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Saw where Cris Collinsworth invoked the ghost of James Brooks when discussing Mixon. If that's right, the scary thing would be one of Mixon's thighs probably weighs more than JB did. That kind of speed/shiftiness on Mixon's frame will be a helluva weapon. Brooks is easily one of my five favorite Bengals.

The problem is, when you have a question mark @LT, the answer all too often is a QB injury.

I look at every unit on this squad and I think late Playoff/Super Bowl quality EXCEPT for the OLine. I look at them and think 8-8 if we're lucky.

He did not in fact say "shoot," but they could not print the verb he did use so they ran with what they could. Shoddy journalism.

Hey, they get paid the big bucks, if they can't win it on their own, Fuck'em! I'm taken the cash.

I could see a Journeyman vet FA at OT, LB or S for depth / injury insurance / camp fodder. Nothing major though.

Jairus Byrd FS 30 NO TBD - Aaron Williams SS 27 BUF TBD - Marcus Gilchrist SS 28 NYJ TBD - Isa Abdul-Quddus FS 28 MIA TBD - Corey Graham FS 31 BUF TBD - Rashad Johnson FS 31 TEN TBD - Kendrick Lewis FS 30 BAL TBD - Matt Elam SS 25 BAL TBD - Roman Harper SS 34 NO TBD - Donte Whitner SS 31 WAS TBD - Jamarca Sanford SS 31 NO TBD - Michael Griffin FS 32 CAR TBD - James Ihedigbo SS 33 BUF TBD - Dashon Goldson FS 32 ATL TBD - Sergio Brown FS 28 BUF TBD - Jeron Johnson SS 28 SEA TBD - Duke Williams FS 26 IND TBD - Kelcie McCray SS 28 SEA TBD - Duke Ihenacho SS 27 WAS TBD - Don Jones FS 26 HOU TBD - Bacarri Rambo SS 26 MIA TBD - Tre Boston FS 24 CAR TBD - Shamarko Thomas SS 26 PIT TBD - Marcus Ball FS 29 SF TBD - Daimion Stafford SS 26 TEN TBD - Jonathan Meeks FS 27 BUF TBD - Phillip Thomas S 26 BUF TBD - Jerome Couplin FS 25 LA TBD - Cedric Thompson FS 24 MIN TBD - Elijah Shumate S 23 JAC TBD - Stefan McClure S 24 IND TBD

DeMarcus Ware OLB 34 DEN TBD Market Value Robert Mathis OLB 36 IND TBD - DeAndre Levy OLB 30 DET TBD - D'Qwell Jackson ILB 33 IND TBD - Elvis Dumervil OLB 33 BAL TBD - Rey Maualuga ILB 30 CIN TBD - Trent Cole OLB 34 IND TBD - Erik Walden OLB 31 IND TBD - Rolando McClain ILB 27 DAL TBD - Paul Kruger OLB 31 NO TBD - Chad Greenway OLB 34 MIN TBD - Josh Mauga ILB 29 KC TBD - Daryl Smith ILB 35 TB TBD - Stephen Tulloch ILB 32 PHI TBD - Akeem Dent ILB 29 HOU TBD - Erin Henderson ILB 30 NYJ TBD - Andrew Gachkar OLB 28 DAL TBD - Sean Weatherspoon ILB 29 ATL TBD - Bryan Braman OLB 30 PHI TBD - Dwight Freeney OLB 37 ATL TBD - Michael Morgan OLB 29 SEA TBD - Philip Wheeler OLB 32 ATL TBD - Justin Durant ILB 31 DAL TBD - Jason Trusnik ILB 32 NO TBD - Kelvin Sheppard ILB 29 NYG TBD - Spencer Paysinger OLB 28 MIA TBD - Brandon Spikes ILB 29 BUF TBD - Perry Riley ILB 29 OAK TBD - Donald Butler ILB 28 MIA TBD - Josh Bynes OLB 27 DET TBD - Sio Moore ILB 27 ARI TBD - Daren Bates ILB 26 OAK TBD - Sam Barrington ILB 26 NO TBD - Gerald Hodges ILB 26 SF TBD - IK Enemkpali OLB 25 BUF TBD - Sean Porter ILB 26 JAC TBD - Tourek Williams OLB 25 LAC TBD - Michael Mauti OLB 27 NO TBD - Tyler Starr OLB 26 ATL TBD - Howard Jones OLB 27 TB TBD - Cavellis Luckett ILB 24 BAL TBD - David Bass OLB 26 TEN TBD - Brock Hekking OLB 25 LAC TBD - Uani Unga ILB 29 NYG TBD - Josh Shirley LB 25 CHI TBD - Deon King OLB 23 IND TBD - Wynton McManis OLB 22 SF TBD - Shayne Skov ILB 26 SF TBD - Danny Mason OLB 26 CHI TBD - Kevin Anderson OLB 24 PIT TBD - Jeff Luc ILB 25 NYJ TBD - Rufus Johnson OLB 26 WAS TBD - Raphael Kirby LB 24 JAC TBD - Jayson Dimanche ILB 26 SF TBD -

According to (not sure of accuracy): http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/tackle/available/ Any interest?

King Dunlap LT 31 LAC TBD - Ryan Clady LT 30 NYJ TBD - Breno Giacomini RT 31 NYJ TBD - Sebastian Vollmer RT 32 NE TBD - Gosder Cherilus RT 32 TB TBD - Austin Pasztor T 26 CLE TBD Market Value William Beatty LT 32 NYG TBD - Jake Long LT 31 MIN TBD - Tony Hills LT 32 NO TBD - Mike Adams LT 27 CHI TBD - Nick Becton LT 27 CHI TBD - Terrence Magee RT 24 SEA TBD - David Quessenberry LT 26 HOU TBD - Isiah Cage T 23 IND TBD - Jordan Rigsbee T 24 CAR TBD - Tyler Johnstone T 24 LAC TBD - Ben Gottschalk RT 25 TB TBD - Marquis Lucas T 24 MIN TBD - Blake Muir T 25 ATL TBD - Colin Kelly RT 27 JAC TBD - Arturo Uzdavinis

A train wreck in an auto accident.

IMO, this roster is three players away from being as good as any in the league. Unfortunately those three players are charged with keeping Dalton/McWebb alive. Still don't have much love for Bodine, Walter might make a decent 3rd (swing) tackle and I've seen nothing that would make me think switching Oggie from right to left will yield any kind of positive results. Looking back, I'm not really that sure what the coaching staff even saw in college. At this point, if he can't cut it we're faced with Walter or Winston. I'm gonna be very nice when discussing Andy (never speak ill of the condemned). Right now, I'm hoping some team cuts a veteran LT loose for financial reasons that has something left in the tank. I'm so pessimistic about the OLIne situation at this point that it's tough garnering much enthusiasm for the upcoming season.

Beats the shit outta the old days.

I believe Lawson is a lock, but as a hybrid. Whether they list him as a DE./LB is the real question. If a LB, I could see them lining up Clarke/Smith/Willis across from Dunlap on 3rd down/passing situations with Lawson (or even Willis) in as a "LB," then move him along the LoS and bring him at the QB from a variety of different slots.

May grab a PS berth, but Burfict, Minter, Vigil, Ray & Lawson are locks which probably leaves 2 spots (no matter if they consider Lawson a 7th backer or 10th/11th DL). In my mind, Flowers, Evans, Dawson & Albright are ahead of Nickerson (in that order) and he's no better than even with fellow UDFA Brandon Bell of Penn St. I'll also be somewhat mildly surprised if the club doesn't add another body to the LB group via a Journeyman Veteran FA or a Veteran/Rookie waiver claim before camp breaks..