He is being proven right more and more by the week. It is truly sad how this organization constantly wastes talent

1st, I hope that these guys play at a high level for another decade, but let's look at it based on some comparables:

Chase - Guys like Ochocinco played at an elite level for 7 years then fell off. AJ Green was elite for 5 years.
Chase is finishing year 4. Let's say he has 3-5 years of elite play. He probably has 3 atleast, assuming no injuries. Maybe he goes Steve Smith mode and plays elite longer. It's hard to say though as he uses his quickness and strength a lot.

Burrow is almost 28. He should be able to play at an elite level until 35+, but he's racking up injuries. I think his contract is the big kicker. It ends after the 2029 season, so we have essentially 5 more years of him.

It appears the 1st 3 years are fully guaranteed. So, IF we aren't winning in 3 years, that could be a window where he demands a trade.

So...what does that mean?

Well, the next 3 years are hugely important and the Bengals need to do everything they can to win. This includes making shrewd decisions on coaches and the roster.

How would you maximize their prime?

Hubbard got all over players such as Britt, and coaches who didn't like it, Hubbard gave it to them also.   Maybe these coaches tolerate players not doing their jobs, but the players busting their rear ends are sick of it.  Hate to say it, but we can stop calling him Money Mac, he had 2 chances to win the game and blew both of them.  

I like the way Bengals fought back in second half.  Some players do want to win.  Forget Play-Offs, but for Pride they need to get after The Steelers in 2 weeks.  They could still lay 2 losses on Steelers and another loss on The Browns.  I do like the way they fought back in 2nd half after Hubbard jumped on some teammates, I just wish McPherson had made one of those late Field Goals. We should drop the Money Mac hype.

I noticed Britt got benched, but is that what it takes around here for coaches and GM to make the right moves, that Hubbard has to blow up on Britt and others on the sideline.  Even Collinsworth and the other announcer said Britt leads NFL CB's in giving up big plays and TD's.  This is not the first game I've heard TV announcers mention how awful Britt is.  So why did it take Hubbard blowing up for Bengals coaches to finally bench Britt ?  Bengals D did look better once Britt was off the field. So what's wrong with our coaches ? 

Because we are about to cut half this damn roster in the off-season...

Cap space is on the menu, boys.

With how bad the entire roster is outside Burrow/Chase/Trey...it makes sense to keep Tee as we're definitely a better offense when he plays.

The scheme appears to be weak here. Tee beat a double team himself for a long TD last night.

That said, he misses a chunk of games each year.

Thoughts...

Do we want Pit or Baltimore to win?

What do you think our record would be?

Me: 7-3

That playing through serious injuries is usually to their own and the team's detriment

Sam Hubbard reveals this summer he was told surgery would knock him out for the entire 2024 season.

Instead, the longest-tenured player on the Bengals roster opted to push forward.

Full conversation ahead this morning @WLWT pic.twitter.com/T98Nw582I3

— Charlie Clifford (@char_cliff) November 17, 2024

TE Cam Gandy has been signed to the active squad
RB Kendall Milton has been released probably to be resigned to the PS

Hadn’t heard that but knew we liked him.

Jahmyr Gibbs on the Bengals in the '23 NFL Draft: ?

"Cincinnati was gonna get me. I think they were gonna trade up at like 18 or somewhere around that range".

Via the Richard Sherman Podcast pic.twitter.com/E91zyqAinw

— Bengalscentre (@benga1scentre) November 15, 2024