9 hours ago, T-Dub said:

 

 

Man..  Where do you suppose they run get an Amarium Mims-sized chair? I'm pretty sure they don't have one laying around.  Never mind a furniture store, even Big & Tall clothing stores don't carry his size, because his size is Amarius Mims. You can't expect them to cut a hole in the roof and lower a legit Throne of the Hill Giants on a sling from a dang Chinook helicopter.  The upholstery alone would likely cause the extinction of some rare and thick-skinned ungulate.  IKEA doesn't make one - I question whether their engineers and designers even could make one, with an unlimited budget - but if they did it would require days of advanced planning for them to then shut down the nearest highway to transport it.  I assume it would require that giant tracked thing NASA uses to move rockets to the launchpad.

 

Best they can do is bring in another bench, but then he'd immediately qualify as the Bulldogs 6th man and part of a 7th.  His gravitational pull on Georgia (team as well as state, geographically) from his mere presence courtside could be considered an unfair advantage.  Everyone pictured behind him will be riding home in one of his sneakers. Wherever they live is on his way, because if it's not on his way it's in his shadow.

 

That's a large fella, is what I'm saying.

 

Now that's funny. 

46 minutes ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

Ten failed drafts in a row would be deemed to be “unfortunate circumstances “ and “bad luck”

What do you mean, “would be”?  Don’t you mean, “is”?   

 

 

On 1/29/2025 at 1:20 PM, Jamie_B said:

 

 

Maybe you kept the wrong guys Duke? Maybe keeping Jessie and DJ should have been the top priority?

Losing Bated hurt

 

Losing DJ was a killer imo.

Hopefully they replace his absence in the draft..

 

21 hours ago, Montana Bengal said:

Can't wait to see the figures they offer Chase.

Smart thing is not embarrass the team or Chase by undercutting his worth

.

5 yrs..,200 mil..40 per....120 guaranteed .

Sound about right,?

10 hours ago, T-Dub said:

 

 

Man..  Where do you suppose they run get an Amarium Mims-sized chair? I'm pretty sure they don't have one laying around.  Never mind a furniture store, even Big & Tall clothing stores don't carry his size, because his size is Amarius Mims. You can't expect them to cut a hole in the roof and lower a legit Throne of the Hill Giants on a sling from a dang Chinook helicopter.  The upholstery alone would likely cause the extinction of some rare and thick-skinned ungulate.  IKEA doesn't make one - I question whether their engineers and designers even could make one, with an unlimited budget - but if they did it would require days of advanced planning for them to then shut down the nearest highway to transport it.  I assume it would require that giant tracked thing NASA uses to move rockets to the launchpad.

 

Best they can do is bring in another bench, but then he'd immediately qualify as the Bulldogs 6th man and part of a 7th.  His gravitational pull on Georgia (team as well as state, geographically) from his mere presence courtside could be considered an unfair advantage.  Everyone pictured behind him will be riding home in one of his sneakers. Wherever they live is on his way, because if it's not on his way it's in his shadow.

 

That's a large fella, is what I'm saying.

 

They had seats for Shaq to sit in..

 

 

 

Get rid of him locker room distraction 

32 minutes ago, Montana Bengal said:

 

 

I hope but not counting on him.

Seems a disturbed mind.

 

 

18 hours ago, claptonrocks said:

If Duke Tobin doesn't hit big in this upcoming draft he should be released of his duties.

Too many failures under him .

First 4 rds are his do or die in retainment .

 

If only. Bengals front office and family shun accountability. Remember when Mike Brown spent years paying himself a salary as GM in addition to team president? The whole front office is filled with people whose claim to their job is relationship to Paul Brown and who would be laughed at if they applied for a comparable position in KC or Philly.

 

Tobin should long ago have been replaced, yet he's still here.

 

19 hours ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

Tobin is hilarious- there also was a “framework” for a deal with Chase last offseason but you did not copy it. Idiot. 

 

Yeah, it's a little embarrassing that the Bengals aren't creative enough to get deals done with players who are happy to play in Cincinnati. They could sign Chase to a deal like Jefferson's with an extra million per season in it. That would make him the highest paid non-QB in the league. Uno can't complain about that. Tee said last year he would have taken the Pittman deal (3/70). Last year's price is not this year's price but they could use the same structure and add 10 mil to the total. For Trey, they could use the Danielle Hunter contract as the template. 

 

If team and player want to get a deal done, it should get done. But the Bengals fumbled it last year and might do so again. 

 

4 hours ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

LOL, no one in the head office is ever in a do or die situation. Ten failed drafts in a row would be deemed to be “unfortunate circumstances “ and “bad luck”

 

Yeah, the sun was in his eyes on draft night.

 

Right now. They can sign him at any time https://t.co/X0Dd9PMXcv

— James Rapien (@JamesRapien) January 30, 2025

13 minutes ago, Montana Bengal said:

 

Has anyone from the team so much as mentioned him by name? 

25 minutes ago, T-Dub said:

 

Has anyone from the team so much as mentioned him by name? 

If you are talking about Tee , Tobin said it will be “hard” to sign both Tee and Chase. 
by hard I presume he means getting Mike or Katie to pick up the pen and sign, not hard from the aspect of deal or cap. Two big contracts in one year may kill Mikey. Let alone 3 if they extend Trey

24 minutes ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

If you are talking about Tee , Tobin said it will be “hard” to sign both Tee and Chase. 
by hard I presume he means getting Mike or Katie to pick up the pen and sign, not hard from the aspect of deal or cap. Two big contracts in one year may kill Mikey. Let alone 3 if they extend Trey

6 hours ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

LOL, no one in the head office is ever in a do or die situation. Ten failed drafts in a row would be deemed to be “unfortunate circumstances “ and “bad luck”

Geoff Hobson says here that Duke Tobin "takes the blame" for the defense, but if you read Tobin's exact words he really doesn't:

 

Fixing The Defense

He says fixing the defense is at the heart of getting back into that mix and takes "the blame," for the group that saw a change at the top last week when head coach Zac Taylor tapped Al Golden to replace Lou Anarumo.

"The No. 1 thing we've got to try and do is get better on defense. We have to get better as a unit in totality on defense," Tobin said. "Zac felt like we needed a new voice over there. It's not an indictment on Lou. It's as much my fault as any coach's fault or any player's fault. I take responsibility and I think other people take that responsibility. We just felt we needed a new voice there. Maybe a new direction. Just to see if we can spur this thing a little better.

"I think Lou's a great coach. A great tactician and I think he'll continue to be that. We just needed a re-set and that's what we did."

1 hour ago, kennethmw said:

Mikey would cringe at that video..

Truth is Katy has to acknowledge that guaranteed money is for the players not the Browns..

 

45 minutes ago, dex said:

Geoff Hobson says here that Duke Tobin "takes the blame" for the defense, but if you read Tobin's exact words he really doesn't:

 

Fixing The Defense

He says fixing the defense is at the heart of getting back into that mix and takes "the blame," for the group that saw a change at the top last week when head coach Zac Taylor tapped Al Golden to replace Lou Anarumo.

"The No. 1 thing we've got to try and do is get better on defense. We have to get better as a unit in totality on defense," Tobin said. "Zac felt like we needed a new voice over there. It's not an indictment on Lou. It's as much my fault as any coach's fault or any player's fault. I take responsibility and I think other people take that responsibility. We just felt we needed a new voice there. Maybe a new direction. Just to see if we can spur this thing a little better.

"I think Lou's a great coach. A great tactician and I think he'll continue to be that. We just needed a re-set and that's what we did."

I would say good for him to taking some of the blame. Not really-signing key guys and some weak draft picks, that is on him not Lou. 

50 minutes ago, dex said:

Geoff Hobson says here that Duke Tobin "takes the blame" for the defense, but if you read Tobin's exact words he really doesn't:

 

Fixing The Defense

He says fixing the defense is at the heart of getting back into that mix and takes "the blame," for the group that saw a change at the top last week when head coach Zac Taylor tapped Al Golden to replace Lou Anarumo.

"The No. 1 thing we've got to try and do is get better on defense. We have to get better as a unit in totality on defense," Tobin said. "Zac felt like we needed a new voice over there. It's not an indictment on Lou. It's as much my fault as any coach's fault or any player's fault. I take responsibility and I think other people take that responsibility. We just felt we needed a new voice there. Maybe a new direction. Just to see if we can spur this thing a little better.

"I think Lou's a great coach. A great tactician and I think he'll continue to be that. We just needed a re-set and that's what we did."

 

 

"and I think other people take that responsibility"

 

He doesn't know? Who's flying this thing?

 

 

3 minutes ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

I would say good for him to taking some of the blame. Not really-signing key guys and some weak draft picks, that is on him not Lou. 

 It's as much my fault as any coach's fault or any player's fault. 

 

But Tobin doesn't say he takes as much responsibility as the coaching staff or the players as a whole. No, Tobin (the general manager) takes as much blame as any one coach or any one player. That isn't taking real ownership of the roster he assembled as the acting general manager.

 

 

53 minutes ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

I would say good for him to taking some of the blame. Not really-signing key guys and some weak draft picks, that is on him not Lou. 

Or the Blackburns....seriously

57 minutes ago, dex said:

 It's as much my fault as any coach's fault or any player's fault. 

 

But Tobin doesn't say he takes as much responsibility as the coaching staff or the players as a whole. No, Tobin (the general manager) takes as much blame as any one coach or any one player. That isn't taking real ownership of the roster he assembled as the acting general manager.

Do you nor concede that Tobin is limited in signing draft choices and player personnel moves?

He does what he can but his authority in these matters go back to Katy..