Archive for October, 2011

Adam Jones tweaked his hamstring during his electrifying 63-yard punt return of the Seahawks game. But, he claims that the injury isn’t severe, that his hamstring only “grabbed” and didn’t get pulled. Pacman is fired up to play his former team, the Tennessee Titans, next week and doesn’t want to miss it due to injury: On his long punt return: “I made the first cut and it kind of grabbed me again (his hamstring injury). I think I’ll be good by Wednesday as long as I get treatment.” On if he thinks he’ll be ready: “Oh, I’m not missing that [...]

Clipped from: profootballtalk.nbcsports.com (share this clip) The Bengals are finally getting love after their impressive 5-2 start to the season. Experts had slotted the Bengals as dead-last in most power rankings before the season began, but the young Bengals have made a habit of proving the ‘experts’ wrong. Now, the 2011 Bengals are discussed as “one of the best stories in the NFL”. Doubters of the current Bengals argue against the strength of schedule so far. But, you have to give them credit for taking care of the teams they were supposed to beat. The upcoming schedule is the meat [...]

Bengals Inactives: CB Morgan Trent, S Robert Sands, LB Dontay Moch, LB Rey Maualuga, OG Clint Boling, TE Jermaine Gresham, WR Ryan Whalen. Jermaine Gresham won’t be playing today against the Seattle Seahawks. Instead, backup Tight End Donald Lee will get the start, and highly-touted undrafted rookie Colin Cochart will get some playing time today. CB Morgan Trent hurt his ankle in practice on Friday and won’t play today. Kelly Jennings will likely pick up most of the nickel cornerback work today, with Pacman Jones perhaps making his own debut. Maualuga misses his second game in a row, and Dan [...]

The Vegas odds have the Bengals expected to win by 3 points at the Seattle Seahawks. The Bengals #2 defense against the Seahawks #31 offense seems to easy a matchup to win. Especially when the Seahawks may be starting their backup Quarterback Charlie Whitehurst. But a few historical trends suggest the Bengals may struggle to come out with a victory today. The Bengals are 5-16-1 coming out of the bye week since 1990. Which is good for last in the NFL. Under Marvin Lewis, the Bengals aren’t much better, with only a 2-5-1 record. And those 2 wins were both [...]

No major surprises this week. The big stories are Rey Maualuga, who didn’t practice all week and will not play at all against the Seahawks, and Pacman Jones, who participated fully in practice for the first time in 371 days and impressed coaches enough to be activated for Sunday’s game. Name Position Injury Wed. Thu. Fri. Game Status Clements, Nate CB Knee LP LP FP probable Gresham, Jermaine TE Hamstring – - LP probable Howard, Thomas LB Hamstring DNP LP LP questionable Jennings, Kelly CB Hamstring FP FP FP probable Jones, Adam CB Neck FP FP FP questionable Maualuga, Rey [...]

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Cedric Benson is suspended for this week’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, meaning that there is an extra roster spot available. Adam Jones, who was only cleared for practice this week, has been activated to take that final spot. He’ll be competing for the third cornerback spot with fellow first-rounder Kelly Jennings, as well as 2009 sixth rounder Morgan Trent. Teammates are excited about Pacman’s return, as he is well known for his speed and playmaking ability. His instincts might help the defensive unit pick off a few more balls; they only have 2 interceptions for the entire year. Defensive [...]

Clipped from: insider.espn.go.com (share this clip)   ESPN In$ider’s KC Joyner wrote an article today with an optimistic outlook on the Bengals chances of making the playoffs this year. He emphasizes the great play by rookies Andy Dalton and AJ Green, the defense, and the remaining schedule. On Andy Dalton: Dalton got off to a very rough start this year, as reflected by his Total QBR ratings: 27.0 in Week 1, 41.2 in Week 2, 14.0 in Week 3 and 26.7 in Week 4. At that time, his season-long Total QBR rating was 26.6, which ranked as the fifth-lowest total [...]

As the Cincinnati Bengals attempt to storm to the top of the AFC North, we’re looking for a new editor to help storm Stripe Hype to the top of the heap when it comes to Bengals sites. Editors are required to post daily and manage a staff of at least five staff writers and the site’s social media accounts. The position is paid although candidates should be motivated by the opportunity to grow the site into the most popular team blog on the internet rather than money because this isn’t a full time job. If you think you’re up to [...]

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