If they land Collins, Burrow has to be a front runner for MVP...

(03-18-2022, 04:21 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Right, Taylor will actually be able to call the part of the playbook where plays take a couple of seconds to develop.

We have yet to see real 5-7 drop pass plays.  We led the league in long balls on simple go routes.  Imagine having time for Chase to do double moves or Tee on deep posts?


And Mixon will be so happy following a RT that blocks like this:

GET IT DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With La’el Collins in the building

The end of the news conference the guy said “we are gonna shut it down for now but..”

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— Not Jake ?? (@CincyHub) March 18, 2022

(03-18-2022, 04:41 PM)casear2727 Wrote:

With La’el Collins in the building

The end of the news conference the guy said “we are gonna shut it down for now but..”

????? pic.twitter.com/fKcIR2Jxpp

— Not Jake ?? (@CincyHub) March 18, 2022

....but don't go anywhere, we'll have our new Right Tackle out here shortly!

Well they 100% need to get him now. Division just got tougher.

(03-18-2022, 04:27 PM)Sled21 Wrote: When they asked Taylor if they would try to re-sign Hopkins at a cheaper price, he said something along the lines of  "We're just about set at that position with what we have", so he's not coming back

Which makes me wonder if they'd even consider adding competition for backup C or not in the draft.
I'd hope they would, but I'd understand if they don't.

(03-18-2022, 04:13 PM)psychdoctor Wrote:

OL coach Frank Pollack on La’el Collins, who he coached in Dallas and is still here visiting: “I’ve got a great relationship with LC. I love him to death. He definitely fits the definition of a glass-eater.”

— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) March 18, 2022

I didn't think you were supposed to eat the bong.

(03-18-2022, 05:00 PM)Whatever Wrote: I didn't think you were supposed to eat the bong.

You're thinking about Tunsil still 

(03-18-2022, 04:59 PM)Big Boss Wrote: Well they 100% need to get him now.  Division just got tougher.

Yes indeed.  If the deal goes through.  

(03-18-2022, 04:19 PM)casear2727 Wrote: Great point!  They are going to have to score 35-40 points. The last time Burrow had time to through he destroyed the most difficult schedule in NCAA football while shattering records.

Yeah........ he's going to put up stupid numbers!

(03-18-2022, 04:21 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Right, Taylor will actually be able to call the part of the playbook where plays take a couple of seconds to develop.

Imagine Burrow having time to stand still in the pocket and just wait for a receiver to get open and be able to step into a throw!

(03-18-2022, 04:59 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Which makes me wonder if they'd even consider adding competition for backup C or not in the draft.
I'd hope they would, but I'd understand if they don't.

Yeah. I've been wondering about getting at least decent depth to deal with any injuries or anything that make any linemen miss any time.

Didn't want to bring it up while everyone was so excited, but depth does always concern me with this team.

(03-18-2022, 04:59 PM)Big Boss Wrote: Well they 100% need to get him now.  Division just got tougher.

Yep. They need more than just Collins at this point. 

(03-18-2022, 04:59 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Which makes me wonder if they'd even consider adding competition for backup C or not in the draft.
I'd hope they would, but I'd understand if they don't.

That would be nice because Karras is a better LG than a C anyways.

(03-18-2022, 05:32 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Yep. They need more than just Collins at this point. 

They need a Gilmore or something like that. Shoot at this point get Z Smith

how many new thread tabs are open in anticipation of this signing right now? ill bet its a lot.

We need to shoot for the moon right now, everyone in AFC-N gonna be 8-8.

(03-18-2022, 05:31 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Yeah........ he's going to put up stupid numbers!
Imagine Burrow having time to stand still in the pocket and just wait for a receiver to get open and be able to step into a throw!

Yeah. I've been wondering about getting at least decent depth to deal with any injuries or anything that make any linemen miss any time.

Didn't want to bring it up while everyone was so excited, but depth does always concern me with this team.

Depth 100% needs to be a concern and addressed.
Even if Bengals add Collins, they're an injury away from starting Prince, Adeniji, or Hill potentially.
We saw how that played out in the postseason. Not good.

(03-18-2022, 05:09 PM)WVUHomer Wrote: You're thinking about Tunsil still 

I hope the Front Office hasn’t caught a case of Tunsillitis...

(03-18-2022, 05:58 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Depth 100% needs to be a concern and addressed.
Even if Bengals add Collins, they're an injury away from starting Prince, Adeniji, or Hill potentially.
We saw how that played out in the postseason. Not good.

First I want to say that after what happened with Cleveland today we have to get this deal done. Just make it happen please. Also I agree on depth and I wonder if they would sign Reiff with an incentive laden contract to be a swing tackle. Did we release Hopkins? I think I heard that. 

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Depth 100% needs to be a concern and addressed.
Even if Bengals add Collins, they're an injury away from starting Prince, Adeniji, or Hill potentially.
We saw how that played out in the postseason. Not good.
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I can live with it. They’ve got starting experience but won’t be starters.