In how well (who cares what pff says) Ford has played and maybe a shakeup on the line can be considered after the bye.

The Offense has shined with him in a LT. But they won’t bench OBJ for him. Is he one of the top 5 Olineman?

Is he only serviceable at LT?

OBJ,Karras,Lee,Ford,Mims would make for a nice post bye starting lineup shakeup

I don't do Twitter, but a group I'm in on Facebook had a post about a heated discussion with the old man and Elizabeth Blackburn at the Chargers game after the Dobbins TD. He couldn't find the long video of it, but here's Elizabeth after she stormed off from talking with Mike and making a phone call. Anyone else see this, or have the full video? What's your thoughts on this?


https://x.com/bengalsdrake/status/1858571066375106981

He stopped short of using the word "guarantee", ala Chad Johnson about 15 years ago, but he definitely sounds confident in his words.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/we-will-win-next-week-bengals-linebacker-germaine-pratt-guarantees-victory-over-steelers/ar-AA1uvyJT?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=718e13fa3fa84a70a105f3e6e901f515&ei=14

Quote:The Bengals have been a disappointment this season. They started 0-3 and 1-4.

They remained optimistic that they could make a run, but they've gone 4-4 since their 0-3 start.

The Bengals are on a bye this week, before hosting Pittsburgh in Week 13. That's certainly a must-win matchup if Cincinnati wants to keep their playoff chances alive.

Linebacker Germaine Pratt guaranteed a Bengals victory.

"We will win next week," Pratt tweeted. "Believe that. Work to win."

The Bengals play the Steelers twice, the Browns once, plus they have matchups with the Cowboys, Titans and Broncos.

If they're going to turn their season around, it has to start on Dec. 1 against the Steelers.

Check out Pratt's tweet below:

Joe is no doubt a professional, and ultra competitive, but one has to wonder that if this organization doesn't get this clown show together and sign some true competitors in the off season how long is it going to be before Burrow's competitive spirit is broken and he just doesn't give a damn anymore? I suspect he will demand a trade before that ever came to pass, but the possibility of this happening is very real. Brown and co better open their eyes and their pocketbooks to get some true competitors in here to supplement Borrow and Chase. The cheapness has gone on for way too long.

Hear me out.... was thinking deep about this and crushing the numbers again.

We go 6-0, mad love fest for Joe Burrow for 6 weeks straight on HBO Hard Knocks. It becomes the Joe Burrow love fest show of the century - whole world notches up the Joey B love times a billion. Everyone's off on BYE WEEK... nobody's at the facility, cue the Hard Knocks entry theme. JOE is there, dialed in, not giving up.

Locked in JOEY B comes out hot on episode 1... we CRUSH the Steelers, then later we CRUSH the Steelers again.. which the world and media will love because nobody likes Russell Wilson - Mr. Unlimmmmmmited, no thanks. Then we crush BO NIX (dweeb)... everyone's new favorite guy to talk about as the next guy... beat the Colts, Browns, and Titans (Callahan Schmallahan), with ease.

Burrow ends up 1st in touchdowns, 1st in yards, and has no INTS over the last 6 games. Tee Higgins goes off looking like prime Andre Johnson with more speed, because he has to, to trick a team into paying him $150 million. Myles Murphy turns into Jevon Kearse. Fig Newton becomes Newton Island. Kris Jenkins starts looking like Kris GENO ATKINS Jenkins, etc. All EXTREMELY plausible in my opinion, we have seen the flashes.

I mean... has anyone else seen the motor on McKinnley Jackson? Dude cooks for a big dog. If they had an Olympics for 300 pounders and up, he'd win the 100 meter sprint with ease.

Plus... we got the ELITE dynamic duo of the Mormon Missle and Tycen Anderson... should both be first team ALL-PROs. Field position domination down the stretch? Yes please.

Bengals are 10-7, in the dance, its US vs. the Ravens in Baltimore... and Joey B is the friggin MVP.

Who else is riding on that?

$100 wins you $2,100!

So the Bengals have Higgins, Chase, and Hendrickson that are stars and would be worth a lot on the market.

We all see how great the Lions are. Well how did they get some of these players? A: By trading Stafford.

Lions gained:
QB Jared Goff
WR Jameson Williams (first round, 12th overall)
RB Jahmyr Gibbs (first round, 12th overall)
TE Sam LaPorta (second round, 34th overall)
DL Josh Paschal (second round, 46th overall)
DT Brodric Martin (third round, 96th overall)
DB Ifeatu Melifonwu (third round, 101st overall)

https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2023/5/1/23705974/matthew-stafford-jared-goff-trade-final-results-detroit-lions-players-accumulated

How good would the Bengals look if they traded Tee Higgins for a 2nd and 3rd Round pick and drafted LaPorta at TE and a CB or DT in the 3rd?

Instead, we're likely to lose Tee for a compensatory pick.

Maybe, it's better to trade these guys in lost seasons...

So Trey Hendrickson demanded a trade this offseason. https://www.nfl.com/news/defensive-end-trey-hendrickson-requests-trade-from-bengals-team-says-it-won-t-move-him

He's leading the NFL in sacks now. He has 1 more year on his contract. Pretty obvious the Bengals need to pay him and extend him.

Ja'Marr Chase has 1 year left on his contract. They were unable to work out an extension this offseason. His value likely went up.

Tee Higgins is under the franchise tag this year.

This is 3 of the top 5 players on the team.

These guys are going to want a lot of guaranteed money, and I think it's going to be hard for the Bengals to pay that.

Thoughts...

Is this his year? There are more offensive lineman on the semi-finalist list than last year.

Willie and Evans repeat from last year with Yanda, Webb, and Wisniewski joining them as new semi-finalists. Willie supposedly had more votes than Evans last year

Richmond Webb played the majority of the carer with the Dolphins however, he spent his final 2 seasons with the Bengals

the finalist list

First time on the list: Eli Manning, Luke Kuechly, Terrell Suggs, Earl Thomas and Adam Vinatieri.

The other 20 are Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Willie Anderson, Anquan Boldin, Jahri Evans, Antonio Gates, James Harrison, Rodney Harrison, Torry Holt, Robert Mathis, Steve Smith, Fred Taylor, Hines Ward, Ricky Watters, Reggie Wayne, Richmond Webb, Vince Wilfork, Steve Wisniewski, Darren Woodson and Marshal Yanda.

Jamarr Chase Through first 4 seasons he is in legit GOAT conversation for best WR ever.
Burrow playing at an elite level through most of the season. Still would like to see more game winning plays
Tre is playing at DPOY level this season
Mims looks like future all pro at RT
Rehkow top 5 punter as a UDFA pleasant surprise

Someone to help our line block in the running and passing game. Burrow would take less hits we would control TOP more protect our defense. It could also potentially help us win more close games.