Stewart is signed!

[*jason*]

(Today, 02:37 AM)kevin Wrote: We also have Chase and Higgins, dummy

also this :

Never said we didn't. At least you're honest and admitting you're diminishing Flowers because he plays for Baltimore though... Dummy.

[Luvnit2]

(8 hours ago)Synric Wrote: How about when homers ignore evidence right in front of their face? 

Did you know other teams make fun of the size of the Bengals scouting department? It's a running joke that the Bengals would lose their entire scouting department if the rental car crashes on the way to the Combine or Senior Bowl.

We just learned another FO hater, those for the info. The difference is I can criticize the FO like I have for poor drafting, haters can't bring themselves to say great job signing Chase FO, always with a disclaimer attached like the messed up and should have got him cheaper.

Then in next breath chastise Bengals FO for a stellar extension by saying they lowballed him

Have a great day and hope you can channel the hate, it will kill you.

[*rfaulk34*]

(7 hours ago)Luvnit2 Wrote: We just learned another FO hater, those for the info. The difference is I can criticize the FO like I have for poor drafting, haters can't bring themselves to say great job signing Chase FO, always with a disclaimer attached like the messed up and should have got him cheaper.

Then in next breath chastise Bengals FO for a stellar extension by saying they lowballed him

Have a great day and hope you can channel the hate, it will kill you.

Please point these haters out so we can verify your claim. 

[NUGDUKWE]

(8 hours ago)Gohards Wrote: Aint no way you think flowers is even in the same stratosphere as tee higgins.

And i dont like him, ill admit that. But the numbers speak for themselves. 1k yards and 4 touchdowns as a #1 is a sorry receiver.

Actually, tee higgins last year had more touchdowns in 12 games than zay flowers has had in his 30+ game career

As others have said Touchdowns and yards do matter. But what also matters is targets. Tee had 7 less targets in 5 less games sharing the field with Jamarr Chase. Flowers had 7 redzone targets 5th on their team while Tee had a 50% redzone target share weeks 13-16. I'm not saying Flowers is better or equal to Tee and my fandom would take Tee every day of the week. But these are different offenses and a receiver can only use the opportunities that he's given. 

[*pally*]

we will see if he is still singing the same tune when it comes to the next contract negotiations. There is a difference between being a pitbull and a stupid pitbull

Shemar Stewart spoke in defense of his agent.

Said he wanted a pitbull in this situation and his agent delivered.

“That’s my dog for life.”

— Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) July 27, 2025

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(07-25-2025, 07:27 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: BREAKING: The Bengals have officially signed Shemar Stewart to a 4-year, $18.97M deal, per 

@adamschefter
. Fully guaranteed.

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1948871164924674185?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Thanks Pistons, I saw your update on Friday, was too busy to respond and yesterday got to go golfing with my buddies drinking brewskies
so no time until now. Happy the Bengals got the language out and got a deal done with this immensely talented player. I know people will 
hate on his lack of sacks, but the dude just needs to learn to keep his head up and finish and he could be a great pass rusher.

He is already our best run stopping End in my opinion and we needed that after Sam retired. I just hope Shemar keeps his head on straight
as it worried I think almost all of us the way he talked, he was right, but he should of just shut up, practiced and kept his head down and 
tried and been professional. Right now, he is just a rookie in the big man's league and will need to earn the vets respect.

[Soonerpeace]

Shemar had the quickest to the QB stat in CF. He’s going to force Lamar inside and set the edge. Some are missing his strategic purpose. If they can improve his technique at finishing he’s the best we could hope for.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(5 hours ago)Soonerpeace Wrote: Shemar had the quickest to the QB stat in CF. He’s going to force Lamar inside and set the edge. Some are missing his strategic purpose. If they can improve his technique at finishing he’s the best we could hope for.

Yeah, I just hope Shemar can finish the Sack on Lamar if he gets there which is hard to do, ask Sam. 

That stiff arm was pretty embarrassing last year. But if Shemar can set the edge, that is a great start for the Ends on this Defense.

[Essex Johnson]

(4 hours ago)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Yeah, I just hope Shemar can finish the Sack on Lamar if he gets there which is hard to do, ask Sam. 

That stiff arm was pretty embarrassing last year. But if Shemar can set the edge, that is a great start for the Ends on this Defense.

Lamar is in a league of his own, he has embarrassed All Pros 

[ERIC1]

(8 hours ago)Synric Wrote: How about when homers ignore evidence right in front of their face? 

Did you know other teams make fun of the size of the Bengals scouting department? It's a running joke that the Bengals would lose their entire scouting department if the rental car crashes on the way to the Combine or Senior Bowl.

Perhaps its best to stay in your own lane and dont worry about what others think..you want facts...the bengals have the 9th best winning percentage in the nfl the past 4 years..bengals sell out every home game and are top 5 in national viewership. And with burrow , chase and higgins have a superbowl window for years to come

...dude you have not gone around the league and interviewd hundreds of scouts..you have no idea what other teams think..how big was our scouting department when we went to the superbowl 4 years ago and the AFC championship game the year after...and had it not been for an inordinate amount of injuries including key starting players the last two years...who knows

With current technology..you dont need a plethora of scouts

[Soonerpeace]

(8 hours ago)Synric Wrote: How about when homers ignore evidence right in front of their face? 

Did you know other teams make fun of the size of the Bengals scouting department? It's a running joke that the Bengals would lose their entire scouting department if the rental car crashes on the way to the Combine or Senior Bowl.

That was funny but sadly so true

[coachmcneil71]

Well, he's signed. Now let's hope that he can play.

[ERIC1]

(5 hours ago)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Thanks Pistons, I saw your update on Friday, was too busy to respond and yesterday got to go golfing with my buddies drinking brewskies
so no time until now. Happy the Bengals got the language out and got a deal done with this immensely talented player. I know people will 
hate on his lack of sacks, but the dude just needs to learn to keep his head up and finish and he could be a great pass rusher.

He is already our best run stopping End in my opinion and we needed that after Sam retired. I just hope Shemar keeps his head on straight
as it worried I think almost all of us the way he talked, he was right, but he should of just shut up, practiced and kept his head down and 
tried and been professional. Right now, he is just a rookie in the big man's league and will need to earn the vets respect.

Shemar stewart said very little and comported himself responsibly..hes not a pac man jones..quit embellishing...hell and going by your take...hendrickson whom has been far more vocal should just shut up, honor his contract and get to camp..act like a professional...the hypocrisy is too funny..I do agree with you stewart is talented and this defense will suprise..if burrow stays healthy its going to be a fun year...

[ERIC1]

(9 hours ago)Synric Wrote: The is my only comment on the Stewart negotiations. 

As more information came to light and other agencies and team FO employees coming out saying thr Bengals weren't wrong thr blowback started ro push on Stewart and his Agent. It looked bad for both their businesses.

Nothing looked bad to anyone except overzealous sportswriers and people that complain about everything..its the nfl player negotiations are commonplace..hes here..everything is fine

[*Synric*]

(2 hours ago)ERIC1 Wrote: Nothing looked bad to anyone except overzealous sportswriers and people that complain about everything..its the nfl player negotiations are commonplace..hes here..everything is fine

Draft pick negotiations still happening in training camp are not commonplace. CBA structures rookie contracts more than teams do. 

[*Synric*]

(7 hours ago)Luvnit2 Wrote: We just learned another FO hater, those for the info. The difference is I can criticize the FO like I have for poor drafting, haters can't bring themselves to say great job signing Chase FO, always with a disclaimer attached like the messed up and should have got him cheaper.

Then in next breath chastise Bengals FO for a stellar extension by saying they lowballed him

Have a great day and hope you can channel the hate, it will kill you.

Putting me in a bucket? Very Left Wing of you lol.

Even if they didn't sign Chase in 2024 for cheaper they still structured to contract to eat up more cap space than nesssesary to comply with the 90% of cap space used in a 3 year span rule. 

I've said it several times the Bengals are the exact opposite of the Saints. They structure their contracts in an extreme way pushing cap. 

It is what it is.