(03-17-2018, 09:34 AM)Sled21 Wrote: No, Brown was picked up to play MIKE beside Burfict at WILL. That gives us the league leading tackler at MIKE and the best WILL Linebacker in the league, and both can play all 3 downs. It's a perfect pickup and nothing to do with getting rid of Burfict.

(03-17-2018, 09:38 AM)Takedown Wrote: So you too think the "attempted trade to Oakland" was just coincidental bs?

(03-17-2018, 09:41 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I don't believe that there ever was an "attempted trade".  

(03-17-2018, 09:46 AM)Sled21 Wrote: I don't believe there was ever an attempted trade either. If anything, Guenther may have called and tried to get him, but I don't think the Bengals ever had any interest in trading him. I'm not sure why it is wildly coincidental when everyone knows we are in need of a MIKE to play beside him....

(03-17-2018, 09:42 AM)Takedown Wrote: My whole point is that this is wildly coincidental timing.

(03-17-2018, 09:50 AM)Takedown Wrote: What is coincidental to at least me is that we APPARENTLY were in talks to trade Tez to Oakland who did need a LB (they signed Whitehead right after the "failed trade for Tez") and two days later we find out that he's being suspended for PED use. It's not so much that we signed Brown, it just looks like we were just trying to get rid of 'damaged goods' before word got out.

I'm not saying anything out of certainty, but I'm not just going to brush off the odd timing either and yes it could have just been Paul G. inquiring about Tez. I hope that's all it was.

(03-17-2018, 09:53 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: This looks like more than it really is, because Vontaze has a lengthy history of disciplinary actions.  Truthfully, this looks like an honest mistake on someone's part, perhaps Votaze himself, or maybe the medical staff that was treating him.  Heck, for all we know, the proper paperwork may have been filed, or at least Vontaze might have thought so. 

We really don't know how this thing is going to turn out, yet.  I'm going to go ahead and speculate that when all this is sorted out, the end result will not be a 4 game suspension.

(03-16-2018, 05:59 PM)Takedown Wrote: So I’m pretty caught up in all of this, but can someone please answer whether they think we will actually cut/Trade Burfict? I feel like if he is suspended they would still pursue a trade or just cut him..? I want to believe the Brown signing was to add another starter along side Tez, but is Brown Tez’s replacement...?

(03-17-2018, 10:16 AM)Takedown Wrote: Hope you're right.

(03-17-2018, 10:23 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Me too.  It's tough seeing one of my favorite players always getting criticism and scrutiny over what would just be considered "hard football", if he played for another team.

We ought to start a #freevontazburfict movement.

(03-17-2018, 09:34 AM)Sled21 Wrote: No, Brown was picked up to play MIKE beside Burfict at WILL. That gives us the league leading tackler at MIKE and the best WILL Linebacker in the league, and both can play all 3 downs. It's a perfect pickup and nothing to do with getting rid of Burfict.