09-16-2016, 12:20 AM
(09-16-2016, 12:14 AM)Beaker Wrote: Love the pick up. We gt another third rounder from this past draft....Russell and Vigil, forever linked like Dalton and Green!i think you pegged it beaker. they'll sneak hopkins back onto the ps. we get a 3rd rounder. and i gotta say, a lot of chiefs fans are po'ed at reid and the chiefs for this move. meantime i'm lol'ing b/c it was a Great move by the bengals. i expect to hear lots of bitching about this on sports radio tomorrow.
If he is a head case, I think Adam Jones is the perfect mentor. Can get on him about how the Bengals gave him a second chance too and he just needs to turn it around. If the kid does eventually live up to his draft position, we have some really nice CB in the pipeline with him and Jackson!
For those wondering why we didnt cut Chykie Brown, well we are still thin at CB until Dennard and Jackson get completely well. On top of that, Lewis-Harris is nicked up, and this new kid Russell is not going to be ready to contribute for at least a few weeks.
I think they cut Hopkins because they feel they can sneak him through to the PS again. How many teams are G needy right now? I don't know of any. May be the shrewd move. I still can't believe the Bengals were able to get him after he was cut. I am sure that being a playoff quality team with good coaches and a good situation to go into played into his decision to sign with us.