SB Nation User Blog: AaronD

2009 Bengals

AaronD — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:40:32 -0000

It seems each year the Steelers and even the Ravens come out victorious over our beloved Browns which forces us to cheer even harder when we play the Bengals trying to get at least 1 or 2 divisional victories.

What about this year? The Steelers are the Steelers and the Ravens are only going to get better (at least on offense); I am still waiting for all the rumors about the Ravens defense being too old and slow to compete at previous high levels but it never comes to fruition.

The Bengals are poised to start 4 new Offensive Linemen (or new to their position) which some would classify as football suicide. With a healthy Carson it seems they are not doing their due diligence to keep him protected with this move. Cutting Levi Jones (to me) was odd since he was not making an extraordinary amount in 09 – But I realize he has a problem staying healthy so this I am sure factored into the decision.

Obviously, any player can have their career cut short with one shot to the knee but Carson has been down that road already and with as bad as the team plays without him, he seems to be their only hope of sniffing a playoff berth.

So my question to all of you: Will the weak and embarrassing Browns defense be about to penetrate the newly formed Bengals OL and get to Carson this year?

I have always been a pessimistic person and I will admit I am worried about this season. Each year I approach the new season as a fresh start with an "anything can happen" attitude but this year I have a different feeling. (I know it is early) but with a new coach and new scheme I think it is safe to say the rebuilding has begun (a phrase synonymous with the Cleveland Browns)

SHAFFER CUT

AaronD — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:41:08 -0000

1.5 million doesn't seem like much of a bonus...... Why not keep the guy?

Tucker is the starter BUT when was the last time he made it a full season?

I am fine with ManKok bringing in thier own guys, and trading K2, but how can we release a solid RT that has started 86 games

And I have read we now have 5 million in "dead money" taken away from our cap number.

This makes zero sense.

JEREMY MACLIN A BROWN?

AaronD — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:59:40 -0000

CHECK THIS OUT..................................

http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/?p=8492

Is this some fancy editing/formatting from a fan trying to be funny or could this actually have happened?

Is there a employee upset with Mangini, his decisions, the firing of other employees, or something else that would prompt someone in house to post this?

I doubt it holds water but how intriguing would that be?

Crabtree is a stud but doesn't have the wheels that Maclin has and Maclin has some great hands as well.

Could Maclin be the 1st WR taken? Or is this rumor only if Crabtree goes in the Top 5.......

Thoughts?

COWBOYS

AaronD — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:16:43 -0000

Owens and Roy Williams (SS) have been released.

Is ManKok interested? These are 2 needs the Browns have.

The list (on profootballtalk.com) is growing of teams who have said they do NOT want T.O. so maybe he would come cheap..

He may have a big mouth BUT at least he catches the ball.

Williams makes sense (if comes cheap) with the potential of losing Sean Jones, but everyone feels he may have lost a step.

BRAYLON trade rumors.....

AaronD — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:03:16 -0000

Ok, does anyone beleive Mangini was actively shopping K2 since he arrived in Cleveland?

I have a feeling he has been shopping Mr Dropsy Edwards and when Tampa was called on about a trade they said "No thanks, but we wouldn't mind having K2"

Regardless, I think there is a solid chance both of Cleveland top offensive targets could be done in Cleveland soon.

I have heard rumors of the Giants wanting Braylon for Mathias Kiwanuka.

I am torn because I think it would be great to get Kiwi but can we afford to lose both of our top two recieving threats?

Phil Savage was (is) an idiot !

AaronD — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:07:48 -0000

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2009/02/browns_analysis_as_draft_appro.html

Regardless of what we do with DA his cap number stays at 8 mill plus due to the structure of Savage's contract. The whole advantage of trading DA before March 1st was to not only avoid paying the 5 million bonus but to also better in a cap friendly way.

Even though there are many teams in need of a signal caller there are just as many QB's available via free agency.

I put our chances of trading DA before the March 1st bonus deadline at 0%. Once we pay that figure I assume SF, Carolina and NYJ will be calling because DA's salary for 09 is a measily 1.5 million.

Stupid Browns.

Sean Jones

AaronD — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:17:58 -0000

What will new coach Eric Mangini do with Sean Jones?

Let him test the market? Franchise Tag him? Try to work out a long term deal?

Yes, he had a down year but I doubt he was 100% either. It would be nice to get to a point where our DB's are solid enough that Sean could roam around and be that atypical AFC North Safety.

Mike Adams is also a free agent. Brodney Poole has had his share of concussions so the secondary is not looking to solid at this point.

I assume Adams will resign for a reasonable amount and if Poole can stay on the field Adams would be a solid backup but what if Jones leaves? Is Adams and Poole good enough of a tandem to play safety in the NFL?

Poll

What should be done with FA - Safety - Sean Jones?

Franchise Tag

6 votes

Sign long-term asap

23 votes

Let him test the market

14 votes

43 votes | Poll has closed

2009 Free Agent LB's

AaronD — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:42:25 -0000

Pos	Player Name	FA Status	Previous Team	Current Team
LB	Colin Allred	RFA	Tennessee Titans	Free Agent
LB	James Anderson	RFA	Carolina Panthers	Free Agent
LB	Eric Barton	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
LB	Monty Beisel	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	Free Agent
LB	Khary Campbell	UFA	Washington Redskins	Free Agent
LB	Anthony Cannon	RFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
LB	Ryan Claridge	UFA	New England Patriots	Free Agent
LB	Dan Cody	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
LB	Jorge Cordova	UFA	Tennessee Titans	Free Agent
LB	Channing Crowder	UFA	Miami Dolphins	Free Agent
LB	Angelo Crowell	UFA	Buffalo Bills	Free Agent
LB	Andra Davis	UFA	Cleveland Browns	Free Agent
LB	John DiGiorgio	RFA	Buffalo Bills	Free Agent
LB	Keith Ellison	RFA	Buffalo Bills	Free Agent
LB	Troy Evans	UFA	New Orleans Saints	Free Agent
LB	James Farrior	UFA	Pittsburgh Steelers	Free Agent
LB	Tyjuan Hagler	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	Free Agent
LB	Kevin Harrison	RFA	Buffalo Bills	Free Agent
LB	Michael Hawkes	UFA	Green Bay Packers	Free Agent
LB	LeRoy Hill	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Free Agent
LB	Brian Iwuh	RFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	Free Agent
LB	Larry Izzo	UFA	New England Patriots	Free Agent
LB	Clint Kriewaldt	UFA	Pittsburgh Steelers	Free Agent
LB	Jason Kyle	UFA	Carolina Panthers	Free Agent
LB	Kenard Lang	UFA	Denver Broncos	Free Agent
LB	Paris Lenon	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
LB	Ray Lewis	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
LB	Darrell McClover	UFA	Chicago Bears	Free Agent
LB	Willie McGinest	UFA	Cleveland Browns	Free Agent
LB	Marvin Mitchell	RFA	New Orleans Saints	Free Agent
LB	Quentin Moses	ERFA	Miami Dolphins	Free Agent
LB	Marques Murrell	RFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
LB	Sam Olajubutu	RFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Free Agent
LB	Mike Peterson	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	Free Agent
LB	Brady Poppinga	UFA	Green Bay Packers	Free Agent
LB	Nick Roach	ERFA	Chicago Bears	Free Agent
LB	Bart Scott	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
LB	Cody Spencer	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
LB	Pat Thomas	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Free Agent
LB	Zach Thomas	UFA	Dallas Cowboys	Free Agent
LB	Pago Togafau	RFA	Philadelphia Eagles	Free Agent
LB	Jonathan Vilma	UFA	New Orleans Saints	Free Agent
LB	Mark Washington	ERFA	Miami Dolphins	Free Agent
LB	Nate Webster	UFA	Denver Broncos	Free Agent
LB	Sam Williams	UFA	Oakland Raiders	Free Agent

2009 Free Agent RB's - Who ya want?

AaronD — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:41:43 -0000

Pos	Player Name	FA Status	Previous Team	Current Team
RB	Shaun Alexander	UFA	Washington Redskins	Free Agent
RB	J.J. Arrington	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	Free Agent
FB	B.J. Askew	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Free Agent
RB	Cedric Benson	UFA	Cincinnati Bengals	Free Agent
RB	Correll Buckhalter	UFA	Philadelphia Eagles	Free Agent
FB	Tim Castille	ERFA	Arizona Cardinals	Free Agent
RB	Jesse Chatman	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
FB	Daniel Coats	ERFA	Cincinnati Bengals	Free Agent
RB	P.J. Daniels	RFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
FB	Carey Davis	RFA	Pittsburgh Steelers	Free Agent
RB	DeDe Dorsey	RFA	Cincinnati Bengals	Free Agent
FB	Heath Evans	UFA	New England Patriots	Free Agent
RB	Samkon Gado	UFA	St. Louis Rams	Free Agent
RB	Andre Hall	ERFA	Denver Broncos	Free Agent
RB	Fred Jackson	RFA	Buffalo Bills	Free Agent
RB	Steven Jackson	UFA	St. Louis Rams	Free Agent
RB	Brandon Jacobs	UFA	New York Giants	Free Agent
RB	Rudi Johnson	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
RB	Kevin Jones	UFA	Chicago Bears	Free Agent
RB	LaMont Jordan	UFA	New England Patriots	Free Agent
FB	Zak Keasey	RFA	San Francisco 49ers	Free Agent
RB	Travis Minor	UFA	St. Louis Rams	Free Agent
RB	Maurice Morris	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Free Agent
FB	Lorenzo Neal	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
FB	Moran Norris	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
FB	Richard Owens	UFA	St. Louis Rams	Free Agent
RB	Chris Perry	RFA	Cincinnati Bengals	Free Agent
RB	Michael Pittman	UFA	Denver Broncos	Free Agent
FB	Ryan Powdrell	ERFA	Green Bay Packers	Free Agent
RB	Dominic Rhodes	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	Free Agent
FB	Tony Richardson	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
FB	Terrelle Smith	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	Free Agent
RB	Jason Snelling	UFA	Atlanta Falcons	Free Agent
RB	Darren Sproles	UFA	San Diego Chargers	Free Agent
RB	Aaron Stecker	UFA	New Orleans Saints	Free Agent
FB	Byron Storer	RFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Free Agent
FB	Naufahu Tahi	RFA	Minnesota Vikings	Free Agent
RB	Derrick Ward	UFA	New York Giants	Free Agent
RB	Danny Ware	RFA	New York Giants	Free Agent
FB	Leonard Weaver	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Free Agent
RB	Ricky Williams	UFA	Miami Dolphins	Free Agent
RB	Quincy Wilson	UFA	Cincinnati Bengals	Free Agent
RB	Jason Wright	UFA	Cleveland Browns	Free Agent

MANGINI TO BE NAMED HC BY END OF WEEK??

AaronD — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:58:52 -0000

Per Michael Holley of WEEI.com

Along with this is the news that Mangini will look to bring multiple coaches from the Jets organization as well... Is this a good thing? Do we want to see Chud hit the road? I am fine with Tucker leaving and even ok with Crennel sticking around to help the defense out (based solely on the lockerroom respect from players for him) but I am not so sure I want to get rid of Chud just yet....

Let's hope that he brings a few players as well..... (Thomas Jones would be nice)