Free Agency. Who's walking ???

LondonBengal · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:22 am Post subject: Free Agency. Who's walking ???

With the season done, its time to look ahead. Here's the roster status as we stand now,

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42 guys are signed thru next season, (with their current contract expiry year in brackets)......

QB (2) - A.Dalton (2015)/ Z.Robinson (2015 rfa).
OC (2) - K.Cook (2016)/ T.Robinson (2015 rfa).
OG (3) - C.Boling (2015)/ K.Zeitler (2016)/ T.Wharton (2015).
OT (2) - A.Collins (2014)/ A.Whitworth (2016).
RB (2) - B.Green-Ellis (2015)/ D.Herron (2016).
FB (2) - J.Connor (2014)/ C.Pressley (2014).
TE (2) - O.Charles (2016)/ J.Gresham (2015).
WR (6) - A.J.Green (2015)/ M.Jones (2016)/ M.Sanu (2016)/
D.Sanzenbacher (2014 rfa)/ L.Tuinei (2015 erfa)/ R.Whalen (2015).

DT (4) - G.Atkins (2014)/ D.Peko (2015)/ D.Still (2016)/ B.Thompson (2016).
DE (2) - C.Dunlap (2014)/ J.Anderson (2014).
LB (3) - V.Burfict (2015 erfa)/ E.Lamur (2015 erfa)/ D.Moch (2015).
S (5) - T.Dye (2015 rfa)/ G.Iloka (2016)/ T.Mays (2014)/ R.Nelson (2016)/
R.Sands (2015 (for the moment !))
CB (7) - J.Allen (2014)/ B.Ghee (2014)/ L.Hall (2016)/
C.Harris-Lewis (2015 erfa)/ D.Kirkpatrick (2016)/ S.Prater (2016)/
T.Rogers (2015 rfa).
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A further 34 guys on the expanded roster after the HOU game will shortly be FREE AGENTS, although most of the practiced squadders and a few others will be shortly signed to the off-season roster.......

QB (1) - BRUCE GRADKOWSKI.
OG (1) - OTIS HUDSON.
OT (3) - ANDRE SMITH/ DENNIS ROLAND/ DAN KNAPP.
RB (3) - BRIAN LEONARD/ CEDRIC PEERMAN/ BERNARD SCOTT.
TE (2) - BRYCE DAVIS/ RICHARD QUINN.
WR (4) - ANDREW HAWKINS (erfa)/ VIDAL HAZELTON/ JUSTIN HILTON/ BRANDON TATE.
DT (1) - PAT SIMS.
DE (4) - DEQUIN EVANS/ ROBERT GEATHERS/ WALLACE GILBERRY/ MICHAEL JOHNSON.
LB (6) - THOMAS HOWARD/ MANNY LAWSON/ REY MAUALUGA/ VINNIE REY/ J.K.SCHAFFER/ DAN SKUTA.
S (3) - JEROMY MILES (erfa)/ NATE CLEMENTS/ CHRIS CROCKER.
CB (2) - ADAM JONES/ TERRENCE NEWMAN.

ST'S (4) - JOSH BROWN/ CLARK HARRIS/ KEVIN HUBER/ MIKE NUGENT.

I also wouldn't be surprised if guys like LB Rod Muckleroy and TE Colin Cochart get another invite.......
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Whodya like ? Who do we let walk ?
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Didn't feel like creating a new thread, so I'll put this here:

Conquest8089 · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 2478

Michael Johnson is going to command a lucrative contract on the FA market. Size, Length & Athleticism- Teams will be lining up to land the emerging edge rusher.

Pat Sims wasn't a focal point of the rotation and with young guys waiting in the wings- Odrick & Brandon Thompson- should be allowed to depart.

Adam Jones should be resigned. Due to his character issues, I doubt he has great value for other teams. He's found a home in Cincinnati and would be a distracting signing virtually anywhere else.

I fear the team will resign Maualuga, whose one of the worst MIKEs in the league. Marvin appears happy with him though.

Andre Smith Jr is a tricky situation. Worth considering the Franchise Tag for his services.

Unfortunately, the versatile Leonard will likely land elsewhere.
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LondonBengal · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:15 pm Post subject:

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Our own free agents who I think will be re-signed:

Gradkowski
A. Smith
Peerman
Leonard
Hawkins
Gilberry
M. Johnson
Howard
Rey
Skuta
Miles
Crocker
Jones
Newman
Brown
Harris
Huber

I think Sims walks, as we have two young DT prospects waiting in the wings. Lawson was about useless this season, and Maualuga was exposed badly in the playoff game. I'm hoping the Bengals let those two walk. I would say we resign Geathers but I think I read somewhere that we save a good deal of cap space if he walks? Don't remember. I hope Gilberry is re-signed. He's solid.

I think Johnson gets a LT deal and Smith gets the franchise tag.

LondonBengal · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:57 pm Post subject:

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I would keep...
Andre Amith
Micheal Johnson
Pat Sims
Wallace Gilberry
Cedric Peerman
Adam Jones
Josh Brown
Kevin Huber
Clark Harris
Let the rest of them walk.
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