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our rookie guard got the 2nd most performance based league bonus. maybe we should remember he is a rookie drafted in the 4th round and started from day 1, 2 Cordell Volson Cincinnati G North Dakota State 2022 4 $854,407

NTs can play to a ripe old age. Think of Ted Washington or Vince Wilfork. They don't have to run fast, just stay strong. Reader is playing at a very high level and we shouldn't be in a rush to push him out the door. Tupou is a decent backup. I like Ika as a prospect but he'd be a luxury pick.

Bengals to the Cheifs.......

Everyone that has been bitching the past 3 days........

Hi guys. I know I haven’t posted much here lately. But I just wanted to assure everyone my contest will take place as normal.

If my employer guaranteed me 12 million dollars to do my job on a sub-par level for 4 months, but then found someone better and still said they would pay me but I just had to work in a different cubicle on the other side of the office, I would thank my lucky stars. I would even offer to get the new guy coffee every morning just to show I'm worth something. He should be grateful to the Bengals for paying him like he's at the top of his craft, when he isn't. A good teammate would also move to RT. He clearly isn't.

My first thought was, “There’s going to be a lot of talk of erections on Go-Bengals.com today “.

There are lots of ways for the RB room to go. I am curious what you think or who your favorite guys are. Below is the breakdown of free agents. I separated them into a few categories that are certainly debatable. (If there are suggestions let me know) Some thoughts 1. I bet Perine or Mixon are back but not both. Mixon release saves 7 million 2. The top group might be beyond what we are willing to pay 3. Group 4 is a bunch of guys who have a trait or two that is interesting but I am not sure how they would fit. 4. More good teams are going with a veteran RB on the Practice squad. I would be all for that. RB Age Overall Running Receiving Pass Block Snaps Starts 2022/Career Stats Notes Williams-Bengals 25 82.3 74.6 81.6 80.9 37 0/0 6-30-5-0; 2-30-0; 16k-356-22.3-0; 7 tackles 5'8 206 Mixon-Bengals 27 80.8 80.9 77 34.9 713 14/71 210-814-3.9; 60-441-2 6'1 220 Perine-Bengals 28 72.9 77.2 62.7 73.8 556 2/11 95-394-4.1-2; 38-297-4; 7 tackles 5'11 235 Evans-Bengals 26 72.5 75 77.5 60 18 0/1 3-38-1; 4 tackles 5'11 215 2025 Holyfield-Bengals 25 5'10 219 Starters 5 Murray-Broncos 33 82.5 86 65.6 43.6 447 7/76 171-760-4,4-6; 27-132-0 6'3 230 Singletary-Bills 26 78.6 85.1 58.5 73.2 786 16/56 177-819-4.6-5, 38-280-1 5'7 203 Harris-Patriots 26 75.8 77.9 55.7 69.2 238 9/34 106-462-4.4-3; 17-97-0 5'11 213 Mostert-Dolphins 31 75.7 80.7 60.8 54.1 551 14/23 181-891-4.9-3; 31-202-2 5'10 205 Williams-Lions 28 73.5 75.6 39.7 72.3 459 9/40 262-1066-4.1-17; 12-73-0 6'0 225 9 Foreman-Panthers 27 73.1 76.5 52.4 14.8 354 9/13 203-914-4.5; 5-26 6'0 235 1 Montgomery-Bears 26 67.9 67.9 64 57.4 629 16/51 201-801-4-5; 34-316-1 5'11 224 Possible Starters Mattison-Vikings 25 71.5 84.2 43.4 61.4 304 0/6 74-283-3.8-5; 15-91-1 5'11 215 Penny-Seahawks 27 70.2 74.9 55.6 43.9 167 5/11 57-346-6.1-2; 4-16-0 5'11 220 Ankle/Broken leg Hunt-Browns 28 67 67.4 66.4 54.6 491 0/36 123-468-3.8-3; 35-210-1 5'11 216 Wilson-Dolphins 28 65.7 74.4 48.4 40.9 562 6/16 92-468-5.1-2; 10-91-0 6'0 194 Rotational Players 3 Hasty-Jaguars 27 71.5 77.4 64.1 72 265 0/0 46-194-4.2-2; 20-126-1 5'8 205 restricted Breida-Giants 28 69.5 77.1 56.7 69.4 305 1/20 54-220-4.1-1; 20-118-0 5'10 190 Johnson-Browns 27 66.1 67.1 58.4 82.1 34 0/2 4-17-0; 3-7-0, 6 tacklesn 5'10 208 Hill-Ravens 25 60.8 68.2 52.6 55.4 274 0/0 49-262-5.3; 12-58-0; 10kr-247-24.7; 6tackles 5'10 200 Robinson-Jets 25 59.7 59.7 57.5 81.5 271 0/32 110-425-3.9-3; 11-52-2 5'9 219 No idea Ahmed-Dolphins 24 73.5 70.2 79.9 27 70 0/4 12-64-5.3-1; 1-8-0 restricted Johnson-Jets 26 71.2 90.2 43.3 55.3 172 1/6 30-160-5.3-1; 12-88-0 Jones-Chiefs 26 69.1 68.8 61.9 40 0/25 17-70-4.1-1; 1-22-0 4 Hilliard-Titans 28 67.1 77.4 59.3 56.7 200 1/6 22-145-6.6-0; 21-177-4 7 Abdullah-Raiders 30 66.4 68.8 81.1 29.8 176 0/23 4-20-5.0-0; 25-211-1; 26kr-20.9; 8 tackles Callahan-2017 Gaskin-Dolphins 26 65 65.1 62.1 75 39 0/17 10-26-2.6-0; 4-28-0 5'10 194 restricted Scott-Eagles 28 64.4 68.3 52.5 60.8 221 2/12 54-217-4-3; 5-15-0 Homer-Seahawks 25 63.2 72.8 56.3 59.2 165 1/2 19-74-3.9-0; 16-157-1 6 Brown-Rams 30 62.5 59 63.2 75.7 95 0/5 18-81-4.5-1; 5-37-0 McKinnon-Chiefs 31 58.1 58.4 70.6 27.5 606 0/18 72-291-4-1; 56-512-9 Drake-Ravens 29 53.1 59.7 46.2 41.5 365 5/44 109-482-4.4-4;17-89-1 Practice Squad vet? 5 Mack-Broncos 27 86.2 86.8 78.4 83.9 64 0/23 16-84-5.3-1; 8-99-1 3 Clement-Cardinals 28 63.9 67.3 69.2 12.4 73 1/1 15-55-3.7-0; 5-54-0 10 2 Ingram-Saints 34 63.3 66.4 54.4 59 205 3/100 62-233-3.8-1;16-68-0 2 Freeman-Texans 27 59.2 57 61.3 80.3 106 1/9 41-117-2.9-0; 6-33-0 2 Burkhead-Texans 33 59.1 57.2 61.9 47.5 259 0/14 26-80-3.1-0; 37-204-1 10 2 Johnson-Saints 32 51.3 42 69.9 37.4 58 0/63 12-24-0; 4-47-0 Bernard-Bucs 32 48.1 48.8 57 31.1 26 0/30 8-28-3.5-0; 2--1-0

And is about to be smoking some of those Joe Burrow cigars

I'm glad Jessie and Vonn got paid. I'm gladder that someone else paid them for their excellent service to the Bengals. Wish I could've kept them, but understanding the complicated dynamic of roster compensation, particularly with us having two superstars entering expensive renegotiations within the next 13 months, including our first bonafide franchise-making quarterback in team history, plus the concern that investing in an aging secondary might end up being a net negative in the long run, it's not surprising that getting these dudes back in stripes next year wasn't gonna happen. I think we saw the writing on the wall when we had to tag Jessie last year. He did what I think we all expected - stay away from camp, report just before the season began, and worked his ass off for Lou to either earn a raise here or audition for one elsewhere. Vonn was exemplary this past season as well, playing in a contract year. Now that both have secured guaranteed money from the Falcons and Panthers, I hope they do well there.

FTFY. He doesn't need a Pro Bowl TE. He needs OTs that aren't turnstiles.

Nope. Darnell Washington Is the best blocking TE in this draft and there’s not even a close second.

Agree... A RT or TE is needed.. What you said about Dewand Jones and TE Washington would be ideal so probably wont happen.. Saw CJ Gardner signed 1yr 8mil deal with Lions. We got Scott 3yrs at 4per.. Tobin is making goid decisions up to now..

I really like the signing of Nick Scott. The guy has some dog in him. I think he'll fit well with this defense. Good contract, too. If they land a veteran TE and re-sign Apple (or Ya-Sin, Peters, Griffin or Hill) and Flowers, I will be pleased with this free agency period.

Yeah I'm sure whatever was being said was interesting and stuff but all I got from that was Kay with bed-head lookin like she stole your favorite hoodie & woke you up to do bong rips RIght up there with swiping Orlando Brown from KC at a surprisingly reasonable price. Fuck Missouri City and fuck their mega-cringe-ass tomahawk chop. Any move that shits in their punch bowl is doubly good AFAIC.

Everyone watch this ... Brilliant

What if I told you instead of Pene Sewell you could have Jamar Chase AND Orlando Brown? Maybe its time for the old guard to start giving the Bengals the benefit of the doubt??

Playoff Pratt knew......

Bruh, you sure are whining a lot. Do we need to send you a case of tissues?

I seem to recall last year when we overhauled the OL hearing about how the new OL was going to open up the running game for Joe Mixon and how he would rack up even more yards running the ball than he did in 2021. It didn't happen that way, (partially because he missed some games), BUT we got more out of him in the passing game. IMO, job #1 for any OL that we put together needs to be protecting Burrow. Our best skill players are receivers. The running game is important, but any RB that we keep or pick up needs to be able to block, if need be. Perine seems to be better at that than Mixon. The problem is, when Perine goes in, it's almost always going to be a screen pass to him in the backfield, and it is predictable. I don't know that Mixon is worth what he's being paid. Is Perine's agent going to argue that he is worth Mixon money? That remains to be seen.

Dude. You have 2 job offers. They pay the same. One has insurance, vacation time, a company car & Bob from accounting brings fresh donuts every Friday. The other place has none of those things and the toilets are always clogged. Which job are you taking? If you say #2 you're either lying or some kind of masochist. This isn't about being a tough guy.

My favorite part of that was when I realized that was Hines Ward's punk ass coaching SA.

OSU has produced plenty of good O-linemen. Nick Petit-Frere started at tackle for the Titans as a rookie last year. Thayer Munford made the Broncos roster as a backup. Corey Linsley has been a probowler and first team all-pro. Josh Myers is a starter, so is Jonah Jackson. Taylor Decker is still starting at LT for the Lions. Price was a bust but Jordan and Prince weren't high draft picks.

You seem to be a little angry. Do you need a Snickers?

Jonah, however, does have history at RT. Played 15 of his 44 games at Alabama at RT.

Hearing Lou targeted him answers any questions I had.

Field Yates: The Bengals hosted free agent TE Foster Moreau on a visit.

Poor Jonah Williams. I hope they can find someone dumb enough to trade assets for him. To me it's an even worse look to immediately whine and want out instead of fighting for a job. I did bake Jonah a cake.

Surveillance video obtained through a search warrant showed Joe walking in the backyard of his home with a gun, but he never fired any shots, according to Powers. Mixon is a legal gun owner and “did not commit a crime,” Powers explained. It was Brewer, Powers said, who fired 10 to 11 shots at teenagers playing “Nerf wars” on Ayers Road around 8:30 p.m. that night. Shalonda was later seen on the same video picking up shell casings in the yard. Mixon’s agent says the Bengals’ star “interceded” to stop Brewer from shooting the gun. A 16-year-old was shot in the foot as he tried to run away when the gunshots began, deputies wrote in the initial report. The teen “heard multiple shots whizzing by his head and immediately ducked behind a tree fearing for his life,” the prosecutor’s office explained. The victim was transported to the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, where it was confirmed he was shot in the foot with the bullet still lodged inside, according to the incident report and a March 7 news release from the sheriff’s office. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call placed by a man inside Mixon’s Ayers Road home around 8:30 p.m., according to the preliminary incident report and a recording of the 911 call. The man who called 911 told the call taker he was inside “my athlete’s house,” and the shooting occurred outside next to the house, according to the call and incident report. Responding deputies stopped a black Honda Accord that was seen leaving Mixon’s home, according to the incident report. Shalonda was driving the car with Brewer in the passenger seat, Powers explained. The gun used in the shooting that night was found in the trunk of the Accord, the prosecutor’s office said. The gun used in the shooting that night was found in the trunk of the Accord, the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office said.(Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office) The victim was transported to the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, where it was confirmed he was shot in the foot with the bullet still lodged inside, according to the incident report and a March 7 news release from the sheriff’s office. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call placed by a man inside Mixon’s Ayers Road home around 8:30 p.m., according to the preliminary incident report and a recording of the 911 call. The man who called 911 told the call taker he was inside “my athlete’s house,” and the shooting occurred outside next to the house, according to the call and incident report. Responding deputies stopped a black Honda Accord that was seen leaving Mixon’s home, according to the incident report. Shalonda was driving the car with Brewer in the passenger seat, Powers explained. The gun used in the shooting that night was found in the trunk of the Accord, the prosecutor’s office said. Damn, son. Yeah technically, legally, a Draco is classed as a pistol... but when I read "pistol" I thought a normal sort of handgun. Fucks sake, Lamonte, were you expecting a Terminator?

Gesicki is not a good blocker. Foster Moreau is better at it. JB and Moreau could be on the same page with his route running as they did at LSU. Question may be who is cheaper and for how long.

Didn't realize he was so charismatic

Don't stop for gas, whatever you do.

Ok. I’m going to say it. I think Orlando Brown Jr is a Top 3 RT but “only” a Top 15-20 LT. Don’t hate me. I think he’s really good, not great. I’m not trying to piss on the parade. I think this is still a terrific move. I just hope people aren’t expecting Orlando Pace. Don’t get me wrong. I’m happy. I’ve wanted an upgrade from Jonah for years and getting a 4 time Pro Bowl tackle who is only 26 at that price is a HUGE win. The Bengals line suddenly looks very, very good. The money that the Falcons gave Bates is essentially what the Bengals just gave OBJ. So, in a weird way the Bengals traded Bates for Brown Jr. Who wouldn’t be good with that?!? The price tag plus his age plus filling a significant deficiency at an important area of need makes this a very good deal.

That's quite the handwaving to say losing Bates doesn't count as a loss. Nobody expects Hill to be as good in his first year as a starter as Bates was in 2022. So that's already a step back before the loss of Bell. This draft is weak at safety so no rookie will be an adequate replacement for Vonn. There are potentially veteran equivalents available but the Bengals should have just matched his offer from Carolina. Nobody anywhere is saying the Panthers overpaid for Vonn. That's likely the case with Hurst too. He's replaceable but will the team actually replace him with an equivalent player? This offseason should have been about letting Bates and Pratt go (I'm glad we got Pratt back), upgrading the tackle positions, and going into the draft able to take BPA. So far that plan isn't working very well as we have more holes than expected and may have to draft for need.

Here are some potential additions who are still available that I find interesting: OT Jermaine Eluemunor Cameron Fleming S Julian Love Taylor Rapp Juan Thornhill Jordan Poyer Donovan Wilson CB Marcus Peters Sean Murphy-Bunting Rock Ya-Sin Byron Murphy Eli Apple TE Hayden Hurst Dalton Schultz RB Jamaal Williams Kareem Hunt The waters are murky right now with little understanding by us fans as to the current plan. Adding some of these players could lessen the reliance on the upcoming draft and hopefully solidify some of our current starters. Let's see what happens.

personally i will agree with those wanting to have different RB results, i just dont agree with those that want to cut mixon and throw another name back there. . but i can see the point of there is alot of cap going to him. if he restructures and saves the team cap dollars and the team actually puts it into solidifying the OL into something better i would be fine with that. i think our interior OL is decent, i think a solid RT (or a healthy Collins) would go along way. Williams (or the LT needs to provide better protection. i do not want to use a high draft pick on a RB, to me that would be a waste. right now our bread and butter draft players should be going on the players on the lines, the better our lines do the better the skill players and the LBs and DBs will do,

I will just say it, because many are thinking it - who cares? RB's are a dime a dozen and we are a passing team. Put the money into the 2 WR's and the O (QB is obvious). After that, free agents, UDFA, draft one, who cares. Our RB's probably need more to be receivers and blockers then runners. Perine wont be worth much as a FA so we can offer him a fair deal and he will likely take it. I would rather 'struggle' to find a starting RB than a starting OL. Every team has to prioritize.

Think they're stuck paying the $12m regardless, that money is gone and shouldn't be a consideration. The only question that matters is who protects JB better. If that ends up being a 7th round pick or some journeyman FA so be it.

That's very true. What I definitely do not want to hear come August is a bunch of happytalk about how great Collins and Williams look on the rehab field.

Hobby that started in 1984 with the drafting of one Norman Julius Esiason. Been hooked ever since. I don’t get into like I used to due to time constraints but I definitely still try and keep up with most of the prospects throughout each year.

Good article, from someone who actually knows the business! In the Blackburn ladies, especially Pumpkin, we trust

Had one of Chad Ochocinco Boa Vida cigars tonight. Can report its a good long lasting smoke. Took me and my buddy almost 3 hours to smoke between smoking and some scotch and just talking this evening. Not a cheap cigar that you get through quickly, but a quality one that goes well with a good scotch.