Bengals not interested (repeat, not interested) in ex-Cowboys’ OSLB Greg Ellis

[WoodysGirl]

By Chick Ludwig | Thursday, June 4, 2009, 09:12 PM

BENGALS DRAFTED MICHAEL JOHNSON;

THEY DON’T NEED OLD-MAN ELLIS;

THE DAYS OF GEEZERS LOOKING TO

PICK UP A PAYCHECK ARE OVER

Can we please stop this nonsense, end the madness and halt all the hype?

The Cincinnati Bengals are no more interested in signing former Dallas Cowboy Greg Ellis than they are in hiring Charles A. “Chick” Ludwig Jr. as their safeties coach.

Ellis, a 12th-year veteran who turns 34 in August, is washed up. Done. Finished. Kaput.

Greg EllisHe has 77 career sacks, and only one double-digit sack season — 12.5 in 2007 when he replaced Chicago’s Lance Briggs on the NFC’s Pro Bowl roster.

Where are you going to play him?

The 6-foot-6, 262 pounder is an outside linebacker in the 3-4 scheme, not a pass-rushing defensive end in the Bengals’ 4-3 alignment.

How much are you going to pay him?

Cap room is tough to come by this time of year for every NFL team. The Bengals signed unrestricted free agents Laveranues Coles, Tank Johnson, Cedric Benson and Roy Williams in the offseason. And the signing of 11 rookie draft picks will proceed at a snail’s pace until mid-July.

Who are you going to cut?

When you add a guy, you must cut a guy. And the Bengals’ defense already has more than enough linemen and linebackers on the roster.

Ellis is only on the Bengals’ radar because his agenda-driven agent, James Williams, placed him there. It’s easy to see why. Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer coordinated Dallas’ defense from 2000-06.

The truth is Cincinnati grabbed its version of Ellis when it plucked Georgia Tech’s 6-7, 266-pound defensive end Michael Johnson in the third round of the April draft.

Young and hungry beats old and weary every time.


http://www.daytondailynews.com/blog...2009/06/04/bengals_not_interested_repeat.html

 

[Four]

this article is out of cinci?

Because that's really the only way I could explain away the whole "can't play defensive end" statement.

and that guy's name is really chick? or is it a chick?

I am so confused.

 

[WoodysGirl]

this article is out of cinci?

Because that's really the only way I could explain away the whole "can't play defensive end" statement.

and that guy's name is really chick? or is it a chick?

I am so confused.

Forgot to add the link..

This guy's out of Dayton Ohio.

 

[speedkilz88]

Chick needs a new day job. He don't know football.

 

[Four]

how exactly does a dude earn the nickname chick?

check out this bio:
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Chick Ludwig is an award-winning sports writer who has worked at the Dayton Daily News for 25 years, the past eight as the Bengals beat writer. He is chairman of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America, the Bengals correspondent for The Sporting News and serves on the 39-man selection committee for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2002, Ludwig captured first place in the enterprise features category of the PFWA writing contest. His winning entry, a 50-part project titled The Rivalry, chronicled the history of the Cincinnati Bengals-Cleveland Browns rivalry. Before taking over the Bengals beat, Ludwig covered Wright State University athletics for 10 years. He has written on a wide range of sports, including numerous Indianapolis 500 races, the Final Four and 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta. A native of Cincinnati, he graduated from The Ohio State University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism.
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this guy votes for the hall of fame.seriously.

 

[gimmesix]

Yeah, saying Ellis is a linebacker and not a pass-rushing defensive end in the 4-3 ruins any credibility this guy might have had.

Then, throw in the fact that he thinks the Bengals don't need him because they drafted Michael Johnson in the third round.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I remember reading this guys stuff when I lived in Dayton.

Yep he's a crackhead.

 

[dcfanatic]

Why are we still talking about Greg Ellis?

He's not a Cowboy anymore.

Shouldn't this be in the NFL Zone?

Just let it go already.

He's gone, let it rest.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Shouldn't this be in the NFL Zone?

Here is a hint - it's early June.

 

[speedkilz88]

Here is a hint - it's early June.

I think he was venting/being sarcastic because his TO interview got moved.

 

[Everlastingxxx]

Why are we still talking about Greg Ellis?

He's not a Cowboy anymore.

Shouldn't this be in the NFL Zone?

Just let it go already.

He's gone, let it rest.

Haha, ... Because that particular person doesn’t have issues with that particular x player being talked about?

 

[DragonCowboy]

Why are we still talking about Greg Ellis?

He's not a Cowboy anymore.

Shouldn't this be in the NFL Zone?

Just let it go already.

He's gone, let it rest.

???

What got your panties in a wad?

 

[dcfanatic]

I think he was venting/being sarcastic because his TO interview got moved.

Was everything I wrote not the truth?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

dcfanatic -- owned

 

[jobberone]

I'll be surprised if Greg doesn't get an offer.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Why are we still talking about Greg Ellis?

He's not a Cowboy anymore.

Shouldn't this be in the NFL Zone?

Just let it go already.

He's gone, let it rest.

:sarcasm:

 

[AdamJT13]

The Bengals might or might not be interested, but that "washed up, finished" Greg Ellis had five sacks in the final six games of the season. The entire Bengals defense had six.

 

[GOLDENCHILD1688]

i seen him signing with a playoff team anyway.

just hope its not within our division

 

[Hostile]

So if Chick is wrong and the Bengals do sign Ellis, what will be his spin control?

 

[dcfanatic]

So if Chick is wrong and the Bengals do sign Ellis, what will be his spin control?

That the Bengals screwed up once again.