Jason Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hopefully we put a draft pick at WILL so Burfict can be in the middle. Anything to get Maualuga out of the starting lineup. As much as most of us would like that I just don't think it's going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slag911 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 @RapSheet While talks with James Harrison/#Bengals have broken off, the team remains interested in Karlos Dansby. Best news all week. Harrison = We Todd Did! Sofa King We Todd Did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 looks like that last tweet wasn't full. While talks with James Harrison/#Bengals have broken off, the team remains interested in Karlos Dansby. Nothing has ramped up yet tho — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 17, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN Bengal Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Harrison is definitely the better player right now and would be a bigger impact signing in the short term, but you could be comfortable signing Dansby for an extra year or two even if he's not quite as good. I disagree that Harrison is the better player right now, especially given the track record of the stealers knowing when to let a player go. I realize that this could be one of the few times that they make a mistake, but when they let someone go because of age, they have rarely had that great an impact if/when they signed on elsewhere. I wouldn't throw up if we signed him, but he is NOT the player he was when he was the defensive player of the year, he's slower and older. Dansby can play ALL the LB positions well and is younger. I think at this stage in their careers, Dansby is a better player as of right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Dansby was my first choice so I'm happy to hear they're still interested in the better more expensive player. That said, he will be more expensive and I'll be suprised if they move on this before the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hopefully we put a draft pick at WILL so Burfict can be in the middle. Anything to get Maualuga out of the starting lineup. Just stop it. You're just being silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Dansby will re-sign with Arizona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishBengal Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 I disagree that Harrison is the better player right now, especially given the track record of the stealers knowing when to let a player go. I realize that this could be one of the few times that they make a mistake, but when they let someone go because of age, they have rarely had that great an impact if/when they signed on elsewhere. I wouldn't throw up if we signed him, but he is NOT the player he was when he was the defensive player of the year, he's slower and older. Dansby can play ALL the LB positions well and is younger. I think at this stage in their careers, Dansby is a better player as of right now. I think I agree. I watched some highlights of Dansby last night and I think he has 3 down capability. I don't see that with Harrison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBandJoeyV Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 I bet we don't sign either before the draft and end up signing Howard after the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN Bengal Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 I think I agree. I watched some highlights of Dansby last night and I think he has 3 down capability. I don't see that with Harrison. Harrison used to drop into coverage, and may still have that ability... but I'd take the chance on Dansby to be able to lead us to a playoff win and Super Bowl win before Harrison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Dansby is a solid player and would join a defense full of solid players. He is not the impact player Harrison is. And that's what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texbengal Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 We will go to war with what we have. And that's big. And we move on, and so forth that way. And that's a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sois Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 How? You love Boomer. They played on the same team. I didn't really get to "watch" many games cause I lived in Texas. Plus I didn't even know what a safety was. All I know about Fulcher is that he was badass on Tecmo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Damn. From close to broken off? Think it was no free Gatorade? What I didn't hear was they wanted to take a few photos and asked Harrison to put on a Bengal uniform. Handed him a striped #92 with his name on the back, prompting Harrison to soil himself. Odder still, everyone in the room with Harrison when the incident occured also soiled themselves, most willingly, but a few waited until Harrison quietly demanded they do so. Harrison then asked to leave so that he could clean up. He never returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 I bet we don't sign either before the draft and end up signing Howard after the draft. kind of how I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Harrison is definitely the better player right now and would be a bigger impact signing in the short term, but you could be comfortable signing Dansby for an extra year or two even if he's not quite as good. Agreed. Dansby is probably more versatile, but Harrison is a superior pass rusher and many say he's a little better in coverage as well. But 3-4 linebackers get paid like 4-3 defensive ends, so this always figured to be a financial transition problem going from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBandJoeyV Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 kind of how I feel. Obviously not what I want, but it's the bengals were talking about haha. It's not the end of the world but I think it would be great to get one of te two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN Bengal Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Dansby is a solid player and would join a defense full of solid players. He is not the impact player Harrison is. And that's what we need. Herein lies the problem...if he WAS the impactful player he had been in years past, the stealers wouldn't have let him go... and we wouldn't have squabbled over money with him. I don't think he's the "splash" player that he was, and many here seem to think he still is. I know he was injured for at least half of last year, and as we get older, injuries heal slower or not totally. I also still say Dansby is better and can help this defense more than Harrison would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 We will go to war with what we have. And that's big. And we move on, and so forth that way. And that's a good thing. And we will just make football plays. Giggle. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengals7833 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Herein lies the problem...if he WAS the impactful player he had been in years past, the stealers wouldn't have let him go... and we wouldn't have squabbled over money with him. I don't think he's the "splash" player that he was, and many here seem to think he still is. I know he was injured for at least half of last year, and as we get older, injuries heal slower or not totally. I also still say Dansby is better and can help this defense more than Harrison would. Agree. Harrison's best years were better than dansbys but those years are long gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Agree. Harrison's best years were better than dansbys but those years are long gone Wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengals7833 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Wrong. Ok with that convincing rebuttal I completely agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 We will go to war with what we have. And that's big. And we move on, and so forth that way. And that's a good thing. Didn't need him anyway. And whatnot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Ok with that convincing rebuttal I completely agree with you Pretty self-explanatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishBengal Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Dansby is a solid player and would join a defense full of solid players. He is not the impact player Harrison is. And that's what we need. I'd argue that Dansby is an impact player. In Miami last year he had his best year to date as a pro under Kevin Coyle who uses Zimmer's system. He would be an impact player for us imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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