Are any worth keeping?

[Racehorse]

I just saw a sort of apology from Franklin on Facebook. Maybe he has learned a thing or two.

[Racehorse]

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Originally Posted by IndyNorm

On Franklin - it sure seems like he's the biggest problem w/ the team culture, at least player wise. If this is correct then we really need to release him. Per OTC he'll count $9.5M in dead money which is ($2M) in pressure towards the cap, which isn't too terrible and will be worth it to get the locker room turned around


Franklin posted this apology to the fans an hour ago. Call me cynical but it doesn’t convince me.

https://x.com/ziggysmalls_/status/18...HB0f4Z_lhj_lFw

Looks like you beat me to it.

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

On Fries I agree 100 percent. As long as the knee injury wasn’t career ending, bring the guy back.

It shouldn’t cost to much, assuming other teams don’t covet him.

Luckily it wasn't his knee... he just snapped his fucking leg in half.

I think that's better? At least less complex. His bone could be healed by now (maybe another month) and then it's a matter of building back strength and reversing atrophy.

[ukcolt]

I am also not convinced Ashton Dulin warrants the money he is being paid, he is a special teams stud, but is the 4th or 5th receiver and shouldn't be paid more than veteran minimum for that role. I do like him as a player, and don't really want to lose him, but that figure is just too high for what he does.

Denbow, McGrone, Stuard, Lammons, are all just bodies that are easily replaced by low end draft picks or UDFA year after year. It is not as if our special teams was anything special to begin with!

[Kray007]

Ultimately, at Linebacker, Franklin and Speed’s fate rests in the hands of Lou Anarumo. He’s got to decide if their skills fit his system; whether or not the weird 4-2-5 scheme favored by Bradley didn’t play to their strengths. To be honest, I didn’t pay enough attention to the Bengal’s D to reach many conclusions about how Speed fits in. But, my gut tells me that they’re gonna want/need to add someone who excels in coverage, and Speed is described as serviceable at best.

The good news is that there are a few prospective free agent Linebackers out there who can cover. The problem is that not many of them are the kind of big names that a disaffected fan base will stand up and applaud Ballard for signing.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Kray007

Ultimately, at Linebacker, Franklin and Speed’s fate rests in the hands of Lou Anarumo. He’s got to decide if their skills fit his system; whether or not the weird 4-2-5 scheme favored by Bradley didn’t play to their strengths. To be honest, I didn’t pay enough attention to the Bengal’s D to reach many conclusions about how Speed fits in. But, my gut tells me that they’re gonna want/need to add someone who excels in coverage, and Speed is described as serviceable at best.

The good news is that there are a few prospective free agent Linebackers out there who can cover. The problem is that none of them are the kind of big names that a disaffected fan base will stand up and applaud Ballard for signing.

Speed is a FA and won't be back. If Ballard brings him back he should be fired on the spot.

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Speed is a FA and won't be back. If Ballard brings him back he should be fired on the spot.

Letting him walk would send a strong message to Franklin.

[Kray007]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Speed is a FA and won't be back. If Ballard brings him back he should be fired on the spot.

Personally, if I’m GM, my attitude is simple. If Anarumo and Steichen want him, I sign him…even if I have doubts.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Kray007

Personally, if I’m GM, my attitude is simple. If Anarumo and Steichen want him, I sign him…even if I have doubts.

It took me 5 minutes and I did Ballard's for him.

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