A Long Holdout Likely Coming From Bengals First Round Andre Smith
nflgridirongab.com 6/22/2009 — Holdouts with the Bengals are nothing new. DE Justin Smith sat out 50 days back in 2001, OLB David Pollack missed all of training camp back in 2005. Now indications are pointing to the Bengals first round pick this year - OL Andre Smith, holding out of training camp. Chick Ludwig of the ...

Bengals draft pick to hold out
novafantasysports.com 6/22/2009 — Update: According to the Dayton Daily News, the Bengals should expect a holdout with first-round pick Andre Smith. Fantasy Impact: The team does not believe they will have Smith signed in time for training camp, and this could impact the production of the offensive line, especially since the ...

Bengals Should Set for a Holdout from Smith
bengalsgab.com 6/22/2009 — Holdouts with the Bengals are nothing new. DE Justin Smith sat out 50 days back in 2001, OLB David Pollack missed all of training camp back in 2005. Now indications are pointing to the Bengals first round pick this year - OL Andre Smith, holding out of training camp. Chick Ludwig of the ...

Bengals First-Round Pick Smith Says He Wants In Camp on Time; Will it Happen?
nflgridirongab.com 7/1/2009 — There’s been a lot of chatter about how long it’s going to take the Bengals, who are known for first-round holdouts, to get O-lineman Andre Smith in the house for training camp. The player picked in front of Smith, Jets QB Mark Sanchez, has a deal, so you would think it would be ...

Bengals in Sheep’s Clothing
nflgridirongab.com 7/5/2009 — It’s interesting how within the testosterone-charged arenas of professional sports, the fashions of team uniforms are so widely discussed. Even some of the most gruff, fashionably-indifferent fans take these things seriously which means Market Research takes them even more so and winds up ...

Smith Says He Wants Into Camp on Time; But Can the Bengals and He Strike a Deal?
bengalsgab.com 7/1/2009 — There’s been a lot of chatter about how long it’s going to take the Bengals, who are known for first-round holdouts, to get O-lineman Andre Smith in the house for training camp. The player picked in front of Smith, Jets QB Mark Sanchez, has a deal, so you would think it would be ...

Bengals Buried in Sheep’s Clothing
bengalsgab.com 7/5/2009 — It’s interesting how within the testosterone-charged arenas of professional sports, the fashions of team uniforms are so widely discussed. Even some of the most gruff, fashionably-indifferent fans take these things seriously which means Market Research takes them even more so and winds up ...

Andre Smith Fires Agent Again
stripehype.com 5/20/2009 — Alvin Keels, the agent widely blamed for not having Cincinnati Bengals first round draft pick Andre Smith properly prepared for the combine, and the NFL’s pre-draft dog-and-pony show in general, is reportedly once again Smith’s agent.  ...

No More Surprises
stripehype.com 6/27/2009 — That sound you hear is a roaring Niagra of orange Kool-Ade pouring over the edge of Bandwagon Falls. First came the Cryptkeeper, who calls Cincinnati a potential surprise team. I might not buy Chad Ochocinco’s playoff guarantee, but I ...

Fretting Over Andre Smith Holdout Continues
profootballtalk.com 6/29/2009 — Training camps open in roughly a month. And the team on which there will be significant focus this preseason, due to the whole Hard Knocks thing, will receive plenty of focus before practices begin. But not because they’ll be on television. The ...

Under the Radar Fantasy Football Quarterbacks — Bleacher Report - NFL 6/30/2009
Looking for sleepers in your draft come August?  Bruno Boys Greg will analyze who he feels should have a strong fantasy football showing in 2009. Throughout the course of two weeks Bruno Boys Greg  will give you his position ...

A Letter to Steeler Nation — Bleacher Report - NFL 7/1/2009
Steeler Nation, First off, congratulations on winning your sixth Super Bowl Championship. I trust it still rests comfortably atop your collective mind. Secondly, I must say, I admire your obsession with your team. A Steeler fan seems always willing ...

Greetings From Beantown — Bleacher Report - NFL 7/1/2009
As you may or may not have noticed I(Bob) have been relatively quiet the last few weeks here on OMCW, but I am back and as re-energized about the Bengals as ever. You see I have relocated to Boston to start a new career and in the process have begun ...

Director Interview: Is HBO's "Hard Knocks" Ready for the Cincinnati Bengals? — Bleacher Report - NFL 7/2/2009
The rest of the world is about to find out what we in Greater Cincinnati already know: The Bengals are good television. Take a star-crossed quarterback, a prima donna wideout and the tortured soul of a once-rising-star coach, and you've ...

Do the Detroit Lions Have a Puncher's Chance in 2009? — Bleacher Report - NFL 7/2/2009
In 2008, I wrote an article as to why the Miami Dolphins could contend in 2008.  They did.  I predicated that argument on the idea that the Dolphins needed to incorporate all of their running backs into the offense, and for then Miami QB ...