Bengals to host Dalton Risner on a FA visit

[Luvnit2]

(Yesterday, 10:40 AM)Essex Johnson Wrote: myself i rate Brooks as ok in preseason, too much dancing in the hole and only a 3.4 ypc, and  ok pass blocking.  Stewart has been average , had a decent 1st game, 2nd game hard to read since most of the big runs were away from him and only played those quick first two series i believe.  You never know if your going to still get a player trading back especially how far and what you might have to give up, Knight was on their board best to take him then, i think he will be fine once he gets more accustomed to the NFL and the schemes. 

I thought Brooks would show more power when hit and move defender backwards a yard or 2. I have not seen that happen which is disappointing. There will be a lot of good running backs available after cut down in my opinion. A ton of RB's were drafted so vets will be cut. I would not be opposed to at a minimum signing one for our PS.

[*bfine32*]

At this point, you have to wonder why he's not signed. On the surface, he looks like a proven vet who could be a cheap upgrade. But for some reason, the Bengals are 1 of 32 teams that haven't signed this guy, and it appears he's trying to get on somewhere

[Bengalbug]

(Yesterday, 10:56 PM)bfine32 Wrote: At this point, you have to wonder why he's not signed. On the surface, he looks like a proven vet who could be a cheap upgrade. But for some reason, the Bengals are 1 of 32 teams that haven't signed this guy, and it appears he's trying to get on somewhere

I’m also not sure if he even saw the Seahawks.

[HarleyDog]

(Yesterday, 01:53 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: I hope I an dead wrong. 

I doubt it.

[Bengalbug]

FWIW, I spoke to my co-worker who is a huge Vikings fan and really smart when it comes to sports. He said that risner is a hard worker, but not that good. Seems like he would likely not elevate our starting 5 that much over Patrick. That said, it would tremendously help with depth and positional flexibility behind the starting 5.

If the line is a (I’m making it up) 7.2 today, it might be a 7.4 with Risner.

I would still like to see him brought in as it would be a net positive to the OL room, but I’m not sure it would raise the bar of the starting 5 all that much.

This could be where there is a difference in value based on what the league thinks, and what Risner thinks.

It might not mean a thing to anyone on here, but interesting.