(07-29-2025, 10:01 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: No he lives in Cincy. His wife has a big job.

(07-29-2025, 10:01 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: No he lives in Cincy. His wife has a big job.

(07-29-2025, 10:07 PM)pally Wrote: She is a Dr of Pharmacy.  They lived full time in Cincinnati while she was completing her residency. That was completed before last season.  Now Jacksonville is their off season home

(07-29-2025, 08:32 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: Do you think the Bengals will go out of there way to sign him if he doesn't make it a big point of emphasis?

(07-29-2025, 10:57 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Looks like a hold in. Won't practice

Hold in is better than hold out.

https://www.cincyjungle.com/2025/7/29/24477028/twitter-roundup-trey-hendrickson-ends-holdout-without-new-deal

(07-29-2025, 11:10 PM)wanga Wrote: So he gets paid if he’s there but not practicing or does he need a ‘legitimate’ reason not too?

(07-29-2025, 11:31 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Hoping it means they are close. Hoping it puts pressure on the FO to get it done.

Then go get a quality G so Ford cannot start.

(07-29-2025, 11:37 PM)sandwedge Wrote: Why would it put pressure on the FO to get it done?

(07-29-2025, 11:41 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Because him standing around not practicing is an even bigger story than him not being there at all. It’s a distraction. We saw it last year with Chase.

(07-29-2025, 11:52 PM)sandwedge Wrote: I don't think that puts the pressure on the FO. Chase stood on the sidelines for most of TC last year

(07-30-2025, 12:47 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: And again, it was a major distraction. You’d think they’d learn their lesson and stop willingly light prime Burrow seasons on fire over stupid shit.

(07-29-2025, 12:41 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Belichick has 6 SB wins. The Bengals organization has 0.
Folks will start trusting the organization if they can prove they can win the trophy with their strategy.
Until then, opinions will be you need to keep your top talent because they haven't proven in the Taylor era they can develop any DL talent that they drafted.

(07-29-2025, 01:23 PM)CJD Wrote: Garrett, Hendrickson and Watt are all within 15 months of each other in terms of age. Garrett is the youngest with a birthday of December 29, 1995, but Hendrickson is just over a year older than him, born December 5, 1994 and Watt is the senior of the three, but only about 2 months older than Hendrickson, born October 11, 1994.

After those two got their contracts, Hendrickson has every right to get almost as much, if not just as much, money as them considering statistical performance and age. Which is why the Bengals should have extended him last off season when he asked for it.

I personally think Garrett's contract was a bad idea. With a team as far away from contention as the Browns, they could have gotten multiple high picks from trading him and officially starting their rebuild in earnest.

The Bengals are in a different boat. We are a decent defense away from being one of the three best teams in the NFL. Hendrickson is infinitely more valuable to us than Garrett is to the Browns.

It's a shame it all had to happen this way. The Bengals consistently sign players 1 off season later than they should, and it always costs them a ton of money. Imagine the contracts that Higgins would have accepted in the 2023 off season compared to what he signed. Imagine the contract that Chase would have accepted in the 2024 off season compared to what he signed. Now imagine the contract that Hendrickson would have accepted in the 2024 off season had the Bengals just signed him. The highest paid pass rusher 12 months ago was Nick Bosa, making 34 M AAV (5 yr, 170M). The next two below him were Josh Hines-Allen and Brian Burns, each making about 28M AAV. You could make the argument that Hendrickson wouldn't get Bosa money, but you could have probably sold him on a 29M or maybe 30M AAV contract.

Since then, 4 players have signed for 35.5, 35.6, 40 and 41M AAV (Crosby, Hunter, Garrett, Watt).

I don't know what we'll end up giving Hendrickson (who I do believe we'll eventually sign), but I doubt the AAV begins with a 2. I am now worried it will begin with a 4...

(07-30-2025, 02:40 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Yep. Chase was crap the first couple weeks. Nothing vs NE and that stupid penalty that killed a drive vs KC. 

(07-30-2025, 02:40 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Yep. Chase was crap the first couple weeks. Nothing vs NE and that stupid penalty that killed a drive vs KC.