I suppose it's matter of understanding when players tell us that teams can release players at any time though expect them to honor their contracts. "People think that if you sign a contract, you should honor your contract," said Bengals...

I can't say that I understand why a player waits until June to have arthroscopic surgery on an injury that's been problematic since before the heavy Cincinnati snows, but I admit, I don't understand a lot. If you look back to last season's injury...

Let's see, what am I looking for this season? Actually, a lot. I am looking forward to seeing how Rudi Johnson and Chris Perry rebound. I'm looking forward to seeing Chad Johnson pipe down, celebrate a few touchdowns and watch T.J. Houshmandzadeh...

If you're been a regular reader of this blog since 2006, you know that when training camp approaches, we'll start talking football. Rather than this who-said she-said crap in minicamp with Puppet Master, Oil Slick leaning against a Cincinnati tree...

Who Dey Revolution argues that Domata Peko's contract is way, way too much saying it could not only one of the highest, but the best paid . I admit, I was a bit shocked at the signing (hadn't even heard of it in the pipe). I asked Leo Goeas,...

Jordan Palmer is working hard at an opportunity to playing in the NFL and learning under big brother Carson. William's when asked of the Bengals offensive line's weight: " The average weight is B-I-G " Matt Miller ranks Levi Jones as the 14th...

Marvin Lewis "applauds" rookie running back James Johnson ; which is somewhat significant. Injuries are often random events in the NFL (Google, Bengals, linebackers, 2007) and there's a real possibility that DeDe Dorsey could start the...

When it was written that Daniel Coats was taking reps in the backfield during OTAs, you figured one of two things: either the Bengals were preparing a player to replace Reggie Kelly when he eventually leaves (contract expires after 2009 season),...

While we waited for the judge's decision on Jason Shirley's request to postpone his re-trial until after the NFL season, we wondered briefly if Shirley's status as an unsigned rookie (no NFL contract, therefore not an "NFL employee")...

Drew Rosenhaus said that Chad Johnson will " be at training camp ." But it would appear that once Rosenhaus didn't have constant contact with Johnson, that Chad was slowly rejoining the team . The more I kept thinking about it,...

The Mike Zimmer defense has players and coaches pumped about 2008. The team's cornerbacks have been working bump-and-run coverage rather than that soft crap they've played for years. Said Bengals cornerback Johnathan Joseph: " Every play is bump...

ESPN's KC Joyner ranks each team's cornerback duo (Insider) based on "yards-per-attempt". Leon Hall, Johnathan Joseph and Deltha O'Neal ranked 13th giving up 7.6 yards-per-attempt (232 attempts, 1,759 yard). Chris Henry could be...

NFL.com senior columnist, Thomas George, spoke with Mike Brown "at length" and made the following comments during an NFL Network segment by Scott Hanson who asked George for a summary . "Three significant things. Mike Brown, the...

There's several videos on the NFL Network's website that interviews, discusses and analyzes the Bengals minicamp (aka, Chad Johnson). In this 1:39 segment, Thomas George speaks to Marvin Lewis about Chad Johnson . The one thing I noticed isn't...

Every once in a while, I accidentally stumble across Chris Mortensen's ESPN blog. We're lucky if it's updated more than three times a month, so you can forgive me for missing this blurb. Mortensen wrote a brief half-post about Odell Thurman. ...