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honestly can't recall off hand.  With the pass catching, I'm just remembering the Cleveland game where they were down I think 17 and Cleveland was giving them dumpoffs left and right.  He ended up with 8 catches for 76yds. Now granted, he only ended up with 9 catches on the season ( :lol: ) but I thought he looked capable in doing so.
 
I'd prefer them have him be the #3, but IMO he's show the ability to potentially be a solid #2.


Meh I diagree with you here. If he was a solid two they would have used him a lot more last year than they did.
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Right, and I'd be surprised if either one is retained.  Point being that I thought they were only carrying 4 because Scott was so one-dimensional and Leonard was kinda picking up his slack.  Drafting 2 new ones with 2 already under contract would seem to indicate otherwise, though.

 

 

I thought they kept 4 because of what Peerman brings on Special Teams.

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Punters can get contracts, too. #Bengals lock up P Kevin Huber to multi-year deal, I'm told. 42.0 net. Deal for LS Clark Harris coming too


Lol at first, I thought he got 5 years for $42. That would have been big news.

I thought he had his best year this past fall. Good for him, and good news about Harris, too.
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It's a snap: Huber, Harris sign up

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Bengals special teams coach Darrin Simmons had one of those Thank God It's Fridays on Friday.

 

The Bengals went a long way in shoring up a special teams unit that finished first in the NFL's top ten major categories when they signed record-breaking punter Kevin Huber and flawless long-snapper Clark Harris to long-term deals a day before teams can begin talking to free agents about deals that can be announced Tuesday.

 

Huber, a Cincinnati native who kicked at the University of Cincinnati and has punted in every game since the Bengals took him in the fifth round in 2009, is sticking close to Beechmont Avenue and his alma mater of McNicholas High School with a deal that is believed to be for five years. Indications are that Harris, who arrived in the middle of that '09 season and has churned out 552 straight unplayable snaps, is also thought to have signed for five years.

 

It's believed the team is also trying to ink one of their kickers from last season, but it's not clear if it's going to be Mike Nugent or Josh Brown, the man that replaced him with an AFC Special Teams Player of the Month December.

 

Harris, who turns 29 just before training camp, is again snapping to Huber and he's coming off the best season ever by a Bengals punter that was capped by a Herculean effort in Pittsburgh during the 13-10 win on Dec. 23 that put the Bengals into the playoffs. Huber's franchise-record net average of 42 yards shattered the club record set in the inaugural season of 1968 by nearly three yards and was fueld by his NFL-leading 11 punts downed inside the 5.

 

Huber, who turns 28 just before training camp, also broke the 42-year-old Bengals record for gross average with 46.6, putting him into first place on the club's all-time list with 44 yards per his 324 career punts. Harris and Huber share a comforet level since Huber has caught all of his snaps, including 254 as the holder on place kicks.

Huber's personal protector, running back Cedric Peerman, signed on for two more years to keep intact the middle of the Bengals' punt team. Peerman called his two runs of 48 and 32 yards off fake punts that set up touchdowns and erased early leads to put them ahead to stay in road wins against Jacksonville and Kansas City.

It's believed the tandem of Huber and Harris count in the $4.5 million range against the salary cap.

 

http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Its-a-snap-Huber-Harris-sign-up/b8b68888-10ac-45e6-a179-51d5ea4ddfb4?campaign=cin:fanshare:twitter

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SO $6.9 million for Huber, Harris, Miles, Rey and Hawkins.  

 

I'm guessing peerman's 2yr deal is probably in the high 1's/low 2's as its odd for the Bengals to give a RFA a multiyear deal.  So I'm guessing they didn't want to pay him $1.3 million per season, and instead signed him for a multi-year deal with a per season average less than that.

 

So roughly $8 million in cap spent over the last day.

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It's believed the tandem of Huber and Harris count in the $4.5 million range against the salary cap.

 

http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Its-a-snap-Huber-Harris-sign-up/b8b68888-10ac-45e6-a179-51d5ea4ddfb4?campaign=cin:fanshare:twitter

Just guessing, but Harris probably isn't making much more than a $1-1.5 mil ...so that makes Huber's deal pretty close to Colquits.

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It's a snap: Huber, Harris sign up

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Update: 3:24 p.m.

Bengals special teams coach Darrin Simmons had one of those Thank God It's Fridays on Friday.

The Bengals went a long way in shoring up a special teams unit that finished first in the NFL's top ten major categories when they signed record-breaking punter Kevin Huber and flawless long-snapper Clark Harris to long-term deals a day before teams can begin talking to free agents about deals that can be announced Tuesday.

Huber, a Cincinnati native who kicked at the University of Cincinnati and has punted in every game since the Bengals took him in the fifth round in 2009, is sticking close to Beechmont Avenue and his alma mater of McNicholas High School with a deal that is believed to be for five years. Indications are that Harris, who arrived in the middle of that '09 season and has churned out 552 straight unplayable snaps, is also thought to have signed for five years.

Those deals came a day after running back Cedric Peerman, Huber's personal protector, re-signed for two years.

"I'm excited to get all three guys. They're obviously very key components in what we do and major players in that," Simmons said. "We're off to a good start. Let's hope we can keep that momentum going for getting our own guys back.

"It's a huge step to keep those three guys together. I think they've showed they're a solid group. Any time you can get productive guys to stay together is the key to continuity."

It's believed the team is also trying to ink one of their kickers from last season, but it's not clear if it's going to be Mike Nugent or Josh Brown, the man that replaced him with an AFC Special Teams Player of the Month December. Other free-agent specialists no doubt also on their list at some point are the unit's de facto captain, linebacker Dan Skuta, and cornerback and punt returnerAdam Jones.  

"When I talked to Darrin at the end of the season he told me when you have a niche somewhere, it's nice to stay," Harris said. "Once you find a niche and a spot where you know the guys, you know the coaches, you know everybody in the organization, it's kind of nice to be able to stay."

He'll again be snapping to Huber and he's coming off the best season ever by a Bengals punter that was capped by a Herculean effort in Pittsburgh during the 13-10 win on Dec. 23 that put the Bengals into the playoffs. Huber's franchise-record net average of 42 yards shattered the club record set in the inaugural season of 1968 by nearly three yards and was fueled by his NFL-leading 11 punts downed inside the 5.

"When you look at what Kevin's done statistically, for the most part he's improved each season," Simmons said. "The thing that took a big jump this year was his net. And anytime a punter has success, you have to cover.  We've got a lot of guys we can put in those spots. That's the key to being young."

His top gunners, safety Jeromy Miles and wide receiver Andrew Hawkins, are also back this year with one-year tenders.  

Huber, who turns 28 just before training camp, also broke the 42-year-old Bengals record for gross average with 46.6, putting him into first place on the club's all-time list with 44 yards per his 324 career punts.

"I'm excited about coming back there. I like the city, I'm comfortable there, and I like the team," Huber said. "Hopefully we can get all our guys back and pick up where we left off. Our special teams are coming off a couple of good years."

Harris and Huber share a comfort level since Huber has caught all of his snaps, including 254 as the holder on place kicks, as well as the same agent, Brad Leshnock of Chicago's BTI Sports Advisors. But Harris said their fates weren't tied together.

"We work out together and we've talked about it, but if he had gone somewhere else it wouldn't have been like, 'I can't sign here,'" Harris said. "It's every man for themselves even though we're friends and have the same agent. But he knows I'm going to be here, I know he's here and it's good to have that."

Harris also says it's good to have Peerman around for a while to keep intact the middle of the Bengals' punt team. Peerman called his two runs of 48 and 32 yards off fake punts that set up touchdowns and erased early leads to put them ahead to stay in road wins against Jacksonville and Kansas City.

"It's a huge deal. I feel comfortable with him," Harris said. "I'm not worried about trying to make the call or making sure the call is right. I know he's always making the call and doing the right thing."

Huber agrees.

"I love having Ced right in front of me," he said. "He's solid. I'm excited about that."

Harris is staying in Cincinnati this offseason because next week he begins tearing down his home in Manahawkin, N.J., his cottage near the beach that took a major hit in last October's Hurricane Sandy.

"It should be done by the end of next season, but I'm in no hurry," Harris said.

He's got a few years to go, but Huber is all but entrenched in his hometown. He admits it was a draw to coming back. The best thing about playing in Cincinnati, he says, is playing in front of his family.

"I can count on my hands the numbers of games they've missed in high school and college and here they can get to most of the away games," Huber said. "It's a great experience."

But he also knows the Bengals didn’t get him for nothing. He joked when he said he should give AFC Pro Bowler Dustin Colquitt of the Chiefs a congratulatory phone call. A few days ago Colquitt signed a reported five-year, $18.75 million deal and while Huber didn’t get that, it probably helped him get close to a $3 million per year average.

Since the Bengals tendered an $11 million franchise offer to right endMichael Johnson last Friday, the Bengals have dropped about $19 million under the salary cap. Huber and Harris figure to count about $4.5 million and the deals Thursday for Peerman, Miles, Hawkins, and linebacker Vincent Rey make up about $3.7 million.

 

 

http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Its-a-snap-Huber-Harris-sign-up/b8b68888-10ac-45e6-a179-51d5ea4ddfb4?campaign=cin:fanshare:twitter

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How the hell are our long snapper and punter combining to make 4M??? I wonder if they are front loaded?

 

2.5 and 1.5.  or 2.75 and !.25.  However they did it, all I can say is GOOD!  Huber has gotten better each year, and last year was phenomenal.  As far as Harris, I didn't hear him mentioned once last year or the year before, which to me, is just the way I want it!

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