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08-26-2007, 09:57 AM
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Bengals have yet to fill void left by Henry
Candidates for third receiver spot have not stood out
Sunday, August 26, 2007 3:34 AM
By Bill Rabinowitz
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
CINCINNATI -- His dazzling catches serve only to tease and taunt.
In a week, Chris Henry will be banished from the Bengals. After Monday night's game in Atlanta and Friday's preseason finale against Indianapolis, the third-year receiver will begin his eight-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal-conduct policy.
So in some ways Henry is like an apparition. He is seen but will soon be invisible. He can speak but has been banned from speaking to the media by coach Marvin Lewis.
On the field, Henry has been as gifted as ever. He leads the Bengals with eight catches for 112 yards and a touchdown in the preseason.
Off the field, Henry has stayed out of trouble lately, but his four arrests in a 14-month period prompted NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to impose a stiff penalty.
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08-27-2007, 09:25 AM
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Bengals: Johnson eager to prove 'em wrong
Monday, August 27, 2007 5:56 AM
By Bill Rabinowitz
The Columbus Dispatch
CINCINNATI -- Rudi Johnson scoffs when he hears the whispers.
Mark it down, he says. This will be his best season ever.
The Bengals running back knows skeptics wonder about the toll of 1,039 carries the past three seasons, the highest total in the NFL. He knows some consider the decline in his per-carry average, from 4.3 in 2005 to 3.8 last year, evidence of that.
Johnson doesn't sound the least bit concerned.
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08-27-2007, 09:38 PM
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Watson, Crick & A Twist
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If I could sum up my feelings about the Bengals Pre-Season in one word it would be - worried.
Too many penalties. No good relief for Rudi at the RB position. Did I mention too many penalties, because, it isn't just on offense, it is on both sides of the ball.
They have not finished the job, not even against poorer teams (on paper). Tonight, frankly is the the most worrying performance of all. The 3rd pre-season game is one of the best indicator papers for where a team sits. Against what should be a thoroughly hopeless team they are down at the half 13-14 - and might be considered lucky to be that close.
Unless they get another RB, unless they cut the crap out that leads to penalties on offense, unless they begin stopping even wounded teams on defense - unless all of these things happen, this is going to be a woeful and long season.
Right now, the Bengals are ill-prepared.
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08-28-2007, 12:22 AM
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Our defense couldnt stop ANYONE right now. We made Joey Harrington look like Peyton Manning.
My question is this- why is it that on obvious passing downs (3rd and long), instead of blitzing hard, we decide to rush three guys and give quarterbacks FOREVER to pick apart our terrible zone coverage? We dont have a good 4 man pass rush to begin with, so on passing downs we rush three? It would be different if we had really good zone coverage or whatever, but we dont. We either need to play press-man and not blitz or zone and blitz.
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08-28-2007, 08:39 AM
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Watson, Crick & A Twist
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Recap of Bengals vs. Falcons (or how many #7 jerseys did you count) Yahoo Sports.
Meanwhile we have the truth according to Bengals.com
An 0-3 start in pre-season, should anyone take this as a harbinger of things (not) to come? Perhaps.
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The very first nationally published article I wrote (in Winner's Edge magazine) contained a football quote by Bill Parcells, the master at winning and covering preseason contests. Parcells stated, "People who think preseason football is meaningless don't know anything about football."
Preseason success is a remarkably accurate barometer in determining a teams' success during the regular season. Did you know that 30 out of the previous 38 Super Bowl champions (78.9%) won .500 or more of their preseason contests straight up? You do now! Since Super Bowl I, the 38 winning teams had a combined preseason margin of 115 - 65 - 2 or 63.7% straight up. Marv Levy was one coach who didn't take the preseason seriously; he had a losing record in three of the four preseason years that Buffalo advanced to the Super Bowl. Perhaps that is one of the reasons why the Bills went 0 - 4 straight up!
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Oh yes, 2 TDS on 13 drives with the first string offense. Chilling. Not one backup kicker so the Bengals must go for 2 points. Astounding.
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08-28-2007, 08:59 AM
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Bengals: Falcons move on without Vick
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 6:39 AM
By Paul Newberry
Associated Press
 JOHN AMIS Associated Press
Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer threw two touchdowns passes in the first half.
ATLANTA -- Plenty of Falcons fans wore No. 7 jerseys in the Georgia Dome. They cheered for Michael Vick's replacement.
Joey Harrington made a good first impression on Atlanta fans by throwing two touchdown passes last night in a 24-19 preseason win over the Cincinnati Bengals. It was a much-needed salve for a franchise trying to get past the stunning downfall of its most dynamic player.
The day began with Vick pleading guilty to federal dogfighting charges in Virginia, followed a short time later by Falcons owner Arthur Blank saying he won't cut the quarterback immediately, mainly because of salary-cap issues.
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08-30-2007, 08:31 AM
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Bengals notebook: Perry could give Bengals a boost
Running back making progress back from injury
Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:27 AM
By Bill Rabinowitz
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
 NEAL C. LAURONdispatch
Bengals running back Chris Perry, right, suffered a dislocated ankle against the Browns on Nov. 26. He has had two surgeries since then.
CINCINNATI -- After rattling off a long list of injured players yesterday, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis volunteered a name that could provide some unexpected good news.
Chris Perry has progressed well enough in his rehabilitation from ankle surgery to possibly open the season on the active roster instead of the physically-unable-to-perform list, Lewis said.
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