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[quote name='JC' timestamp='1283626418' post='914159']
Yeah. I just want him to get some regular season PT, just so he can build some confidence. I certainly think he can be an X-factor in some games. No one has much tape on him. let him run some 9 routes and get some big plays going. But this year, I think he can and will make a difference. He has looked pretty good thus far.
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yea, go 3-4 wide with to, chad and shipley if u do four.. have simpson be the last guy.. he is gonna be covered by someone who cant possibly cover him..
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yea, go 3-4 wide with to, chad and shipley if u do four.. have simpson be the last guy.. he is gonna be covered by someone who cant possibly cover him..
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I like this. Plus - he's just one play away from buckling the Hat.


I like this team.
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Bengals cut Coffman, shelve Fui

By GEOFF HOBSON

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The Bengals’ pursuit of a fullback may not be over as they dive into the waiver claim pool Saturday night. But their lack of one apparently helped dictate their most surprising move of Cut down day when they released Chase Coffman a year after they drafted him in the third round and kept just three tight ends.

The Bengals, who use the tight end as a fullback in some of their formations, opted to keep a blocker in Dan Coats rather than a receiver in Coffman. They waived injured Fui Vakapuna , a seventh-round pick in 2009 who was the only fullback on the roster. He was negated almost immediately when he popped out his shoulder early in training camp and never played in a preseason game. If he clears waivers Saturday night, he reverts back to the Bengals’ season-ending injured reserve list.

They appeared to go with three tight ends rather than four so they could keep nine defensive linemen and seven linebackers as well as four running backs.

The other surprise came in the secondary, where they usually keep 10. But this time they went with nine and just three safeties, a move that indicates they may also still be looking for a safety. They not only released special teams captain Kyries Hebert, but veteran safeties Marvin White and Rico Murray, as well as rookie free agent Jeromy Miles.

With their play in the five preseason games, Jerome Simpson and Quan Cosby secured the final two wide receiver spots to join Chad Ochocinco, Terrell Owens, Jordan Shipley, and Andre Caldwell.

Coffman came to the Bengals’ last season out of Missouri as college football’s most prolific pass-catching tight end ever. But he arrived rehabbing a broken foot acquired on the final snap of his college career and was never fully healthy enough to dress for a game. Coffman ended up never playing a game for the Bengals not only because of his health but because he barely ever played in a stance in high school and college and the

Without much turnover for a sitting AFC North champion, the Bengals had a tough roster to crack. Only two vested veterans, wide receiver Matt Jones and linebacker Abdul Hodge, were waived while no college free agents made it and two of the nine draft picks got cut.

But they are expected to try and get back sixth-rounder Dez Briscoe, a wide receiver out of Kansas, and fifth-rounder Otis Hudson, right guard out of Eastern Illinois, on the eight-man practice squad if they clear waivers Saturday night, as well as some of the undrafted rookies. Potential guys there are Miles, Duke linebacker Vincent Rey and Eastern Michigan cornerback Johnny Sears. Also eligible for the practice squad after their release are two guys that were on it last year, defensive tackle Clinton McDonald and tight end Darius Hill.

If they’re expected to go skimming the waiver wire for a fullback and safety, they’re also probably looking for a guard-center type along the offensive line. They’ve got four tackles but their only backup interior guy with any experience is Evan Mathis. Seventh-rounder Reggie Stephens, who played both guard and center in preseason, is one of seven rookies that made it.

With his play in the last two games, fourth-rounder Roddrick Muckelroy secured one of the seven linebacker spots, as did Dan Skuta after a camp he worked for a bit as fullback before he twisted his ankle in the second preseason game. Skuta missed the next two games before he played much of the preseason finale at SAM linebacker.

A college free agent last season, Skuta came off the practice squad in October and ended the season fifth on the team with 10 special teams tackles in just eight games. Their ability to cover punts and kicks probably boosted Skuta and Muckelroy and they’ll need to get something from them. Hodge finished fourth in teams tackles with 11 last season.

Hebert led them in teams tackles the past two seasons with 35 and not only is he gone, but three of last year’s four top teams tacklers (Hebert, Hodge, and Rashad Jeanty) are no longer on the roster.

The Bengals began last season with the youngest roster in the NFL, but they seasoned it up a bit with the average years of NFL experience for the 53 going from 3.98 to 4.36. You can thank the presence of 15-year wide receiver Terrell Owens and 12-year tight end Reggie Kelly for taking the average of the offense from 3.96 to 4.64. The defense also got a little grayer by half a season. The average NFL seasons for the 25 defenders are 4.2 compared to 3.7 last season. They simply got older by a year because the only different guys are Muckelroy, Carlos Dunlap, Brandon Ghee, and Geno Atkins, as well as the second-year Skuta and fourth-year cornerback Adam Jones.
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[color="#FF0000"][b]List finalized[/b][/color]


Dave Raynor

Dezmon Briscoe

Matt Jones

Kyries Hebert

James Johnson

Marvin White

Isaac Sowells

Maurice Purify

Abdul Hodge

Clinton McDonald

Otis Hudson

Vincent Rey

Joe Tronzo

Darius Hill

Chase Coffman

Chris Rodgers

Johnny Sears

Fui Vakapuna (IR)

Orien Harris

Jeromy Miles

Rico Murray

Gabriel Manns
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holy crap on the Coffman cut.
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I guess the coaches are more concerned about FB/blocking than Chase's receiving ability with the acquisition of Owens, Shipley and Gresham, and the loss of Fui and Leonard. Makes sense, really. You pretty much have to be able to block at least some in the NFL at the TE position you would think.
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