Marvin Jones Denies Claim That He Wants 7 Million

[Shake n Blake]

(02-12-2016, 01:40 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I hear ya, I just feel like the Bengals' offense has been a who's who of starters who leave here and then immediate do nothing.

Cedric Benson - Like you said, this was an injury thing, and it was really his last shot due to age/ability ratio.
Jordan Shipley (another injury bug, mostly) - Yep, injuries.
Chad (could be age, but he from #1 WR to bench overnight) - Combination of age and inability to pick up NE's offense in 2-3 weeks.
TO (from our #2 WR to jobless) - At his age (37) he was no longer worth the risk. He still had the ability when we had him though.
Jermaine Gresham - Good example. He did have the back surgery, but he's still young. Did the surgery really affect him that much?
Jerome Simpson - Good example.
Armonhammer Binns - Great example. How our coaches ever saw this guy fit to start is beyond me.
Ryan Whalen  - Yep. Good enough for us to roster for a few years, yet no one else even touched him.
Bernard Scott - He tore his ACL and was 29 when he came back. Probably wasn't that good in the first place though.
The Lawfirm - He was always stretched thin as a starter. 
Dan Sanzenbacher 
Greg Little - The fact that Little and Sanz were able to make our 53 and actually see time on the field says a lot about our WR depth.

I realize I'm reaching on some of these, and some of these guys weren't the backbone of our offense, but we seem to be a "last stop" for a lot of players.  We either start them, or try to work them in beyond their capabilities and once they're out of Cincy, that's it.

I'll add...

Kyle Cook 
Ghiaciuc 
Lavernandshirly Coles 
JP Foschi 
Chinny Ndukwe (31 starts here, out of the NFL at age 27)
Brandon Johnson
Robert Geathers (he's still only 32, but didn't get any interest as a FA)
Tank Johnson
Roy Williams
Antwan Odom
Rashad Jeanty (32 starts here, out of the NFL at age 27)
Dhani Jones (he was pondering retirement due to lack of interest as a FA when we came calling)

Honestly, the list is a lot longer than I thought so I'll go ahead and stop there. Most of these guys retired after leaving the Bengals, and none of them had a prominent role after leaving. I think MLJ would be a solid player anywhere, but either way it's pretty interesting that we heavily use all these players, yet they can't catch on elsewhere.