Well, apparently Shaun Rogers is worth the same as Kris Jenkins to the Lions, who shipped him to the Bengals for a 3rd and 5th round draft pick. Coach PoundTheRock (Marinelli) talked a lot about his weight being out of control, etc. but the fact remains that his production has been pretty decent from the DT position. Since his rookie season in Detroit in 2001 he's had 29 sacks, hovering from a low of 2.5 to a high of 7 this season (average of 3.something per season). He's been fairly durable, missing only 14 games, the majority of which were in 2005 when he missed 10, and is also a good run stopper, having an average of 50.7 tackles per season. People talk a lot about how much potential he has, but the fact of the matter is that he has been pretty productive over the course of his career. He's only 28, so I'd be willing to say this is a pretty good catch by the Bengals. The only downside of this trade that I can see is I have no idea where that leaves the Lions' defense. QUICK! Name a starter! ..... Cory Redding? 37 Tackles and 1 Sack last season from the formerly highest paid DT in the NFL? Uh oh.
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