CTBengalsFan Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 If the Steelers put a first round tender on him, do we give him a front-loaded contract that Pitt can't match because they're so hard up against the cap? He's young enough and good enough to be worth a first rounder, easy IMO, especially since we have two. He and AJ lining up on opposite sides... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randle P McMurphy Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 It would be good to see an AFC North rival lose a player. If we addressed another need ie: CB or Guard in FA I guess it'd be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I was watching ESPN the other day and Heath Evans and Merrill Hoge said Wallace was a perfect fit for the Bengals and should be their #1 offseason priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah15 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Lol the question is if he would want to play here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredtoast Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Wallace is a great talent. I'd love to have him[b] AS LONG AS WE FIRST TAKE CARE OF SEVERAL OTHER POSITIONS THAT ARE MUCH BIGGER NEEDS THAN WR,[/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 From Pete Prisco ... [url="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/page/CIN/cincinnati-bengals"]Cincinnati Bengals[/url] [b]Best match:[/b] Bills WR [url="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1116922/steve-johnson"]Steve Johnson[/url] Jerome Simpson is a free agent and has some legal issues, and they need a weapon opposite A.J. Green. Johnson would be the perfect complement to the taller Green. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/17290582/lets-make-a-match-finding-the-best-free-agent-for-your-team/rss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincity Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I pass on Stevie. He's been an attention whore! Costly penalties (null) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I wouldn't give up the 1st round and contract for Foster. I'd do it for Wallace. That's alot of game changer ability the Bengals would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 [quote name='fredtoast' timestamp='1329485464' post='1096632'] Wallace is a great talent. I'd love to have him[b] AS LONG AS WE FIRST TAKE CARE OF SEVERAL OTHER POSITIONS THAT ARE MUCH BIGGER NEEDS THAN WR,[/b] [/quote] Mayock who evaluates talent for a TV career just opined that the Bengals don't need to reach in the first round for anything. I don't know. It would be a huge move to land Wallace from the Steelers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dautcom08 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 [quote name='Elijah15' timestamp='1329483803' post='1096623'] Lol the question is if he would want to play here [/quote] Seriously? Dynamite drop in. What do you offer this board other than your continuing worship of Chris Henry. Which I guess is, cool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 [b]BENGALS[/b]: The free-agent wide receiver that best fits the Bengals is Buffalo's Steve Johnson, according to [url="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/17290582/lets-make-a-match-finding-the-best-free-agent-for-your-team/rss"]CBSSports.com[/url]'s Pete Prisco. "Jerome Simpson is a free agent and has some legal issues, and they need a weapon opposite A.J. Green," Prisco wrote. "Johnson would be the perfect complement to the taller Green." [b]Hensley's slant[/b]: The Bengals need to add a veteran to take over the No. 2 wide receiver role, but I don't think Johnson's personality would mesh in the Cincinnati locker room. Johnson's antics are too reminiscent of Chad Ochocinco. The Bengals waited too long to get rid of one distraction just to add another too soon. http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/42491/wake-up-rooney-says-tomlin-hired-haley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullichicken25 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 [quote name='oldschooler' timestamp='1329485499' post='1096633'] From Pete Prisco ... [url="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/page/CIN/cincinnati-bengals"]Cincinnati Bengals[/url] [b]Best match:[/b] Bills WR [url="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1116922/steve-johnson"]Steve Johnson[/url] Jerome Simpson is a free agent and has some legal issues, and they need a weapon opposite A.J. Green. Johnson would be the perfect complement to the taller Green. [url="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/17290582/lets-make-a-match-finding-the-best-free-agent-for-your-team/rss"]http://www.cbssports...r-your-team/rss[/url] [/quote] want nothing to do with that guy honestly, fix the OL and the run game and i dont really give a shit who the #2 is. an upgrade would be nice but it shouldnt be a high priority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 [quote name='Elijah15' timestamp='1329483803' post='1096623'] Lol the question is if he would want to play here [/quote] Please...with your youthful wisdom...enlighten us as to why he wouldn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The PatternMaster Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 [quote name='oldschooler' timestamp='1329488943' post='1096647'] [b]BENGALS[/b]: The free-agent wide receiver that best fits the Bengals is Buffalo's Steve Johnson, according to [url="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/17290582/lets-make-a-match-finding-the-best-free-agent-for-your-team/rss"]CBSSports.com[/url]'s Pete Prisco. "Jerome Simpson is a free agent and has some legal issues, and they need a weapon opposite A.J. Green," Prisco wrote. "Johnson would be the perfect complement to the taller Green." [b]Hensley's slant[/b]: The Bengals need to add a veteran to take over the No. 2 wide receiver role, but I don't think Johnson's personality would mesh in the Cincinnati locker room. Johnson's antics are too reminiscent of Chad Ochocinco. The Bengals waited too long to get rid of one distraction just to add another too soon. [url="http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/42491/wake-up-rooney-says-tomlin-hired-haley"]http://espn.go.com/b...lin-hired-haley[/url] [/quote] I agree with Hansley, Johnson seems like a head case, we don't need anymore of those kind of guys. I seriously doubt Pitt would let Wallace leave, he's their top reciever. With the change in OC and moving on from Hines Ward, they will do all they can to keep Ben happy and their best wr on the roster. Some teams don't let their best players, see Jonathan Joseph, leave via FA because they realize how important it is to keep those guys around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeb Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I would go after Arian Foster and give up a 1st to do it. If it can't get done then at least drive up his pricetag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Treehorn Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I think getting Mike Wallace would be the best case scenario for addressing the WR position. Perfect compliment to Green and severely hurt our biggest rival. Too bad our front office isn't that aggressive. Could you imagine how pissed shittsburgh fans would be if we stole him away? I would be absolutely giddy and any other offseason additions would just be icing on a cake of awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 This is a pretty deep draft and FA time for the WR position. I think we can get someone in his arena without having to give up a 1st round pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Elijah posts a real question. Why would you want to leave the Steelers for the Bengals? I'm the number one WR on the Steelers who are a more consistently solid franchise have a QB who has been solid over the long term to be the second WR for an upstart Bengals team who has had recent success but it has been short. I just don't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeb Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 [quote name='Jackie Treehorn' timestamp='1329490584' post='1096655'] I think getting Mike Wallace would be the best case scenario for addressing the WR position. Perfect compliment to Green and severely hurt our biggest rival. Too bad our front office isn't that aggressive. Could you imagine how pissed shittsburgh fans would be if we stole him away? I would be absolutely giddy and any other offseason additions would just be icing on a cake of awesome. [/quote] There is a good argument for going after Wallace too. Once again, ...at the very least we drive up the pricetag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 [quote name='Jackie Treehorn' timestamp='1329490584' post='1096655'] I think getting Mike Wallace would be the best case scenario for addressing the WR position. Perfect compliment to Green and severely hurt our biggest rival. Too bad our front office isn't that aggressive.[b] Could you imagine how pissed shittsburgh fans would be if we stole him away?[/b] I would be absolutely giddy and any other offseason additions would just be icing on a cake of awesome. [/quote] that would be so great. I have so many stealer fan friends. It would be so great to rub it in their faces. and he is a great young player.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBengalsFan Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 [quote name='The PatternMaster' timestamp='1329489475' post='1096652'] I agree with Hansley, Johnson seems like a head case, we don't need anymore of those kind of guys. I seriously doubt Pitt would let Wallace leave, he's their top reciever. With the change in OC and moving on from Hines Ward, they will do all they can to keep Ben happy and their best wr on the roster. Some teams don't let their best players, see Jonathan Joseph, leave via FA because they realize how important it is to keep those guys around. [/quote] The thing is that Pitt is so up against the cap. If they franchise him, they will have to cut others probably. They probably won't be able to sign him to a long-term deal that he'd like. [quote name='MichaelWeston' timestamp='1329491014' post='1096660'] Elijah posts a real question. Why would you want to leave the Steelers for the Bengals? I'm the number one WR on the Steelers who are a more consistently solid franchise have a QB who has been solid over the long term to be the second WR for an upstart Bengals team who has had recent success but it has been short. I just don't see it. [/quote] [color=#00ff00][size=8]$$$$[/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texbengal Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I think it's highly unlikely that Pitt will let Wallace go.. he's just now turning into a complete receiver instead of a bullet that runs by people. His QB is still young... why on earth would they let him leave? And I don't want Stevie Johnson - there are 5 or 6 guys I'd want before him. He's an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeb Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 [quote name='texbengal' timestamp='1329491910' post='1096674'] [b]I think it's highly unlikely that Pitt will let Wallace go..[/b] he's just now turning into a complete receiver instead of a bullet that runs by people. His QB is still young... why on earth would they let him leave? And I don't want Stevie Johnson - there are 5 or 6 guys I'd want before him. He's an idiot. [/quote] That means they'll overpay for him, ...win/win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I know it's absolutely, and completely zero chance it happens, but imagine if Mike went out and got Wallace, Grubbs, and D'Qwell Jackson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Treehorn Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 [quote name='JC' timestamp='1329492152' post='1096676'] I know it's absolutely, and completely zero chance it happens, but imagine if Mike went out and got Wallace, Grubbs, and D'Qwell Jackson. [/quote] Ultimate "fuck you" offseason. My brain would explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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