Chopping Block

[icehole6]

Teams are beginning to lop off heads heading into free agency, dont be surprised if the Bengals dont cut Levi or some other dead weight.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pla...aspx?sport=NFL

[CloeHokie]

I agree. So much for the he has a Big cap hit argument. Seems thats not the case at all for the 09 season. See ya Levi! See ya Andrews!

[Hotp]

Cutting Levi and paid him $5 million (cap hit). NO way the Brown family wouldn't do that.

Action Jackson would be the first one on the chopping block!!!

[icehole6]

according to this site it's just a 1.7 hit

http://cap.go-bengals.com/#

[Hotp]

Originally Posted by icehole6

according to this site it's just a 1.7 hit

http://cap.go-bengals.com/#

I don't think Rudi Johnson is on the team is he????
Rudi is on the list, I guess this is a old list!

[Whatever]

Originally Posted by icehole6

according to this site it's just a 1.7 hit

http://cap.go-bengals.com/#

Yeah,the acceleration of the signing bonus is partly offset by the fact that they aren't paying his salary anymore. It would eat $1.7 mill of the Bengals cap this year,but it would also free up $5.5-$6 million against the '10 cap. Either way,I don't see the Bengals cutting him until after the draft. Dexter Jackson could be another one that's gone,as well as Chris Perry. Not to mention axing Willie,Rudi,Deltha,and Jeremi last year.

[DocRuck]

Cut Bratkowski!! Defenses read our offense easier than an ABC book. BRUTAL!!
Anyone have Hue Jackson's cell #?

[Broken1]

Originally Posted by Whatever

Yeah,the acceleration of the signing bonus is partly offset by the fact that they aren't paying his salary anymore. It would eat $1.7 mill of the Bengals cap this year,but it would also free up $5.5-$6 million against the '10 cap. Either way,I don't see the Bengals cutting him until after the draft. Dexter Jackson could be another one that's gone,as well as Chris Perry. Not to mention axing Willie,Rudi,Deltha,and Jeremi last year.

As far as I know there won't be a cap in 2010...

Not unless some major bargaining goes down...and the union doesn't even have a leader yet...

Levi isn't going anywhere...the Bengals aren't going to pay the rest of his guaranteed money out in a one year scenario...which they would have to do if he was released with no cap next year..

"Barring an extension of the collective bargaining agreement with the players union, the NFL will operate without a salary cap in 2010. And a set of rules put in place for that occasion are making all deals this offseason more complex than they already were. In past years, teams were able to push money into future years when they cut players by designating them a "Post June 1" release. In the old days, they actually had to wait until the middle of the summer to realize the salary cap savings. But that rule no longer applies, as the league wanted to protect against teams using the uncapped year as a salary dump.

Now, when a team cuts a player, any prorated signing bonus that exists in future years counts immediately against the cap."

[Whatever]

Originally Posted by Broken1

As far as I know there won't be a cap in 2010...

Not unless some major bargaining goes down...and the union doesn't even have a leader yet...

Levi isn't going anywhere...the Bengals aren't going to pay the rest of his guaranteed money out in a one year scenario...which they would have to do if he was released with no cap next year..

"Barring an extension of the collective bargaining agreement with the players union, the NFL will operate without a salary cap in 2010. And a set of rules put in place for that occasion are making all deals this offseason more complex than they already were. In past years, teams were able to push money into future years when they cut players by designating them a "Post June 1" release. In the old days, they actually had to wait until the middle of the summer to realize the salary cap savings. But that rule no longer applies, as the league wanted to protect against teams using the uncapped year as a salary dump.

Now, when a team cuts a player, any prorated signing bonus that exists in future years counts immediately against the cap."

Something will get done before 2010,count on that. The owners don't want a cap free league,and the players don't want to wait 6 years to become UFA's. You'll have RB's drafted in the 2nd-3rd rounds that'll be Pro Bowlers,but all used up by the time they hit their 7th season and having never hit 7 figures in a season before. Major poison pills on both sides of the equation.

The issue with the cap hit,is that it's the proration of Levi's signing bonus. He's gotten his money already,it's just that NFL rules allow the signing bonus' cap # to be spread out over mulitiple years. I still think it's pretty unlikely that MB will cut Levi,simply because of depth issues and the faint possibility Levi could bounce back.

[CloeHokie]

Go read the article on our front page. It does not say an amount but says it would not be a big hit in 09. He is gone

They need a left tackle if they don't think Whitworth or Collins can do it because Levi Jones' future is cloudy with issues revolving around injury. Making him even more expendable is that they could cut him and not feel much of an impact on the salary cap because his '09 salary is close to what the bonus acceleration would be.

[Whatever]

Originally Posted by CloeHokie

Go read the article on our front page. It does not say an amount but says it would not be a big hit in 09. He is gone

I wouldn't say he is 100% gone,but I do feel that he will be battling Roland and Kooistra for a roster spot come TC. You figure that if the Bengals draft their starting LT in the 1st,then Collins probably moves to RT. Then the Bengals are in a position where if that rookie gets hurt,the only other two guys capable of playing LT in a pinch,Collins and Whit,are starting at other positions and you get a massive line juggle. Or,if Levi is reasonably healthy,you can keep him for another year and have a true LT for depth and not have to turn your OL inside out if the starter gets hurt. There is merit in keeping him if he can recover.

[CloeHokie]

Originally Posted by Whatever

I wouldn't say he is 100% gone,but I do feel that he will be battling Roland and Kooistra for a roster spot come TC. You figure that if the Bengals draft their starting LT in the 1st,then Collins probably moves to RT. Then the Bengals are in a position where if that rookie gets hurt,the only other two guys capable of playing LT in a pinch,Collins and Whit,are starting at other positions and you get a massive line juggle. Or,if Levi is reasonably healthy,you can keep him for another year and have a true LT for depth and not have to turn your OL inside out if the starter gets hurt. There is merit in keeping him if he can recover.

Perhaps. But he has been recovering since 05. We are paying him a lot of money to sit on the bench. A lot of back ups in the league played better than him last season. If healthy sure. But thats too big of a ? for me.

[The Chosen One]

Originally Posted by CloeHokie

Perhaps. But he has been recovering since 05. We are paying him a lot of money to sit on the bench. A lot of back ups in the league played better than him last season. If healthy sure. But thats too big of a ? for me.

Levi is done, plus he doesn't want to be here, so i would say that he's finished here, but with Mike Brown you never know.

[CloeHokie]

Originally Posted by The Chosen One

Levi is done, plus he doesn't want to be here, so i would say that he's finished here, but with Mike Brown you never know.

That sums it up.

[mrcrockj]

Levi is not going anywhere unless someone offers to trade a decent draft pick for him.

The soonest we would release him would be after mini-camps and we'd already found his replacement through the draft.

I could see Dexter Jackson, Chris Perry, Kenny Watson, just to name a few.

[kpetrin]

Originally Posted by Whatever

I wouldn't say he is 100% gone,but I do feel that he will be battling Roland and Kooistra for a roster spot come TC. You figure that if the Bengals draft their starting LT in the 1st,then Collins probably moves to RT. Then the Bengals are in a position where if that rookie gets hurt,the only other two guys capable of playing LT in a pinch,Collins and Whit,are starting at other positions and you get a massive line juggle. Or,if Levi is reasonably healthy,you can keep him for another year and have a true LT for depth and not have to turn your OL inside out if the starter gets hurt. There is merit in keeping him if he can recover.

I think keeping Levi for one more year while helping to groom the rookie LT would be the best case senario. This would provide depth and pro-bowl experience at the LT spot. I hope Levi is mature enough to actual perform to this role; like Andersen accepted last year before he was cut.

[fredtoast]

Originally Posted by kpetrin

I think keeping Levi for one more year while helping to groom the rookie LT would be the best case senario. .

Actually keeping Levi would just use up a roster spot that could be used on a player to develope for the future.

Levi has not had a healthy season since '05.

He doesn't want to be here and whines to the press about it.

The cap hit is small.

Levi is history.

[ishouldbegm]

I want Levi Jones Dexter Jackson Stacey Andrews Antonio Chatman Eric Guyshrunk Chris Perry Glenn Holt Kyle Larson and Bob Bratkowski gone

[CloeHokie]

Originally Posted by ishouldbegm

I want Levi Jones Dexter Jackson Stacey Andrews Antonio Chatman Eric Guyshrunk Chris Perry Glenn Holt Kyle Larson and Bob Bratkowski gone

Maybe we could invite them all to the same place. Then.......... bam!

[CaptainCanada]

Apparently Aaron Curry is the "safest player in the draft" according to Mike Mayock.

[CloeHokie]

Originally Posted by BleedBengals

Apparently Aaron Curry is the "safest player in the draft" according to Mike Mayock.

I would love Curry. But he will be gone. KC or CLE will snag him fo sho

[ishouldbegm]

Originally Posted by BleedBengals

Apparently Aaron Curry is the "safest player in the draft" according to Mike Mayock.

Aaron Curry Andre Smith Malcom Jenkins Alex Mack and Kevin Huber are all safe picks I see each of them having good careers

[CaptainCanada]

Originally Posted by ishouldbegm

Aaron Curry Andre Smith Malcom Jenkins Alex Mack and Kevin Huber are all safe picks I see each of them having good careers

I guess that's why you should be GM?

[ishouldbegm]

Originally Posted by BleedBengals

I guess that's why you should be GM?

you got it can you do me a favor and bring it up next time you have dinner with Mike Brown and his family

[CaptainCanada]

Originally Posted by ishouldbegm

you got it can you do me a favor and bring it up next time you have dinner with Mike Brown and his family

Will do, we're actually going to the local McDonalds next Thursday, the Brown families idea of "fine dining"