What a match

[MAGICTOUCH]

[quote][size=4][b]What a match[/b][/size]

By GEOFF HOBSON
September 5, 2008


Posted: 1:10 p.m.

Robert Geathers doubts Willie Anderson is going to play right tackle this week for the Ravens, but if he does Geathers says it will be "cool" to go against a guy that has helped him with his game.

Anderson was on the practice field Friday.

Geathers, the Bengals left end whose last two Opening Days have been quite eventful, doesn't think having Anderson on the other sideline is going to be an emotional setback for his team.


Geathers
"It will be fun. I think guys know this is a business and that people come and go all the time," Geathers said before Friday's practice. "The Ravens certainly got an upgrade. I wish he'd gone somewhere else but I'll be ready for him."

Although one of the reasons the Bengals cut Anderson is because his health issues cut into his practice time lately, Geathers has worked against him enough to get an idea.

"His technique is like no other," Geathers said. "He's so big. I've never faced anyone who has quite that blocking style that he has."

Left tackle Levi Jones thinks Anderson and Nate Lawrie, a former Bengals tight end the Ravens put on their practice squad, are going to be handing offensive info to the Ravens defensive coaches.

"We won't be able to fool them much," Jones said. "I think a lot of us in this locker room knew where he was headed, so it's not a big surprise. It's just a reminder that this is a business."

"It's going to be weird," said Jones of seeing the voice of the locker room dressed in Ravens purple. " Baltimore took care of him and he deserves to be taken care of."

Meanwhile, guys like Jones and Geathers are preparing to step up their profile in the locker room.

"We've still got a lot of good examples of leadership here," Geathers said. "Like Reggie Kelly and Carson (Palmer). Those guys aren't so vocal and lead by example, but when something needs to be said, they stand up and say it."

Last Opening Day in the 27-20 win over the Ravens, Geathers logged at least one stat in all the defensive categories. In the '06 opener, his flying tackle of Chiefs quarterback Trent Green resulted in a fine and Green's concussion. Geathers and mostly everybody else agreed it was unintentional, but he was fined anyway.

After Friday's practice head coach Marvin Lewis said the team knew Saturday night that Lawrie was headed to Baltimore and began revisions with quarterback Carson Palmer and the offensive coaches Sunday.

"We don't start (installing) the game plan until Monday so that's not a big worry," Lewis said. "Our offensive players have made an adjustment with communication and things like that. We've had to adjust the ship a little bit."

Lewis also said, "We're as healthy as we've ever been." He indicated the only two players sidelined Friday, defensive tackle Pat Sims and safety Chinedum Ndukwe, both with a case of turf toe, could have worked and are going to return next week.

[size=3][b]As for seeing Anderson on the other team Sunday, Lewis said, "If he's standing in a T-shirt, that's how I've seen him." [/b][/size][/quote]




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[PakMan]

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That cracked me up too.

It sounds like Marvin and Willie had a falling out.

After signing with the Ravens, Willie complemented almost everyone in the Bengals organization except Lewis.