Bengals super duper mega free agency signing thread

[GNG]

Look at the bright side. The team will be comfortably under the salary cap.

 

[Kingspoint]

Hobson is reporting that LaFell's contract is for $2.5M.

 

[DanBengalfan]

he won't catch a single pass.

 

[Cincyfan78]

Not sure Nelson will come back to sit. Team seems pretty set to start Williams now. I highly doubt he'll return.

But, the fact that this team only lost 1 impact starter to F/A is pretty amazing.

 

[Kingspoint]

From Rotoworld with Rotoworld comments.

Browns waived DB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu.

A 2015 seventh-round pick, Ekpre-Olomu spent his entire rookie year on NFI rehabbing from ACL surgery and a dislocated knee. He said he was close to fully recovered in February, but the Browns cut him after he hadn't progressed as hoped. It's possible some team will take a flyer on the ex-Oregon star if he can prove his health.


He has 1st Round talent. I was realy hoping the Bengals would draft and stash him last year. Now the Browns did us a favor by paying him for a year. Now we can scoop him up for nothing and let our medical team, which is light year's better than the Brown's, help him to rehab over the next year. It's just what the Bengals like to work with...1st Rd talent that has some issues, whether that be medical or mental. I know our scouts are good enough to appreciate what he did at Oregon. He's a lot better than Shaw was at USC.

 

[cincygrad]

Not sure Nelson will come back to sit. Team seems pretty set to start Williams now. I highly doubt he'll return.

But, the fact that this team only lost 1 impact starter to F/A is pretty amazing.

It's not clear that any team has him as a starter in mind.... You'd figure he'd have a deal somewhere by now - Unless he's being really picky about money or has decided to wait for injuries to crop up.

 

[Cincyfan78]

It's not clear that any team has him as a starter in mind.... You'd figure he'd have a deal somewhere by now - Unless he's being really picky about money or has decided to wait for injuries to crop up.

I think you are right, but just because teams don't see him as a starter doesn't mean he doesn't see him self as a starter, or should be getting a decent deal (years, not just money)?

At worst, I think he'll be looking for an opportunity to start in a competition if needed. I just don't think he'll get that here where Williams seems to be THE guy going forward. Of course, at the right price, anything can change.

 

[cincygrad]

I think you are right, but just because teams don't see him as a starter doesn't mean he doesn't see him self as a starter, or should be getting a decent deal (years, not just money)?

At worst, I think he'll be looking for an opportunity to start in a competition if needed. I just don't think he'll get that here where Williams seems to be THE guy going forward. Of course, at the right price, anything can change.

I think if he were here, we might see three safeties on the field in a number of packages.... It would give us the potential for a 'bigger' nickel package and would put our best DBs on the field.

 

[Kingspoint]

Gilberry signed with Detroit today. Hall visited Miami. Nelson visited the Raiders.

 

[Kingspoint]

Per cincyjungle.com...

According to ESPN's Coley Harvey, Dansby's one-year deal with the Bengals includes a $1 million base salary, a $700,000 signing bonus, a $200,000 roster bonus and $100,000 workout bonus. He also can make up to $250,000 in incentive. That means the deal would max out at $2,250,000.

 

[Kingspoint]

From Rotoworld with Rotoworld comments.

Browns waived DB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu.

A 2015 seventh-round pick, Ekpre-Olomu spent his entire rookie year on NFI rehabbing from ACL surgery and a dislocated knee. He said he was close to fully recovered in February, but the Browns cut him after he hadn't progressed as hoped. It's possible some team will take a flyer on the ex-Oregon star if he can prove his health.


He has 1st Round talent. I was realy hoping the Bengals would draft and stash him last year. Now the Browns did us a favor by paying him for a year. Now we can scoop him up for nothing and let our medical team, which is light year's better than the Brown's, help him to rehab over the next year. It's just what the Bengals like to work with...1st Rd talent that has some issues, whether that be medical or mental. I know our scouts are good enough to appreciate what he did at Oregon. He's a lot better than Shaw was at USC.

DC Vance Joseph will get a chance to work with him as the Dolphins claimed him today after visiting with Hall yesterday.

 

[cincygrad]

I'll miss Gilberry..... He was a solid player for us - though his production slipped a little of late.

 

[Kingspoint]

Dansby's contract reminds me of David West's of San Antonio. Cincinnati is now a destination for someone with eyes on a Championship, past playoff losses aside.

 

[alf8478]

Dansby's contract reminds me of David West's of San Antonio. Cincinnati is now a destination for someone with eyes on a Championship, past playoff losses aside.

wait, what?

 

[Cincyfan78]

Both LaFell and Dansby talked about Cincinnati and championships as a reason for being here. Knowing they have a good base to make the playoffs, they both feel they can bring something to get the team over the playoff hump.

Certainly is odd to hear outside F/A talk about Cincinnati like that. In fact, I'd wager it's never happened in the F/A era.

 

[cincygrad]

I'll agree that it is a far cry from the days when Cory Dillon publicly stated that he'd rather flip burgers than play for the Bengals.

That said, the idea that we are a championship contender is a leap of faith..... All the talking heads say we have one of the best rosters in the league, but until Marvin proves he can win a playoff game (or even a game that will get us a playoff bye), I think it's fair to be very skeptical.

 

[Kingspoint]

I agree with Cole Harvey's article (that's a rarity for me) today that Marvin is gone if he doesn't win at least one playoff game this year. This is the most talented team they've had in the Marvin era.

 

[Cincyfan78]

I agree with Cole Harvey's article (that's a rarity for me) today that Marvin is gone if he doesn't win at least one playoff game this year. This is the most talented team they've had in the Marvin era.

People keep making these assumptions, but they don't factor in that it's simply not how Mike Brown works. At all.

If he hasn't been fired by now for failing in the playoffs, he's not getting fired. People just need to accept this.

 

[cincygrad]

 

[DanBengalfan]

all we need is for TJ Yates to retire, and then we can win a playoff game.

guaranteed.