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Both Eifert and Burfict are in their contract year. Would be fantastic to see them both re-signed and staying in stripes. But if the Bengals only kept one player who would you choose?
For me its a no brainer, I want Burfict saying in stripes throughout his career. In my opinion he's the best player to play for us in the Lewis era. His presence makes the defense completely different animal. Im not diminishing how good of a player Eifert is, but if we lose Burfict it would be a huge loss.
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(07-30-2017, 08:50 PM)GodFather Wrote: Both Eifert and Burfict are in their contract year. Would be fantastic to see them both re-signed and staying in stripes. But if the Bengals only kept one player who would you choose?
For me its a no brainer, I want Burfict saying in stripes throughout his career. In my opinion he's the best player to play for us in the Lewis era. His presence makes the defense completely different animal. Im not diminishing how good of a player Eifert is, but if we lose Burfict it would be a huge loss.
Agree,
They both have had some injury concerns but I have less faith in Eifert's ability to have a long NFL career.
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Not even a question.
The NFL seems to have it out for Burfict, but he's All-Pro talent and Eifert can't stay healthy.
Don't get me wrong because Eifert's good, but he doesn't do any good from sidelines while he's injured.
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Burfict being out on D has the same effect that Dalton being out on offense has. Sure the replacement may play fairly well, and the team may win, but the whole operation runs smoother with the guy who lines everyone up in there
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Burfict is a need, Eifert is a luxury. Would like to see how the young guys and Minter do though.
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Burfict but we need them both
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(07-30-2017, 09:12 PM)Brimey Wrote: Burfict being out on D has the same effect that Dalton being out on offense has. Sure the replacement may play fairly well, and the team may win, but the whole operation runs smoother with the guy who lines everyone up in there
Exactly. Burfict is the leader of the defense. Much more important than a injury prone TE.
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The difference!
Burfict:
Eifert:
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I'm going with Burfict because our defense is worse without Burfict than our offense is without Eifert.
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Not surprised to see the results. Eifert is a nice piece, and a good red zone threat that has had a lot of injuries. There is depth at the TE position.
Burfict is the heart and soul of the defense, and might be the best LB (not rush end) in the NFL.
Not even close.
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(07-30-2017, 09:51 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: The difference!
Burfict:
Eifert:
This is outstanding. I'm LMAO....Not very fair, but hilarious nonetheless...
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Burfict! Besides, I ain't ever heard of any college programs being nick-named Tight End Univ.
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(07-31-2017, 09:17 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Burfict! Besides, I ain't ever heard of any college programs being nick-named Tight End Univ.
Miami (FL) Hurricanes.
Graham, Olsen, Shockey, Winslow Jr.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/the-real-tight-end-u-georgia-iowa-miami-notre-dame-or-tennessee/
Also known as LB U too. Penn State lost their spot.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/think-you-can-figure-out-which-school-is-the-real-linebacker-u/
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It would have to be Burfict. Our defense looks so different when he's in there.
It's crazy because LBs are usually a dime a dozen and you can find starters all over the place. It's hard to find a quality TE. Eifert is definitely quality, but he's hurt a lot.
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Sign Burfict up long term. Make him the highest paid 4-3 LB if we have to. Franchise Eifert
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With all this piling on, I worry Eifert may stumble on this thread and injure himself.
Seriously though, Eifert's impact was seen in 2015 and it was amazing. Unfortunately, we haven't seen enough of that.
Burfict has a similar impact on the defense, and even though he's missed lots of time himself, he just isn't quite as injury prone it seems.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
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Burfict isn't Mr. Reliable either. It seems he injures himself every game. I know it's usually nothing major but with his style of play he won't last long. Then add in the fact that most players think he's dirty, so he will get his share of dirty hits too, along with the leagues woody to penalize him. Both options are long term risk.
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I remember when everyone said JJo was made of glass, while Leon was practically an iron man.
Then we commit to Leon and they reversed those roles.
Basically what I'm saying is that you never know if a player is really injury prone or if he just had a string of bad luck. Especially with a guy like Eifert who has only played 4 years.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
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(07-31-2017, 09:58 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I remember when everyone said JJo was made of glass, while Leon was practically an iron man.
Then we commit to Leon and they reversed those roles.
Basically what I'm saying is that you never know if a player is really injury prone or if he just had a string of bad luck. Especially with a guy like Eifert who has only played 4 years.
You can't argue the precedence is there.
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(07-31-2017, 10:00 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: You can't argue the precedence is there.
Well of course, and I did vote Burfict. I'm just saying I'm not writing off Eifert's career yet.
Committing big money would certainly be a huge gamble, and not a smart one.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
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