(03-18-2025, 11:12 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: I thought Bynes waa pretty good. So was Brown until the injury. 

But this is not a normal year. 

I *hope* we still have some significant moves to make. There are some good FA's still out there. 

(03-18-2025, 04:46 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: https://www.cincyjungle.com/2025/3/3/24376476/al-golden-safety-position-bengals-geno-stone



Probably going to be Battle and Stone as starters. They'll probably only either sign a backup vet after the draft or a draft a late pick backup.

(03-18-2025, 06:18 PM)Housh Wrote: That would’ve made our defense top 5?


Iv been seeing the media say the dumbest shit ever in regards to us signing Tee and Chase.


If you are saying we would’ve been able to get a big fish you are talking about Milton Williams

So that’s 1 guy. Even if we had Milton Williams it’s not like he turns us top 5 by himself.


You could also say maybe with the 28M we could’ve gotten 2 mid tier guys. Like a Chase Young and a Jevon Holland.


Yeah our D would likely be better but 2 mid level guys ain’t taking our D into the top 5.







I guess I’m saying Iv seen ppl say we could’ve done so much more to help the defense with Tee’s money….

Ok give me the exact moves then. It’s everyone saying we messed up but not one media pundit has put together a plan with the 28M that would’ve taken our D to new heights. Mofos just wanna complain about us making a move right after they complained that we weren’t making moves.

(03-18-2025, 11:28 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: We were #5 in third down conversion % we were #6 points per play. #7 in points per game. #5 yards per point #5 in red zone scoring % #5 first downs per play 

(03-18-2025, 11:09 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: If Joe Burrow is going to call the shots on the roster then he needs to be responsible for the outcome.   Burrow got what he wanted at the cost of not being able to add better free agents to the defense so Burrow and the rest of the offense needs to win the games.  Dont count on the defense to do it for you.

(03-19-2025, 01:48 AM)Bengalbug Wrote: Draft and develop better. Outside free agents are always a gamble. The bengals have arguably spent more assets (dollars and picks (which have a value)) on defense, since burrow got here.

(03-19-2025, 12:39 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Can just look at the two main ones... 9th in yards, 6th in points.

Still a great offense, but ultimately my point was that pretending the only way that improving the defense is a better idea is if it makes it a top-5 defense is just silly. An 8th scoring offense and 14th scoring defense is better than a 6th scoring offense and 25th scoring defense.

(03-18-2025, 11:45 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Scoring points is what the final outcome of games are determined by.  The Bengals were not in the top 5

(03-18-2025, 11:12 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Trey came back and said all the right things as well and he is the type of player you do not trade unless there is somewhat of a player 
that can replicate what he does. Trey is arguably the best pass rusher in the NFL, you cannot replicate that. With Pratt asking for a trade
while being paid big bucks, this is way different in my eyes.

We brought in Oren Burks who played great on the Eagles last year and he can cover and most importantly, tackle.

I just don't think Pratt fits Golden's system and that is why he asked for a trade. We will see, I am expecting us to Draft a pass rushing 
LB that can play the Viper position in Golden's scheme.

(03-18-2025, 10:51 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: I will have to watch that game again and check that out. I didn't see this initially, if so, we shouldn't want players on our team that don't go 
all out all the time no matter the circumstances. I stand by what I said, that we should trade Pratt and see what we can get. He has been a 
good LB in the past and could get us another pick when we only have 6 this Draft.

Germaine wanted to be traded. Players on the team that don't want to be here is not a good thing.

Plus, he has times where he would rather strip the ball out than tackle. That is great if it works, bad if it doesn't and Golden likes different 
LB's in his system, not stack LB's like Pratt who refuse to tackle or cover well.

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(03-18-2025, 09:36 PM)samhain Wrote: Tough to imagine the sorcery that would beat the chemistry that the big 3 have.  

I think the real question is what we would have done if some of the recent draft picks actually panned out.  What if Dax was looking like Bates 2.0 and ready to cash in?  What if Murphy was a terror off the edge and getting ready to demand a 25 mil payday?  What if CTB continued to trend in a good direction in 24?  That would have made paying 2 receivers crazy money a lot harder to justify.

Unluckily for us, those guys haven't done squat in a combined 5 seasons.  Makes keeping your 3rd or 4th best player a whole lot easier to digest regardless of position.

(03-19-2025, 02:46 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Exactly. Since Burrow has been here:

Logan Wilson - 3rd round
Ossai - 3rd round
Dax - 1st round
CTB - 2nd round
Zach Carter - 3rd round
Murphy - 1st round
Turner - 2nd round
Battle - 3rd round
Jenkins - 2nd round
Jackson - 3rd round

That’s a lot of premium picks. So I’m not sure where this boo hoo the poor defense narrative is coming from.

(03-18-2025, 06:18 PM)Housh Wrote: That would’ve made our defense top 5?


Iv been seeing the media say the dumbest shit ever in regards to us signing Tee and Chase.


If you are saying we would’ve been able to get a big fish you are talking about Milton Williams

So that’s 1 guy. Even if we had Milton Williams it’s not like he turns us top 5 by himself.


You could also say maybe with the 28M we could’ve gotten 2 mid tier guys. Like a Chase Young and a Jevon Holland.


Yeah our D would likely be better but 2 mid level guys ain’t taking our D into the top 5.







I guess I’m saying Iv seen ppl say we could’ve done so much more to help the defense with Tee’s money….

Ok give me the exact moves then. It’s everyone saying we messed up but not one media pundit has put together a plan with the 28M that would’ve taken our D to new heights. Mofos just wanna complain about us making a move right after they complained that we weren’t making moves.

(03-19-2025, 09:43 AM)Whatever Wrote: For better or worse, Lou ran a complex defense that wasn't friendly to young players.  When we had the back to back AFC title game runs, it worked because the defense was largely compromised of vet FA's and a couple of holdovers from the Marvin era.  As we lost veterans and had to replace them with draft picks because we needed to pay the stars on offense, it sputtered.  Late last year, when he finally simplified things and there was more of a youth movement in terms of snaps, they played better.  Honestly, if he had made the switch at the bye instead of waiting, there's a good chance we could have gotten that one more W to put us in the playoffs.

(03-18-2025, 10:43 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: I honestly felt the Front Office would blow this.  I am very happy to have been proven wrong.

(03-19-2025, 10:39 AM)ERIC1 Wrote: Joe Burrow got his friends signed..THe Front Office did blow it

(03-19-2025, 10:25 AM)ERIC1 Wrote: OH please..we had beau coup injuries on defense last year..And by the end of these season the "rookies" were playing better ..not because of simplification ..but because they were getting better acclimated