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Talking Geno Atkins and contract forecasting

Cincy Jungle — We talk about how good Geno Atkins is all the time on this site. We also talk about how this position does not receive the recognition it deserves, so I will save that. Pro Football Focus rates Atkins as the highest rated defensive lineman with a grade of 80.0. Just for reference, they have Gerald McCoy 2nd at 31.2. Currently Atkins is in the final year of a rookie contract that pays $3.2 million. He is obviously a target for an extension by the Bengals and I am sure they have done the preliminary work to come up with some options. The website Spotrac does forecasting for professional...

7 hours ago

Camp Battles: Strong Safety

Cincy Jungle — The Bengals have neglected the strong safety position for a while. They have shuffled through several players and the strong safety position has possibly seen more turnover than any other position on the team. The Bengals tried a few players there in 2012 and still haven't found a clear starter. Possibly the team's third-round pick in 2013 will be the future of the position. Most Likely: Taylor Mays: Mays started at strong safety to start the 2012 season, but lost his starting job after Week 4. While he has several very devout supporters, the coaches obviously weren't happy with his pl...

7 hours ago

The Five: A look at players the Bengals can't afford to lose

Cincy Jungle — The San Francisco received some of the worst news one could possible receive when starting wide receiver Michael Crabtree suffered an Achilles tear during Tuesday's OTA practice; though the belief is that he won't miss the entire season. It's a reminder that even preventing contact during offseason practices, players still have the potential to suffer significant injuries -- usually under the file "freak accidents". It got us thinking. Which Bengals could the team ill-afford to lose? We have a list but we applied a generic criteria. We're not just naming the best Bengals players; rathe...

11 hours ago

A look back at the 2003 Cincinnati Bengals

Cincy Jungle — Raise your hand if you miss Dick LeBeau. After an outstanding playing career and then assistant coaching career, LeBeau was offered the position of head coach of the Bengals. A 12 - 33 record ensued. After his 2 and 14 season, LeBeau was replaced by Marvin Lewis. LeBeau currently is still a thorn in the side of offenses around the NFL. 2003 also brought about the guy with the golden arm, Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer. While he sat the bench and learned under the tutelage of baby hands Jon Kitna, we were all happy with the pick. The season began with 3 straight losses and the Beng...

11 hours ago

The CJ's: Award For 2012 Bengals Defensive MVP

Cincy Jungle — We only have a small handful of "CJ's" left to give out and, like the Oscars, the further we go down, the bigger the awards get. We have honored the team's Special Teams Player of the Year for 2012, and now it's time to honor the tough guys on the defensive side of the ball. This likely won't be much of a contest, but the staff gives you their picks and then you can cast your vote to gets The CJ for 2012 Bengals Defensive Player of the Year. Jason Garrison: Geno Atkins: No interior defensive lineman turned in a more dominant performance than Geno Atkins in 2012. Not only was he extreme...

11 hours ago

Camp Battles: Cornerback

Cincy Jungle — When it comes to cornerback, Leon Hall has his position locked up. However, the team's other starting cornerback is somewhat up in the air. While Terence Newman started there last year and was re-signed, he isn't necessarily going to be named the starter without a little competition. Here's who could be starting on the other side of the field from Hall: The Favorites: Terence Newman: Newman started most of the team's games at corner opposite Hall in 2012 and he played fairly well despite his age. He's familiar with Mike Zimmer's defense and, while he didn't have a Pro Bowl season, he w...

15 hours ago

BB: Shawn Williams Vs. Taylor Mays And Some Hard Knockin'

Cincy Jungle — There aren't many open-ended questions about the Cincinnati Bengals roster on defense. Competition will pressure some players near the bottom, but for the most part this defense has their starting lineup set -- save for the unpredictable and frightening injuries. We know that Geno Atkins, Domata Peko, Michael Johnson and Robert Geathers will start on the defensive line -- and if not Geathers, then Carlos Dunlap (but I'll believe that when I see it). We know that the starting linebackers figure to be a combination of James Harrison, Vontaze Burfict and Rey Maualuga. We also know that Le...

15 hours ago

Former Bengals Safety worked out for the Kansas City Chiefs

Cincy Jungle — Prior to signing safety Quinton Demps on Wednesday, the Kansas City Chiefs worked out former Bengals safety Corey Lynch. After being selected in the sixth-round of the 2008 NFL draft, Lynch played seven games for the Bengals during his rookie year, recording an interception against the New York Jets. Two games later Lynch suffered a season-ending knee injury and was placed on Injured Reserve. Featured on HBO's Hard Knocks for saving a woman's life, Lynch failed to make the 53-man roster, but was signed to the Bengals practice squad. Tampa Bay poached Lynch later that month, going on to...

15 hours ago

Bengals sign second-round running back Giovani Bernard

Cincy Jungle — The Cincinnati Bengals announced on Thursday that they've signed second-round running back Giovani Bernard. According to the rookie allocation chart, Bernard is projected to earn $5,253,342 with a signing bonus of $2.2 million and a cap number of $955,153 during his first season. More: Bengals rookie signing chart Currently the Bengals have signed eight of their ten rookies, leaving third-round safety Shawn Williams and first-round tight end Tyler Eifert as the team's remaining unsigned draft picks from the 2013 class. Bernard was selected No. 37 overall, which the Bengals rece...

15 hours ago

The 1988 Cincinnati Bengals: The Original "Greatest Show On Turf"

Cincy Jungle — For those of us that are placed in between the "millennial" and "generation X", our football viewership has likely been limited to the 1990s up to the present day. One of the best and most exciting teams of that era was the Kurt Warner-led St. Louis Rams that dominated the NFL from roughly 1999-2002. Aside from the feel-good stories surrounding one the NFL's true good guys in Warner, the eye-popping numbers put up by the offense known as "The Greatest Show on Turf" made for must-watch football. In case you're not familiar with the cast of characters outside of Warner, there were Hall o...

May 22, 2013

HUMP DAY OPEN THREAD

Cincy Jungle — The Cincinnati Bengals are going through OTA sessions this week and the Heat play the first game of the conference finals against the Pacers. Not that I care about the Heat. Most of you know my NBA allegiance, so I won't rah-rah them here (Spurs are the most badass team in the history of orange bouncy ball).

May 22, 2013

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Cincinnati Bengals Honor Jim Lippincott At OTAs

Cincy Jungle — They don't have a "Ring of Honor" for their past greats on the field and they aren't in the habit of retiring players' numbers at halftime. But, by golly, the Bengals know how to take care of their faithful staff members. During this week's OTAs, Mike Brown and the Bengals coaching staff honored longtime Director of Football Operations, Jim Lippincott. During the downtime at the session, Marvin Lewis presented a framed Bengals jersey with the No.20 (symbolism for the amount of years of service) to Lippincott with Brown watching in the background. &&&&&&& ...

May 22, 2013

Top 10 Quarterbacks 25 Or Under: Andy Dalton Comes In At 9

Cincy Jungle — Everybody loves rankings. They are a simple way to present information in a logical and easily-digestible fashion. They give rise to snap comparisons. And most importantly, they allow the fans of higher-ranked teams to stick their tongues out and make rude gestures in the direction of the fans of lower-ranked teams. All in all, a pretty good deal. But with the popularity of rankings, sometimes things get ranked just for the sake of saying they've been ranked. Such is the case with Gregg Rosenthal's list of the top ten quarterbacks 25-years-old or younger on NFL.com. For the most part, ...

May 22, 2013

Camp Battles: No. 2 Wide Receiver

Cincy Jungle — A.J. Green is set as the team's No. 1 receiver now and for as long as he's wearing a Bengals uniform, which is hopefully a very long time. Where there are some question marks, though, is at the No. 2 wide receiver position. There is a large pool of talented receivers, but there hasn't been a single receiver to step up to play opposite of Green. Last year the job seemed to become Mohamed Sanu's but after suffering a season-ending injury, it was Marvin Jones that stepped up. There's a decent chance that offensive coordinator Jay Gruden won't really run with a true No. 2 receiver and move...

May 22, 2013

The Cincinnati Bengals Announce Margus Hunt Signing

Cincy Jungle — The Cincinnati Bengals announced on Wednesday that they've signed second-round selection, Margus Hunt. According to the rookie allocation numbers, Hunt's contract will be worth $3,671,102 with a $1,049,892 signing bonus. Hunt (6-8, 277) brings rare potential and an intriguing personal story to the Bengals’ plans for continued improvement of their highly ranked defense. A native of Estonia, in northern Europe, he earned international honors as a track thrower (discus, shot and hammer) before coming to U.S. on an SMU track scholarship. When the SMU track program disbanded, he joined the ...

May 22, 2013

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