Rudi Johnson trade bait for a "real WR" (1 Viewer)

[IM666]

Who would the 3rd RB be for the Bengals if Rudi is shown the door?

Has Cedric Benson committed enough crimes to make the team?

 

[Gr00vus]

wow...

Rudi Johnson-RB-Bengals Aug. 26 - 3:20 pm et

Marvin Lewis didn't deny that Rudi Johnson was on the trading block Tuesday.

"It's a rumor. It makes no sense for me to confirm or deny anything involving a player," Lewis said. So ... it's confirmed. "They've been trying to get me out of here for a long time," Johnson said. Rudi is expected to play Thursday night, but there's a good chance that will be his last appearance as a Bengal.

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again, wow. I had no idea the management of this team was this stupid.

If they don't think he's got anything left (I sure don't), why is it stupid to not keep/pay him? I think at this point you could replace what he "brings" with a box of rocks on a skateboard.

 

[Gr00vus]

Who would the 3rd RB be for the Bengals if Rudi is shown the door?

Has Cedric Benson committed enough crimes to make the team?

Hey got paid as a professional football player by the Bears the last few years - that's crime enough.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

wow...

Rudi Johnson-RB-Bengals Aug. 26 - 3:20 pm et

Marvin Lewis didn't deny that Rudi Johnson was on the trading block Tuesday.

"It's a rumor. It makes no sense for me to confirm or deny anything involving a player," Lewis said. So ... it's confirmed. "They've been trying to get me out of here for a long time," Johnson said. Rudi is expected to play Thursday night, but there's a good chance that will be his last appearance as a Bengal.

whole post

again, wow. I had no idea the management of this team was this stupid.

If they don't think he's got anything left (I sure don't), why is it stupid to not keep/pay him? I think at this point you could replace what he "brings" with a box of rocks on a skateboard.

I would never give you a box of rocks and a skateboard for Rudi. You can one or the other, thats it.

 

[Couch Potato]

Who would the 3rd RB be for the Bengals if Rudi is shown the door?

They are high on rookie UDFA James Johnson out of Kansas St (5'11" 202), and last year DeDe Dorsey performed very well in limited duty although he's been hurt this offseason.

 

[TheFanatic]

wow...

Rudi Johnson-RB-Bengals Aug. 26 - 3:20 pm et

Marvin Lewis didn't deny that Rudi Johnson was on the trading block Tuesday.

"It's a rumor. It makes no sense for me to confirm or deny anything involving a player," Lewis said. So ... it's confirmed. "They've been trying to get me out of here for a long time," Johnson said. Rudi is expected to play Thursday night, but there's a good chance that will be his last appearance as a Bengal.

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again, wow. I had no idea the management of this team was this stupid.

Interesting cut and paste job you did:

Tailback Rudi Johnson, looking forward to his first preseason action Thursday night, said this afternoon he would not be surprised to be traded. It was reported Monday night that the Bengals are shopping the eighth-year running back in hopes of landing a wide receiver in return.

"They've been trying to get me out of here for a long time," Johnson said after practicing for the second day in a row. "It's part of the league. It's part of the game."

Johnson, who missed five games last season with hamstring problems, has been slowed again this preseason by the other hamstring.

"It's a rumor," head coach Marvin Lewis said of the ESPN report. "It makes no sense for me to confirm or deny anything involving a player."

Wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who also has battled with a hamstring problem in the preseason, practiced today for the second day in a row and said he experienced no pain or soreness out of the ordinary. He said whether he plays Thursday night in the preseason finale at Indianapolis is Lewis' decision.

Quarterback Carson Palmer, wearing a protective cover on his broken nose, said he would not play against the Colts. It was the plan all along, he said, regardless of the injury. He said the front edge of his helmet smacked the bridge of his nose when he was sacked by former Bengals safety Kevin Kaesviharn of the Saints on a blitz Saturday night. Ryan Fitzpatrick will start at quarterback.

Lewis said his team is getting healthier and that he anticipates the full return to practice Monday of several players, including defensive end Antwan Odom (foot), wide receiver Chad Johnson (shoulder) and safety Dexter Jackson (who sprained his ankle Monday in practice). Safety Chinedum Ndukwe (leg) is healing faster than expected but is probably not going to practice Monday. Lewis did say the Bengals would hold a roster spot for Ndukwe. Final cuts are Saturday; 22 players will be released from the roster to get it down to 53.

Defensive end Eric Henderson, who has missed all of the preseason games, had an ice bag on his right hamstring after practice.

Lewis said the team's draft pick rookies are making progress in practice. Lewis also praised the performances of wide receivers Glenn Holt and Jerome Simpson.

 

[NoFBinLA]

Interesting cut and paste job you did:

In fairness, I think that (his post) was straight off rotoworld. So credit them for the cut up.But thanks for posting the full thing - really sheds some overall light on the quotes.

 

[TheFanatic]

Interesting cut and paste job you did:

In fairness, I think that (his post) was straight off rotoworld. So credit them for the cut up.But thanks for posting the full thing - really sheds some overall light on the quotes.

That makes sense. It just seemed out of order when I read it and went to the source and was really confused. But I get it now...