A Starting Safety Has Hit The Market - Bengals Releasing S George Iloka

[Rags]

1 minute ago, stbugs said:

Maybe. I know very little about him, but PFF had Adams rated better last year than Iloka. Iloka wasn't rated badly, just worse (71 to 75) Maybe Cincy released him because he's decent, but not good enough over the other guys they have to justify the cost.

That's definitely the reason. But Iloka can do what we ask Adams to do a lot but his a much better size/speed combo than Adams. 

Not knocking Adams though, his knowledge is invaluable for our defense, and I think our secondary would have been so much worse without him last season, and we can do worse than him this season.

[cookinbrak]

10 minutes ago, WarHeel said:

What’s Artis-Payne’s hit on our finances? I am unsure of how it would break down if we were to release him but if we free up more money than we lose he would be a no-brainer for me based on his age and our current stable of talent at the position. 

Nothing. He makes less than Ben Jacobs, $705,000. But we are right at 6 mil under, we could rearrange some furniture.

[Khyber53]

2 hours ago, CarolinaNCSU said:

We've got 5.8 mil in cap space if OTC is correct, and could easily clear a few more if needed. 

Not to mention, the cap is a myth and can be manipulated all to hell. We're going to have to replace a lot of guys, but give Iloka a contract with bigger money next year when 5-6 older guys and decent chunks of change come off our books. 

Yeah, this makes perfect sense and could set us for the next four years or so.

[Rags]

1 minute ago, stbugs said:

Unless Iloka would take cheap deal (cut Colin Jones) like Boston (1 year, 1.5M), he'd be too expensive for us. Based on the interest already, something tells me he will be too expensive. We technically could fit him in, but then we'd have no room at all, god forbid we have another injury.

I can see him getting a contract like we gave Searcy with Seattle. Shame Cincy didn't do this back in March.

[AU-panther]

11 minutes ago, stbugs said:

Maybe. I know very little about him, but PFF had Adams rated better last year than Iloka. Iloka wasn't rated badly, just worse (71 to 75) Maybe Cincy released him because he's decent, but not good enough over the other guys they have to justify the cost.

This is what I was referring to earlier.  What is the chance the staff wants to bring in a guy this late, for more money, who might not really be any better than what we have.

Most people on here that want him are basing it off of height, weight, and name.  I have my doubts they have even watched him play often.

[Mr. Scot]

4 hours ago, PntherPryd said:

reading that Seattle and Colts are interested parties.  

 

If there's competition, I don't rate our chances being very high.

[CarolinaSamurai]

It would be foolish not to try. You all realize concussion protocols could last a long time. He might not be back soon.

[Eazy-E]

We got CJ Anderson for peanuts so I guess anything’s possible.

[pantherclaw]

Can he play LT?

[jamos14]

Searcy is garbage anyway.  This would an upgrade over him.  And who knows about the concussion .  

[TheSpecialJuan]

3 minutes ago, jamos14 said:

Searcy is garbage anyway.  This would an upgrade over him.  And who knows about the concussion .  

He's in the protocol but was on the football field today. Didn't practice of course. 

[CPF4LIFE]

Mike Adams was looking real slow out there the other night. I dont know about relying on him another 16 games. And the other guy has a concussion, this makes so much sense it wont happen. 

[Boundary Guru]

We should and I'm sure will reach out, but realistically, for multiple reasons,  I don't see it happening.

[joeyxfresco]

He’ll get paid his $6 mill from Cincy this year right? 

 

He could go for the min to a contender