Bengals Front Office Needs To Get With It.

[SunsetBengal]

(07-01-2025, 12:07 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Apparently he’s being “mentored” by Deshaun Watson, so he’s off to a good start.

I have to admit that when I saw an article titled "Deshaun Watson praised for leadership role" this morning, it made me chuckle a little.

[Bengalbug]

(07-01-2025, 10:41 AM)kevin Wrote: To those that keep saying don't worry, they will play, they have no choice but to play, Bengals front office has everything under control.  I repeat that is wishful thinking.  I want Bengals to win, but it would be a lie if I said Mike Brown and front office have everything under control and contract problems are over, and everybody will be in camp and preseason getting ready for a Super Bowl run. That would be a lie for me to say that.  As much as I want Bengals to win, Mike Brown and front office need to get with it before camp starts this month.  Super Bowl runs begin the first day of camp.  They need to get this contract garbage over with and have a camp focusing on winning games only. Winning first game of regular season instead of losing in September and then trying to play catch up. It would be a lie for me to say everything is fine and Hendrickson and the #1 pick are both definitely playing for Bengals.  As of now they are not playing this season, and Mike Brown and Family will lose again this season if they don't solve this so team can focus on practice and training and not contracts. It's just wishful thinking and denial to say everything is fine with Hendrickson and top pick and they are playing.  Bengals front office is now into July and they really need to get with it now, or else they will start the season losing as usual.

The bengals are just trying to do what the teams before and after the Stewart pick did for their incoming rookies. Put another way, if Stewart was picked one spot ahead or one spot after, he would have signed the deal. The bengals are not trying to do anything different than the rest of the league does. Just something different than the bengals have done in the past. It’s as if they woke up and said, hmm our old way of doing business was not mutually beneficial, but now we want that true partnership, like others have. You can’t really fault the FO for that. ESPECIALLY, after the Burton drama last year.

[ERIC1]

(07-01-2025, 10:46 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Not a single game has been played this year. Nobody knows how good or bad the offense will be.

See how silly that argument is?

Not a valid comparison in consideration of the many changes that have taken place on the defensive side of the ball in the offseason..specific to the offense..one could also say that if burrow gets injured again or his injuries linger this is a .500 ballclub

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(07-01-2025, 12:29 PM)ERIC1 Wrote: Not a valid comparison in consideration of the many changes that have taken place on the defensive side of the ball in the offseason..specific to the offense..one could also say that if burrow gets injured again or his injuries linger this is a .500 ballclub

Not a single game has been played this year. Nobody knows how good or bad the team without Burrow would be.

[GodFather]

(07-01-2025, 12:14 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I have to admit that when I saw an article titled "Deshaun Watson praised for leadership role" this morning, it made me chuckle a little.

"Make sure you tip your masseuse with a slap and tickle"

-Deshaun Watson mentoring this years Cleveland's rookie class

[ERIC1]

(07-01-2025, 01:54 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Not a single game has been played this year. Nobody knows how good or bad the team without Burrow would be.

Agreed..but this is not the time of the year for anyserious discussion about performance on either side of the ball..We will have moredefinitive answers around October.I hope its a great year..Rain has stopped..time for golf and some delicious Strawberry Boones Farm

[ERIC1]

(07-01-2025, 12:14 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I have to admit that when I saw an article titled "Deshaun Watson praised for leadership role" this morning, it made me chuckle a little.

Man ..when I read that article I about fell out of my chair.

[coachmcneil71]

(07-01-2025, 04:17 PM)ERIC1 Wrote: Agreed..but this is not the time of the year for anyserious discussion about performance on either side of the ball..We will have moredefinitive answers around October.I hope its a great year..Rain has stopped..time for golf and some delicious Strawberry Boones Farm

Yikes! Haven't drank any of that since college. Hope you brought wet wipes! 

[Soonerpeace]

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/bengals-participation-agreement-kept-shemar-stewart-out-of-offseason-program

[*bfine32*]

(07-01-2025, 05:57 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/bengals-participation-agreement-kept-shemar-stewart-out-of-offseason-program

Florio...It was good enough for DK 

[Ell Prez]

(07-01-2025, 01:54 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Not a single game has been played this year. Nobody knows how good or bad the team without Burrow would be.

Did you watch any games last year? Because the team is virtually the exact same. Possibly worse if Chase and burrow don’t play and peak level again. Especially Chase. Hard to repeat the triple crown.