It’s been a while since my last post (6 months and 1 day to be specific), yet hear I am, back on the Bengal’s bandwagon.  Last year was absolutely terrible, and about 3/4ths the way through the season I had enough and hung up the jersey for the season.  Well now that the draft is done, I’m back and in full Bengal-Faith mode…

I honestly believe the first 5 picks of the draft for the Bengalis will be impact players and will greatly help us make it to the playoffs (maybe not this year but 2-3 years in the future).  Lets start off with how and why this will happen…

Andre Smith: Finally provides Carson with the quality blocking he needs to feel protected and throw the ball to the amazing receiving corps we have.  He will also open amazing holes for Cedric and whomever else Marvin Lewis decides to keep in the backfield.

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Chris Perry along with 5 other players were cut yesterday in order to make room for the players drafted this past weekend.  While I was never a huge Perry fan, we did waste a 1st round pick on him and I always wished eh would succeed and become a franchise back if not a 3rd down option…yet that never came to be.  With his release his fate as an NFL rusher is pretty much sealed.

One of the 5 other players cut was an OSU favorite of mine, Mike Doss.  I don’t quite understand this move as we didn’t draft a safety at all to fill the void left by his release.  While Trent Morgan was drafted at cornerback, I don’t see him as a potential safety option what so ever.  Doss’s release has led to  some speculation that this means Roy Williams will be signed, yet I highly doubt we will move in that direction.

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With the release of Edgerrin James by the Arizona Cardinals, the Bengal’s may have a shot at picking up a veteran back that can backup Cedric Benson. Will they pull the trigger on this deal?... probably not. After the draft and release of Chris Perry, I highly doubt the Bengal’s will chase after a potentially washed out running back, yet I would applaud him being a Bengal.

If for some odd reason the Bengal’s chose to pick him up, it would probably mean that Kenny Watson’s days in Cincinnati are over. I would see the Bengal’s with a rotation of Benson, James, and Bernard Scott. DeDe Dorsey could potentially stay on the team for special teams and as a 4th option if needed.

James is definitely worth a gamble of picking up though, and ahs been a proven back for many years. In fact since 1999 (year he was drafted) he is 2nd in all yards from line of scrimmage only trailing LaDamian Tomlinson. Thus he would be one of the best backs the Bengal’s have ever seen on their team.

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