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Blogs: C. Trent Rosecrans: Bengals Archives

So the gang here at CNati decided to pitch in and help C. Trent out while he's slaving away in sunny Arizona.  This week we'll try our hand at TOL, but be warned:  C. Trent might like sneakers, Apple products, Japanese...

TOL 3.3.10 (Guest post by View from the Hill)


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So the gang here at CNati decided to pitch in and help C. Trent out while he's slaving away in [snow-free] Arizona.  This week we'll try our hand at TOL, but be warned:  C. Trent might like sneakers, Apple products,...

Super Bowl odds


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From BoDog.comMy favorites are the things that have zero to do witht he game. And I'll take the over on times we see Archie Manning, Kim Kardashian and Hurricane Katrina references. The o/u on Pete Townsend's windmills is 5, I...

Jeanty leftovers


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I had a professor tell me once to take the best quote you have and throw it away when you start writing a feature.The point was that if you did enough reporting, you should have a lot of great stuff...

How Bengals can get a 3 seed


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So, if the Patriots lose and the Bengals win, they get the three seed.OK, so if both lose, the Bengals need:1. Cleveland to beat Jacksonville AND2. Pittsburgh to beat Miami AND3. Indianapolis to beat Buffalo AND4. And one of these...

10,000 receiving yards


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Chad Ochocinco needs 79 yards to reach 10,000 for his career.Here's the list of the others who have hit the 10,000 receiving yard mark. If you think about when these guys played, it says quite about about how the game...

Remembering Chris Henry


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Chad Ochocinco was Unocinco for a day, wearing Chris Henry's No. 15 for Thursday's practice in honor of his former teammate.Although Ochocinco didn't say anything about wanting to wear 15 on Sunday, Joe Reedy of the Enquirer and I asked...

Thinking out loud 11.5.9


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I'm sick of the will-they, won't-they thing on the blackout. At this point, it might be best for the Bengals to let there be a blackout.Now it seems people are expecting a bail-out -- at this point maybe the bluff...

Bengals locker room 10.26.9


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Just finished up the Bengals' open locker room session and there wasn't a whole lot going on, besides Bernard Scott saying he'd taken the MRI, but didn't know the results yet.Scott said the same thing I reported yesterday, that he...

Texans' Cody out for Sunday


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Texans defensive tackle Shaun Cody was downgraded from doubtful to out on Saturday, according to an email from the team's media relations department.Cody, a starter, missed practice on Thursday and Friday with flu-like symptoms. He will likely be replaced in...

UPDATE: Good news from Maualuga


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Rey Maualuga Tweeted the good news that he's gotten in contact with his brother in American Somoa: "Finally got word back from my bro!! Good to know that the fam is doing good!! Thanks for the prayers!!"Maualuga hadn't been able...

Good week for Odom


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Earlier this week Bengals defensive end Antwan Odom was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week, and he ended his week by welcoming a new baby boy, Memphis.Odom missed Friday's Bengals practice to be there for the birth of...

Harrison on 'Hines Ward rule'


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As part of the normal Wednesday press conferences, we always get a teleconference with an opposing player in addition to the opposing coach. Today's player was Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison.At the end of the call, I asked him what he...

Hard Knocks: Episode V


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I'm going to be sad to see this series end. I think it's been well-done and just about everything the Bengals had hoped it'd be (you know, besides helping sell-out Sunday's game).So, as it's about to start and I watch...

2009 NFL Odds


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For entertainment purposes only, of course, but got this from our friends at BoDog.com:Team Odds Odds to win the 2009 Super Bowl XLIV Cincinnati Bengals                                 60/1   Odds to win the 2009 AFC Championship        Cincinnati Bengals                                 28/1   Odds to...

Bengals sign another DT


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From the Bengals:The Bengals today signed rookie DE/DT Ventrell Jenkins of Kentucky. Jenkins (6-1, 286) entered the NFL this past May 1 as a college free agent signee with Buffalo. He was waived/injured on Aug. 1 with a knee sprain,...

Bengals practice report 8.25.9


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Carson Palmer was on the practice field on Tuesday. He wasn't participating with the rest of the team, but he was on the sidelines, practicing dropping back in the pocket and throwing with Antonio Chatman.At one point, Palmer was throwing...

From PBS 8.24


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Carson Palmer said he doesn't expect to play on Thursday against the Rams in the third preseason game. Shayne Graham, Antwan Odom, Ben Utecht, Matt Sherry, Antonio Chatman, David Jones and Pernell Phillips would also miss the game. I talked...

Thinking out loud 8.24.9


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For the last couple of months, I've been asked several times about what my plans are for the future. I've given some rather vague responses, but I'll finally be able to give you a peek into what I've been working...

Thinking out loud 8.21.9


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My first reaction was the typical "oh, that's the Bengals" -- it's like I was writing for one of those the Bengals-do-everything-wrong websites. But the more I thought about Chad Ochocinco kicking, the better idea I thought it was. No,...

Movement on the Smith front?


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Alvin Keels, the agent for Bengals' first-round pick Andre Smith, Twittered (@AlvinKeels) Wednesday night that he may be headed to Cincinnati today."spoke with Katie today and i am thinking that i am going to sneak into Cincy after the game...

Marvin on 'Hard Knocks'


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In his first non-game press conference since last week's premiere of 'Hard Knocks' on HBO (see our recap here), Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis wasn't exactly sounding like a member of HBO's marketing department: "I really don't care one way...

Dhani tackling Iceland next


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Dhani Jones said today he's taking off tomorrow to start shooting season 2 of his Travel Channel show, Dhani Tackles The Globe. The first stop, Iceland. The second season, like the first, will be 10 episodes....

Hate to say 'I told you so' but...


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But I don't... From @OGOchoCinco: "The entire twitt world and media outlets got punked, that was my twitt joke from yesterday, they follow I'll have fun with it." Who told you that? Who saw that? Yeah, you know. Yet,...

Former agents slam Bengals' Smith


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Just saw this on ProFootballTalk.com -- Priority Sports emailed them this statement about Bengals first-rounder Andre Smith, who has re-hired Alvin Keels as his agent: “In regards to Andre Smith, we are moving forward and devoting all of our attention...

Bengals OTA Day 1


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The only two veterans who weren't at Tuesday's first day of Bengals organized team activity where Jeremi Johnson and Chad Ochocinco. While Ochocinco's absence was far from unexpected, Johnson has been around lately. "It's his perrogative," Marvin Lewis said of...

Big jersey to fill


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A big offensive tackle from the state of Alabama that's a first-round pick for the Bengals? No. 71, of course. That used to be Willie Anderson, now it's Andre Smith. Anderson, released by the team as part of the last...

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