Bengals FA Signings - 2025

[Jungletiger]

Grass isn't always greener.

[New Jersey Bengal]

3 minutes ago, Griever said:

This is why they want him

[T-Dub]

Guess that's Hill and Slaton penciled in as the starting DTs. Now they need an LDE.

[Griever]

Just now, T-Dub said:

Guess that's Hill and Slaton penciled in as the starting DTs. Now they need an LDE.

Precisely 

 

[Jungletiger]

Looking like Washington is not going to go after Trey, they're getting Laremy Tunsil for a 2nd and 4th.

[sparky151]

Slaton is a good addition. Pretty reasonable price too.

 

Bengals should have been in on Josh Sweat at only 19 mil per.

 

Now let's sign some starting guards and a LB. Dre Greenlaw or Kyzir White would be good additions.

 

We should have aimed higher than Perine at RB. Why not JK Dobbins or someone who can split carries with Brown? 

 

 

[Hooky]

4 minutes ago, sparky151 said:

Slaton is a good addition. Pretty reasonable price too.

 

Bengals should have been in on Josh Sweat at only 19 mil per.

 

Now let's sign some starting guards and a LB. Dre Greenlaw or Kyzir White would be good additions.

 

We should have aimed higher than Perine at RB. Why not JK Dobbins or someone who can split carries with Brown? 

 

 

I like Slaton, big boy to clog up the middle.

 

I wasn't overwhelmed with Perine, maybe they're going to try to find a steal in the 5th round or so.

[sparky151]

This is a deep draft for RBs. There are all sorts available. Bengals need a power back for short yardage situations, thus the Perine signing. But we also need a guy with wheels and moves to share carries with Brown. That sounds like a draftee.

 

[|kennethmw|]

1 hour ago, Jamie_B said:

 

Back up Nose Tackle

Started every game at GB the last two years.

[|kennethmw|]

36 minutes ago, sparky151 said:

Slaton is a good addition. Pretty reasonable price too.

 

Bengals should have been in on Josh Sweat at only 19 mil per.

 

Now let's sign some starting guards and a LB. Dre Greenlaw or Kyzir White would be good additions.

 

We should have aimed higher than Perine at RB. Why not JK Dobbins or someone who can split carries with Brown? 

 

 

Hell, I want to give Chase the ball.Averaged 4.3 a carry.  Plus, this is considered one of the best RB Drafts in years.    

[dex]

7 minutes ago, kennethmw said:

Hell, I want to give Chase the ball.Averaged 4.3 a carry.  Plus, this is considered one of the best RB Drafts in years.    

Only have 6 draft choices though. And a ton of other needs.

[MichaelWeston]

Things seem to be really coming together related getting all 3 back

[|kennethmw|]

4 minutes ago, MichaelWeston said:

Things seem to be really coming together related getting all 3 back

What have you seen?

[Shebengal]

1 hour ago, sparky151 said:

 

 

We should have aimed higher than Perine at RB. Why not JK Dobbins or someone who can split carries with Brown? 

 

 

Dobbins is always hurt. 
 

I’m OK with this signing.

[T-Dub]

41 minutes ago, MichaelWeston said:

Things seem to be really coming together related getting all 3 back

 

Is today the day?

 

[T-Dub]

2 hours ago, New Jersey Bengal said:

Made the game clinching catch vs bills

 

Yeah I forgot about that, nice one

 

2 hours ago, Montana Bengal said:

Perine can block

 

True that he could, at least.  IDK what he's got left but he took pride in it, hopefully that rubs off on the RB room. 

 

1 hour ago, sparky151 said:

We should have aimed higher than Perine at RB.

 

 

That's more my complaint, I'm not saying Perine hasn't been a decent player.

 

More that they let him walk the first time.  If they thought they needed him on the team, why'd they let him go to Denver (?) in the first place - either they they didn't think he was worth what they paid him, or they were too cheap to pay it.  Neither of those are great reasons to bring him back now.  It does seem a little complacent. 

 

Like.. they're not going to rebuild that Super Bowl team. They should be looking at a 5-10 year window with Joe retiring a first-ballot HoF QB with a couple of rings. I'm starting to think if they do trade Hendrickson they should go ahead and move Higgins as well.  Seems like they're looking backwards, or trying to tread water after under-performing terribly.  Letting this contract drama drag out for over a year..  Who's flying this thing, you know?  Fuckin''' figure it out!

 

 

 

[I_C_Deadpeople]

1 hour ago, dex said:

Only have 6 draft choices though. And a ton of other needs.

Given the way we draft, it would be better if we had 8-10 picks per year. For us, quantity gives us a better chance to find quality. 

[claptonrocks]

2 hours ago, Montana Bengal said:

Perine can block

He is a very good blocker..

 

Sort yardage/ Goaline runs were needed.

He can provide that..

 

 

[Griever]

[T-Dub]

14 minutes ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

Given the way we draft, it would be better if we had 8-10 picks per year. For us, quantity gives us a better chance to find quality. 

 

True for any team but taking a shotgun approach to the middle rounds is some 9-8 shit.  If they don't have more confidence than that in their picks then hire someone with a plan.

 

Moving Tee and Hendrickson for rounds 1-2 or a package deal, IDK, I think I might be OK with that.  They can't be operating from a standpoint of "no, we'll just draft busts with those picks".  If that's true, fix that first and then go sign their '25-26 roster.  There's no working around it.

 

 

[T-Dub]

2 minutes ago, Griever said:

 

 

That's great, I like this move, but they're still bargain shopping. 

[stan]

3 hours ago, Jamie_B said:

 

Back up Nose Tackle

He started every game,the last 2 years.They are paying him 7.5 million a year.That is a lot,for a backup.

[-GoBengals-]

23 hours ago, sparky151 said:

Happy to have him back. He earned a raise last year. But he shouldn't be starting. 

 

why not? he did well rotating 4 positions week to week. probably do even better penciled in and working from one position... right?

 

23 hours ago, Jamie_B said:

 

yeah cant have a guy like that starting... gross, right @sparky151 ?

 

PS: id love to get an even better guy to start but Ford would be an improvement.

 

22 hours ago, stan said:

They do not have to do anything.People will come to the games.Regardless,of whether they do anything,or not.

 

that has never been and will continue to not be true... i can tell you because i couldnt sell my tickets a year ago for hlaf face value on the 40 yardline.

 

 

5 hours ago, sparky151 said:

 

He's pretty mid. Better than Rankins and Hubbard but not really an above average player. The price isn't high but they should have been able to sign some other players who either rush the passer better (Reed, who re-signed with Seattle) or one of the Charger IDL guys. Plenty of time left to find replacements for Rankins and Hubbard but not an inspiring start to free agency. 

 

outperformed dj reader. who everyone jerks off to in their dreams.

 

4 hours ago, texbengal said:

Kinda surprised. He's OK. I know he is a great locker room guy and as a rotation piece, he's still useful. Issue was, he was used too much and he wore down. I think the plan for the DL is a big rotation at DT and edge, so that fits. And I'm guessing Golden and Montgomery liked what they saw. 

 

I'd like to see Ossai back, too, and I liked Sample also... again, as rotational guys. I think Ossai could add some juice to the pass rush but not sure he's coming back, betwen being a Mulugheta client and maybe getting more $ elsewhere. Wouldn't shock me if Sample ended up in Indy - Lou has always been a big fan. He had a torn achilles and that's a big deal. 

The one DT I like that's out there is the guy from the Lions - Onwuzuirke. Talented young player. 

 

if you only ahve 2 DT's and you want a 5 man rotation, bringing him back makes a ton of sense, seems like a high price but its about the ground rate for average+ DT, you still gonna add 2 guys probably, minimum one if you still have the one due (names starts with T i think) playe dlike 30% of snaps last year horrifically.

 

2 hours ago, T-Dub said:

Hill & Ford are good signings but let's go get someone that makes the team better. These moves so far are running to stay in place. 

 

Was Perine really their best option? Seems more like the easiest one to me. Very risk-averse, as usual. Very status quo.

 

man the guy who said "notw the only guard we have is volson" doesnt think going from having Jenkins and Jackson on the roster to adding back a solid veteran makes the team better that it was before he was signed.... 

 

im starting to think you just want to complain about stuff. jumping to the future, Adding Slayton is killer, i assume they add 1 draft pick as well since its a deep draft on DL, to get the 5 rotation guys..

 

how many games did we lose due to not stoping the run late in the game? 3? 5? slayton is probably a plus 1.5 win addition IMO

 

2 hours ago, T-Dub said:

 

Cheap being the most important factor.

 

Good? He was an OK change of pace RB for us years ago. He's had a grand total of about 75 carries since. We're talking about a guy with <2k rushing yards for his career. Did he even see the field for KC in the postseason?

 

He made a couple of big plays here is all. I think that's nostalgia talking & I also think they had younger, better options available.

 

yea he can block thats about it...  

 

2 hours ago, Montana Bengal said:

Perine can block

yep

2 hours ago, Montana Bengal said:

run stopper, cool 

2 hours ago, BlackJesus said:

Bengal fans: Give us Tee!

 

Bengals: 

 

 

tee is already under contract, we have tee.

 

1 hour ago, Griever said:

 

fuck this bitch.

 

1 hour ago, T-Dub said:

Guess that's Hill and Slaton penciled in as the starting DTs. Now they need an LDE.

i almost dont think of starters and backups anymore at DT.. sort of a 4-5 guy rotation of snaps and sitautions.. they probably ARE the first snap starters, but if there is a loss of 2 on first down in comes a pass rusher DT instead.. so it is what it is.

1 hour ago, sparky151 said:

Slaton is a good addition. Pretty reasonable price too.

 

Bengals should have been in on Josh Sweat at only 19 mil per.

 

Now let's sign some starting guards and a LB. Dre Greenlaw or Kyzir White would be good additions.

 

We should have aimed higher than Perine at RB. Why not JK Dobbins or someone who can split carries with Brown? 

 

 

 

we dont know that they didnt call and agent said he doesnt want to live in fucking cincinnati.  went to a warm weather city, with (i think) lower taxes. and close to LA and dallas flight wise.  and plays indoors half the season.

 

49 minutes ago, kennethmw said:

Started every game at GB the last two years.

 

always good durability.

 

20 minutes ago, MichaelWeston said:

Things seem to be really coming together related getting all 3 back

 

agreed

 

15 minutes ago, kennethmw said:

What have you seen?

 

for ME its that they are all able to shop around, and see that teams arent willing to give them much more than what we offer AND give up a pick for them, so the reality sets in of sure maybe New engald would pay tee 31 a year for 5 years, but if they give up a first rounder or two, they arent willing to take him at all, or maybe at 27/year, so instead of his agent filling his head with "hold out and on the market you can get 31mil" its "well you can get 27 or 26.4" sort of a realization.. and i think Trey is having the same experience. Crosby gets a dumbass deal that he will never finish, Trey wants that deal, goes shopping, no ones offering that deal, especially with having to give up a pick in a deep ass DL draft..  back to reality..

 

 

[T-Dub]

1 minute ago, stan said:

He started every game,the last 2 years.They are paying him 7.5 million a year.That is a lot,for a backup.

 

Not really, not in this FA market.  Anything less than double digits is borderline for a vet, plus he's meant to be in a rotation with Jenkins/Jackson or whoever else they bring in - this doesn't prevent them from signing more DL.  Kinda crazy but $7.5M is not going to hurt them even if he never plays a down for us.

[MichaelWeston]

4 minutes ago, T-Dub said:

 

Not really, not in this FA market.  Anything less than double digits is borderline for a vet, plus he's meant to be in a rotation with Jenkins/Jackson or whoever else they bring in - this doesn't prevent them from signing more DL.  Kinda crazy but $7.5M is not going to hurt them even if he never plays a down for us.

Hes the starting LT. He will start on run downs.