Griever Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 2 hours ago, BlackJesus said: ^ Local worthless Cincinnati politicians better not fuck this up and try to run off the Bengals. "Accountability" for tax payers is a nice idea, but if they aren't going to apply it to military spending or foreign aid, then don't decide to be principled with one of the few joys we have left in this pre-apocalyptic hellscape. (gets off soapbox) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 22 minutes ago, Griever said: At a time when some cities are ponying up over a billion dollars for an NFL stadium, 300 million for renovations is likely par for the course and not unreasonable. Especially as having an NFL franchise is a luxury that many cities would gladly pay for. To those who say "Have the billionaire owners pay for their own damn stadium!", I get the sentiment, but why would they, when other cities see the communal value in their product and are willing to subsidize them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jamie_B Posted April 24 Author Report Share Posted April 24 Was coming to the thread to post that lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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|BlackJesus| Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 11 minutes ago, Griever said: ^ Looks like they took the Bengals helmet logos off the new seats. 🤔 And that the green 'jungle' color scheme is here to stay (over orange and black). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griever Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 8 minutes ago, BlackJesus said: ^ Looks like they took the Bengals helmet logos off the new seats. 🤔 And that the green 'jungle' color scheme is here to stay (over orange and black). Good catch. I bet they removed the tiger logo from the side of the aisle seats as well 😔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 Just some Ohio kids, dripping in rizz 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 3 hours ago, Griever said: That's not a very attractive proposal for the county. The team wants the county to pick up 86% of their requested improvements in exchange for a 5 year lease extension. No word on whether the rent under the extension covers the county's operating costs. The county should remind the team that threats to move don't carry much weight. Under the Modell law the county can force a sale of the team to a local owner with the price either set by negotiation or if that fails by a jury via the standard eminent domain process. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 3 hours ago, BlackJesus said: Just some Ohio kids, dripping in rizz 😎 Prom night? Joe Burrow's right forearm looks like Popeye's. A good thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 3 minutes ago, High School Harry said: Burrow's right forearm looks like Popeye's. ... Plus he has a cool new battle scar from the wrist surgery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 Buffalo apparently wet to trade up from 28 for a wide receiver. That will push a guy we want down lower into our wheelhouse. One of the primo OT's. Murphy will be gone. unfortunately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I_C_Deadpeople Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 7 minutes ago, Jackie Treehorn said: Is this April 1st? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBR Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 Someone get a hold of Jason - we all want to change our picks now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HavePityPlease Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 9 minutes ago, Jackie Treehorn said: Aaaand suddenly the DE's are in play in round 1? It does seem like a serious dick move if this was only communicated to the team in the past couple of days... but definitely something an agent would do as a power play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 * I gave the Trey news its own thread. As it's huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 The team isn't going to trade him and under the CBA, he can't afford to hold out. So unless some other team wants to offer us a haul, he isn't going anywhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 54 minutes ago, HavePityPlease said: Aaaand suddenly the DE's are in play in round 1? It does seem like a serious dick move if this was only communicated to the team in the past couple of days... but definitely something an agent would do as a power play. Or, the FO promised to do an actual multi year deal, and then said they “couldn’t because of no money” bollocks. This is being intimated. This didn’t come out of nowhere—I’m seeing a boiling over from multiple rebuffs regarding said deal. The “extension” was supposedly a bridge to long-term. Not sure why everyone always jumps on the side of management when these blowups happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeds Orange Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 On 4/23/2024 at 10:10 AM, dex said: If Browning feels he can be a starter somewhere, why would he sign this extension? It would seem he'd want to get out from Burrow's shadow ASAP. Someone explain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 7 minutes ago, Bleeds Orange said: If Browning feels he can be a starter somewhere, why would he sign this extension? It would seem he'd want to get out from Burrow's shadow ASAP. Someone explain. I’ve been wondering if this signing makes it easier to trade him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 12 minutes ago, Bleeds Orange said: If Browning feels he can be a starter somewhere, why would he sign this extension? It would seem he'd want to get out from Burrow's shadow ASAP. Someone explain. The Bengals controlled Browning's rights for the next 2 seasons exclusively, whether he liked it or not, as he is only counted as having played 1 year in the NFL (despite being in the league for several years). So they could have given him minimum deals the next 2 seasons, like an undrafted free agent and he would have to wait for each season to get that. Now, they have given him a 2 year contract, likely with a bump in pay (that they didn't need to do) and a little bonus, since he's made little in the NFL so far. He had to sign it, as he has no leverage at all. Basically, they gave him some security and more pay to keep him from being bitter about not getting to start for another team. And he accepted, as he realized he didn't have any other choice. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HavePityPlease Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 5 hours ago, Le Tigre said: Or, the FO promised to do an actual multi year deal, and then said they “couldn’t because of no money” bollocks. This is being intimated. This didn’t come out of nowhere—I’m seeing a boiling over from multiple rebuffs regarding said deal. The “extension” was supposedly a bridge to long-term. Not sure why everyone always jumps on the side of management when these blowups happen. Who's on the side of the FO? It's a dick a move to the coaches and the team he's a part of. We can't know how slighted he might feel about the business side of it, but as talking heads pointed out he chose to sign that one year deal when he could have just bet on himself instead - that's on him. If he believed some vague future promise from the Bengals FO then he wasn't paying attention. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeds Orange Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 3 hours ago, BlackJesus said: The Bengals controlled Browning's rights for the next 2 seasons exclusively, whether he liked it or not, as he is only counted as having played 1 year in the NFL (despite being in the league for several years). So they could have given him minimum deals the next 2 seasons, like an undrafted free agent and he would have to wait for each season to get that. Now, they have given him a 2 year contract, likely with a bump in pay (that they didn't need to do) and a little bonus, since he's made little in the NFL so far. He had to sign it, as he has no leverage at all. Basically, they gave him some security and more pay to keep him from being bitter about not getting to start for another team. And he accepted, as he realized he didn't have any other choice. Thank you very much! I knew they had him for at least this season, because that was pointed out last year when people on Twitter started screaming "He'll be a starter somewhere next year!" But I didn't realize it was two more seasons. Good to know, good for the Bengals, and maybe not so good for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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