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| Trying to outscore everyone actually IS a game plan but only if you commit to it. |
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Posted by: Housh - 03-27-2025, 06:41 PM - Forum: JUNGLE NOISE
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Iv seen a lot of posts and conversations on here and X urging us to have a plan on how to build the roster.
I often see ppl jokingly say we have to score 35 a game.
That sounds crazy until you do a quick skim of the roster and realize we have Chase, Burrow, Brown and Tee. To me committing to that means you are taking offense at 17 and it means you’ve alerted your defensive coordinator that that’s the gameplan.
If you are gonna do it then do it. Dont 1/2 ass it. Now if the roster build plan is to draft D and retain what we already have on offense and improve the O in FA that’s fine too.
Personally if anyone cares I’m in the draft D and tweak offense via FA boat. I think we have the roster already to accomplish that but i also respect anyone who wants to just try and score 35 every game.
I wonder where the Bengals are at on this or if they are more in the “Just build the best roster possible” boat.
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| Golden has ALOT to fix |
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Posted by: Housh - 03-25-2025, 07:48 PM - Forum: JUNGLE NOISE
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Got bored and watched a lot of tape on individual players and i could not help but recognize how shitty our D played for the majority of the plays. Guys being utterly dumbfounded by any trick play ever, guys not filling gaps on time, guys MISSING TACKLES, multiple guys on the same play hesitating to do ANYTHING. Guys not even in a position to lose a fight. Meaning guys on D weren’t even NEAR the ball so they couldn’t even get their ass beat. Like at least be Germaine Pratt and just get your ass beat in the hole. A lot of guys were so out of it they didn’t even propose a fight in the hole. They were just in a totally wrong gap then trying to group tackle 6 yards past the LOS.
Idk how it got this bad this quick. The front 7 was an absolute mess all year.
Golden needs to simply put get guys to at least be in a position to take an asswhoopin. If you get bodied out of a hole so be it but to not even be there to cause an issue is wild from NFL front 7 guys
Ngl idk how you fix this but Golden does and that’s why he gets the big bucks.
Quick note from the tapes i watched is we need a linebacker BAD. A lot of times we were kinda getting stalemates from the front 4 but idk what the hell
ADG, Njongmeta and Pratt were doing. There’d be a pulling guard and all 3 guys would be trying to contain the edge like dude someone has to fill gaps. Why would the RB bounce shit out if he has 6-7 yards right up the middle?
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| How bad is the rest of the -dline at pass rushing? |
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Posted by: FormerlyBengalRugby - 03-24-2025, 10:11 PM - Forum: JUNGLE NOISE
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We consider the inverse of this a lot when bringing in a pass rusher, but let's consider both sides.
Is the rest of the d-line so terrible, yet Hendrickson can amass all of these sacks, he is well worth any extension given.
If the [pass rush improves anywhere on the line, or from additional pressure, the defense should improve immensely. Added pressure from the middle, other end, or Viper position will only make the QB pressure better.
No draft yet, but optimistic on this year's defense.
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| UGH... |
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Posted by: Eraserhead - 03-23-2025, 08:28 PM - Forum: JUNGLE NOISE
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I'm stoked the J and Tee got paid,, but not so crazy about this
Crap like this can go sideways real quick. These dudes to be smart and stay safe.
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| Great Breakdown of Tee Higgins deal |
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Posted by: Luvnit2 - 03-22-2025, 02:28 PM - Forum: JUNGLE NOISE
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This may be the best contract ever negoatiated by Katie and Troy for Tee Higgins. Below is the link, great read. It is important to understand all of the incentives have to be included in the cap year for each incentive. By my calculations, he could lose a huge portion of his incentives if he misses games. The more he misses impacts not only his per game bonus, but also he has team incentives for helping us win the Super Bowl. No super bowl win, no bonus. No AFC championship win, no bonus.
The per game and incentives amount to 4.7 million of the total deal per year.
The contract includes a two-tiered incentive package in each of the four seasons. If Higgins participates in 65 percent of the plays and the Bengals win the AFC Championship, he gets $1 million. If he participates in 65 percent of the plays and they win the Super Bowl, he gets $1.7 million.
Nothing in 2025 is guaranteed; however, the $20 million roster bonus is earned five days after Higgins puts pen to paper. The only true full guarantee at signing is the $10 million 2026 offseason roster bonus.
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/inside-tee-higgins-deal-234105996.html
So what did he get? Here are the details, per a source with knowledge of the terms:
1. 2025 offseason 90-man roster bonus: $20 million, not guaranteed but due five days after signing.
2. 2025 offseason workout bonus: $100,000.
3. 2025 base salary: $13.8 million, not guaranteed at signing.
4. 2025 active per-game roster bonus: $2 million total.
5. 2026 offseason 90-man roster bonus: $10 million, fully guaranteed, with offset language.
6. 2026 offseason workout bonus: $100,000.
7. 2026 base salary: $10.9 million, fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2026 league year.
8. 2026 active per-game roster bonus: $2 million total.
9. 2027 offseason 90-man roster bonus: $5 million.
10. 2027 offseason workout bonus: $100,000.
11. 2027 base salary: $19.2 million.
12. 2027 active per-game roster bonus: $2 million total.
13. 2028 offseason workout bonus: $500,000.
14. 2028 base salary: $27.3 million.
15. 2028 active per-game roster bonus: $2 million total.
The contract includes a two-tiered incentive package in each of the four seasons. If Higgins participates in 65 percent of the plays and the Bengals win the AFC Championship, he gets $1 million. If he participates in 65 percent of the plays and they win the Super Bowl, he gets $1.7 million.
Nothing in 2025 is guaranteed; however, the $20 million roster bonus is earned five days after Higgins puts pen to paper. The only true full guarantee at signing is the $10 million 2026 offseason roster bonus.
The Bengals have, as a practical matter, a year-to-year option. They can pay him $35.9 million for 2025 (if he dresses for every game and earns the $2 million in per-game roster bonuses), and they can move on before the 2026 base salary becomes fully guaranteed. (It's not guaranteed for injury.)
Because the $10 million guaranteed 2026 roster bonus has offset language, they'd likely owe him nothing if they cut him after one year — since he'd likely make more elsewhere.
As a practical matter, it's a two-year, $29.45 million per year contract. But they're not fully committed to year two. It truly could be a one-year, $35.9 million deal.
Put simply, the contract gives Higgins $9.74 million more than the tag for 2025, and $10 million in (as a practical matter) injury insurance for 2026. While it's his prerogative to take the deal, some would have opted to play on the tag in 2025 and hit unrestricted free agency in 2026.
One last point. Although per-game roster bonuses are regarded as part of the base package, this deal has a total of $8 million tied to Higgins being able to suit up every week. He has missed 10 games over the past two seasons; that would cost him $1.17 million under his new contract.
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