I have seen many on here discuss our starting guard Zeitler in various threads, discussing whether we will keep him long term or look for a replacement.

Some say he is good, some say not so good.

I am somewhere in the middle, I think he is serviceable, but I'm not very good at judging lineman anyways.

Here is an article from Bengals.com about Zeitler trying to be the best guard in the NFL. http://blogs.bengals.com/2015/06/03/zeitler-on-quest-to-be-the-best/

They compare him to Munoz and say he is the hardest worker on the team (even harder than Whit??)


So my question to you guys is, how good is Zeitler really, and can he be an all pro guard for us for the second half of this decade?
OR
Like some have said, is he replaceable with the new offensive talent we have nabbed in the draft?


ALSO how does giving Zeitler a contract fit into the long term goals of this offensive unit? We just signed Boling, and to me, if you want to keep Zeitler you have to let either Whit or Andre walk.


The struggles of having too many good linemen

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/03/bengals-making-rex-burkhead-a-receiver-running-back-hybrid/

Interesting to see this.
seems like we see something like this every year.

I just wanted to let everyone know that Jim Owczarski, the new Bengals beat writer with The Enquirer and Cincinnati.com, has joined us here at the Bengals Board. You can follow his posts as jowczarski here on our board.

You can also follow him @
Twitter, Facebook or on Instagram.

It was very nice of him to take the time to join us here, and I look forward to any contributions he may be able to make to the board as the year goes on.

Congrats on your new positions, and thanks again Jim.

Marvin Jones looks back. Even got treated to a nice little video which shows he hasn't lost a step.

http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Notes-Why-Lewis-doesnt-like-new-PAT-Wilder-tries-FB-Rex-dabbles-in-slot/95239f5d-6831-45a6-a03c-72e740974e73

http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Marv-on-the-loose-again/90374361-89fb-437f-89b5-961dd8b86051

http://espn.go.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/17444/bengals-marvin-jones-hue-jackson-nfl-ota-receiver-rotation-sprints-back

Pick 1

BOOBIE CLARK

AFC Rookie of the Year (1973)
Rushed for 2978 yards (25 TDs) and caught for 1139 yards (2 TDs) as a Bengal

PETE JOHNSON

Franchise record Rushing TDs (Career)
1 time Pro Bowl
1 time All Pro

ICKEY WOODS

Franchise record Rushing TDs (Season)
1 time AFC Rushing TD Leader
1 time All Pro


JEREMI JOHNSON

Skilled blocking FB in both the rushing and passing games

http://espn.go.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/17441/bengals-margus-hunt-george-iloka-still-out-return-when-ready


Marvin says Hunt and Iloka will be ready "when they are ready." When he gets all mysterious about injuries, it's usually a bad sign. He also seemed to say Hunt would be ready for training camp, but he did not say that about Iloka. Just a tiny bit worried about this. We would be a lot weaker at safety without Iloka to start the season.

So... I guess the two-point conversion becomes a little more important this year.
What kind of strategy do you see being used by the Bengals using in regards to it?

What players become more/less important?
          (ie Is it a good thing we drafted two more OL to use more in a certain set for this?)
          (ie Does the idea of a fullback become important again?)
How do you see the Bengal's adapting to it?
          (I know the word adapt and the word Bengals may be a foreign concept to our fan base.)
How crazy will preseason get?
What are some tactics you could see being implemented by the Bengals?








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http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2015/05/31/cincinnati-bengals-tight-end-c-j-uzomah-has-star-potential/

This is a Quote taken from Rant Sport - Link Above
"Fortunately for Uzomah, he is impressing Bengals coaches in a big way already. Hayes said he may even be a candidate for H-back in the Bengals’ system. He’s a big body with unique strength and versatility who can run. This is a player that Bengals fans should be very excited about. While he may not gain immediate stardom, his future with the Bengals looks very bright."


I really hate when the Bengals take players out of their natural position. Ryan Hewitt was a good H-Back/Full Back last year.

Can't we just let TE's be.

We need 3 solid TE's 2 of them blockers. Don't need to be messing with a rookie out of his natural position.

Then again the Bengals were high on that UDFA John Peters(I think it was). Maybe they trying to squeeze people on to the roster.

This is just dumb if they really do. I'm probably over reacting but history has shown the Bengals love to experiment this.

There is a link on their website for "Message Boards", but it doesn't go anywhere.

I've recently started a Twitter account for the board in an attempt to help get the word out about the new site, and to hopefully attract new members as we move forward. The link is in my sig. We need every member here, who has a Twitter account to help us and follow us. Then, we can start getting our url out there by posting original site based tweets, like thread topics, and having them re-tweeted by our followers...as well as commenting on other Bengal related tweets and sharing links back to our site.

I appreciate anyone who's willing to follow and help us out with this. It's important that we keep looking at different ways to get the word out, continue growing the site, and to attract new members.

Also, if anyone here is a really active, experienced user of Twitter, who has been successful at gaining a lot of followers...and would want to help with the site account...send me a PM and let me know, and all names will be submitted to the staff for consideration.

Thanks, Holic