(04-26-2025, 09:04 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Whoa, might of got a future starter here once Ted leaves even if I like Matt Lee. Great competition at the very least.

Also like Howard Cross from ND. Thought we would get at least one Irish for Golden.

Loving this. Been wanting a stud C for years now. I wish they would have built the oline from the inside out a few years ago, but we all know Brown dosnt care for taking interior linemen in round 1. I still wonder how things would have been if we got Ragnow instead of Price.

(04-27-2025, 10:10 AM)Synric Wrote: Rookie Mini-Camp is the beginning of May. Teams invite UDFAs to try out.


I heard WVU TE Kole Taylor received one of the biggest Bengals UDFA signing bonuses ever. I'm not sure if it's true or not just throwing it out there.

Hmmm must be related to Zac. :)

(Yesterday, 04:50 PM)TKUHL Wrote: Loving this. Been wanting a stud C for years now. I wish they would have built the oline from the inside out a few years ago, but we all know Brown dosnt care for taking interior linemen in round 1. I still wonder how things would have been if we got Ragnow instead of Price.

We have been calling for a stud Center for almost 20 years now...

Would of been a different world around here if Ragnow fell to us, damn Lions. The only thing I have against the Lions is taking Ragnow right 
ahead of us. Ted has been about the best Center we have had since Braham and he is just solid. McLaughlin could be a stud yah never know,
we sure are due for one at Center. Always the best to build from the inside out in football.

Never understood how this was a no go for Mikey Boy.

(Yesterday, 05:14 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: We have been calling for a stud Center for almost 20 years now...

Would of been a different world around here if Ragnow fell to us, damn Lions. The only thing I have against the Lions is taking Ragnow right 
ahead of us. Ted has been about the best Center we have had since Braham and he is just solid. McLaughlin could be a stud yah never know,
we sure are due for one at Center. Always the best to build from the inside out in football.

Never understood how this was a no go for Mikey Boy.

Question becomes where to stash him, if they can stash him, where McLaughlin will not get poached?

(Yesterday, 05:23 PM)FormerlyBengalRugby Wrote: Question becomes where to stash him, if they can stash him, where McLaughlin will not get poached?

Believe there is a new rule where you can have a certain amount of UDFA's on your practice squad that cannot be poached now...

(Yesterday, 05:45 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Believe there is a new rule where you can have a certain amount of UDFA's on your practice squad that cannot be poached now...

I believe you are correct. They can be rookies or vets as well.

Here is a decent article in PS rules for last year.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-practice-squad-salary-eligibility-rules-2024/e8d3dcfbbd8fb4dab14764cb

Up to 4 PS can be protected each week, and other teams cannot sign them. However, they could be poached during final cuts/before they are signed to the PS.

(Yesterday, 07:42 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Here is a decent article in PS rules for last year.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-practice-squad-salary-eligibility-rules-2024/e8d3dcfbbd8fb4dab14764cb

Up to 4 PS can be protected each week, and other teams cannot sign them. However, they could be poached during final cuts/before they are signed to the PS.

I thought he was injured. If so, I am not sure any team is going to poach an injured player as he has to go to their 53 immediately so they would have to cut someoone and make them subject from being poached.

If he was that great, someone would have drafted hi regardless of his injury IMHO.

Does anyone know if Seth MacLaughlin’s Achilles tear was a complete or partial and if he will be ready by training camp?  Not an OSU fan, but I like the kid and the fact the Bengals are long term planning for Karras’ replacement is a smart move by the FO.  Also like seeing competition between Lee, MacLaughlin and Karras.  Everyone was hard on the guard play last year which was justifiable but Karras wasn’t all that special either.  I wasn’t overly impressed with his play and he deserves some criticism.

(Yesterday, 07:27 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I believe you are correct. They can be rookies or vets as well.

Thought so, I thought it was a good rule they added. Sucks when you have a coveted player and you want to stash him on the PS and 
some team just snatches them up. Happened to us a few times, yet we never did it to anyone else that I can recall. 

(Yesterday, 07:42 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Here is a decent article in PS rules for last year.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-practice-squad-salary-eligibility-rules-2024/e8d3dcfbbd8fb4dab14764cb

Up to 4 PS can be protected each week, and other teams cannot sign them. However, they could be poached during final cuts/before they are signed to the PS.

Thanks Ike. Glad I wasn't hallucinating. Being hallucinate.

(9 hours ago)Bronxbengal Wrote: Does anyone know if Seth MacLaughlin’s Achilles tear was a complete or partial and if he will be ready by training camp?  Not an OSU fan, but I like the kid and the fact the Bengals are long term planning for Karras’ replacement is a smart move by the FO.  Also like seeing competition between Lee, MacLaughlin and Karras.  Everyone was hard on the guard play last year which was justifiable but Karras wasn’t all that special either.  I wasn’t overly impressed with his play and he deserves some criticism.

Good question, I don't know how bad Seth's injury is and I am no OSU fan either. But he was a good player for the Buckeyes and Karras isn't
getting any younger. To be fair on Ted's play last year, he was surrounded by the worst Guards in the NFL. Gotta give the guy a bit of a break.