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whats your thoughts? I'm bias because ...well look at my name.

What a luxury to have a guy like Hall out there on the field as your 3rd corner. I don't think the guy has lost much, and could easily step up if we suffer an injury.

Part of me thinks he wants our team to believe that, hoping we'll play like we've already won something. Or perhaps it's a passive aggressive swipe at the Stoolers.

According to local media members, Harbaugh simply made the proclamation that "The Bengals are the most talented team in the league."
http://www.cincyjungle.com/2015/9/22/9373359/ravens-head-coach-john-harbaugh-praises-cincinnatis-roster-strength

We know it will happen. Both are chippy and will jaw each other from the get go

I say the winner will be Nelson or Iloka. They will lay a hit on that little POS that will be season long highlight reel material

Tuesday is workout day for NFL teams. Two have come and gone and I haven't heard a word. There was talk that Little would be replaced with a veteran Olineman after week one. Seems there was a thread on the old forum about who we worked out each week.

So does anybody know if we've worked out anybody in the last two weeks?

http://up.nfl.com/

Here is a link to something they are doing on NFL.com where there is a vote between two similar players and they show a video for whichever player wins the vote.

I want to see Jeremy Hill's video, not Matt Forte's :)

Go Vote for Jeremy!

The Bengals own the tie break with the Pats and the Broncos ... We control our own destiny and all we have to do is win out for home field advantage throughout !   ....... Too Soon ?

The Bengals continue to distance themselves against the rest of the NFL in my opinion with our depth.

I know fans want 1st and 2nd round picks to be impact players immediately, but I love the fact our young draft picks are able to learn at practice, make mistakes at practice versus having to start or be a major contributor in week one.

Our bench has NFL starters/contributors everywhere in my opinion.
1. Dennard
2. Jake Fisher
3. Cedric O. (injured, but likely ready by week #7)
4. Dawson
5. Lewis-Harris
6. Alford
7. Little
8. Hunt
9. Thompson
10. Shaw

Edit: I would also add AJ McCarron. I feel he could start for some teams this year if they had him in their training camp this year.

These are all players who could help a lot of teams. Injuries will happen for every team. Would you like to be the Bengals FO right now or the teams in cap hell who can't afford to replace injured players with proven vets simply because they don't have the cash. These same teams have watched their depth disappear the past few years due to poor cap management.

I think of teams like the Broncos and the Colts with major OL issues and we have 2 potential OT's who are projected backups in 2015 who may be better than their starting OT's right now. The Colts chose to take Dorsett(WR) in round one versus Fisher. It may work out and I loved Dorsett potential, but in taking him in round #1, they lost out on every projected immediate starting OT in last year's draft.

Some may dish on Little, but he is only 26 years old, extremely athletic and has the tools to be a true #1 receiver which could come into play if AJ is hurt at all in 2015 (I hope not of course).

My point is the Bengals FO may be the best in the NFL since the new CBA was signed in 2011. They draft extremely well, they kept their own and they are great at cap management. Everyone said the Bengals cap management would suffer once we had to give the big contracts to AJ and Andy. To date, it has not. I know we have a ton of unsigned players in 2016, but we also have a ton of money due to Katie being masterful with structuring contracts.

Thoughts?

If we make a run in the post-season, we will have to play the Pats at some point.

Which of our defensive backs do you cover Gronk with?

Also, if you can think up some kind of scheme to cover him, post your ideas on that as well.

I attached a poll to this thread. My vote goes to Leon Hall. He is our most experienced corner, and has done a good job on tight ends in the past. He is undersized, but he has been able to use that to his advantage in the past--being able to cut around tight ends (like Heath Miller for example) and make plays on the ball. Of course in the red zone a perfect pass would be indefensible though.. Also, Halls weakness seems to be that he's lost a step in terms of speed and acceleration with his injuries, but that doesn't really come into play against tight ends as much as against wide-outs. He also excels at route recognition and reading quarterbacks.

Well, that's my two cents, what would you do?