{The Ultimate Bengals Offseason Extravaganza Thread}

[basballguy]

I’m not saying I never doubted….but phew!

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(03-17-2025, 12:28 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Now on to the next thing to complain about.

Yeah, no shit. We all knew it was done except the OTHERS that still think Mikey Boy runs the team.

Nice to see it official, but we need a Guard and everyone knows it. Trey can sign his 32 mil per year contract when he gets back from the trade waters.

I just want (don't like that word) hope that Tee talks to Housh about his yoga stuff that helped him get over his hammy issues.

[Nicomo Cosca]

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(03-17-2025, 12:58 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote:

Emotion. Meh. I am a Muskbot.

[Bengalitis]

Awesome!

24 pts or less per game is unacceptable though... another season starting 1-3 is unacceptable too.

Let's go 2025!!!

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(03-17-2025, 12:30 AM)pulses Wrote: I would get Jenkins agent on the phone and I wouldn't let him go to Seattle tomorrow.

Yep. Me, too. Even if Trey isn't done, with him saying he wants to be in Cincy +and veing under contract), the Big 3 being here has to make us a more desireable FA destination than when that was iffy. 

[cinci4life]

About damn time!!!

[NotBigzo]

Our defense is gonna be so ass

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(03-17-2025, 01:11 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote:

Missed this in the shuffle - Tee has big incentives that can add value to that deal up to $30 million. Nice.

Also as Schultz points out here the 5 years of control for Ja'Marr come in at ~$36.56m APY https://t.co/gtSkwBDkb1

— Jake Liscow (@JakeLiscow) March 17, 2025

Being able to spread Chase’s out over 5 years certainly helps.

And an incentive laden contract like I was wanting for Tee....

[JaggedJimmyJay]

The Bengals will have to serve as their own proof of concept, as they're now almost unprecedented in their QB-WR1-WR2 pay scale (the recent Dolphins are reasonably similar).

I believe these three players can be a Super Bowl core though. Be like the Peyton Manning Colts.

Burrow --> Manning
Chase --> Harrison
Higgins --> Wayne
Gesicki --> Clark (this one's a big reach of course)
Hendrickson --> Freeney (if they can take care of this one)

Obviously all five of these players have much to prove before they can be listed alongside those Colts, but as a model it's at least some kind of structural precedent. Those Colts also benefitted from cheap, effective draft picks like Bob Sanders and a vastly superior OL.

Have some better luck in the draft on the OL and across the defense, and everything is right there for you.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(03-17-2025, 12:31 AM)CottonHill Wrote: lol we are cooked. I knew Jamarr would get his but that much more than Jefferson is idiotic.
Tee is an often injured, under 1,000 yard receiver and we are giving him 30 a year? Are you kidding me? They caved to outside pressure and now we haven’t gotten better at all, and are now spending 125 mill on 3 guys, none of which make the team any better and this hasn’t been a playoff team in 2 years.
I see no path to getting much better now, which we had to do. Oh well, at least those 7 games a year that all 3 play will be fun.The offense still isn’t even the best in the division.

(03-17-2025, 01:16 AM)NotBigzo Wrote: Our defense is gonna be so ass

Cry babies that don't believe in coaching or a possible good draft. We drafted Geno Atkins, we can draft other studs with new Defensive coaches.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(03-17-2025, 01:24 AM)JaggedJimmyJay Wrote: The Bengals will have to serve as their own proof of concept, as they're now almost unprecedented in their QB-WR1-WR2 pay scale (the recent Dolphins are reasonably similar).

I believe these three players can be a Super Bowl core though. Be like the Peyton Manning Colts.

Burrow --> Manning
Chase --> Harrison
Higgins --> Wayne
Gesicki --> Clark (this one's a big reach of course)
Hendrickson --> Freeney (if they can take care of this one)

Obviously all five of these players have much to prove before they can be listed alongside those Colts, but as a model it's at least some kind of structural precedent. Those Colts also benefitted from cheap, effective draft picks like Bob Sanders and a vastly superior OL.

Have some better luck in the draft on the OL and across the defense, and everything is right there for you.

Nice post JaggedJimmyJay. I just hope Ja'Marr and Tee get over the young partying stuff and be more like Marvin and Reggie were.

They were no nonsense and all about ball and I respected that about them. This drunk driving stuff can worry a guy like me.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

Bump this *****.

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

Also, with Tee and Chase locked up we can just tag Trey if push comes to shove. Twice if need be.

I'd rather have the deal done, but he is under team control for the next 3. We do not have another tag candidate.

[Bilbo Saggins]

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[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(03-17-2025, 01:58 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Also, with Tee and Chase locked up  we can just tag Trey if push comes to shove. Twice if need be.

I'd rather have the deal done, but he is under team control for the next 3. We do not have another tag candidate.

Yeah, but would rather him just sign the deal they offered him and be a happy man.

[Housh]

Amazing

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(03-16-2025, 10:38 AM)Bengalbug Wrote: It’s funny when people try to justify not bringing a player in because of depth/etc.  it was “we don’t need reciever because WR room is so deep”( last year.  This year DL; for the bengals is weak. You make room for a guy like him

The entire reason you sign quality veterans is to not rely on the draft at all

Look, I am just saying you already have 4 guys thar are gonna at least get rotational snaps at DT. Period. We signed Hill & Slaton to start. We are not gonna mothball Jenkins nor Jackson. That is a fact.

Campbell graded out much better vs the run last year. As did Hill. Slaton is a run stuffer. As is Jackson. And Jenkins' strength is his strength, not his pass rush.

What we need is interior pass rush. And while Campbell is still good, I think we will most likely go with a younger/cheaper early round pick. But Calais may be around until after the draft. 

[Bengalstripes9]

Honestly those average salaries per year are smaller than I thought for both Chase and Higgins.

Very happy this is done and now we can work on Trey and filling out the roster and the draft.

[reuben.ahmed]

Now get a defense that breaks top 20 and we have a chance.