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22nd Annual Thread Closed due to Trade

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4 hours ago, Jamie_B said:

By the way, my assumption here is if they trade away the first pick nobody wins?

They won't..

A Top Ten pick on a trade would require

an enormous amount for Katy to do it

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16 hours ago, Jamie_B said:

By the way, my assumption here is if they trade away the first pick nobody wins?

If no one guesses who they take at 41.

If they trade 10 for D Lawrence before the draft I will run a quick reboot of the contest.

It did happen a couple of years ago they picked someone no one guessed. I don't remember who it was though.

Murphy maybe?

19 minutes ago, Jason said:

If no one guesses who they take at 41.

If they trade 10 for D Lawrence before the draft I will run a quick reboot of the contest.

It did happen a couple of years ago they picked someone no one guessed. I don't remember who it was though.

Murphy maybe?

Yes it was Murphy

37 minutes ago, Jason said:

If no one guesses who they take at 41.

If they trade 10 for D Lawrence before the draft I will run a quick reboot of the contest.

It did happen a couple of years ago they picked someone no one guessed. I don't remember who it was though.

Murphy maybe?

If they trade 10 in a Lawrence package I would guess we would all be in too much shock to re-do the contest lol

2 hours ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

If they trade 10 in a Lawrence package I would guess we would all be in too much shock to re-do the contest lol

True dat ..

1 hour ago, Griever said:

...

Is he a natural malcontent or is there issues playing for the Giants org?

Helluva player..

  • Jason changed the title to 22nd Annual Guess the Bengals First Pick Contest!!!! - CLOSES for guesses Sunday at 9 pm(ish)
On 4/16/2026 at 2:34 PM, claptonrocks said:

Is he a natural malcontent or is there issues playing for the Giants org?

Helluva player..

They've had 2 winning seasons in 10 years & have averaged about 5 wins a year in his career there (including the one winning season at 9-7). They won 4 games last year and 3 the year before..

I'm sure the Giants fans are convinced he's just a greedy asshole, though. 🥷

Here’s a sure-fire winning bet. The Bengals were “in on” Dexter Lawrence.

Of course, he ended up elsewhere, but hey, we “coulda been a contender” (instead of a bum, which is what we are)…

44 minutes ago, T-Dub said:

They've had 2 winning seasons in 10 years & have averaged about 5 wins a year in his career there (including the one winning season at 9-7). They won 4 games last year and 3 the year before..

I'm sure the Giants fans are convinced he's just a greedy asshole, though. 🥷

Right

9 minutes ago, texbengal said:

Here’s a sure-fire winning bet. The Bengals were “in on” Dexter Lawrence.

Of course, he ended up elsewhere, but hey, we “coulda been a contender” (instead of a bum, which is what we are)…

Would you give up a high pick for him?

His contract isn't cheap.

52 minutes ago, claptonrocks said:

Would you give up a high pick for him?

His contract isn't cheap.

It would be next year's pick because any move before the draft would risk that priceless 101st overall in '27.

I'd certainly give up that draft pick for him, & his salary is of no real concern but they've been managing the cap for extra credit, not extra space. Minimal risk & maximum cash value towards future savings. Don't let anyone tell you they can't afford him.

I think we're in for more Skatin' Slaton. Probably some noise about what a great camp Jenkins and/or Jackson are having before belt meets ass come kickoff time. Fear is they fucked those 2 up like they're fucking up Knight. Too much, too soon. May draft another 0-1 tech/NT but the chances of finding an immediate starter after the 2nd round are about zero.

I'd settle for Reader coming back. Kinda sucks they'd need to do that but it's not like they're going to hold themselves accountable for failing to replace him & he's still better than what they've got now. One of the worst pass rushes and 2nd worst in YPC against the run. I don't think Mafe & Allen are going to turn that around.

1 hour ago, T-Dub said:

It would be next year's pick because any move before the draft would risk that priceless 101st overall in '27.

I'd certainly give up that draft pick for him, & his salary is of no real concern but they've been managing the cap for extra credit, not extra space. Minimal risk & maximum cash value towards future savings. Don't let anyone tell you they can't afford him.

I think we're in for more Skatin' Slaton. Probably some noise about what a great camp Jenkins and/or Jackson are having before belt meets ass come kickoff time. Fear is they fucked those 2 up like they're fucking up Knight. Too much, too soon. May draft another 0-1 tech/NT but the chances of finding an immediate starter after the 2nd round are about zero.

I'd settle for Reader coming back. Kinda sucks they'd need to do that but it's not like they're going to hold themselves accountable for failing to replace him & he's still better than what they've got now. One of the worst pass rushes and 2nd worst in YPC against the run. I don't think Mafe & Allen are going to turn that around.

Nailed it...

Yeah, I'd sign Reader

Dirt cheap with todays salaries

He might become motivated as he was

last here.

Something Slaton hasn't shown .

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9 hours ago, claptonrocks said:

Would you give up a high pick for him?

His contract isn't cheap.

I’d be happy to have him… there’s no one available who could approach what he brings, as far as interior pressure goes. Well, Jeffery Simmons would be close. So yeah, I’d be ok with the investment.

Even if they gave up a #1 and maybe more, he makes major coin and they’d likely stay away. Same for Simmons. But both are tremendous players and could make a huge difference for this D.

But hey, we have some young guys like Jenkins and Jackson that we are “all in” on, plus there’s some guys on the PS that we feel really good about! (Bengals FO speaking).

17 hours ago, claptonrocks said:

He might become motivated as he was

last here.

Something Slaton hasn't shown .

They've got a few on offense that are self-motivated & demand effort from everyone around them just by their nature. I don't see anyone like that on defense, at least not yet.

Letting people like Murphy loaf along until it suits him to play ball heading into a contract year & then rewarding him for it sends the opposite message - effort is optional. Keep smiling & never call anyone out directly. Everyone's just happy to be here under the NFL's money tree.

9 hours ago, BBR said:

BBR - Jeremiyah Love - 84

😆

Genuinely or is this a consolation prize for your puke pick, too?

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  • Jason changed the title to 22nd Annual Thread Closed due to Trade
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I would have bet almost anything the Bengals would not do this. WOW

14 minutes ago, Jason said:

I would have bet almost anything the Bengals would not do this. WOW

I had a feeling but the whole Justin Jefferson was coming here and we were letting Tee go had me sketchy about actually thinking it was going to actually happen

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