happyrid Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 This is the first really interesting name I've seen in terms of outside FAs. He checks a lot of boxes in my opinion: 1. He was cut, so he doesn't take away the free 3rd rounder we're going to be in line for via Zeitler. We can argue whether this should matter a lot or not, but it's clear that the Bengals highly value these picks so it does matter in terms of what the team will do. 2. He's 25 years old (soon to be 26), so he's not a 30-something on his last legs. 3. He was a guy the Bengals reportedly really liked in the draft. We've seen us target these 1st rounders who we previously liked (Reggie Nelson, Derrick Harvey, Adam Jones, etc.) when they make it to FA in the past. 4. He's a really nice fit in terms of positional need. He has been a starter at RT and can also kick inside and be a powerful run blocker at RG. We aren't sure if Fisher's best position is RT or RG. Bringing in a guy like Fluker with some versatility makes so much sense if Zeitler leaves as expected. 5. The price range probably makes sense. He was set to make just under $9M this year and if there was a market for him at that price, he would have been traded instead of cut. So you have to assume that his market will be less than that. Maybe something like $6M a year. Bengals don't want to pay $10-12M a year for a starting RG, but probably feel comfortable with $6M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Truth bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatternMaster Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 I like Fluker at RG, he's a powerful run blocker but is a liability in pass pro. With the way Dalton gets the ball out of his hand so quickly it wouldn't be an issue for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRAPradio Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 You sold me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBengal Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Sign him up. He might make me miss Bobby Williams a little less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madieu Superstar Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 This doesn't make any sense. He hasn't played for the Bengals before. Lets sign Andre Smith instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dish Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 I'd be down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostInDaJungle Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Just so it's out there... "DJ" is short for Danny Lee Jesus Fluker. At this point I would expect him to show up at camp wearing overalls and carrying a scattergun. Fluker has given up 20 sacks and had 35 penalties in 4 seasons. To quote PFF's Sam Monson - "Fluker's versatile in the same way a traffic cone is on the offensive line. It really doesn't matter if it's placed at G or T." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Tigers Johnson| Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Makes too much sense.... won't happen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Alice Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Just so it's out there... "DJ" is short for Danny Lee Jesus Fluker. At this point I would expect him to show up at camp wearing overalls and carrying a scattergun. Fluker has given up 20 sacks and had 35 penalties in 4 seasons. To quote PFF's Sam Monson - "Fluker's versatile in the same way a traffic cone is on the offensive line. It really doesn't matter if it's placed at G or T."Don't worry. Paul Alexander can coach him up. LolSent from my iPhone using Go-Bengals.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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