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[Adam14]

Following. Looks awesome thus far.

[DJG]

Im following. Hey didnt you do a Texans franchise a long time ago?

[hockeyplaya2724]

I'll be following, it will be interesting to see how Andy Dalton does in his rookie year.

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Roster Still In Flux As Bengals Claim Three Off Waivers

Receiver/returner Brandon Tate was one of the three players claimed off the
waiver wire by the Bengals on Sunday.


For most NFL teams, the “final cuts”of the Saturday before opening day are not really the final cuts. Waiver claims lead to the cruelest of cuts, when a player who thought he had made the the 53-man roster ends up getting walking papers nevertheless. Such is the case for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Claimed off the waiver wire was former Patriot Brandon Tate, who was sixth in the NFL with a 25.8 yard kickoff return average that included two touchdowns, one of them a 97-yarder against the Bengals on opening day. With Wes Welker returning punts for the Pats, Tate has only one NFL punt return for 4 yards, but as a UNC Tar Heel he had a 10.6 average with 3 TD’s on 79 returns. And he may well be asked to return punts for the Bengals, as the player who was released to make room for Tate was the well-liked, selfless Quan Cosby, who set the franchise mark of a 10 yard average on 70 returns. Tate says he’s ready for that.

“Whatever the team wants me to do, I’m willing to do it,” Tate said shortly after he found out he was coming to Cincinnati. “We’ll see when I get there.”

The Bengals are also intrigued by what he could give them as a receiver. As the Pats’ third receiver last year, he averaged 18 yards per his 24 catches and scored three touchdowns. The Bengals haven’t had that kind of TD-catch ratio since Chris Henry. And last year turned out to be Tate's first full year since his rookie year was limited to two games with two knee injuries.

In other moves, the Bengals claimed Eagles center-guard Mike McGlynn and cut backup center Reggie Stephens while claiming Dolphins tight end Mickey Shuler and cutting third-year tight end Chase Coffman. Cornerback Brandon Ghee, last year’s third round selection out of Wake Forest, cleared waivers and will be signed to the practice squad. Its was expected 2011 seventh round pick Korey Lindsey would be there too, but he was claimed by the Cardinals.

In the 6-4, 315-pound McGlynn the Bengals get a guy that can play guard as they seek depth for the Bobbie Williams four-game suspension, but he started 14 games and in the playoffs last year for the NFC East champion Eagles at center before sixth-rounder and University of Cincinnati center Jason Kelce beat him out this camp. Before McGlynn got cut he played center, guard and tackle Thursday night against the Jets.

In picking up Shuler and letting go of Coffman, a former third round pick, the Bengals believe thbe have improved the blocking in the backup tight end ranks. While Coffman was one of the NCAA’s top receiving tight ends during his career at Missouri, he wasn’t asked to do much blocking in the Tigers’ offensive scheme, and it showed while he was here.

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Definitely following. Well organized and the banner is sweet!

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Following. Looks awesome thus far.

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Im following. Hey didnt you do a Texans franchise a long time ago?

Glad to have you aboard.

The Texans, with running commentary from redneck fans Earl Bob and Festus.

For those of you who missed it, that was Schaub's first season in Houston. Festus wore his old David Carr #8 jersey, with duct tape over CARR and "SHOB" in magic marker.

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Quote: Originally Posted by hockeyplaya2724

I'll be following, it will be interesting to see how Andy Dalton does in his rookie year.

I really hope he does well so QB won't have to be addressed again any time soon. But if my M11 Seahawks franchise is any indicator, A.J. can make a QB look better. A.J. missed some games with a shoulder injury in his second year, and Locker wasn't nearly the same without him.