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Reports that Leinart has signed with the Texans, whose QB led the league in passing yards last year. He certainly has no chance to start in the near future barring injury, though Schaub's had his share of those.
So we have some hope for a Leinart vs. Painter duel in week 8? Or a Leinart vs. Young rematch later in the season? Oh yeah baby, bring it on! (where's the :gag: emote?)
Given Shaub's tendency to get nicked up you'd think the Texans would want a more seasoned vet as backup.
There are certainly worse options than Lienert in at spot start QB for the Texans. Those options may be nuclear war, a lockout, and the Texans moving to Memphis, in that order, but definitely worse options.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain
At what point is it safe to say Leinhart will never start? It's been what - five years? I know he's been behind some tough competition but that's part of earning the starting position is beating others for it, which he's proven unable to do.
[I]"Now I know that I'm supposed to lead by example and all that but I'm not shoving that aside like it don't mean anything. I know it's important, I honestly do, but we're talking about practice. We're talking about practice man. We're not talking about the game, we're talking about practice."[/I]
Dan Orlovsky is (for some inexplicable reason) being paid $9mil to be the backup over three years. Leinart likely won't get to start ahead of him. Kubiak is married to Orlovsky for the time being.
I expect we will see a lot more moving forward than backward where Lawson is concerned, for sure. And I don’t think (barring injury) that MJ will play a lot of end; more on the interior especially in passing situations.
Anyways....one of the biggest reasons I've been so dissatisfied with MJ as a starter is the way his mediocrity is magnified by the high number of snaps played. Even last season MJ often played the most total snaps in a game by any defender...making his lack of production even more infuriating. But even more than that, Michael Johnson has never been good at setting the edge in the running game.
Hobson says Willis is the new starting RDE. But what does the title of starter really mean? The position itself is now built around Carl Lawson rushing the passer from a 2-point stance on 3rd down. As the starter we know Willis will get the majority of his snaps on early run heavy downs. And there's the rub IMO because regardless of how Willis performs as a pass rusher he could quickly become more productive than MJ if he can just set the edge better. If he can set the edge he can be an upgrade without being flashy.
well I dunno about Kevin, but IMO Jordan Willis was actually the best edge defender they had last year, even as a rookie. Especially against option plays.
well I dunno about Kevin, but IMO Jordan Willis was actually the best edge defender they had last year, even as a rookie....
As the Bengals rookies start to become involved with the community, they took a visit to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center this week.
As the grind of OTAs came to an end last week, Coach Lewis and his staff took the team to top golf. It was an opportunity for the Bengals to unwind, relax and participate in some fun competition as they gear up for mandatory minicamp.