sparky151 Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 We should be looking to upgrade the offense. Andre is the only offensive starter who is a free agent but a number of backups could be upgraded. Gradkowski, Scott, Leonard, Quinn, Tate, and Roland aren't hard to move up from. We need a more explosive receiver across from AJ and a more explosive RB to make BJGE the backup. For what it's worth (not very much) in a mock offseason at another site we replaced the above backups with Chad Henne, Mike Goodson, Danny Woodhead, Travis Beckum, Donald Jones, and Jeremy Trueblood on cheap deals, all at 1 mil or less. Grad and Tate were our only offensive free agents who attracted interest from other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eva4ben-gal Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Really, you talked to those guys agents and figured out they'd take that much? You can't just build a team like Madden. "oh this guy is rated 76 and this guy is a 79 = automatic upgrade" I would like to see them upgrade the depth but it's more difficult than you're making it out to be and to be quite honest none of your suggestions thrill me in the slightest. If those are our choices I'd rather build depth in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zins30 Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 There's no saying you can't build through the draft even with those mocked signings. Better to full out the roster and make upgrades from there. I doubt low tier players have much if any signing bonus we'd have to eat if they end up bring cut... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonBlade Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Thrilled to resign Huber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Really, you talked to those guys agents and figured out they'd take that much? You can't just build a team like Madden. "oh this guy is rated 76 and this guy is a 79 = automatic upgrade" I would like to see them upgrade the depth but it's more difficult than you're making it out to be and to be quite honest none of your suggestions thrill me in the slightest. If those are our choices I'd rather build depth in the draft. The problem with the draft is there aren't any veterans in it, guys who you know can play in the NFL. The day 1 and 2 draftees will make the roster, the day 3 guys might or might not. In that mock we signed those guys by having the highest bid for them. Most of them got just the vet minimum on a 1 year deal. We did have to raise our bids on a few players including Henne, Newman, Jones, Gilberry, and Sims. Phillip Wheeler was our big offseason acquisition at 3.3 mil per. We tagged Andre, signed MJ to a 5 year deal for 43 mil, and Geno to a 5 year extension for 61 mil. We traded down from 21 with the Eagles then up from 55 with the Bills. Our draft was Matt Elam, Eddie Lacy, Alec Ogletree, Travis Kelce, and Kiko Alonso. We traded our 5th rounder for Devin Hester and added the Eagles 3rd rounder for 2014. The Bengals had 27 free agents or about half the roster at the end of last season. There are plenty of opportunities to upgrade the roster with inexpensive veterans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatcat Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Joe Reedy @joereedy And the Bengals kicker for 2013 is ... Mike Nugent. Have heard he has signed. I was a little surprised by this with injuries and faltering down the stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unleashed Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Booooo Josh brown was clutch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 First surprise of the offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Confirmed by Hobson. Thinks they went with the younger option.@GeoffHobsonCin: Nugent turned 31 last week and is 81.1% on FGs career. Brown turns 34 next month and is 81.3%.#Bengals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Also remember a stat saying Nugent's kickoffs were a little longer than Brown's last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eva4ben-gal Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I really think they couldn't have gone wrong with either kicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madieu Superstar Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I guess we should add, "draft a kicker and have him compete for the job" to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Nuuuuuuuuuugeeeeee!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I would have rather had Brown but to me its 6 one half dozen the other. The fact that we even have a legit conversation about which is better shows both had great qualities. It's not like there will be a raging debate about Dennis Roland v. Andre Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texbengal Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I get the age thig but I really liked Brown's ability in the clutch. I'm a little disappointed, but Nugent's a good kicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 @GeoffHobsonCin: #Bengals K Nugent in fold for two years: "We've got a good thing going," with snapper and holder going into fourth year together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrlnutz Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I'm 100% off the Nuge bandwagon. Injury concerns and pressure kick concerns. But as shown last year, when he starts to fall apart we can probably grab someone off the scrap heap and be alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigris Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I like Brown better but whatever I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 That kick at Heinz Field sealed it for me. Who cares if he's 3 years older? He's a kicker, not a gd running back. Nugent has been injured more anyway. This organization is overly loyal to players sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Brown deserves better than we gave him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 There is no room for a injury prone kicker in the NFL. Brown should have been the man.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicoli Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Joe Reedy @joereedy Over the past 3 years on FGs -- Brown 65 of 79; Nugent 67 of 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 The Bengals opted for age and familiarity when they signed kickerMike Nugent Sunday to a two-year deal, meaning that one of their most prominent players in last year's playoff run won't return. Nugent, who strained his kicking calf in a Dec. 5 practice and re-injured it two weeks later, watched as Josh Brown came off the street and won AFC Special Teams Player of the Month with an 11-for-12 effort on field goals that included the 43-yard winner in Pittsburgh with four seconds left that put the Bengals into the playoffs. But Nugent is now healthy and brings back a steel-belted field goal percentage that borders on 84 percent during his three seasons in Cincinnati. Plus, he turned 31 last week and while the Bengals were very impressed with Brown, he turns 34 next month and would be close to 36 when this two-year deal ends. "It's great to be able to come back to a place where you love going to work every day," Nugent said. "That obviously means a lot and I really think we've got a good thing going with the specialists. We've been together a long time and that not only helps us, but it helps the team, too." On Friday the Bengals announced five-year deals with Nugent's holder, punterKevin Huber, and his long snapper, Clark Harris, a trio that is now heading into its fourth season together. When Nugent got hurt, he was 82.6 percent for the season (19-for-23 on field goals) and thought he could have been back for the Dec. 23 game in Pittsburgh. But he re-injured it and went on season-ending reserve for the second time in his three seasons here. "I think it was a case where the mind wants to do more than the body can allow," Nugent said. "You get the competitive juices going, and that's how the mind works. I should have been more patient. I've just gone into this offseason working hard enough to make sure it doesn't happen again. I think for a guy that works as hard I do, that shouldn't happen and I'm trying to make sure it won't again." Nugent admitted it had been an offseason of uncertainty and anxiety when the season ended like it did. But he got lost in his workouts and says he got the calf back to 100 percent a few weeks after the season. "I had made up my mind that no matter what happens, I was going to be kicking somewhere," Nugent said. "I feel like I haven't reached my peak physically or mentally. I don't think age matters. I'm excited about the next step and that we can keep what we've got going." http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Nugent-alive-and-kicking-with-new-deal/8c08358d-212e-4ea1-8479-ad870998acc9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishBengal Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Someone obviously found the keys to Mike Brown's closet and let him out. Dammitt!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|kennethmw| Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 You had two guys that were statistically about identical, and you got one of them. Why complain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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