The era is over. Window closed. MB dodged a bullet not paying Chase and Tee after paying for an overrated system QB who handicaps the team with his inability to play certain offenses (under center/play action).

Bengals inactives: Tee Higgins, Kendric Pryor, Cedric Johnson, Amarius Mims, Tanner McLachlan, Kris Jenkins Jr. .... Jermaine Burton and K.J. Henry set to make Bengals debuts.

— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) September 8, 2024

With Tee injured and Ja'Marr "ill", Kendric Pryor has been elevated from the practice squad for the game.

That's right, fellow fans! WHAT WOULD MARVIN DO??????

In 2011, Marvin had to rebuild post-Palmer era. No Chad. No CP. Tj was long gone and so was aborted fetus era Laveranues Coles, not to mention Team Obliterator. He got a playoff team together, nonetheless.

What will Zac do minus Chase, Tee and Boyd? My guess is lose 11 games this year to get a draft pick. Draft a new rookie receiver on a cheap deal. Pray Burrow doesn't flip his shit in the offseason and runoft to Nawlins.

Kick me in my scrotum until it is numb. Listen to Pat McAfee talk about bubbles and freeways. Yeeeowww!

Didn’t even make a practice squad? Not ours not anybody’s.

Wow. Was that our worse miss since Ross?

Hopefully lessons were learned.

Well, we had a nice run.  Got a good qb.  Got him pulverized behind a fecal matter o-line.  Went to a SB anyway.  It was a cool moment.  I got super drunk and ate some chicken wings that day.  Snoop had a solid halftime show.   I might have slipped on some ice in Covington.

Now some guys that catch footballs wanna play sick and talk to reporters  while pretending to be team players.  Oooh my hamstring has a boo-boo but I feel better than Eva!  22 mil for free would make me feel good, too, lol.  Dire Straits wrote a song about this upcoming Tee Higgins season.  Yeah, buddy, that's his own hair.  

How coincidental.

Our run D will suck.  You don't suck with Reader vs the run and suddenly not suck after losing him.

We are lying to ourselves.  Yes this is an obnoxious OP, but the problems are glaring.  Too many guys that don't want to be here.  Bad DL.  That won't get the job done in the AFCN.  Teams will pound us at the LOS.  Chase and Tee are all about themselves.  Joe is alone.  Run game is an afterthought.  

Guys and gals, I may be ripped.  I may have partaken in some stuff and some things.  No matter.  My sense here is bad.  Like real bad.  Like wet fart in deep sleep bad.  There's nothing about getting abused by the Browns in recent seasons that's says it will go any different in this one.  

I'm sorry guys.  I really am. I'm just being honest.  We're in major trouble.  It may not come vs the Pats.  We can shrug t off if KC works us over at Arrowhead.  No matter.  WE.  ARE. CURSED.  

Too much noise.  Not a team that's ready for a SB run.  I hate it, but we are about to get a strong dose of reality after September goes by the wayside.

Members of the Board I have a simple question for you! How much Confidence do you have in this Front Office in maintaining a championship level roster for the next 5 years?

https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/news/470812/tee-higgins-zac-taylor-says-well-see-regarding-availability-week-1.php

Is anyone really suprised by this?

Kris injured his hand in practice and will have surgery on his thumb. He will miss this week. Day to day after that

#Bengals DT Kris Jenkins won't play Sunday according to HC Zac Taylor and will have surgery on thumb he injured in practice this week ... says there is a chance he can play as early as next week

— Richard Skinner (@Local12Skinny) September 6, 2024

If we are learning anything from the Ravens-Chiefs game, it is that they are paying close attention to where the LT is lining up. I don't remember it being a big problem with him last year but all the LTs got into the habit of cheating a bit. Now it looks like that little bit is being called