Comments on: Bengals place Thomas Howard on IR with torn ACL http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/14/bengals-place-thomas-howard-on-ir-with-torn-acl/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: beelicker http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/14/bengals-place-thomas-howard-on-ir-with-torn-acl/#comment-1994919 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:30:32 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1261184#comment-1994919 Starting C Kyle Cook was already the return-IR designate.

]]> By: jm91rs http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/14/bengals-place-thomas-howard-on-ir-with-torn-acl/#comment-1994375 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:09:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1261184#comment-1994375 joetoronto saying something moderately polite about a cincinnati bengals? Has hell frozen over?

Anyway, I haven’t been in town enough to follow them this year, but can Burfict step into that role?

]]> By: thestrategyexpert http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/14/bengals-place-thomas-howard-on-ir-with-torn-acl/#comment-1994336 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:51:42 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1261184#comment-1994336 Did they designate him to return from IR and do they still have that option to use? You have to report on that notion every time somebody goes on IR now so that we know, thanks to the NFL for going out of their way to make things more complicated, yet to me less desirable as well. Arrrgggh!

]]> By: joetoronto http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/14/bengals-place-thomas-howard-on-ir-with-torn-acl/#comment-1994054 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:22:03 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1261184#comment-1994054 villa41 says: Sep 14, 2012 1:07 PM

Too bad about the injury. Good cover LB but not so good against the run. Best suited to a back-up and situational role.
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Exactly, him and Morrison were pushovers against the run.

Good in pass coverage though.

]]> By: samoanjungle http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/14/bengals-place-thomas-howard-on-ir-with-torn-acl/#comment-1994052 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:21:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1261184#comment-1994052 @villa41 You have no idea what you are talking about. Howard is a great all-around LB.
This is something the Bengals could not afford. We are not deep at OLB.

]]> By: villa41 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/14/bengals-place-thomas-howard-on-ir-with-torn-acl/#comment-1993996 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:07:27 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1261184#comment-1993996 Too bad about the injury. Good cover LB but not so good against the run. Best suited to a back-up and situational role.

]]> By: mazblast http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/14/bengals-place-thomas-howard-on-ir-with-torn-acl/#comment-1993968 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:01:31 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1261184#comment-1993968 Tough break for a not deep defense. Howard is a decent if not great player.

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