Puddle Jumper
Posts: 223
Nov 15, 2009 8:01pm
With the injury to Benson,Football night in America was reporting Johnson will sign with the Bengals.
Lovejoy1984
Posts: 5,277
Nov 15, 2009 8:02pm
Bengals had luck signing a retread in the middle of the season last year, I don't see this as a bad thing.
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chicken_coop
Posts: 28
Nov 15, 2009 8:08pm
+1 Bring em....
Gymshoe
Posts: 157
Nov 15, 2009 8:12pm
It's the year of the Cat, I say sign him. This season just has that "feel" to it.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
Nov 15, 2009 8:37pm
Could be a good pickup... How long is Benson out? Anybody heard anything? Espn doesn't have anything yet
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Nov 15, 2009 8:43pm
I can't find this on any site, Is it just a rumor right now or is it almost a done deal?
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Nov 15, 2009 8:49pm
Interesting.....he is almost exactly the same type of back as Benson. I would say that he is a good fit.
Scarlet_Fever
Posts: 736
Nov 15, 2009 8:54pm
If Benson is out for a while the Bengals could really use Johnson. Well any back for that matter. This Bengals team could make some noise in the playoffs.
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Nov 15, 2009 8:58pm
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Nov 15, 2009 9:12pm
Bring him on.
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Nov 15, 2009 11:39pm
Not smart. First winning season in a while and the only thing odd is that there aren't a lot of naegative headlines about the players off the field. Bringing in this clown would be counter productive in my opinion. But I know what they say "just win baby"
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Nov 16, 2009 12:04am
Lj is still a good back just been stuck behind the worse oline in football
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Nov 16, 2009 12:22am
I sent former Bengal John Thornton a "tweet" on twitter asking him if he thinks it would be smart for the Bengals to sign LJ and he actually responded to mine
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HeathAlum21
Posts: 363
Nov 16, 2009 1:13am
This is the exact type of move that has haunted the Bengals in the past. However, when a team is 7-2, there tend to be less problems. If they did this, I would only sign him to a one year deal. I say no. On another note, Benson is reportedly going to attempt to be ready for next week's game.
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coach_bob1
Posts: 130
Nov 16, 2009 8:59am
I don't think they'll do it. The Bengals play the Raiders and the Browns over the next two weeks. Benson will probably see limited time over the next two weeks, but the Bengals have a capable back up who looked decent against a fast, tough defense yesterday. Plus, the Bengals are not desparate for a running game like they were last year.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Nov 16, 2009 9:31am
What happened to Benson?
swamisez
Posts: 1,990
Nov 16, 2009 9:38am
he has a strained hip flexor.
I seriously doubt the Bengals go get LJ. They would sign DeDe Dorsey back before that happened.
I seriously doubt the Bengals go get LJ. They would sign DeDe Dorsey back before that happened.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Nov 16, 2009 9:57am
DeDe is in the UFL. Not sure how that works if they were to sign him back on.swamisez wrote: he has a strained hip flexor.
I seriously doubt the Bengals go get LJ. They would sign DeDe Dorsey back before that happened.
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Nov 16, 2009 10:13am
I really like the way Bernard Scott and Brian Leonard are running as the two main backups and they both bring something different. B. Scott is the speed guy that can break long runs and Leonard is our 3rd down back sort of like how we used Chris Perry when he was healthy with a lot of short quick shovel passes. I think we can beat Oakland w/ 10-15 carries from Benson and B. Scott & Leonard the rest of the way. Glad we got the Raiders, Browns and Lions the next three games to hopefully get healthy!
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stephen3108
Posts: 222
Nov 16, 2009 1:33pm
They are working out the deal. LJ will be a Bengal this week.
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alwaysawarrior
Posts: 53
Nov 16, 2009 1:51pm
Yep sounds like its a done deal.
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Nov 16, 2009 1:54pm
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Tully Blanchard
Posts: 38
Nov 16, 2009 1:55pm
Solid backup plan for Cedric Benson
Terry_Tate
Posts: 7,606
Nov 16, 2009 2:21pm
As a Bengals fan I like the move. Larry Johnson is a very talented guy who runs hard and was just in a bad situation in Kansas City. I don't think he can be a top 10 RB or anything, but for him to take some carries at the prorated league minimum I think is a huge bargain. This years Bengals team has a few cast-offs from other teams so why not one more? If he can keep his head on straight which I don't think will be a problem this could end up being a huge pick-up.
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Nov 16, 2009 2:24pm