I_C_Deadpeople Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, T-Dub said: Shouldn't be a problem with that being such a strength for this team I thought our strength was blitzing and getting to the opposing QB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalFanInTO Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, I_C_Deadpeople said: We did have to to replace the mediocre culture with a losing one, this takes time. Very true. 15 players left from the 2018 roster... Jessie Bates Tyler Boyd Jordan Evans Clark Harris Trey Hopkins Sam Hubbard Kevin Huber Joe Mixon Darius Phillips Billy Price Mason Schreck Auden Tate Josh Tupou CJ Uzomah Brandon Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, membengal said: He asked for his release. After we asked him to take a paycut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleEarl Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, HavePityPlease said: Apparently $4.1M savings As if they are going to spend it on players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleEarl Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, BengalFanInTO said: I just read that he was apparently asked to take a pay cut two weeks in to free agency. With Gio's release, the Bengals move in to the 4th most cap space available slot. Even Hobsoning the numbers, that's a ton. I'm assuming Bates will at least (hopefully) get extended. The Bengals made some decent signings but to me, they fumbled the free agency ball hard in improving in areas of need. Before the offseason started, I (along with a number of others) listed the cap cuts and all but Uzomah were released yet the Bengals made very little impact and only released Bernard and Atkins after the major free agents were off the board. Can you release Uzomah while he is rehabbing an injury? Think that would require an injury settlement. (more money) Atkins has had the same injury for a while and hasn't had surgery from what I've heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleEarl Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 This is not a move a team expecting to win makes. Maybe one of the young guys can step up, but there is no guarantee. Bernard was solid as a backup and great as a 3rd down back. It's not like the Bengals needed any more cap space. The Brown family may have wanted more money in their pockets though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_C_Deadpeople Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, UncleEarl said: This is not a move a team expecting to win makes. Maybe one of the young guys can step up, but there is no guarantee. Bernard was solid as a backup and great as a 3rd down back. It's not like the Bengals needed any more cap space. The Brown family may have wanted more money in their pockets though. Man you are very cynical UncleEarl, you need to be more positive about this team like I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleEarl Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, I_C_Deadpeople said: Man you are very cynical UncleEarl, you need to be more positive about this team like I am. Can't come up with any other explanation for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claptonrocks Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 Good move by all involved.. Team saves 4mil and Bernard can move on in his career. What none of you mentioned was maybe they want to slot Treyveon Willams in his place now.. His strong traits aside from running are blocking and receiving.. Bernard s 30 and hasnt averaged 4yrd a clip in years.. Good man..good luck.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 5 hours ago, Jamie_B said: Little sad about this. Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, claptonrocks said: Bernard s 30 and hasnt averaged 4yrd a clip in years.. Has anyone on this team? Going way out on a limb but I think the problem there might not have been Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 4 hours ago, I_C_Deadpeople said: I thought our strength was blitzing and getting to the opposing QB? That was Carl Lawson's speciality. Blitzing, getting to the opposing QB and keeping going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Fan Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 Ah, too bad but I saw it coming along with him and Geno. It's a cap thing and I'd be very interested in resigning one or the other. Hopefully they use the cap savings to extend Bates. Do it now before the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Jupiter Fan said: Ah, too bad but I saw it coming along with him and Geno. It's a cap thing and I'd be very interested in resigning one or the other. Hopefully they use the cap savings to extend Bates. Do it now before the draft. Sorry, all that money is already spent on the injury pool for rookies in 2023 #HobsonMath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker57 Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 8 hours ago, claptonrocks said: Good move by all involved.. Team saves 4mil and Bernard can move on in his career. What none of you mentioned was maybe they want to slot Treyveon Willams in his place now.. His strong traits aside from running are blocking and receiving.. Bernard s 30 and hasnt averaged 4yrd a clip in years.. Good man..good luck.. just like they wanted to slot ogodabji in whitworths spot hopefully it works out better this time and wasnt just about the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 8 hours ago, T-Dub said: Sorry, all that money is already spent on the injury pool for rookies in 2023 #HobsonMath I have it from a good inside source that Mikey is pricing retreads for the Lumina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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|High School Harry| Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 The guy is a class act and will be one of the few now non Bengals I follow on his next team. Good Bless and Good Luck to Gio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 On 4/7/2021 at 2:09 PM, claptonrocks said: Good move by all involved.. Team saves 4mil and Bernard can move on in his career. What none of you mentioned was maybe they want to slot Treyveon Willams in his place now.. His strong traits aside from running are blocking and receiving.. Bernard s 30 and hasnt averaged 4yrd a clip in years.. Good man..good luck.. Pretty classless move by the Bengals. If they wanted to move on they should have done it at the beginning of FA, not a month in. This organization just doesn’t give a damn about its players. No wonder this is a last resort for many or a big payday for the below average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_C_Deadpeople Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 1 hour ago, SF2 said: Pretty classless move by the Bengals. If they wanted to move on they should have done it at the beginning of FA, not a month in. This organization just doesn’t give a damn about its players. No wonder this is a last resort for many or a big payday for the below average. What? Come on, how many teams have a Ring of Honor for its players -we are the first no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalFanInTO Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 15 hours ago, SF2 said: Pretty classless move by the Bengals. If they wanted to move on they should have done it at the beginning of FA, not a month in. This organization just doesn’t give a damn about its players. No wonder this is a last resort for many or a big payday for the below average. I rarely defend the Bengals front office but I don't see how the Bengals have any obligation to make a move like this at any point. They were assessing their options. They've got a right to do that. Gio was paid handsomely to be average here for a lot of years. He will land somewhere but his opportunities and/or how much he will get paid would not have gone up if he'd been released a month ago. Sounds like they asked him to take salary haircut early in free agency and he mulled it for weeks and when he decided not to, he asked for his release. Doesn't seem like he was in a huge rush either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOC Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 18 hours ago, BengalFanInTO said: I rarely defend the Bengals front office but I don't see how the Bengals have any obligation to make a move like this at any point. They were assessing their options. They've got a right to do that. Gio was paid handsomely to be average here for a lot of years. He will land somewhere but his opportunities and/or how much he will get paid would not have gone up if he'd been released a month ago. Sounds like they asked him to take salary haircut early in free agency and he mulled it for weeks and when he decided not to, he asked for his release. Doesn't seem like he was in a huge rush either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 He was a great guy and a decent player - probably not worth what he was getting paid here, but even as recently as the win against the stealers - he was playing like a beast. He'll be one of my favorite of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalifBengalfan Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Sad to see him go too, and the guy played his ass off for the Bengals. Said and did all the right things on and off the field and a great leader on the team. Was a fun guy to watch and seems as everyone says is a class act all the way around. Don`t blame the Bengals for the timing either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 So, if his market is soft, should we bring him back with a smaller contract? I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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