(02-17-2022, 01:58 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Maybe Mike is smarter than all of us and knew Andy and Carson were not worth it, lol. He was waiting for the one.

(02-17-2022, 01:59 PM)AtomicBlaze Wrote: Why didn't they protect Joe this year he was coming off a torn ACL?  They reached on a second round guard coming off back surgery and they thought that would fix one of the worst O-Lines ever?  Most of us knew that Joe was going to take a beating this year, I know I did.  I am just glad his career wasn't ended from a bad hit.

(02-17-2022, 02:10 PM)pally Wrote: We forget that they TRIED to address the offensive line needs.  Just last year they signed Reiff and drafted 3 linemen. Additionally, they had others returning from injury.  PLUS they fired the OL coach and rehired the guy we wish they had kept 2 years before.  Couple that with multiple moves on the OL including first round draft picks in previous years and it shows us it isn't lack of attention being paid...it is lack of success
It just didn't work out the way they, we, or Joe wanted.

(02-17-2022, 11:55 AM)grampahol Wrote: I want Zac to beat McVay by taking the team to and winning the superbowl without breaking the bank and mortgaging their future..  That would be far more impressive..

(02-17-2022, 02:53 PM)BenZoo2 Wrote: I wonder just how much we’re seeing the “Burrow” effect on mike.  It seems like he spent his last year or two trying to get the team in a position where they were at least trending towards average when he handed over the reigns.

Now that they are here maybe slightly earlier than expected he’s got a chance to enjoy a championship while he still can and reverse the image of his legacy.

They have to realize the time to go for it is now.  If burrow walks as soon he can because they cheaped out again I think a lot of fans would be gone too.


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I seen a post yesterday that summed it up well for me,  Now, i dont know all the ins and outs of everything, but i do know this.   Mike Brown isnt an uber wealthy owner,  he doesnt make his money from other things such as microsoft, oil, or other things,  The Bengals are his income, so he has to manage them like a business, he cant afford to buy championships like the Rams, Bucs, Pats, and others who will go all in.  Now, im not saying he cant afford to do what is right for the fans and put together a competent team.  But it is a business that has budgets and all sorts of other things.  Again, i am not really trying to make excuses, even tho this comes off as one,  but after seeing that post the otherday it did kinda open my eyes as to why we consider him cheap.

(02-17-2022, 02:23 PM)Big Boss Wrote: Sure, and some of these drafted guys could pan out in the long run.  But if their Super Bowl window is open now, then they need proven quality starters now.  Gotta buy them in FA.  

(02-17-2022, 02:59 PM)BengalRed Wrote: This. It's a good thing for the Rams that they won the SB this time because they are going to lose a bunch of players after this season. And they're QB isn't getting any younger. The Bengals, on the other hand, are young and the team has cap space.

(02-17-2022, 02:53 PM)BenZoo2 Wrote: I wonder just how much we’re seeing the “Burrow” effect on mike.  It seems like he spent his last year or two trying to get the team in a position where they were at least trending towards average when he handed over the reigns.

Now that they are here maybe slightly earlier than expected he’s got a chance to enjoy a championship while he still can and reverse the image of his legacy.

They have to realize the time to go for it is now.  If burrow walks as soon he can because they cheaped out again I think a lot of fans would be gone too.


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(02-17-2022, 03:33 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: We have cap space now...but our windows is like 3 years then the window changes. When Burrow is making $45-50 million a year, it's going to be harder to build a complete team. And Higgins and Chase will be paid highly too.

It's going to put even more of a premium on us drafting and developing guys that can play quick on rookie deals.

(02-17-2022, 03:39 PM)MileHighGrowler Wrote: I agree the window is the next few years.  It's possible to build it out longer with some really solid drafts.  But in terms of having the rookie deals they do for some of these high impact players, they need to capitalize in that window.  The good news is they've got a lot of these guys on early deals so they have a window that's longer than a year like some teams have (ala the Rams).  

This is 100% the time to put some money into that OL to make the most of the window.  It'll close a lot faster if they let Burrow get hurt again...  I don't think they ignored the OL last year, but I think they thought it would play out differently than it did.  They have to be convinced now of the priority level. 

(02-17-2022, 03:40 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: And IF Reiff is healthy, it does play out different.

Our line, while never good was probably average with Reiff.

(02-17-2022, 03:46 PM)Big Boss Wrote: But now the is the second year straight that Reiff's been hurt, right?

So the question is whether or not Reiff is even worth bringing back if we're just going to end up with Prince as our starting RT again.  

(02-17-2022, 01:58 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Maybe Mike is smarter than all of us and knew Andy and Carson were not worth it, lol. He was waiting for the one.

(02-17-2022, 01:40 PM)Gdale_Bengal Wrote: If I get can retain there core FAs and sign/trade assets to build the line, the schedule next year looks much easier.

Get Moses, Daniels and either Jensen or Linderbaum, cut/trade some of those other guys, and they would have a top 15 O line

(02-17-2022, 01:08 PM)Go Cards Wrote: This is good to hear but would have rather it had been phrased that "we are going to do everything in our power to protect Joe and it will start at combine but definitely include scouring FA as well "

(02-17-2022, 11:38 AM)pally Wrote: Mike thinks Paul would have loved this team

"I think so. Joe is a smart player and that shines through," Brown said. "He's accurate, he's tough as nails. We want to do some things to help him.

"This team has what (Paul Brown) prized most. The ability to throw the ball."



Brown says they plan to improve. That starts in two weeks at the NFL scouting combine.

"I think we have the core of a top team, we'll add to it and I think we can make it better,"


Hopefully, his statements mean what we hope it means

https://www.bengals.com/news/city-rallies-for-bengals-one-final-time-in-a-special-season-as-mike-brown-reflec