While I know I'm going to take a lot of heat for this BLOG, I'm willing to throw this out there thanks to Mark Crunutte from the Enquirer. 



Reasons that the Bengals should at least TALK to Alexander:

1. In his Career he averages 4.3 Yard Per Carry

2. In years that he has played all 16 games, he has 1,000+ yard seasons 5 out of 6 season

3. 100 TDs vs. Rudi's 48

4. 214 Receptions vs. Rudi's 101

Reasons that tbe Bengals should NOT even consider Shaun Alexander

1. He's not played 16 games in the last two seasons.

2. in his last two seasons, he's only averaged 3.55 yards per carry.

3. Rudi averages more yards per carry in the fouth quarter.

4. With Chris Perry, DeDe Dorsey, Kenny Irons, and Rudi Johnson, if those 4 are cleared to play by the Medical Staff and can stay healthy, they have plenty of backs to choose from.

- Personally, if Alexander is willing to take the league minimum, I'd bring him in for training camp and give him a shot.  I'm not really sure how the CAP works and I'm not sure that he would even pass a physical at this point.  Rumor was that he failed his physical and that was the reason that the Seahawks cut him to begin with.  *Begin flaming me now*

Shaun Alexander, cut loose by Seattle less than two weeks ago, will be contacting his favorite boyhood team, the Bengals.

At least the Bengals will have a chance to talk about it.

“Making calls to teams. Bengals are on our list!” Jim Steiner, Alexander's agent, told The Enquirer in an e-mail Wednesday.

The Bengals did not use any of their 10 draft picks on a running back.

Coach Marvin Lewis said the team is optimistic that tailbacks Rudi Johnson (hamstring) and Chris Perry (ankle, lower leg) will return to health and the field in 2008. There is depth with Kenny Watson. There is the untapped potential of DeDe Dorsey, who has been a regular during the offseason at the facility.

There is Kenny Irons, who probably won't be ready for the start of training camp as he continues to rehab from a torn ACL injury, but he was the Bengals' second-round pick in 2007.

Alexander, NFL most valuable player in 2005, when the Seahawks won the NFC title, played eight seasons in Seattle. He played college ball at Alabama after a record-breaking prep career at Boone County High School. He was born in Covington and brought up in Florence.

He hit some impressive statistical milestones in 2007. His four rushing touchdowns give him 100 for his career. He added another receiver touchdown and has 12 in his career. He rushed 207 times for 716 yards. He now has 2,176 attempts for 9,429 yards. He started 11 games and played in two more, pushing his career totals to 97 starts and 119 games played.

But he will turn 31 on Aug. 30 and sustained a series of injuries since signing an eight-year, $62 million contract after the 2005 season.

In 2006, Alexander fractured the 4th metatarsal in his left foot in Week 3 of the season and missed six games. He missed six more games in 2007 because of a fractured left wrist and problems with his ankles and knees.

Alexander, in an Enquirer profile from Super Bowl week 2006, said he would not be against playing for the Bengals.