http://www.bengalsgab.com/2009/06/29/nice-guys-get-cut-too/ The Definitive Cincinnati Bengals Blog! Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:41:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.bengalsgab.com/2009/06/29/nice-guys-get-cut-too/comment-page-1/#comment-6435 Dhani Jones is more than safe; Cincinnati is a great fit for Brian Leonard « wire2 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:40:55 +0000 http://www.bengalsgab.com/?p=832#comment-6435 [...] + B. Clifton Burke writes that Dhani Jones could be cut, because he’s old and expendable, giving way to a core of younger linebackers. I understand the point of view; this time of year speculation grows about possible veteran cuts. However, the logic to cut Jones is paper thin compared to the reasoning to keep. First of all, he’s on the cheap; scheduled to earn $1.2 million in 2009 and $1.25 million in 2010. Second of all, you don’t cut the guy that led your team with 165 tackles (53 more than the second-ranked guy), and led the team in forced fumbles. Heck, he made tackles on special teams. [...] [...] + B. Clifton Burke writes that Dhani Jones could be cut, because he’s old and expendable, giving way to a core of younger linebackers. I understand the point of view; this time of year speculation grows about possible veteran cuts. However, the logic to cut Jones is paper thin compared to the reasoning to keep. First of all, he’s on the cheap; scheduled to earn $1.2 million in 2009 and $1.25 million in 2010. Second of all, you don’t cut the guy that led your team with 165 tackles (53 more than the second-ranked guy), and led the team in forced fumbles. Heck, he made tackles on special teams. [...]

]]> http://www.bengalsgab.com/2009/06/29/nice-guys-get-cut-too/comment-page-1/#comment-6434 Dhani Jones is more than safe; Cincinnati is a great fit for Brian Leonard Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:28:09 +0000 http://www.bengalsgab.com/?p=832#comment-6434 [...] + B. Clifton Burke writes that Dhani Jones could be cut, because he’s old and expendable, giving way to a core of younger linebackers. I understand the point of view; this time of year speculation grows about possible veteran cuts. However, the logic to cut Jones is paper thin compared to the reasoning to keep. First of all, he’s on the cheap; scheduled to earn $1.2 million in 2009 and $1.25 million in 2010. Second of all, you don’t cut the guy that led your team with 165 tackles (53 more than the second-ranked guy), and led the team in forced fumbles. Heck, he made tackles on special teams. [...] [...] + B. Clifton Burke writes that Dhani Jones could be cut, because he’s old and expendable, giving way to a core of younger linebackers. I understand the point of view; this time of year speculation grows about possible veteran cuts. However, the logic to cut Jones is paper thin compared to the reasoning to keep. First of all, he’s on the cheap; scheduled to earn $1.2 million in 2009 and $1.25 million in 2010. Second of all, you don’t cut the guy that led your team with 165 tackles (53 more than the second-ranked guy), and led the team in forced fumbles. Heck, he made tackles on special teams. [...]

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