Quote:“The negotiations will happen primarily through his agent,” she said. “But Joe, obviously, at the end of the day, it’s what Joe wants. And so I think Joe’s got to be happy, and we’ve got to be happy. And hopefully, we can be happy together.”

Quote:“Right now, he’s on the team, and we are gonna count on him until that wouldn’t be the case,” Blackburn said.

Quote:“It’s that time that we are beginning to think about it,” she said. “We’re actually going in and doing some improvements a little bit this year ourselves, and hopefully that sends a message that we’re willing to invest a little bit of our own here now. (We) hope we can take a look at the whole lease situation with the county and get something that would make the lease situation settled for a while and work well for the county and us.”

Quote:“These things happen,” she said. “We’re gonna try to get our best team out there. We hear his concerns, but at the end of the day, we’ll just have to see where it all plays out.

Yeah, this is... ummm... shocking to listen to. https://t.co/dmAGgHaM9J

— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) March 30, 2023

(03-29-2023, 08:12 PM)pally Wrote: The interview is behind a paywall but only $1.50 for a month

https://theathletic.com/4361674/2023/03/29/bengals-katie-blackburn-joe-burrow-contract/


on Joey B contract

On Joe Mixon


on Paycor

on Jonah

(03-30-2023, 07:41 PM)jj22 Wrote: Katie lightweight cringy with this answer when you hear it.

Yeah, this is... ummm... shocking to listen to. https://t.co/dmAGgHaM9J

— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) March 30, 2023

(03-30-2023, 08:02 PM)Clark W Griswold Wrote: Yeah you could hear a lot in those pauses.  After listening to that I would be surprised if Mixon was still a Bengal at the start of the season.

(03-30-2023, 09:31 PM)Stewy Wrote: Wow - that is not a vote of confidence at all.  Holy Cow.  Does anyone think the Bengals know something we don't?

Hey Soonerpeace - still confident Joe isn't going any where?

(03-30-2023, 09:31 PM)Stewy Wrote: Wow - that is not a vote of confidence at all.  Holy Cow.  Does anyone think the Bengals know something we don't?

Hey Soonerpeace - still confident Joe isn't going any where?

(03-30-2023, 07:48 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: They’ve had two formal meetings with Burrow’s people. No clue if Joe was there.

(03-31-2023, 08:47 AM)Sled21 Wrote: I would doubt it. They talk about these negotiations all the time on Sirius. Part of the advantage of an agent is they go into those meetings pointing out the assets their client brings in order to up the price. The team mgt. goes into these meetings pointing out the negatives of the player (Think Lamar and his injury history) in order to lower the asking price. The player not being there saves hurt feeling on either side. The player tells the agent what he wants to do, and the agent does as much as he can to make it happen, then everyone walks away happy. This is why Lamar got his feelings hurt by the Ravens, he went in there and the mgt. pointed out his negatives to his face. 

(03-31-2023, 03:12 AM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Unless some kinda legal trouble occurs, i don't think he's going anywhere this year either.
Even if they draft one they will likely keep Mixon for this year and then let him go when his contract expires.

(03-31-2023, 09:16 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Yes. That's how I'd say most work.

Haha...the Lamar case is interesting all around. He's a league MVP, but due to his playing style you have to build a team around him that's not traditional. And I think teams are leery of that. Well leery enough to not fully guarantee a deal.

(03-31-2023, 09:16 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Yes. That's how I'd say most work.

Haha...the Lamar case is interesting all around. He's a league MVP, but due to his playing style you have to build a team around him that's not traditional. And I think teams are leery of that. Well leery enough to not fully guarantee a deal.

(03-31-2023, 10:27 AM)Stewy Wrote: Exactly, because if you build a team around a non-traditional play style, it's because you have a player with special gifts. However if that player gets hurt, you can't plug a traditional replacement in there because it won't work the same.  Even if it's a a replacement with a similar play style, they won't have those special gifts to make the machine hum.

(03-31-2023, 10:14 AM)Stewy Wrote: Did you actually LISTEN to her?  Do you have another explanation for her mega discomfort?  Pauses?  Non-answers?  Is she just that bad at owner speak?

I don't mean to make that sound like some mega challenge, but I'd really like your take after hearing her.

(04-01-2023, 12:35 AM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: yeah, ever heard Mike Brown speak? 
If they were going to cut him, they would have done so by now and signed someone else.

You guys reaching HARD.

(04-01-2023, 12:35 AM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: yeah, ever heard Mike Brown speak? 
If they were going to cut him, they would have done so by now and signed someone else.

You guys reaching HARD.

(04-01-2023, 01:19 AM)Brownshoe Wrote: If Robinson is there at 28 Mixon can say goodbye

(04-01-2023, 02:02 AM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: He fits the Bengals #1 RB mold, but i thought we were supposed to be following the KC blueprint, where we draft one late... Then again, why would we draft him? We aren't a Run first team.

If we extend Tee, Robinson won't be the pick, even if he's there. Paying a first rounder means we need to draft a player at a position that makes top $$. 
DL/DE, DB, OT.

(03-31-2023, 09:16 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Yes. That's how I'd say most work.

Haha...the Lamar case is interesting all around. He's a league MVP, but due to his playing style you have to build a team around him that's not traditional. And I think teams are leery of that. Well leery enough to not fully guarantee a deal.

(04-01-2023, 03:10 AM)Bengalholic Wrote: The contract for pick 28 is about 12m over 4 years. If they drafted Robinson, his total rookie contract would be a little less than what Mixon will make this year. IMO, that's one helluva value trade-off, especially if he's the talent that everyone thinks he is. 

I think there are a few backs in this draft that would be really nice fits, but if a back like Robinson were to fall in your lap at 28, I don't know how you pass on him and what he could bring to this offense. 

I don't think he'll make it to 28, but if he does, the Bengals better have that card turned in within 5 seconds!