oldschooler Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 As expected Monday, the Bengals announced a two-year deal for kicker Mike Nugent and when free agency officially opens Tuesday they’re expected to announce they’ve tendered a second-rounder offer to SAM linebacker Emmanuel Lamur. The Bengals on Monday also visited with a pair of nine-year NFL veterans, former Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk and former Chiefs tight end Anthony Fasano, two positions they appear to be trying to shore up before the April 30-May 2 draft. Hawk, a local product via Centerville, Ohio and Ohio State, could push Lamur for a starting spot and be an insurance policy for Pro Bowl WILL linebacker Vontaze Burfict as he rehabs from microfracture knee surgery. The Bengals had their eye on Fasano in the 2006 draft, but he went a couple of slots before they picked in the second round. He would be a solid blocker to team with pass catching tight end Tyler Eifert and H-Back Ryan Hewitt. With no deals done by Monday evening, the Bengals may be pausing to see how their negotiations end with starting left guard Clint Boling. Boling has also been reportedly pursued by the Vikings, Jets, and Raiders, but a resolution may be pushed along by ESPN’s report that 49ers guard Mike Iupati is telling people he’s signing with Arizona. ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that the Bengals would be interested in re-signing right end Michael Johnson if the Buccaneers cut him, echoing other reports that have been rattling around since late in the season. What we know for sure is Johnson has high regard for his ex-teammates in Cincinnati and the feeling is mutual after five distinguished seasons on and off the field. That much was said the week before the Bengals beat the Bucs in Tampa this past November, the first time they met since the Bucs won a close call over the Bengals in free agency. What we don’t know is if the Bucs are going to cut Johnson by Friday. If they don’t, they owe him $7 million after they guaranteed him $9 million last year in a season he had four sacks. Nugent, 33, reportedly signed a two-year, $3.75 million deal that can go to $4 million with incentives as he eyes his sixth season in Cincinnati, where he is fifth on the all-time scoring list and second in all-time field-goal accuracy. During a tough year in which his father died suddenly, Nugent persevered through an early-season slump and his franchise-best 57-yard field goal in the Wild Card loss in Indianapolis punctuated his 16-for-17 finish. “I’m excited to have Mike back with us,” said special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons in the news release announcing Nugent’s signing. “Mike dealt with some tough issues last season, but he finished the year strong, and we’re looking for him to pick up where he left off. Also this means we’ll have our specialist trio back, with (snapper) Clark Harris and (holder) Kevin Huber, and keeping the continuity with those guys working as a unit is a big asset for us.” http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Free-agency-set-to-start-Tuesday-as-Bengals-host-visits/06ce7137-397f-4a33-b507-6348009825c8?campaign=cin:fanshare:twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatternMaster Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Fasano is just the piece we need to win the Super Bowl, first AJ Hawk and now Fasano..MB is building a Super Bowl roster this off season!!!!111!!! Who needs young guys in the prime of their careers, we just need old guys on the last legs of their careers to get us over the hump. We need big time play makers on offense and defense, so the first names that obviously come to mind are Anthony Fasano and AJ Hawk! Super Bowl here we come!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|kennethmw| Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Fasano is just the piece we need to win the Super Bowl, first AJ Hawk and now Fasano..MB is building a Super Bowl roster this off season!!!!111!!! Who needs young guys in the prime of their careers, we just need old guys on the last legs of their careers to get us over the hump. We need big time play makers on offense and defense, so the first names that obviously come to mind are Anthony Fasano and AJ Hawk! Super Bowl here we come!!! Would you prefer Roumy or will Gouda suffice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 There have got to be better options than Fasano. Fucking bring Cameron in, man. If you'd going tonvring in a TE, bring in another starter. Don't waste our fucking time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Fasano is old but he'd be an upgrade from Alex Smith. It's not a high impact move but also not a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|kennethmw| Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 There have got to be better options than Fasano. Fucking bring Cameron in, man. If you'd going tonvring in a TE, bring in another starter. Don't waste our fucking time. Cameron has more dain bramage than, uh, well, you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 You're putting your entire faith in Eifert being able to be healthy and also living up to the crazy ass expectations people have. I don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 There have got to be better options than Fasano. Fucking bring Cameron in, man. If you'd going tonvring in a TE, bring in another starter. Don't waste our fucking time. I don't honestly think you need two pass catching TEs. Keep in mind Fasano can catch passes but his duty would be blocking. Also keep in mind bringing in Eifert had almost zero effect on total yards caught by tight ends in 2013. Gresh's numbers dropped almost 300 yards and Orson Charles over 100. Eifert gets around 700 and Fasano 200 and we will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Alice Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Cameron has more dain bramage than, uh, well, you know what I mean. I expect Cameron Jordan to be available for a long time - maybe even after the draft. At some point, somebody somewhere is going to take a chance on him, but not until he's ready to sign a deal with next to nothing guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 You're putting your entire faith in Eifert being able to be healthy and also living up to the crazy ass expectations people have. I don't like it. Yeah Eifert has proven jack shit so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Yeah Eifert has proven jack shit so far. It worries me, man. I mean when's the last time we even got an update on his rehab? Some of you will think I'm just being dramatic. Maybe. I don't dislike Eifert. I think he could potentially be good. But at this point he hasn't proven anything to me. Let alone that he should just be handed the starting job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBandJoeyV Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Yeah Eifert has proven jack shit so far. About as much as Dre. More than Dennard. About as much as like a brandon thompson. More than several others on the team. So yes, he hasn't proven a lot. But at some point you have to assume some of your talented players are going to get better. You can't sign a top notch TE, top notch DE, top notch DT, etc. You have to trust that eifert is going to be better than almost any TE you can get on the market besides Julius Thomas. If none of your unproven guys step up, then you are probably fucked anyways. So don't get me wrong, I'm not disagreeing with you that eifert has proven anything, but you have to hope he proves to be a starting caliber TE this year. You just can't afford to go out and find proven guys at every position you don't have a proven stud at yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Yeah Eifert has proven jack shit so far. He had 445 yards and 39 receptions as a rookie. That's pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I was waiting for that argument. But even going into this year Dre was the 4th CB. He played his ass off and won the fuckin Denver game for us. LOL @ Eifert proving anything remotely close to what Kirk has. Dennard and Thompson aren't starters as far as I know so I dunno how they even fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 He had 445 yards and 39 receptions as a rookie. That's pretty good. Then got broken. Is still rehabbing. 445 yards isn't bad but....it's not something to be excited about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatternMaster Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Would you prefer Roumy or will Gouda suffice? You are so lame, I guess because you blindly back whatever the Bengals do you think you are superior to others. About as much as Dre. More than Dennard. About as much as like a brandon thompson. More than several others on the team. So yes, he hasn't proven a lot. But at some point you have to assume some of your talented players are going to get better. You can't sign a top notch TE, top notch DE, top notch DT, etc. You have to trust that eifert is going to be better than almost any TE you can get on the market besides Julius Thomas. If none of your unproven guys step up, then you are probably fucked anyways. So don't get me wrong, I'm not disagreeing with you that eifert has proven anything, but you have to hope he proves to be a starting caliber TE this year. You just can't afford to go out and find proven guys at every position you don't have a proven stud at yet. You've got to be kidding me, why do have a man crush on Eifert? Dre has lead the team in INT's despite coaches not wanting to put him on the field..what has Eifert has proven shit besides he injury prone, outside of that he's done very little in the NFL. Thompson has proven he can be a quality player and not miss a whole season due to injury...what has Eifert proven. Eifert isn't better than Gresham, not even close. Can't block better Gresham, can't stay healthy, and hasn't put up better pass receiving numbers...besides fans like you wanting him to be better than Gresham, he hasn't actually proven that he's better. Eifert is all hype at this point, sure you can have hope and faith that he's going to be better than he actually is but that doesn't mean that he's better than guys available like Gresham... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 You are so lame, I guess because you blindly back whatever the Bengals do you think you are superior to others. You've got to be kidding me, why do have a man crush on Eifert? Dre has lead the team in INT's despite coaches not wanting to put him on the field..what has Eifert has proven shit besides he injury prone, outside of that he's done very little in the NFL. Thompson has proven he can be a quality player and miss a whole season due to injury...what has Eifert proven. Eifert isn't better than Gresham, not even close. Can't block better Gresham, can't stay healthy, and hasn't put up better pass receiving numbers...besides fans like you wanting him to be better than Gresham, he hasn't actually proven that he's better. Eifert is all hype at this point, sure you can have hope and faith that he's going to be better than he actually is but that doesn't mean that he's better than guys available like Gresham... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Not to mention, once again, THE ELBOW AND SHOULDER SURGERY. I would think that being Bengals fans your learn to be very wary of any type of surgery that knocks you out for an entire season. I mean I don't think his arm and shoulder are gonna come back next season magically better than ever. Isn't a big part of being a receaving TE getting off the jam at the line? I mean Eifert wasn't a great blocker before, but if you can't even count on him to get open now... I mean seriously. Putting your eggs in that basket would be a dumb dumb move. Could it work out? Maybe man. He's all hype at this point though. People act like he's automatically better than Gresham. How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Eifert lays it all on the line. Gresham sits out a playoff game because he has a boo boo. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatternMaster Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Then got broken. Is still rehabbing. 445 yards isn't bad but....it's not something to be excited about. Gresham's worst season is still better than Eifert's best...But Gresham is a cancer that has to be shown the door because local beat writers and goofy ass David Lapham want to question his toughness.... How come no one is questioning Eifert's toughness and his ability to get back on the field? Dude was out all season but as soon as the season's over he's shooting hockey pucks like he's trying out for the Cyclones..wtf is that about. If his shoulder and elbow are healthy enough for him to get out on the ice and shoot some pucks shouldn't he have given it a go during the playoffs or did his injuries just magically get better when the season ended....where's goofy ass Lap and his sidekick Dehner to question Eifert's commitment and toughness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBandJoeyV Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 You are so lame, I guess because you blindly back whatever the Bengals do you think you are superior to others. You've got to be kidding me, why do have a man crush on Eifert? Dre has lead the team in INT's despite coaches not wanting to put him on the field..what has Eifert has proven shit besides he injury prone, outside of that he's done very little in the NFL. Thompson has proven he can be a quality player and miss a whole season due to injury...what has Eifert proven. Eifert isn't better than Gresham, not even close. Can't block better Gresham, can't stay healthy, and hasn't put up better pass receiving numbers...besides fans like you wanting him to be better than Gresham, he hasn't actually proven that he's better. Eifert is all hype at this point, sure you can have hope and faith that he's going to be better than he actually is but that doesn't mean that he's better than guys available like Gresham... Has nothing to do with having a man crush. Has to do with at some point needing some of your guys to step up to the next level. You can't have veteran pro bowlers at every single position. If we are going to throw money at a TE or a De id throw it at the DE because i have more hope that Eifer will turn into a stud TE than I do that Hunt or Clarke will turn into a stud DE. Ideally would we sign a starting caliber player at both positions? Sure. But thats probably not gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Eifert lays it all on the line. Gresham sits out a playoff game because he has a boo boo. Nuff said. Do you not know how fucking stupid that sounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Has nothing to do with having a man crush. Has to do with at some point needing some of your guys to step up to the next level. You can't have veteran pro bowlers at every single position. If we are going to throw money at a TE or a De id throw it at the DE because i have more hope that Eifer will turn into a stud TE than I do that Hunt or Clarke will turn into a stud DE. Ideally would we sign a starting caliber player at both positions? Sure. But thats probably not gonna happen. Why? Did they sit out the entire season for a gruesome elbow injury also? Did they also wait until after the season to get shoulder surgery? Your hope is based in.....in reality? Yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocalBengalEd Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I waited all fucking month to be told we are looking at Hawk and Fasano on the first day of free agency. Fml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Do you not know how fucking stupid that sounds? I'm guessing everything sounds fucking stupid to you. After all, hearing sound is a neurological process and anything that has to pass through your brain is pretty much doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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