HoosierCat

Wednesday injury report: DNP Stewart (ankle) Limited CTB (hammy), Logan Wilson (ankle) Full Fairchild (shoulder)

Vikes put starting RB Aaron Jones on IR, so he's definitely out. Signed Cam Akers to their PS. https://purpleptsd.com/2025/vikings/top_news/second-vikings-starter-ir/

Vikes sign Ridder.

If I am in Taylor's shoes, I think you have to play it like he's done for the year. The mentality shouldn't be, "Jake has to hold down the fort until Joe returns," it needs to be "Jake is our starting QB for 2025."

On the Minny side, looking like they will be down their starting qb, rb and c, and may be starting their third string LT. if the d can’t feast here time to fire golden.

All the qb moves are official. Burrow officially to IR. WR Kendrick Pryor returns to the ps. https://www.bengals.com/news/joe-burrow-injured-reserve-brett-rypien-mike-white

Rypien signed to the 53. https://www.cincyjungle.com/cincinnati-bengals-news/175027/brett-rypien-53-man-roster-mike-white-sean-clifford-practice-squad

Thanks. I did watch through the highlights reel this morning and one thing I was watching was the d line. Looked like they actually got good push and penetration on the Jags’ oline multiple times but kept stumbling, tripping over each other or other comical 3 stooges stuff. (Watch the Tuten td for one such moment, as a Jags oline man stops two rushers up the middle by throwing a third bengal on the ground in front of them that they both trip over.) that’s correctable with time, new scheme growing pains imo.

The more, the merrier!

Bengals signing former Packers QB Sean Clifford to the taxi squad, per schefty.

We've seen an endless parade of QBs in Cincy across the years. I would put Browning in the same bracket as guys like Kitna or even Dalton: mid-tier types who can win if they have talent around them. And there is definitely no lack of talent around Browning. If the combination of Dalton and McCarron can get 12 wins in 2015 with Green, Jones, Sanu, Eifert, and Hill, I see no reason Browning can't get some W's with Chase, Higgins, Gesicki and Brown, among others. It will definitely be interesting to watch.

Panthers sign Njongmeta off the ps.

Per Taylor, Shemar is doubtful for Sunday.

Text of a tweet from PFF's Timo Riske: Bengals OL combined pass blocking grade yesterday w/ Joe Burrow in the field yesterday: 49.9 w/ Jake Browning on the field: 73.1 In 2023 in was 67.2 with Browning and 54.6 with Burrow It's a weird paradox that Burrow is much better, but his play comes with diminished returns, because the Bengals OL just can't deal with his offense. Will be interesting to see how Zac Taylor can adjust this time over a long time of 3 months.