Bengals sign Faine

[Servo]

Per Bengals twitter

Cincinnati Bengals (Bengals) on Twitter

 

[flamingrey]

Over/under set at 2 days for Hobspin to spin this signing.

 

[cincygrad]

I hope he's been using all sorts of performance enhancing drugs during the offseason. Anything to move the clock back by about 3 or 4 years would be desirable.

 

[jwil007]

Nothing to spin....he is an EVEN replacement to Cook....LOL not sure what all the down is..Anyone have any other ideas on who is better at this time??? NO TEAM and I say NO TEAM would have let their center go in a trade right now...and I bet they realized this after making calls....Its a good sign give him some games let him play in the 2nd half on Thursday and lets go. Now we get to grade out how much BETTER or WORSE he will do vs Cook...

 

[cincygrad]

Nothing to spin....he is an EVEN replacement to Cook....LOL not sure what all the down is..Anyone have any other ideas on who is better at this time??? NO TEAM and I say NO TEAM would have let their center go in a trade right now...and I bet they realized this after making calls....Its a good sign give him some games let him play in the 2nd half on Thursday and lets go. Now we get to grade out how much BETTER or WORSE he will do vs Cook...

In the immortal words of words of an old ESPN poster named J-Will, "SHOW ME!!!"

In the immortal words of our genius coach Marvin Lewis, "I see better than I hear."

I hope Faine is awesome. I'm doubtful he will be.

 

[Servo]

Well, if you put any stock into Pro Football Focus Cook was the 10th best Center in the NFL last year and Faine was the 31st....but I agree that he's probably the best option at this point. To be fair to the Bengals I'd say they have at least adequate backups at most postions...but they had nothing behing Cook.

Bengals needed to sign center Faine - AFC North Blog - ESPN

 

[Servo]

Over/under set at 2 days for Hobspin to spin this signing.

care to predict the title?

I'll go with 'Center of Attention'

or maybe with the whole hurricane thing

'Eye of the Storm'

 

[cincygrad]

Bengals expect blocking to be F(a)ine.

 

[cincygrad]

'Jeff' in the nick of time.

 

[jwil007]

I Guarantee he does better than what he did last year in Tampa....you heard it here 1st...

 

[BKBroiler9000]

How bout "I've Seen Fire and I've seen Faine"

 

[CrashDavisSports]

"Bengals Faine Off Line Troubles"


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[CrashDavisSports]

Geoff Hobson's Title: "Faine centers Bengals with experience"

 

[jwil007]

Hopefully his play isnt that way Crash...LOL

You all with the Hobsin titles are hilarious....LOL I vote for "Jeff in the Nick of Time" or "Center of Attention" Although I could also see "Eye of the Storm" LOL good stuff

 

[CrashDavisSports]

Hopefully his play isnt that way Crash...LOL

You all with the Hobsin titles are hilarious....LOL I vote for "Jeff in the Nick of Time" or "Center of Attention" Although I could also see "Eye of the Storm" LOL good stuff

We will see. I don't expect too much to be honest with you. Better than a rookie that has never played the position before though, that much I will not deny.

 

[jwil007]

Interesting notes here: All in bold


Faine, scheduled to make the final $13 million of his $37 million package he signed with the Bucs in '08 over the next two seasons, was a salary cap casualty under new head coach Greg Schiano this spring. He apparently has had interest but his decision to wait into training camp has benefited him and the Bengals.

Faine and his new team face a daunting challenge as the Bengals try to replace the quarterback of their line in time for the Sept. 10 regular-season opener in Baltimore against Ravens Pro Bowl nose tackle Haloti Ngata and his notoriously aggressive defense that ranked third last year in the NFL.

But Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis has done this before successfully with a smart veteran center. When Rich Braham and Larry Moore both got hurt in the 2004 opener, the Bengals were forced to sign 37-year-old Jerry Fontenot. Then weather problems delayed his arrival and he only had about a practice and a half before he started the Bengals 16-13 victory over the Dolphins on Sunday night that turned out to be quarterback Carson Palmer's first NFL victory.

Faine, the 21st pick in the draft that Palmer went No. 1, is going to have just a week but he's highly-regarded for his on-field acumen and has served as a captain for the Saints and Bucs. A Notre Dame product, he battled the Ravens for three seasons as a member of the Browns before he was traded to the Saints. He played for the Saints in 2006 and 2007 before he signed with Tampa Bay in 2008.

He missed 12 games in 2009 and 2010, but missed only one last season when Tampa Bay finished 11th in the league in allowing sacks per pass.

The move allows the Bengals to keep their prized young guards in the same spots, Clint Boling at left and rookie Kevin Zeitler at right. It also gives the Bengals three first-rounders up front in Faine, Zeitler and right tackle Andre Smith.

Ironically, the Bengals signed Faine the year that former Bengals guard Eric Steinbach retired. Back in '03 the CW had the Browns drafting Steinbach at No. 21, in which case the Bengals would take Faine with the first pick in the second round. But it happened the other way around and each ended up with both clubs during their careers.

Faine is the second oldest player on offense. The oldest is backup tight end Donald Lee, who turns 32 Friday.

"It's good that he's played in this system," said left tackle Andrew Whitworth. "And to have a veteran with his wealth of experience."

 

[jwil007]

If he sucks so bad how does he get nominated as captain on 2 teams???? IJS... His on field acumen seems to me dude knows how to recognize defenses and make the right calls....11th in pass pro while in Tampa...Thats nice....

As stated before this replacement is an EVEN to Cook in terms of play.

 

[Servo]

Is Clint Boling really a 'prized young guard'

How about 'Bring the Faine'

 

[cincygrad]

Is Clint Boling really a 'prized young guard'

How about 'Bring the Faine'

Yeah Boling is a prized young guard.... Didn't you hear he was going to win a "Marvin" for his efforts this preseason?

 

[cincygrad]

No Faine, No Gain.