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Gotta protect Carson.  Bobbie Williams please.

Free agency ain't over, folks.  I don't expect big splashes but it's an uncapped year.  Solidify the roster where you can, and for the love of good, keep around your solid veterans like Bobbie.

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[AFCNORTHCHAMPS]

AGREED. I'd like to bring Roy back as well, but Bobbie should be the #1 priority.

We also need to draft line again, just build up the depth chart there. We had surprisingly few line injuries last year and we weren't that deep. I could see taking OL in round 1 if he's a strong value there.

[G]

Bobbie don't go.

[guttersnake]

Hm. Hadn't thought of drafting an OT in the first round or two, but you bring up a good point. Not sure if I agree with that much, but a third rounder? Free Agent? The position should be looked at, though I'd start with a Guard.

[Michael]

I agree the Bengals need to resign their strong players. Use your draft to put depth on your OL or Defense. Look at the later rounds of the draft to pick up a TE.

I do not think the Bengals can put a super bowl team together this year but sign players for a few years not just one year so in a couple of years the Bengals could be a contender.

[BengalsDouche]

Bengals signed Chris Davis (WHO???) from the Titans. You've probably heard of him b/c of a DUI arrest right before the Titans waived him. He has a career staggering 6 catches for 69 yards. Watch out now! lol

[blester01]

Davis is just training camp depth. A tackling dummy.

[Michael]

The Bengals on Friday signed free agent wide receiver Chris Davis, a third-year NFL player from Florida State.

Davis (5-10, 181) was a fourth-round Tennessee draft choice in 2007, and in two seasons (2007-08) with the Titans, he played in 17 games plus two postseason games as a receiver and kick returner. He averaged 9.1 yards on 33 punt returns, 26.0 yards on six kickoff returns and had seven receptions for 69 yards. He also had two special teams fumble recoveries.

Davis was waived by Tennessee, with an injury settlement, on Aug. 28 of last year, and he was not with an NFL team during the 2009 regular season.

[Hofbraunow]

http://cdn.ccomrcdn.com/image/446/410/CDN-IP/cc-common/mlib/1738/10/122400160497.jpg

Yeah

[Alex]

drafting a guard replacement should be the #1 priority if protecting Carson is. Advanced stat sites rated Bobbie as easily the weekest link in pass blocking compared to the average nfl guard.

[blester01]

I think last year showed that age has begun to set in on Williams. I bet he was responsible for the majority of penalties on the line. I think if they resign him it needs to be short term and have him either provide quality depth or help groom a future replacement.

Here is a brief update to my list of offseason priorities:
1) WR - check. Bryant upgraded Coles spot.
2) Guard - hopefully they draft a stud with one of their first two picks. A good rookie can step in day one and help improve O-line.
3) Safety - ditto
4) DE - looks like they will draft one in the mid rounds
5) TE - draft in mid rounds
6) CB depth - they are either going to fill in FA or draft. We need a solid nickel and dime with Pats & Colts on schedule.
7) SLB - I don't see this being taken care of this offseason, unless they draft a project in the later rounds.

[Wyatt]

blester01,

I can't speak for the majority of the penalties that you're lumping on Bobby because I didn't see every snap of every game, but in the games I saw, it was Big Whit getting called for a lot of holds and HippopotaSmith getting a lot of false starts later in the season (after Collins and Roland split them fairly even in the early goings). I was at the Cleveland game in Cleveland, and I believe Whit was the only one penalized (other than a couple of delay of games charged to Carson).

[colin]

Here's the penalty breakdown for the O-line. The stats. don't make a distinction between dead-ball penalties and holds, but suffice it to say the Whit and Williams were both called for too many penalties. Whitworth gets somewhat of a pass versus B.Williams because he plays LT vs. RG, which is significantly more demanding. Bobbie's a great leader and all, but I submit that he's merely average on the field. A short to medium term deal is all we should offer.

Penalties: 35 of the 73 infractions on offense were called on the line. Andrew Whitworth had 11 for 81 yards; Bobbie Williams 7 for 61, Kyle Cook 3 for 25, Evan Mathis 3 for 20, Anthony Collins 2 for 10, Dennis Roland 4 for 20, Nate Livings 4 for 25 and Andre Smith 1 for 5.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/bengals/tag/bobbie-williams/

[blester01]

Colin,

Thanks for the stats. I guess Bobbie's penalties don't look as bad as I remember. It would be interesting to know if his penalties were spread throughout the season or more at the end. For some reason, I remember a couple of games near the end where he would be called for holding or false start b/c the guy across from him had a very good first step and it was getting to him. It seemed as if he was running out of gas.

I agree with you that Whit gets a bit of a pass b/c if he gets beat, his ass better hold, but I am surprised to see the 11 flags. Regardless, they need to upgrade the guard spots to finish rebuilding the line. I think with a solid line, great running game, and decent receivers Palmer should be a threat once again.

[blester01]

This is another example why the Bengal's media sucks. They advocate the Mike Brown way of drafting: don't build upon proven fundamentals of a strong team- dominate the line of scrimmage.

Question for Baghdad Hob:
Q: Shouldn't the Bengals be looking for an O-lineman? The reason they don't throw is because the line can't pass protect! The 29 sacks are misleading because they didn't pass often this last season. --Andy B., Cincinnati, OH

ANDY: Here’s a stat for you. They were 10th in the NFL allowing sacks per pass. I agree it wasn’t always good. But with four new guys, top 10 is more than you could have hoped for when you play Baltimore and Pittsburgh four times.

I don’t think they go for one early. But I think you’ll see them start looking in the third or fourth round for a guard. If they’re purely taking the best guy on the board at No. 21, it very well could be Idaho guard Mike Iupati, a guy that some think is the next Steve Hutchinson. But given their needs, wouldn’t that be ridiculous?

Or would it if they think he can be a perennial Pro Bowler?

I would go back to the Whitworth pick and say it never hurts you in the AFC North to take a guy that projects to being a solid NFL lineman. But why do I think Bengaldom would storm PBS a la the Bastille with Carson Palmer scraping bottom with receivers?

Moron...

[twenty_years_since_a_playoff_win]

Someone did a study of this a few years ago: you should never pick OG in the first round. You can get a very high quality OG (almost as good as the top OG every year) in round 2 or round 3.

They should pick either safety, defensive line, or WR with the first pick. The draft is also pretty deep for defensive line.

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[Wyatt]

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