DirtySkin21 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Bengals Reach For Odom By Chris Maier | March 3rd, 2008 E-mail | Print | Share Hours after watching their trade for an impact defensive tackle fall through, the Bengals announced the signing of DE Antwan Odom to a five year deal. According to Bengals.com the deal is approximately 5 years and $30 million with around $11 million guaranteed. While some (including Sporting News) rated Odom the top defensive end in the free agent class the signing rings hollow after watching not one but two trades fall through. The optimist sees Odom’s 8 sacks in 2008. The realist sees his 21 total tackles and realizes the sacks along side Pro Bowlers Kyle VandenBosch and Albert Haynesworth. Odom is only 26 and may have a bright future but I can’t stop picturing Reinard Wilson. Don’t forget John Thornton played well for those same Titans along side Jevon Kearse only to be average at best in Cincinnati. The Bengals defense has lacked an impact defensive tackle since Tim Krumrie departed nearly a generation ago. That also marked the last time the Bengals fielded a capable defense. Sure, you can argue Robertson hasn’t produced much to date either but i beg to differ. Robertson has been miscast in a 3-4 defense and appeared on the cusp of breaking through before Mangini force-fed the 3-4 down the Jets throats (much to the dismay of Robertson and Jonathan Vilma). Defensive tackles are much harder to draft (bust city) and finding a productive one in his prime would have been a coup. The Bengals can hope for Sedrick Ellis or Glenn Dorsey to fall to them at #9 in the draft but neither is likely. Top defensive ends Philip Merling and/or Derrick Harvey will be however. This entry was posted on Monday, March 3rd, 2008 at 4:42 pm and is filed under Antwan Odom, Bengal News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Hunter Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 no complaints about letting that fish go. to much money if u ask me. frankly, i'm glad we aren't out here spending tons of money on a rather weak free agent class IMO. i mean if someone like calvin pace is getting 6 yrs 42 million, something is wrong with the market. its a weak FA class and people are overspending on players that don't deserve those types of salaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruggala Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 He already signed with the Bengals.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morneblade Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I'd much rather address defensive line in the draft.We've got a nice group of young players there.....I don't see Odom fits into that. Besides, you have to consider he played next to Haynesworth and also had Vandenbosch on the opposite side attracting the extra blockers. It's risky to give a big contract to someone like that. He's a DE, and we need one. Daneils is ancient remember and has been pretty much invisible the last 2 years. Yeah, I'd try to get him if we are not absolutely set on drafting one in the first round. He absolutely abused Jansen in preseason last year. But he's a Bengal now so................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKM311 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I was pushing for him before FA started. I wanted him as he is durable and can play the run and rush the passer. But oh well. I even said we can afford to sign him at almost the exact contract the Bengals signed him. Maybe the Skins know something we don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote4848 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Titans DE, 274 lbs, played next to Albert Haynesworth, had 8 sacks last season...Next time you should just Google the man's name, ya lazy ****. That was just palin funny.......and I know funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveStrongSkins Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Okay, this is starting to get crazy here. People cannot handle the fact that the skins do not want to overpay for players this season. I have done a 180 on Cerrato, I've been wishing for one of these offseasons for a while now. Odom is purely a "grass-is-greener" player. 8 sacks and only 21 measely tackles for the whole season playing next to the most dominant DT in the game and one of the best pass rushers in Vanden Bosch (sp). By comparison, our very own Chris Wilson who is 30 million dollars cheaper who saw only a percentage of the snaps Odom did, had 4 in SPOT duty with no dominating DT occupying blockers. It would have been a reach and waste of money and I am more than happy that Odom isnt eating up that much of our cap when we have poeople already on the roster who can do what h e can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote4848 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 That was just palin funny.......and I know funny. PLAIN funny, sorry, still laughing at that thread about being ashamed of the skins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddukes Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 That was just palin funny.......and I know funny. It's true. Michael Palin is funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VsR785 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 he signed a five-year deal worth $29.5 million with the Cincinnati Bengals, according to his agent. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3274613 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umstew42 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 he signed a five-year deal worth $29.5 million with the Cincinnati Bengals, according to his agent.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3274613 I read somewhere that they were considering putting him at OLB in a 3-4 scheme. If that's the case I would be nervous to be a bengals fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoasthog Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 As an Angelino I can say I don't want an Odom on ANY team I root for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I read somewhere that they were considering putting him at OLB in a 3-4 scheme. If that's the case I would be nervous to be a bengals fan NFL.com says that his signing was actually a move to KEEP the 4-3 not move away from it. Who knows though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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