exception, and I have been largely cool with the resignings and the guys who have walked. To have kept Marvin and Sanu would have meant selling the farm. Those guys aren't worth nearly what they were paid, and while we may have actually had the money to keep them around, it would have been a shitty business decision, either way. The reason they got what they got is for the desperation of certain teams in the market. As has been pointed out ad nauseam, Marv and Mo were 4 and 5 on this team in terms of receiver options. Every day that passes with Nelson sitting on the market makes the Bengals front office look even more shrewd. Reports say they made an offer, it hasn't yet been bested and we're like, what, over a week into free agency?I don't like seeing quality guys leave, but its the business. Some dudes are driven by money...some loyalty. There's no accounting for the difference.Yeah, I'm a little surprised that the Dolphins haven't even come close to offering Nelson an offer...I know that he's a native Floridian, South Beach. Even coming back home to Jacksonville (the team that drafted him in the 1st round of 2005) would make sense.What is the holdup? Not to mention he's this year's co-leader with interceptions==he had 8 of them, including a stretch where he had a least one pick each week. The other is that rookie Peters from KC, and he added 3 TDs with the interceptions.It would be nice for Reggie to just re-sign with us, his best seasons obviously are with us, and I have to say that he's probably the best free safety that we've had (Before you object, Fulcher is a prototypical strong safety, not to mention Marvin Lewis wants his safeties to be interchangeable--basically it doesn't matter which one covers the deep middle, both have responsibility for it.)I have to say that I kinda like the re-signing of Taylor Mays, once again we have someone that can counter well with the likes of Gronk, Olsen, and other athletic TEs. I also like the idea that Mays can sub in for Maulauga in passing situations as a 'Joker' (I call players like Mays that, since he has the size of a LB, even a undersized one, but he's big enough to deal with TEs and support the run like a LB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocalBengalEd Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 What game in what year did May's play well covering the opposing teams TE? I have must of missed the game. I know he was in on a couple plays one year then got hurt the same game. But when did he become the TE stopper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishBengal Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Yeah, I'm out of the inner circle and loop but re-signing guys like Brandon Tate and bringing this tool back with rationalizations really makes me doubt the direction of the Bengals. All I ever saw this guy do was photo bomb group shots and selfies of other players.Better to have a tool than none at all I guess is the Bengals way of thinking. Ie camp body bag. Let him fight it out with any rookies (plus the waterboy and shoe cleaner) for a spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremzz Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 I'm ok with, yet not excited about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Who can May's debate superhero qualities with in training camp ? Does not have the focus or intensity to make me think this is anything other than a wasted roster filler spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Who can May's debate superhero qualities with in training camp ? Does not have the focus or intensity to make me think this is anything other than a wasted roster filler spot.There's effectively no roster limit until August. If he makes the 53 I'll be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Mays is garbage. Simply a camp body. Among the 10 or 15 good hits in his 6 year career is a guy who has averaged 12 tackles a year and zero ints. Ki-Jana Carter was a better player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 There's effectively no roster limit until August. If he makes the 53 I'll be surprised.90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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