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08:05 AM ET 05.04 | Coming out of the draft, fans always want to know which players are capable of stepping right in to a starting role, and the query recently came up in Cincinnati, where the Bengals added 10 players. Barring injury, Kevin Zeitler will be the starter at right guard. Dre Kirkpatrick could be the starter at left corner depending on what the future of Nate Clements is with the team. He is in the last year of his contract and has a cap number of $5.5 million this season ($4.3 million base, $1 million prorated bonus and $200,000 reporting bonus). If Kirkpatrick is their guy, then Clements could be a June 1 release.

Lovie Smith, Getty Images

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May 4, 2012 08:21 AM ET

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Clements sure fell of the radar after he signed that big contract a few years back.

Wawa-we-wa

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May 4, 2012 08:21 AM ET

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Ummm.... That's Lovie Smith.

Robataille

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May 4, 2012 08:28 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:21 AM ET 05.04 by Robataille

Ummm.... That's Lovie Smith.

Just like the comparison of that white wide receiver being the next Wes Welker. Same color, so what difference does it make? Lovie Smith, Marvin Lewis... same guy.

Wawa-we-wa

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May 4, 2012 08:32 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:21 AM ET 05.04 by Robataille

Ummm.... That's Lovie Smith.

Those wacky interns...

Frippertronics

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May 4, 2012 08:39 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:32 AM ET 05.04 by Frippertronics

Those wacky interns...

as long as they pick a guy from the team they don't care.

TxHeat

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May 4, 2012 08:55 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:28 AM ET 05.04 by Wawa-we-wa

Just like the comparison of that white wide receiver being the next Wes Welker. Same color, so what difference does it make? Lovie Smith, Marvin Lewis... same guy.

Now if I see a Yao Ming pic instead of Jeremy Lin, there definately is a conspiracy.

Robataille

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May 4, 2012 09:14 AM ET

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See ya Nate.......thanks for nothing.
Lovie Smith ?
Man his parents really must of hated him when he was born to name him Lovie.Bet them where some rough childhood years

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May 4, 2012 09:17 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:03 AM ET 05.04 by BIERMON

lol

Pass me a bier mon!

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May 4, 2012 09:51 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:21 AM ET 05.04 by Robataille

Ummm.... That's Lovie Smith.

<smh...>

Otis B. Driftwood

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May 4, 2012 09:53 AM ET

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DAMN, I got so excited that milk almost spilled out of my nose when I saw the picture of Lovie and all I kept thinking of was that the Bengals are stupid enough to take him... but then I realized it's just an intern error, and the Bears are still the stupid ones, because he's still in Chicago. Oh well, so much for spilled milk.