{The Ultimate Bengals Offseason Extravaganza Thread}

[Essex Johnson]

(03-16-2025, 12:58 PM)Whacked Wrote: My take on the 800-pound gorilla in the room

Maybe I’m being a negative-Nancy here but …

Let’s say we pay all this money to keep Trey and Tee and break the bank on Chase. Awesome. They deserve it. I hope we keep them all!

That said, some on this board will consider these extensions as the be-all-end-all and label this as a successful off-season.

Problem. We had all 3 last year….lol

Unless and until we make some BIG splashes on D…. why would it make sense to expect any discernible change in our record….let alone, an increase in our chance of getting to the SB?

Also, keep in mind, JB, Chase and Trey — all had their best seasons. So at the very least, we “need” them to repeat this, just to hope we get in the playoffs!  Clearly it wasn’t enough last year. That alone is a big ask as all 3 lit it up.  

Anyone else concerned that our desperate need for a revamped D is not on the priority list?

JB had a prolific season with a mediocre OLINE so as much as I’d love to see them address too, he managed just fine. Yes, not exactly wise to risk his head getting ripped off but there is only so much loot Mikey will spend as we know.

The line was better than previous years but avg. at best but thar is problem the norm with all $$ invested in burrow chase higgins you have pretry much cancelled a solid line for now .and with talent plus Brown as RB we will score..  but so will opponents