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[Deegeezy]

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Bengals | Steltz agrees to terms
Sun, 6 Mar 2011 11:42:49 -0700
Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the Cincinnati Bengals have reached an agreement with Bears free agent FS Craig Steltz (75 overall) on a 5-year $17.5 million contract that includes $5.45 in guaranteed money. "Craig is a smart player and should come in right away and compete for a spot in the lineup," said Bengals G.M. D.Geezy. "We feel like he is an up and coming player. He will likely play strong safety for us where our pro scouting staff projects him as an 80 overall." The 2007 LSU graduate was said to be recruited heavily by his former college teammate, Bengals FB Jacob Hester.


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Bengals/Colts | Lawson mulling two offers
Tue, 8 Mar 2011 11:42:49 -0700
Jason La Confora of the NFL Network reports that 49ers free agent outside linebacker Manny Lawson (78 overall) is currently mulling offers from two different teams, the Colts and the Bengals.


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[goDawgs1433]

Nice pickup in Steltz, DGZ. Fits well as an in the box guy opposite Mays. Lawson would be a nice addition to that D, as well.

[cheese2121]

Great signing with Steltz. With him and Mays in the secondary, it should be pretty solid.

[Deegeezy]

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Bengals | Lawson agrees to terms
Wed, 9 Mar 2011 11:42:49 -0700
Adam Shefter of ESPN.com reports that the Cincinnati Bengals have signed 49ers unrestricted free agent OLB Manny Lawson (78 overall, 89 speed) to a 5-year $20 million contract which includes $5.4 million in bonuses. Lawson, 6-6 247 pounds, is expected to start at outside linebacker for the Bengals who are expected to transition completely to a 3-4 defense next season. Bengals defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel has indicated that the team will move OLB Keith Rivers (87 overall) to the middle alongside MLB Rey Maualuga (89 overall) with Vernon Gholston (77 overall) serving as the team's other outside linebacker. "Manny is as versatile of a defensive player as I have ever seen and I think coach Crennel is going to have fun using this guy all over the field," said Bengals G.M. D.Geezy.


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Bengals | Offer made to Bowman
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:42:49 -0700
Adam Shefter of ESPN.com reports that the Cincinnati Bengals have made a contract offer to Bears unrestricted free agent CB Zackary Bowman (75 overall). Bowman would like to take another visit prior to committing to Cincinnati according to his agent.


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Jets | Choice signed
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:42:49 -0700
Adam Shefter of ESPN.com reports that the New York Jets have reached a contract agreement with Cowboys free agent RB Tashard Choice (81 overall) on 5-year $22.4 million contract which includes $8.5 million in guaranteed money.


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Broncos | Sims signed
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:42:49 -0700
Jason La Confora of the NFL Network reports that the Denver Broncos have signed Bengals free agent DT Pat Sims (81 overall) to a 5-year $39 million contract which includes a whopping $15.45 million signing bonus. Sims is expected to start at nose tackle in the Broncos' 3-4 defensive alignment.


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[Deegeezy]

Nice pickup in Steltz, DGZ. Fits well as an in the box guy opposite Mays. Lawson would be a nice addition to that D, as well.

Great signing with Steltz. With him and Mays in the secondary, it should be pretty solid.

Man i love the offseason. Good pickups so far in Steltz and Curtis. Also, how did you edit the injury slider? I haven't been able to find it.

Still going strong with this...=] I still have to get caught up a bit nice updates though.

Thanks men...

Its been a pretty successful signing period thus far. I feel like we have signed some good bargain players who should come in and contribute right away. It's key to not overspend in free agency or fall in love with an OVR rating. Both of the signings so far are likely to start.

Steltz will move to SS where he is rated an 80. I like him because he had the best AWR rating of any safety in free agency with a 76 and the best play recognition rating at an 83. That is a big plus and he should never be out of position in coverage.

Also gotta love Manny Lawson. We're moving strictly to a 3-4 next season (Patriots playbook) and his 89 speed is going to look nice coming off the edge. Our quartet of linebackers now looks pretty formidable. Romeo Crennel is going to have fun with this 6-6 247 pound physical specimen.

Airbdes - You have to edit the injury slider from the main menu. It isn't within franchise mode, instead it is associated with your user profile.

[RyanLeaf16]

I like the deal for Curtis. Should provide a solid 1-2 combo with Ochocinco. I also liked the signing of Manny Lawson. Now that you are transitioning to a 3-4 exclusively, I think your ability to create pressure and generate sacks will go up. Lawson and Gholston should see a bump in production.

Interested to see what you do with your first rounder though. Maybe take someone on the line with the loss of Sims? That was a toug loss, I don't know his OVR, but, his STR rating was relatively high.

[goDawgs1433]

Some good signings there DGZ - love the pickup of Lawson to bolster that OLB corps. Bowman would be a nice addition as well, and I can't wait to see where you go in the draft.

[Tearz49ers]

Oh dear, taking one of my niners now are you? All in all, another good start made to the off-season Dee.

[Deegeezy]

I told you about Lawson;)

Yep...Good call. I had my eye on him early.

I like the deal for Curtis. Should provide a solid 1-2 combo with Ochocinco. I also liked the signing of Manny Lawson. Now that you are transitioning to a 3-4 exclusively, I think your ability to create pressure and generate sacks will go up. Lawson and Gholston should see a bump in production.

Interested to see what you do with your first rounder though. Maybe take someone on the line with the loss of Sims? That was a toug loss, I don't know his OVR, but, his STR rating was relatively high.

I'm not sure either which direction I am going to go. I have my eye on about 4 guys at 4 different position. It is going to come down to best player available likely.

I like to go into the draft with no desperate needs so that I don't have to reach for a particular position. I fill all of my holes with at least adequate free agent help which enables me to take the best player available come draft time.

The draft preview will be posted in the next couple of days if you'd like to try to take another stab at predicting the route we'll go.

Thanks man. Your LBs r looking solid. Also I think you have the wrong year, your putting 2010 and it should be 2011 lol

Thanks for catching that!

Some good signings there DGZ - love the pickup of Lawson to bolster that OLB corps. Bowman would be a nice addition as well, and I can't wait to see where you go in the draft.

Thanks man...I'm pretty satisfied with the results so far. I'm basically done as far as adding starters/big contributor types. Now is the time to focus on areas to improve depth and getting ready for the draft.

great signings, lawson is great, you can't beat speed, should be plenty of sacks next season.

I sure hope so. With Lawson and Gholston coming off the edge along with DE Michael Johnson (82 overall, 86 speed) wreaking havoc, we should be able to put up some great sack stats in 2011.

[Deegeezy]

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Bengals | Bowman signed
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:42:49 -0700
NFL Network's Jason La Confora reports that the Cincinnati Bengals have signed Bears free agent CB Zackary Bowman (75 overall) to a 5-year $17.5 million contract. Bowman is expected to compete for nickle back duties in the Bengals' secondary. "The thing that impressed us the most was Zackary's speed (90) and his man coverage abilities (91)," said Bengals G.M. D.Geezy. "We have a very high grade on this player and we feel like he can come in and fit into our scheme well."


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Bengals | QBs to workout
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:16:49 -0700
Adam Shefter of ESPN.com reports that the Cincinnati Bengals will have unrestricted free agent QBs Shaun Hill (68 overall) and Alex Smith (71 overall) in for private workouts on Monday. Both quarterbacks spent a year in Bengals head coach Mike Martz's system in 2008 with the 49ers. Cincinnati is likely to sign only one of the two players.


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Ravens | Trio of WRs signed
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:42:49 -0700
Adam Shefter of ESPN.com reports that the Baltimore Ravens have signed unresticted free agent WRs Steve Breaston (79 overall), Mario Manningham (74 overall), and Earl Bennett (83 overall) each to 5-year contracts. The trio joins last year's free agent signees Malcolm Floyd (76 overall) and Michael Jenkins (73 overall) to give Baltimore one of the deepest receiving corps in the NFL.

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[cheese2121]

Love the Bowman signing. He should provide quality depth in the secondary. I would go with Smith over Hill. I have him in my franchise as a backup and he has been pretty solid plus he's got nice speed. Man if those receivers progress the Ravens could have a frightening passing attack.

[Deegeezy]

Oh dear, taking one of my niners now are you? All in all, another good start made to the off-season Dee.

Yep...One more may be delivered soon too.

Damn man the Ravens really like their recievers

Yeah looks like they're serious about getting some help for Flacco. They're coming off a bad year but they look solid now.

Love the Bowman signing. He should provide quality depth in the secondary. I would go with Smith over Hill. I have him in my franchise as a backup and he has been pretty solid plus he's got nice speed. Man if those receivers progress the Ravens could have a frightening passing attack.

There's going to be some money considerations involved there. Smith wants a good bit more than Hill and we're running low on cash.

I do like Smith's speed though but Hill has some high ratings in the low range and mid range pass ratings. I really don't know which direction I am going to go in.

Basically what the "workout" means is that probably on my lunch break or later this evening I am going to sit down and analyze the ratings of each category, compare it to the QBs I had last year backing up Palmer, and analyze the money. Tough decision.

[Woy]

Titans signing Posluzny would be sick IRL.

I'm liking the moves you're making man, keep it up.

[Deegeezy]

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Bengals | QB Hill signed
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:11:49 -0700
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports that the Cincinnati Bengals have signed 49ers free agent QB Shaun Hill (68 overall) to a 3-year $4.1 million contact. Hill beat out fellow former 49ers QB Alex Smith (71 overall) in a private workout conducted earlier in the day. Hill re-joins Bengals head coach Mike Martz, who was the offensive coordinator for the 49ers in 2008. According to sources, the team was impressed with Hill's accuracy in the short to medium passing game and also his lower salary demands played a factor in the decision. Smith was reportedly looking for a deal in the $2.2 million per year range which was too much for the Bengals' tight salary cap budget.


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Bengals | G Cook re-signed
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:11:49 -0700
Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the Cincinnati Bengals have re-signed reserve G Kyle Cook (70 overall) to a 3-year $2.65 million contract. Cook is capable of playing all 3 interior line positions and will likely serve as a top reserve at each spot.


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Texans | SS Ndukwe signed
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:11:49 -0700
Adam Shefter of ESPN.com reports that the Houston Texans have signed Bengals free agent SS Nedu Ndukwe (77 overall) to a 5-year $19.9 million contract which includes $8 million in bonus money. Ndukwe led the Bengals with 87 tackles in 2010.


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Saints | RB Portis agrees to terms
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:11:49 -0700
Adam Shefter of ESPN.com reports that the New Orleans Saints have agreed to terms with Redskins free agent running back Clinton Portis (93 overall) on a two-year deal. A well-documented Saints fan since his days at Miami, Portis is likely to start immediately in the Saints backfield and play alongside RB Reggie Bush giving New Orleans a deadly one-two punch at running back.

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Chiefs | RB Bradshaw inked
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:11:49 -0700
Adam Shefter of ESPN.com reports that the Kansas City Chiefs have signed RB Ahmad Bradshaw (78 overall) to a 5-year $18.5 million contract which includes $6.5 million in bonuses.

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[Tearz49ers]

You can have Shaun Hill after last night.