Cincinatti Bengals NFL News - Bengals Football Blog http://www.bengalslocker.com BengalsLocker.com is the place where Cincinnati Bengals news comes alive. Follow the team during the comeback season where Carson Palmer leads the team toward the NFL playoffs. If you're the type who can't get your fill of "Ochocinco Madness," you have certainly come to the right place! Tue, 08 May 2012 23:14:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Cincinnati Bengals picked DT Brandon Thompson in the 3rd round http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/05/01/the-cincinnati-bengals-picked-dt-brandon-thompson-in-the-3rd-round/ http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/05/01/the-cincinnati-bengals-picked-dt-brandon-thompson-in-the-3rd-round/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 19:29:59 +0000 admin http://www.bengalslocker.com/?p=895 The Cincinnati Bengals selected DT Brandon Thompson with the 93rd overall pick (3rd round) of the 2012 NFL Draft.  Thompson is a brute at 6’2″, 311 pounds.  He’s likely only to play on 1st and 2nd downs unless he improves as a pass rusher.  But, he’s an outstanding run defender and he makes a ton of tackles.  Thompson played in 14 games (13 starts) for Clemson last year and he had 77 tackles, 8 tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks and 1 forced fumble.  He played in 53 games (38 starts) in his four years at Clemson and he had 207 tackles, 22.5 tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries.  This was an outstanding pick for the Bengals as Thompson should have been long gone by this pick.

]]> http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/05/01/the-cincinnati-bengals-picked-dt-brandon-thompson-in-the-3rd-round/feed/ 0 The Cincinnati Bengals picked WR Mohamed Sanu in the 3rd round http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/05/01/the-cincinnati-bengals-picked-wr-mohamed-sanu-in-the-3rd-round/ http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/05/01/the-cincinnati-bengals-picked-wr-mohamed-sanu-in-the-3rd-round/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 19:23:32 +0000 admin http://www.bengalslocker.com/?p=892 The Cincinnati Bengals selected WR Mohamed Sanu with the 83rd overall pick (3rd round) of the 2012 NFL Draft.  Sanu is 6’2″, 215 pounds and he runs a 4.55 40.  Sanu is a field fast receiver that doesn’t mind mixing it up over the middle of the field.  He has a good set of hands as he catches almost everything pass that he touches.  Sanu will need to improve as a blocker, but he can get coached up to do that.  Sanu played in 13 games (all starts) for Rutgers last year and he caught 115 passes for 1,206 yards (10.5 avg) with 7 TD grabs.  He played in 38 games (37 starts) in his three years at Rutgers and he caught 210 passes for 2,263 yards (10.8 avg) with 12 TD grabs.  He doesn’t project to be more than a #2 WR for the Bengals, but that’s just fine as they already have A.J. Green.

]]> http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/05/01/the-cincinnati-bengals-picked-wr-mohamed-sanu-in-the-3rd-round/feed/ 0 The Cincinnati Bengals picked DT Devon Still in the 2nd round http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/29/the-cincinnati-bengals-picked-dt-devon-still-in-the-2nd-round/ http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/29/the-cincinnati-bengals-picked-dt-devon-still-in-the-2nd-round/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:57:37 +0000 admin http://www.bengalslocker.com/?p=890 The Bengals selected DT Devon Still out of Penn State with the 53rd overall pick (2nd round) of the 2012 NFL Draft.  Still is 6’5″, 305 pounds and he is oozing with potential.  Still is very quick of the ball, which allows him to get into the backfield and blow up plays.  But, he doesn’t always play his hardest.  It will be up to the Bengals’ coaching staff to keep Still focused and motivated.  Still played in 13 games (all starts) for Penn State last year and he had 55 tackles, 17 tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks, 1 batted down ball, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.  Still played in 42 games (26 starts) in his four years at Penn State and he had 113 tackles, 32.5 tackles for a loss, 10.5 sacks, 1 batted down ball, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.  This was an outstanding pick for the Bengals as Still should have been long gone by this selection.

]]> http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/29/the-cincinnati-bengals-picked-dt-devon-still-in-the-2nd-round/feed/ 0 The Cincinnati Bengals take OG Kevin Zeitler in the 1st round of the 2012 NFL Draft http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/28/the-cincinnati-bengals-take-og-kevin-zeitler-in-the-1st-round-of-the-2012-nfl-draft/ http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/28/the-cincinnati-bengals-take-og-kevin-zeitler-in-the-1st-round-of-the-2012-nfl-draft/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:56:38 +0000 admin http://www.bengalslocker.com/?p=888 The Bengals traded down from #21 to #27 with the New England Patriots.  The Bengals picked up an extra 3rd round pick (#93 overall) in this deal.  The Bengals then selected OG Kevin Zeitler out of Wisconsin.  Zeitler is a big guy at 6’3″, 315 pounds and he plays to his size.  He’s a good run blockers and he’s solid in pass protection.  He does have some issues with speed rushers.  Zeitler played in 14 games (all starts) for Wisconsin last year.  He played in 43 games (36 starts) in his four years with Wisconsin.  This was an excellent pick as Zeitler could be starting from Day #1 for the Bengals.

]]> http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/28/the-cincinnati-bengals-take-og-kevin-zeitler-in-the-1st-round-of-the-2012-nfl-draft/feed/ 0 The Cincinnati Bengals pick CB Dre Kirkpatrick in the 1st round of the 2012 NFL Draft http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/28/the-cincinnati-bengals-pick-cb-dre-kirkpatrick-in-the-1st-round-of-the-2012-nfl-draft/ http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/28/the-cincinnati-bengals-pick-cb-dre-kirkpatrick-in-the-1st-round-of-the-2012-nfl-draft/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:51:04 +0000 admin http://www.bengalslocker.com/?p=886 The Bengals picked CB Dre Kirkpatrick with the #17 overall pick in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft.  Kirkpatrick is 6’2″, 190 and he runs a 4.5 40, so he’s a pretty good athlete.  He played in 13 games (all starts) for Alabama last year and he had 30 tackles, broke up 9 passes and he forced 2 fumbles.  He played in 38 games (25 starts) in his three years with the Crimson Tide and he had 91 tackles, 16 passes broken up, 3 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.  Kirkpatrick has a huge upside and he was an outstanding special teams player on the coverage teams in college.  His only real weakness is that he has gotten into some trouble off the field, including an arrest last January for marijuana possession.  So he should fit right in with the rest of the Bengals.

]]> http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/28/the-cincinnati-bengals-pick-cb-dre-kirkpatrick-in-the-1st-round-of-the-2012-nfl-draft/feed/ 0 Akili Smith was the biggest bust in Cincinnati Bengals’ history http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/24/akili-smith-was-the-biggest-bust-in-cincinnati-bengals-history/ http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/24/akili-smith-was-the-biggest-bust-in-cincinnati-bengals-history/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:12:38 +0000 admin http://www.bengalslocker.com/?p=883 The Cincinnati Bengals used the #3 overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft on QB Akili Smith out of Oregon.  Smith got his big chance in 2000 with the Bengals when he played in 12 games (11 starts) in which he completed 118 of 267 passes (44.2%) for 1,253 yards with 3 TD passes and 6 INTs (52.8 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 41 times for 232 yards (5.7 ypc) in 2000 for the Bengals.  Smith played in 22 games (17 starts) in his four years with the Bengals and he completed 215 of 461 passes (46.6%) for 2,212 yards with 5 TD passes and 13 INTs (52.8 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 70 times for 371 yards (5.3 ypc) with 1 TD run in his career with the Bengals.  Akili Smith was 3-14 (17.6%) as a starting QB for the Bengals.  Amazing, Smith is #11 in passing yards (2,212), tied for 16th in TD passes (5) and tied for 10th in interceptions (13) in Bengals’ history.  Smith was such a joke as a QB with the Bengals, that no other team took a flier on him after they let him go.  Akili Smith is far and away the worst pick the Bengals ever made in the first round.

]]> http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/24/akili-smith-was-the-biggest-bust-in-cincinnati-bengals-history/feed/ 0 The Cincinnati Bengals re-sign LS Clark Harris http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/17/the-cincinnati-bengals-re-sign-ls-clark-harris/ http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/17/the-cincinnati-bengals-re-sign-ls-clark-harris/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:20:01 +0000 admin http://www.bengalslocker.com/?p=881 The Bengals have re-signed 27-year old long snapper Clark Harris to a 1-year deal.  Harris played in all 16 games for the Bengals last year and he had 3 tackles.  He has now played in 43 games in his first three years with the Bengals and he has 7 tackles.  It was a good move for the Bengals to bring Harris back as he has done a good job for them so far in his career.

]]> http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/17/the-cincinnati-bengals-re-sign-ls-clark-harris/feed/ 0 The Cincinnati Bengals are armed to do some damage in the 2012 NFL Draft http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/15/the-cincinnati-bengals-are-armed-to-do-some-damage-in-the-2012-nfl-draft/ http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/15/the-cincinnati-bengals-are-armed-to-do-some-damage-in-the-2012-nfl-draft/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:21:30 +0000 admin http://www.bengalslocker.com/?p=878 The Cincinnati Bengals currently have 9 picks in the 2012 NFL Draft, and I think they are going to have a good day.  I look for the Bengals to cherry pick the best player available when they pick, regardless of position.  I just conducted my mock 2012 NFL Draft on bloglockers.com and these are the players I pegged for the Bengals:

1. (17) Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama

1. (21) Whitney Mercilus, OLB, Illinois

2. (53) Dont’a Hightower, ILB, Alabama

3. (83) George Iloka, FS, Boise State

4. (116) Dwight Jones, WR, North Carolina

5. (156) Tauren Poole, RB, Tennessee

5. (166) Dan Herron, RB, Ohio State

5. (167) Jaymes Brooks, OG, Virginia Tech

6. (191) Marquis Maze, WR, Alabama

]]> http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/15/the-cincinnati-bengals-are-armed-to-do-some-damage-in-the-2012-nfl-draft/feed/ 0 The Cincinnati Bengals re-sign LB Dan Skuta http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/13/the-cincinnati-bengals-re-sign-lb-dan-skuta/ http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/13/the-cincinnati-bengals-re-sign-lb-dan-skuta/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:03:49 +0000 admin http://www.bengalslocker.com/?p=876 The Bengals have re-signed 25-year old linebacker Dan Skuta to a 1-year deal.  He played in all 16 games for the Bengals last year and he had 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 1 forced fumble.  Skuta has now played in 40 games in his first three years for the Bengals and he has 55 tackles, 1/2 a sack and 3 forced fumbles.  Skuta is a solid backup linebacker and he’s a good special teams player, so it was smart for the Bengals to re-sign him for 2012.

]]> http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/13/the-cincinnati-bengals-re-sign-lb-dan-skuta/feed/ 0 The Cincinnati Bengals waive CB Rico Murray http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/12/the-cincinnati-bengals-waive-cb-rico-murray/ http://www.bengalslocker.com/2012/04/12/the-cincinnati-bengals-waive-cb-rico-murray/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:39:34 +0000 admin http://www.bengalslocker.com/?p=874 The Bengals have waived 24-year old CB Rico Murray.  Murray played in 1 game for the Bengals last year and he had 1 tackle.  He played in 9 games in his three years with the Bengals and he had 19 tackles and 2 passes defensed.  The Bengals aren’t going to miss Murray as letting him go was just to trim some of the fat off the roster.

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