7 hours ago, TigerJ@w said:

A Top 10 pick, there may not be a commercial break. 🥷

And I believe they have also cut down the time between picks in round 1 this year by two mins?

7 hours ago, TigerJ@w said:

A Top 10 pick, there may not be a commercial break. 🥷

It's the Bengals.... there will be a break. 🥷

16 hours ago, Jamie_B said:

Falcons winning tonight was the best result for us. Keeps us locked in at 10 for at least one more week.

I think we'll beat the Browns and finish 7-10. Unfortunately we lose most tie breakers for other 7-10 teams except Tampa. If we lose to the steamers on Sunday, we could draft at 8 if KC beats the hard tanking Raiders and Saints continue their hot streak against Atlanta.

Caleb Downs is an absolute difference maker. Win or lose tonight he’s a top 10 lock.

3 hours ago, spicoli said:

Caleb Downs is an absolute difference maker. Win or lose tonight he’s a top 10 lock.

Yes..

Don't think we have a shot at him though..

Outside DE run defender Pass rusher, safety and a 3T...priorities

Downs is tremendous. I like Styles a lot, too. Actually, OSU has a lot of defensive talent that’s draft-eligible.

That said, we don’t know what will come back with medicals (especially), workouts, surprise guys who will declare or decide to go back to school, trades, team needs/draft day surprises, etc.. So, you never know… some guys slide unexpectedly every year.

Some good defensive talent, especially front 7, in Oregon vs Texas Tech game. In particular I love David Bailey’s game. He doesn’t hold the edge on run D but he’s got a great first step and can really bend as a pass rusher. Really sudden. And he can drop into coverage also.

Front 7 is really good for Oregon also. Some big dudes inside and they are athletic as well.

1 hour ago, texbengal said:

Downs is tremendous. I like Styles a lot, too. Actually, OSU has a lot of defensive talent that’s draft-eligible.

That said, we don’t know what will come back with medicals (especially)

Oh? Is there someone with top-10 measurables that's likely to drop because of injury history?

15 minutes ago, texbengal said:

Some good defensive talent, especially front 7, in Oregon vs Texas Tech game. In particular I love David Bailey’s game. He doesn’t hold the edge on run D but he’s got a great first step and can really bend as a pass rusher. Really sudden. And he can drop into coverage also.

Front 7 is really good for Oregon also. Some big dudes inside and they are athletic as well.

Bailey has had a huge 1st half

2 hours ago, texbengal said:

Downs is tremendous. I like Styles a lot, too. Actually, OSU has a lot of defensive talent that’s draft-eligible.

That said, we don’t know what will come back with medicals (especially), workouts, surprise guys who will declare or decide to go back to school, trades, team needs/draft day surprises, etc.. So, you never know… some guys slide unexpectedly every year.

It would be nice if the Bengals were capable of making good trades but their idea of that is getting a 7th for a team captain they want off the roster. Doing a tag and trade with Trey should be doable, lots of teams are looking for more pass rush. But don't hold your breath waiting for the Bengals to execute a day 1 trade when the new league year starts in March.

Regarding Downs, Bengals seem to think Battle is starting material. Since Stone shouldn't be back, team is likely to sign a vet safety in free agency, hand him Stone's starting spot and ignore safety in the draft. That would be a mistake but very typical of how the team operates. Since there's no assurance of the chance to draft Downs, they will plan for a vet. If it were me, I'd go after Bryan Cook in free agency to replace Stone, then draft Downs if possible to replace Battle.

1 hour ago, sparky151 said:

It would be nice if the Bengals were capable of making good trades but their idea of that is getting a 7th for a team captain they want off the roster. Doing a tag and trade with Trey should be doable, lots of teams are looking for more pass rush. But don't hold your breath waiting for the Bengals to execute a day 1 trade when the new league year starts in March.

Regarding Downs, Bengals seem to think Battle is starting material. Since Stone shouldn't be back, team is likely to sign a vet safety in free agency, hand him Stone's starting spot and ignore safety in the draft. That would be a mistake but very typical of how the team operates. Since there's no assurance of the chance to draft Downs, they will plan for a vet. If it were me, I'd go after Bryan Cook in free agency to replace Stone, then draft Downs if possible to replace Battle.

It kills me that they typically won't do both. That is, bring in the FA for the short term while drafting an eventual replacement. If the FA ends up trash or getting hurt, they're not ass out, but then the rookie isn't immediately forced into starting and again.. not ass out if the rookie flops.

Isn't that how teams normally get built? Instead of this thing where they pretend every starter is totally awesome and having next to zero depth behind them? Then acting like it's all luck when it doesn't work out like they hoped?

Not to go off on this again but it's a culture of everyone blowing smoke up each other's ass. They're all just Super Best Friends and everything is going according to plan, which is to participate and have fun.

5 hours ago, T-Dub said:

Oh? Is there someone with top-10 measurables that's likely to drop because of injury history?

Not sure… but the Combine medicals always uncover some stuff that scares teams off and if they are set in a guy and don’t like the injury history, they can go elsewhere and that makes the guy slide a bit. Or every once in awhile some guy did some knucklehead

Isht and that causes him to fall. Laremy Tunsil comes to mind.

22 minutes ago, texbengal said:

Not sure… but the Combine medicals always uncover some stuff that scares teams off and if they are set in a guy and don’t like the injury history, they can go elsewhere and that makes the guy slide a bit. Or every once in awhile some guy did some knucklehead

Isht and that causes him to fall. Laremy Tunsil comes to mind.

If they can avoid either of those things, 1-7, nothing that looks like a big reach in the mocks.. I would call it a pretty good draft. And their first round pick should be someone expected to make an immediate impact. They're a top 12 pick. No projects, no bullshit, good football player.

Asking too much?

Since Logan Wilson couldn’t even get on the field with the Cowboys, it seems to me that they made the right move in getting whatever they could for him.

8 minutes ago, spicoli said:

Since Logan Wilson couldn’t even get on the field with the Cowboys, it seems to me that they made the right move in getting whatever they could for him.

Still like to see him sign a one day contract with the Bengals and retire in stripes.

2 hours ago, spicoli said:

Since Logan Wilson couldn’t even get on the field with the Cowboys, it seems to me that they made the right move in getting whatever they could for him.

Yeah - he has been used sparingly and hasn’t really done anything. Funny, Jerry Jones had some good things to say about him and basically called out the coaching staff for not playing him. And Schottenheimer came out and said it was an error on their part. Just a weird situation overall.

Cowboys brought back Overshown from IR the same week they traded for Wilson. Overshown is a much better player. It's not a mystery why Logan isn't playing much in Dallas. The mystery is why they gave his job to Carter.

Cincy Jungle

Bengals’ Mike Potts becoming an NFL GM this offseason?

Potts may be a GM somewhere soon, just probably not in Cincinnati.

1 hour ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

Cincy Jungle

Bengals’ Mike Potts becoming an NFL GM this offseason?

Potts may be a GM somewhere soon, just probably not in Cincinnati.

No ⬆️

On 1/2/2026 at 5:02 PM, sparky151 said:

Cowboys brought back Overshown from IR the same week they traded for Wilson. Overshown is a much better player. It's not a mystery why Logan isn't playing much in Dallas. The mystery is why they gave his job to Carter.

Overshown came back too soon IMO. But I get it. Of course, he’s a much better player… wouldn’t be hard to be that, and he has been. But he’s not the explosive playmaker he’s been in the past. I hope he gets there because he’s excellent when healthy, but he’s had a spate of injuries already.

That said, I’m surprised Wilson hasn’t gotten more play over Kenneth Murray …. and Shemar James, for that matter.

Currently at 9 pending the outcome of this Chiefs/Raiders game

Go Chiefs

4 hours ago, Griever said:

4 hours ago, Griever said:

An injured Jerod McCoy over Caleb Downs by Jeremiah?

He posted that after a drinking binge..

5 hours ago, claptonrocks said:

An injured Jerod McCoy over Caleb Downs by Jeremiah?

He posted that after a drinking binge..

Yeah, that's a terrible mock.