(03-06-2025, 06:26 PM)Stewy Wrote: In the previous defense.......

Golden produces pressure with his linebackers, stunting and twisting and mis-direction, while his DL pushes the pocket into the QB to keep him from escaping.  He doesn't count on generating pressure from the DE.

(03-06-2025, 07:49 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: Its the same posters over and over constantly agreeing with Troy and Katie's moves to let proven guys walk lol

(03-06-2025, 07:50 PM)Wyche Wrote: Very fair point....so they need to upgrade the LB position. 

(03-06-2025, 07:31 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Sure, Trey was known for his 57 sacks in 4 seasons with the Bengals, but in the same time span he also logged 56 TFL, and 112 QB hits when not making the sack. There's no way to rationalize his likely departure away with "well, he wasn't that good against the run". As noted by his snap counts, they don't ask him to defend the run that often because you want your best pass rusher fresh to do what he does best.

(03-06-2025, 05:26 PM)Trademark Wrote: Apparently they are working on extensions for Tee and Ja'Marr...

Can't wait to watch the defense give up 80 points a game

(03-06-2025, 07:41 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Cannot argue with any of that Sunset but you cannot say he was a good run stopper either. Trey wants Maxx Crosby type money and that is 
crazy with his age and the fact he doesn't play nearly as many snaps and he isn't a good run stopper, just the bottom line.

(03-06-2025, 07:55 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: How are they letting Trey walk?

They are giving him permission to seek a trade because he wants more money than they are willing to give.

I didn't like them letting DJ walk last year, but this is completely different. Trey is under contract.

(03-06-2025, 07:30 PM)pally Wrote:

Why is everyone so dramatic ??

A player demands to be paid X. I don’t feel good about paying X. I say well I hold your rights. So if X will only make you happy. Go out there explore your real options. Come back to be with the number other teams are willing to pay you,…

— Andrew Whitworth (@AndrewWhitworth) March 6, 2025

(03-06-2025, 08:01 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: If people thought that I was upset over the Bengals letting Jesse Bates walk, this one really takes the cake, in my book.

(03-06-2025, 08:04 PM)BrownAssClown Wrote: What if another team tells Trey we'll pay you more than the Bengals are paying you and extend you to boot? That team makes the Bengals a trade deal that the Bengals turn down. The Bengals tell Trey, sorry, we're keeping you and we are NOT going to match that offer the other team made to you. Not good. Let's hope that Trey doesn't get any insane offers or the Bengals get a good trade offer. This is a good way for the team to gauge the market for Trey but it could also blow up in their faces. I hope it works out for the team and Trey. Maybe the team can just rework Trey's remaining year here with a fair and decent pay raise but even that would probably not be doable for Trey and his agent seeing that Trey would hit the market another year older next year.
 

(03-06-2025, 08:22 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I feel like I can guarantee Bengals will ONLY accept a 1st round pick to be willing to trade Hendrickson, if not more.

This feels like another example of a player instead going to play out their contract only to get hopefully a mid-round comp pick.

(03-06-2025, 08:22 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I feel like I can guarantee Bengals will ONLY accept a 1st round pick to be willing to trade Hendrickson, if not more.

This feels like another example of a player instead going to play out their contract only to get hopefully a mid-round comp pick.

(03-06-2025, 08:33 PM)BrownAssClown Wrote: I wonder if Trey would even show up to play the final year of his contract if no deal is reached. I hope something gets done one way or another. 

(03-06-2025, 07:59 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I get what you're saying, he's a little older than Crosby, you don't want Trey out there as a 3 down guy at his age. However, it's not like he "sucks" at defending the run, as evidenced by his TFL total, that just about matches his sack total. Sure, teams are going to sneak runs at him because they know the down and distance situation and know he's coming for the QB.

To put it in a different context, Sam Hubbard is widely regarded as being tough versus the run. In Sam's 7 year career, he accumulated exactly 55 TFL, just one less than Trey did over the past 4 years with the Bengals.

(03-06-2025, 08:00 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: you know what I mean. The pff grades always get brought up when defending the front office during stuff like the reader situation, bates situation, and now the hendrickson situation

(03-06-2025, 08:05 PM)Au165 Wrote: Honestly, Bates was an orders magnitude bigger mistake letting leave because of his age. As I’ve mentioned multiple times here there is a very real probability that Hendricksons production over the next 3 years drops dramatically to not be nearly worth the deal he gets looking at historical data. Could he be the outlier? Maybe but between production and injury data for pass rushers over 30, not wanting to roll the dice here is actually understandable. It’s made worse by the lack of our ability to find someone with him let alone replace him, but that shouldn’t force another bad decision.