Collins SIGNED!

[TKUHL]

(03-20-2022, 07:09 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: It's official.  Harry Palmer who is his right hand man says it's true.

Ha! Nice one.

[basballguy]

(03-20-2022, 07:02 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: Woah 1 bad play from a decent guard against the best dt in the league and you completely sour on the guy? He was cincy’s 2nd best lineman all year

Bring him back.

Isn't "one bad play" how people defend Eli Apple?  

I don't think anyone would be upset with any of the players if it really was just "one bad play".  

[TecmoBengals]

(03-20-2022, 07:46 PM)TKUHL Wrote: I see us trading back now. A lot of teams are going to make some tempting offers to jump back into day one.

& I'm not opposed to this if Duke thinks it is in the best interest of winning in '22 and beyond.

[Frank Booth]

(03-20-2022, 07:55 PM)basballguy Wrote: Isn't "one bad play" how people defend Eli Apple?  

I don't think anyone would be upset with any of the players if it really was just "one bad play".  

Every corner in today’s league gets burned

Every guard gets beat by Aaron Donald

You don’t just look at a couple negatives when there have been more positives

[Bengalion]

Perfect. Now we can go BPA at 31.

[TKUHL]

(03-20-2022, 07:34 PM)Science Friction Wrote: I'm wondering if the dude ever left the Queen City?  I doubted it last night and now I'm doubting it more than ever.

It seems he stayed. He was at Burrows house Fri night and then seen at Kenwood Mall Sat. Also it was reported he was supposed to meet with another team today but never went.

[casear2727]

(03-20-2022, 07:54 PM)Cosmokramer Wrote: Maybe, but the last 3 off seasons they have made moves and done things they’ve never done before, they have slowly showed they are going after good players!   Also with Collins we only know what we see. They do digging and take a look at possible character issues etc etc. and maybe he thought he was worth an insane amount of money

I dont disagree, I think this offseason punctuates the work performed the last 2 off-seasons and they deserve a break in the future as much as they deserved the scrutiny in the past.  Who Dey!

[Cosmokramer]

(03-20-2022, 07:59 PM)Bengalion Wrote: Perfect. Now we can go BPA at 31.

I want a stud DE. To compliment Trey. Then I think we could safely say our team is Dynamic. I could see us putting up Madden stats against the weaker NFL teams

[*bengalfan74*]

(03-20-2022, 07:56 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: & I'm not opposed to this if Duke thinks it is in the best interest of winning in '22 and beyond.

Typically I'm not a big trade back fan. You're generally just going down lower in the talent pool. And how many picks can actually make the team ?

However, it seems we might now be in a position to trade back and pick up an extra pick and keep the cream.

[TecmoBengals]

(03-20-2022, 08:02 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Typically I'm not a big trade back fan. You're generally just going down lower in the talent pool. And how many picks can actually make the team ?

However, it seems we might now be in a position to trade back and pick up an extra pick and keep the cream.

I'm only a fantasy GM and concur, I don't like trading back. That said, I'll trust Duke since we've had a good FA period. I'm intrigued what he does with the pick.

[Cosmokramer]

(03-20-2022, 08:02 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Typically I'm not a big trade back fan. You're generally just going down lower in the talent pool. And how many picks can actually make the team ?

However, it seems we might now be in a position to trade back and pick up an extra pick and keep the cream.

Heck no, let’s trade UP!!! Grab a stud DE!!!

[*bengalfan74*]

(03-20-2022, 08:05 PM)Cosmokramer Wrote: Heck no,  let’s trade UP!!! Grab a stud DE!!!

Or that as well. 

[THE PISTONS]

(03-20-2022, 07:47 PM)basballguy Wrote: He's missed 23, not 21 :)  I don't know why everyone thinks his 5 game suspension were the only games he missed.  

He didn't play his first week back, played like 2 snaps on a thursday night game (so he essentially missed that one too).  He also missed half a game cause he punched a dude that hit Dak.  

Yikes! Worse than I thought.

[casear2727]

This is what Frank Pollack meant by La'el Collins being a glass-eater... holy SHIT! #Bengals pic.twitter.com/bhAj5VgxG0

— Jack - Canadian Bengals Superfan (@BengalsJack) March 20, 2022

[pulses]

(03-20-2022, 08:05 PM)Cosmokramer Wrote: Heck no,  let’s trade UP!!! Grab a stud DE!!!

Johnson??

[Joelist]

Okay...

1) I am THRILLED to be wrong. But remember most of us who were irritated at it were not so until Mike Garafolo (who its a real sports journalist and usually accurate) said he left town and Big Willie chimed in that structure was the issue. Obviously somewhere in their information chain they got false information. Lesson to just ignore the sports writers noted.

2) Collins cleared physical. He missed a season to hip injury but has played a lot of quality football since then. His suspension was for something not even against the rules anymore (so he can't get suspended for it again) and TBH if he got ejected for decking a defender who put a bad illegal hit on Dak that is a plus - remember when Big Whit did the same thing to an a** who cheap shotted Andy?

3) Remember we did find out that Spain was playing injured in postseason because both he and Carman were hurt. I would really like to have Spain back because most of his play here has been quality and it seals the wall so we can bring our kids (Carman, Terry Hill, D'Ante Smith) along properly.

4) SPECULATION: Might we be moving a bit away from outside zone? If you look at our new model line it gained a lot in the power department.

[Housh]

This is amazing

[THE PISTONS]

Bengals announces signing of La'el Collins to a three-year deal; source says it's essentially worth $20 million over two years. Details eventually will emerge, and we'll post them. https://t.co/Kn1JYVeYuH

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 20, 2022

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[masonbengals fan]

Total reconfiguration of our glaring weakness.

Couldn't ask for more.

I can't wait to see it on the field.

Allows us to go BPA in the draft.

Who Dey

[Au165]

(03-20-2022, 08:27 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote:

Bengals announces signing of La'el Collins to a three-year deal; source says it's essentially worth $20 million over two years. Details eventually will emerge, and we'll post them. https://t.co/Kn1JYVeYuH

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 20, 2022

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Structure being the hold up and then Florio’s source describing it as a “different kind of deal” is really interesting.