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So the Stealers got rid of a quality player and leader in Fitzpatrick for a mercenary who does whatever he wants in Ramsey? And they still need to pay Watt? So they are going to spend the most money in the NFL on defense? Ok. Chiefs, Rams and Eagles spend the least on defense.

Basically a Jonny Unitas to the Chargers move.

Well, I did last year and this guy isn’t going to improve it.

Well, he can enjoy a year off from football then. If he can’t trust himself to conduct himself like a professional I don’t want him. Went thru a decade of dumbass players making the Bengals look like shit. BTW, Abdul Carter, signed his contract, which includes the now-controversial (for a Bengals player that is) provision. I guess Carter has more faith in himself. The Burton fiasco last year was bad enough although these particular clauses would not have cost him money.

And the fact that the team had not used it previously is meaningless. It isn’t some off the wall unique contract, it’s a standard contract for many teams.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with his contract. Many teams in the league use the same language in their contracts. He is GUARANTEED the same amount of money anyone in his draft slot would earn.

Meh, guy has even refused to sign an injury clause which all rookies sign. The idea that somehow the Bengals are not allowed to use the same language many teams use to protect themselves from knucklehead behavior is kind of laughable. Actual training camp hasn’t started so I am not worried yet. Never liked the pick anyways. He didn’t produce in college based on his draft slot, seems to be another underwear warrior like John Ross although Ross actually did produced in college.

I hit 180 in a C32 AMG once when I was young and dumb. Probably closer to 175 but the needle was on 180.

I have to think a guy considered a project albeit with physical talent won’t age well draft wise after sitting out a year. I certainly could be wrong.

I will got out on a limb and say Lost was engaging in the classic use of sarcasm.

Do you think he would have a shot at 17th or better in next years draft? Plenty of mocks had him mid 20s or worse. Take a year certainly can’t help him me thinks.

Yeah well the Bengals never chartered airplanes before until most of the league started doing it. What they did in the past has little to do with today. That said, I still don’t know who is right or wrong here but I was never thrilled with picking an unproductive underwear Olympics medalist in the first round anyways.

LOL, nah man. This is nothing like Bates or Whit.

He was Ok but we can probably get the same level of play or hopefully better with one of our young inexpensive rookies. It’s just the way the NFL works. No hate, he is basically the 2025 version of Rey Maualuga.

He also doesn’t get along with his coach which never ends well for the player in Green Bay.

Don’t you dare risk my Saints plan to tank for Cooper.

The fine is part of the collective bargain agreement, Mike Brown doesn’t do the fining, the league does and it’s mandatory.

Yes, they have the perpetually decent roster that gets them a wild card birth and nothing more. And Tomlin hasn’t won a playoff game in 10 years so why is he better than Taylor? You sound like a Tiger Woods fan who thinks he is going to start winning important tournaments again.

Hendrickson signed this CURRENT contract. It isn’t close to comparable to Chase or Tee.

Pittsburgh hasn’t done shit in years other than limp into the playoffs. Name the player that is dying to play there? It is 2025, these young players don’t give a fuck about those awesome teams from the past. Zero buzz around that team other than the media slobbering over Tomlin’s cock.

Don’t misconstrue what I said about Whit as not appreciating him, far from it. I wanted him resigned but in defense of management and all the factors at the time, letting him leave for a team that was ready to win a Superbowl was the right decision. My point about it being life changing is how being in Los Angeles gave him the incredible opportunity post football. I seriously doubt that happens if he stayed here. Couldn’t have happened to a better guy. I was a Dalton defender for a long time. That ended after the San Diego playoff game. We had no business losing that game. He was utterly terrible the 2nd half. He needed to go and has done little since. Yeah, he had some nice seasons but at the end of the day, we still had zero. Post season wins. I want Trey to be a Bengal but the reality is, he already is. As has been pointed out, this is his contract he wanted. I see teams like the Raiders and Browns blowing huge money on fan favorites and what will it get them? Nothing.

I agree about Bates. We had a championship caliber team and bringing him back made all the sense in the world. Guy was 25 and had missed 2 games in 5 years. High character quality player.

The isn’t a competent GM in the league who pays a player based on what he has earned. They are paid based on what they are worth in the future. The Ravens paid Joe Flacco what he had earned with his fluke run to a Superbowl victory. It set them back years. And bringing Whit back on a big contract wasn’t going to fix the QB situation. Whit did great on the Rams because he had a great coach and offensive teammates to include Goff and eventually Stafford at QB. If he had stayed here he would probably be an afterthought like Willie Anderson. The best thing that ever happened to Andrew Whitworth was leaving the Bengals when he did. His life dramatically changed for the better.

Just stop with the Whitworth nonsense. The guy was a unicorn. For every Whitworth there are 10 older players that never live up to their last big contract. The Bengals were 6-9-1 the last year Whit was here. Dalton was trash. Why over spend on an aging O lineman when your team is trash?

St Louis I could see, no way anyone goes to Memphis on purpose.