1 hour ago, dex said:

There are like 3 different media sources claiming that the Bengals were prepared to take Peter Woods at pick 10.

I saw one random guy in Dallas

3 hours ago, dex said:

There are like 3 different media sources claiming that the Bengals were prepared to take Peter Woods at pick 10.

After the pick traded it is easy to speculate. What a colossal fail that would have been.

6 hours ago, MichaelWeston said:

Doing mocks and Baine and Downs are there...often Mesodore. I like the player but its tough to know we me have traded away the chance at those three.

6 hours ago, MichaelWeston said:

Doing mocks and Baine and Downs are there...often Mesodore. I like the player but its tough to know we me have traded away the chance at those three.

I'll take Sexy Dexy over all of them.

Even after knowing we could have had Bain or Downs, I still give this trade an A+ as I know we would have drafted Peter Woods instead, and I would have thrown my remote out of the window.

24 minutes ago, BlackJesus said:

Even after knowing we could have had Bain or Downs, I still give this trade an A+ as I know we would have drafted Peter Woods instead, and I would have thrown my remote out of the window.

Oh thank god we avoided that pick.. My remote wouldn't have survived the evening as well. It's already on its last leg and being held together with duct tape.

51 minutes ago, kennethmw said:

I'll take Sexy Dexy over all of them.

Agree.. We get an all pro for someone that might not turn out..

Our defense went from one of the worst (if not the worst) in the league to mid road, and if Burrow can cay healthy, I will say this again, we WILL win the super bowl this year guaranteed! Totally serious. Make it or break it year. I even bet against all my brothers, 100-1. I give them a buck if Bengals don't make it, and they give me $100 if Bengals win the super bowl. Win win since I have two brothers, and a brother in law, and also bet my 49er fan dad the same. So $400 to me if Bengals win, and $4 if they don't.

The Giants wasted our pick ... 😂 #Fail

7 hours ago, dex said:

There are like 3 different media sources claiming that the Bengals were prepared to take Peter Woods at pick 10.

29th pick Peter Woods? 😬

Not saying Woods would be the right pick, obviously, but saying "oh he went 29th so it would've been a reach" is nonsense.

Did we have another first round pick to use if we felt he was the guy? You take who you want if they are there when you pick.

Okay you might be able to trade back, but we've all seen us go back and then watch all the players we like get picked.

The Dexter Lawrence trade - still an 'A'.

Game-changing DT was a need for the draft, they filled it.

On 4/24/2026 at 7:21 AM, VonBlade said:

Not saying Woods would be the right pick, obviously, but saying "oh he went 29th so it would've been a reach" is nonsense.

Did we have another first round pick to use if we felt he was the guy? You take who you want if they are there when you pick.

Okay you might be able to trade back, but we've all seen us go back and then watch all the players we like get picked.

Woods was still a reach at 29th. He had a whopping 2 sacks last season and didn't test very well. Combine low production with poor measurables and he didn't belong in round 1.

I understand for him he was. I mean in more general terms. Why risk dropping 5 spots just to pick a player where some talking head predicts? "At 15 he's a reach, but at 25 he's a steal" kinda thing. Assuming you have 1 first round pick - or whatever round - then you pick the guy if he's your guy.

Although the way we played our draft, almost everyone was a reach. I'm even more delighted we didn't have a #10 to spend on McCoy or something.

Peter Woods isn’t here…an all-pro is.

Enjoy it.

Look how large Dexter is compared to BJ Hill 😲

On 4/22/2026 at 8:31 PM, Inigo Montoya said:

Fair enough but why is Mike Brown the person releasing the official statement about Duke and Zach are returning in 2026? Definitely seems like he’s still involved unless it’s an elaborate ruse.

he is the owner. as a living owner there are some media duties you will always have as long as you are functioning health wise..

i cant string together what making a media announcement about something and being a factor in personnel decisions and contract negotiations have together..

thats like why is the custodian always touching so much food if he isnt the chef?

i mean mike has said it, katie has said it, probably at a dozen times its been said by the org since the dalton extension, hell it was part of the press conference that day...

can we let the guy ride out his last years enjoying what he loves most in the world without throwing every team decision on his head on the way out..

the guy is going to be 91 this year..... 15 years past life expectancy.. he isnt sweating it out in the office on contracts and game film and cap legalities and details.

he is loved and respected in the building, he is in the room because he deserves to me.. but its not 2009 anymore...

He made the decisions on Taylor and Tobin, speaking with the media was the unnecessary part. Are you saying he's just a figurehead for Katie and Troy?

Does anyone think the team traded for Lawrence without getting Mike's approval first? lol.

2 hours ago, sparky151 said:

Does anyone think the team traded for Lawrence without getting Mike's approval first? lol.

Does anyone really care? lol.

On 4/23/2026 at 11:55 PM, BlackJesus said:

The Giants wasted our pick ... 😂 #Fail

Now that was funny..

She'll be the first to boo Downs

when they play each other..

55 minutes ago, spicoli said:

Does anyone really care? lol.

Go seems to care a lot. It's pretty obvious that MB is still making the major decisions but Go for some reason wants to pretend otherwise.

38 minutes ago, sparky151 said:

Go seems to care a lot. It's pretty obvious that MB is still making the major decisions but Go for some reason wants to pretend otherwise.

Really don’t understand why it would matter one way or another.

19 minutes ago, spicoli said:

Really don’t understand why it would matter one way or another.

Different views is all

On 4/26/2026 at 12:47 AM, BlackJesus said:

Look how large Dexter is compared to BJ Hill 😲

A huge and thick man

Glad he's here.

36 minutes ago, claptonrocks said:

Different views is all

That’s great but what difference does it make if it’s Mike or Katie calling the shots? The argument makes no sense.

43 minutes ago, spicoli said:

That’s great but what difference does it make if it’s Mike or Katie calling the shots? The argument makes no sense.

a topic that members like to hash and rehash..

No big deal..

Jerry Jones is 83 and still very much involved with the Cowboys. Not that it helps but he’s the only other owner who pretends to be GM like MB. Unsurprisingly, they appear to dislike each other.