(03-25-2020, 06:00 PM)Geno_Can_Dunk Wrote: Thank you. I'm pretty skeptical of this account too. Somebody else on here pointed out that they "reported" Carolina being interested in Robby Anderson before anybody else. Well, anybody could connect Anderson to his old college coach Matt Rhule and Carolina's need at WR. I can pull off that amount of speculation without having ANY sources. If it happens they say look, we told you so, and if it doesn't the tweet fades into obscurity and people remember what they "got right". It's like the way supposed psychics work - if you know how to b.s., you can make it look like you have "sources." 

However, whatever they're doing they're doing well, and I've noticed myself watching the account much more recently. In their defense, they have just about doubled their number of followers in just the last several days (odd for an account that has been around since 2011). 

But they say nothing about who they are. They have a link to a website that doesn't work. That could mean it's a player or front office staffer who doesn't want to be identified. But it could also be the twitter version of a palm reader. They have said recently we might trade for Trent Williams or cut Gio, and if you follow the Bengals both of those are really, really unlikely (the kind of careless speculation somebody who doesn't follow the Bengals might believe). 

The point is, the fact that they get a lot of things wrong *is actually important* because if they're just connecting dots from other sources and making educated guesses, then what appears as beating everybody else to the punch is just luck. 

Or, it's a player or an intern in league offices or a clever agent's ploy or whatever, and this whole post will be egg on my face. I'm open to that possibility. 

(03-25-2020, 05:25 PM)Okeana Wrote: i would take a 4th at this point.

(03-25-2020, 06:24 PM)sandwedge Wrote: I would to, but I'd ask for a 3rd to see if they bite. 

(03-25-2020, 05:20 PM)Bengalstripes18 Wrote: At this point I'd just be happy if they gave us a 2nd or 3rd round pick. I'd like more picks to have a better chance at drafting the right players without having to trade around and give up picks. If we get two 3rds we could potentially knab a good Linebacker and Guard in the 3rd.

(03-25-2020, 05:44 PM)Geno_Can_Dunk Wrote: Well, there was a rumor last fall, just before the trade deadline, that they might want to deal either Brandon Linder or Andrew Norwell. Linder would cost us 9.5M and Norwell would cost 11.5M. So while I've been thinking along the same lines as you, as of this Bell signing I don't see how they can do it. All of Dalton's salary needs to come off the books. It'll either be picks or we release him, imo. 

(03-25-2020, 04:28 PM)McC Wrote: As weird as this sounds to say, I'm not sure I can handle any more good news.  

Never mind...I'll risk it...bring it on.

(03-25-2020, 04:28 PM)McC Wrote: As weird as this sounds to say, I'm not sure I can handle any more good news.  

Never mind...I'll risk it...bring it

(03-25-2020, 07:51 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I just read in another thread, to good to be true so 2020 season will be cancelled.

Kind of like Hell froze over.

But my optimist side says NFL 2020 will happen

(03-25-2020, 05:44 PM)Geno_Can_Dunk Wrote: Well, there was a rumor last fall, just before the trade deadline, that they might want to deal either Brandon Linder or Andrew Norwell. Linder would cost us 9.5M and Norwell would cost 11.5M. So while I've been thinking along the same lines as you, as of this Bell signing I don't see how they can do it. All of Dalton's salary needs to come off the books. It'll either be picks or we release him, imo. 

(03-25-2020, 06:27 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: I would take about anything for Dalton, just some teams don't like to give up their draft picks and maybe they can unload 
some salary while attaining Dalton.



Norwell would be fantastic. I don't know much about Linder?

Probably right though, guess the Jags have more picks than the Patriots anyways.

(03-25-2020, 09:14 PM)Geno_Can_Dunk Wrote: I don't do PFF, but my understanding is that Norwell's play slipped after he signed a mega-contract. He's solid, but 11.5M for a good-not-great guard is a lot. I do know he's from Cincy, but still. 

Linder has always been a solid NFL lineman. He plays C for them, but I'm pretty sure he was a G/T in college (being 6'5"). And get this this... he went to the University of Miami, and guess who was their coach at the time? Al Golden, our current LB coach! I'm just connecting dots and speculating for fun here, I doubt any of this happens. 

Also, I was wrong initially... Linder comes with an $8M salary (as opposed to 9.5). And trading him would be more palatable for Jax because it would leave them no dead space under the cap, thus helping them pay for Dalton. And cheaper for us. 

(03-25-2020, 09:14 PM)Geno_Can_Dunk Wrote: I don't do PFF, but my understanding is that Norwell's play slipped after he signed a mega-contract. He's solid, but 11.5M for a good-not-great guard is a lot. I do know he's from Cincy, but still. 

Linder has always been a solid NFL lineman. He plays C for them, but I'm pretty sure he was a G/T in college (being 6'5"). And get this this... he went to the University of Miami, and guess who was their coach at the time? Al Golden, our current LB coach! I'm just connecting dots and speculating for fun here, I doubt any of this happens. 

Also, I was wrong initially... Linder comes with an $8M salary (as opposed to 9.5). And trading him would be more palatable for Jax because it would leave them no dead space under the cap, thus helping them pay for Dalton. And cheaper for us. 

(03-26-2020, 03:52 PM)SadFaceBengal15 Wrote: I’m out here in Jax and norwell has been horrible ever since landing out here.  He’s either on skates committing a holding penalty or false start.  He’s a head ache here we don’t want him here

(03-26-2020, 03:59 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Good to know, Norwell out.

Still want Jason Peters for a 2 year deal the most even if he is old.

(03-26-2020, 06:12 PM)JerseyDD09 Wrote: Where do you put him at?

Regardless of the labrum tear last year for Jonah, they could've played him in the last few games of the year but decided to hold him back as they should have.
He's completely healthy with a full offseason to train. They drafted him as the first tackle off the board last year. You don't bring in Peters to have your first rounder sit.
Jonah is a true professional it seems and he understands the task at hand for sure. You've got to play him, plain and simple.

You don't bring Peters in to play Right Tackle.

(03-26-2020, 06:12 PM)JerseyDD09 Wrote: Where do you put him at?

Regardless of the labrum tear last year for Jonah, they could've played him in the last few games of the year but decided to hold him back as they should have.
He's completely healthy with a full offseason to train. They drafted him as the first tackle off the board last year. You don't bring in Peters to have your first rounder sit.
Jonah is a true professional it seems and he understands the task at hand for sure. You've got to play him, plain and simple.

You don't bring Peters in to play Right Tackle.

(03-26-2020, 06:12 PM)JerseyDD09 Wrote: Where do you put him at?

Regardless of the labrum tear last year for Jonah, they could've played him in the last few games of the year but decided to hold him back as they should have.
He's completely healthy with a full offseason to train. They drafted him as the first tackle off the board last year. You don't bring in Peters to have your first rounder sit.
Jonah is a true professional it seems and he understands the task at hand for sure. You've got to play him, plain and simple.

You don't bring Peters in to play Right Tackle.

(03-26-2020, 06:20 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Agreed.

If you can afford them, you can sign everyone and play them anywhere...

But then what's the whole point of the draft? Why waste putting the best player at their best position, just to sign someone to move them to a position where they're worse?

The same shit that happened with Whitworth, where everyone and their mother was saying to move Boling and play him at LG, so that Collins or someone else could play, "to have the best 5 OLineman playing at once."

Such stupid logic; why don't you play that other good lineman, at the position you want to move your BEST lineman to, instead of moving the better guy?

Jonah is the best we have right now and for all we know, he's better than Peters RIGHT NOW, so why sign someone and move things around?

Fix in the draft at this point.