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God you are just insufferable. Regardless of the things I agree with you about, you just can't help to find something to argue and piss and moan about. I simply posted a podcast episode and said I like Joe's thoughts. That's it. There are some things to agree with and some things I don't agree with. For the "MOST PART" I liked his take. But NOOOOOOOOO, here comes captain save a hoe (See the front office) who just has to defend them to no end and the only people being stupid are Shemar's camp. I merely pointed out that both sides are being stupid, which by the way was a change of opinion on my point in considering there is in fact more to it. Who cares what Joe thinks? No one that I know of. He simply provides another take and I happen to like his thoughts. "Oh my God fans are so trolled" You're a dick.

SPLACK! *dentures fly into the TrashGPT 2065 Micro-Compactor and automatically re-print on the bathroom matter synthesizer*

20 years ago? I had a five year old and a two year old. I’m pretty sure it was 2005 when I discovered this message board. Discovered message boards at all, really. I promptly posted some Pulitzer level ravings about Marvin. Man, that dude wore out his welcome. it was great to have found this board and I’ve really enjoyed it all these years. I hope Mike Brown falls over dead tomorrow.

Well Stewart and the Bengals can’t figure out a first round contract for some stupid reason the Bengals created out of thin air. Murphy has been mostly unseen during his time here despite being a first round pick and is a complete unknown and maybe a bust. Trey is working on his third offseason of demanding more and seeing the Bengals get dragged through the media, despite them giving him everything he’s asked for in each occasion. Put me in the camp that even though this defense only needs to get to middle of the pack, they are going to have a hard time doing that. I like Al Golden, but he has his hands full.

Giant dollar sign hat must be worn to his court appearance. Let the judge know who he’s dealing with.

20 years ago, I was still in the Army. Newly married with my first on the way. What I didn't know was that in the VERY near future I would get orders to deploy to Afghanistan and left two weeks after my son was born. I was gone for 15 months and saw combat every week I was in country. How I made it back when others did not still haunts me. Fortunately, it gave me a new perspective on life and I was able to pursue education and build a career and life for my family and I post military. One which continues to be rooted in service to others. The only downside is I now have a low tolerance for stupid. I've gotten better as I've gotten older, hence AMPHAR not being banned yet, but something tells me that may change in the VERY near future as well.

Yes the clause is used by other teams. Yes, most of those players still practice. However, what other teams or players do is completely irrelevant. I mean who cares what the Eagles do? What does Shemar care of if Jihaad Campbell has that clause or if he's on the field? He doesn't and shouldn't. He cares what happens with his contract as he should. The reality of the situation is the Bengals have never used this clause on ANY first round pick in ALL HISTORY. They may or may not use it in other players contracts, but that doesn't matter either. It's something new and Shemar doesn't want to be the first player because it lacks fairness. Tell me why Shemar should have that language in his contract. Why? Because the front office wants it? That's it. What has the team given in response to something new being added to a contract that has never happened? If they want him to be the first, do something like Hoosier and others have suggested in sweetening up front money. You know, because if we are so worried about what other teams are doing, they do that as well. Let me go back to Joe for a minute and I don't know that dude from Adam, but he has insight and access the normal fan doesn't. Do you have ins with Bengals decision makers? With players and agents? He fucking spoke with Shemar's agent to get his take for Christ sake. So yeah, his opinion is at least worth the listen REGARDLESS of whether I agree with him or not. Let me clarify something else. I originally felt the Bengals front office was completely at fault. I dug in a little more, read and listened and changed my opinion. Turns out I completely agree with the thought of Shemar getting bad advice in how to handle this situation. They have played their part in this bullshit happening. However, to suggest the Bengals have played this flawlessly (See no mistakes on their part) might be the dumbest take of all. No fault huh? Not even a little? Lastly, you still can't manage to ever consider another person's opinion outside of your own. You don't discuss anything here, you simply put your thoughts out there as a final product without the ability to question. Everything is debatable and everything can be discussed with varying view points. That's the whole point of people coming together to share their thoughts. Amazing how many people on this board have you on ignore, completely disregard your posts and generally agreed with me on you being an insufferable dick.

I hope Hendrickson and his wife can have a baby now. Couldn’t have a baby with only like 60 million smackers in the bank.

The team, not the media, has noted their desire to develop Stewart’s immense athletic ability and see him not only get pressure, but get home. You cant do any of that when you are busy creating new rules to impose on someone that isn’t a part of the team yet. How fucking stupid is that? We aren’t talking about a veteran player under contract. It’s a rookie who still isn’t even employed by the team. This is making up shit as you go just for the sake of it. It’s already a rookie deal that favors ownership. They paid Chase like 4 million last year and they are worried about saving money for a rookie? Seriously, get the fuck out of here.

Burrow and Chase will drag the team to the playoffs, and the front office will interpret that as “see? We were right about everything. Change nothing.”

9 years ago today Harambe was assassinated at the Cincinnati Zoo. The Bengals need to honor Harambe by including him in the Ring of Honor. I would also fully be on board with a team name and logo change. The Cincinnati Harambe. (Yes, singular). Obviously the logo is a huge badass silverback gorilla. I know too much marketing, etc has gone into building the bengals brand to consider a change, and the nfl is loathe to make any changes to their money machine. But if we were in a parallel universe where Mike could look beyond the beads on his abacus and the dollar signs they represent, this move would be a huge public relations coup. We’d basically get constant media coverage for about a year. Uniform change - National story. Stadium changes - National story. Logo contest - National story. Positive feedback from animal rights groups - National story. This seems far fetched but I would support it. These NFL team names are played out and stale. The bears and lions? Who gives a fuck.

Guess what, I have eyes and ears. I can assess the bengals’ FO on my own. I’m not getting trolled or fooled by someone’s reporting. Also in this instance, they’ve just reported the facts. These aren’t opinion hit pieces. The fact is they can’t get their first round draft pick signed and it’s due to their changing of a customary term that has been in the last two first rounders contracts. No one is trolling, the facts are getting reported. The bengals are in an entertainment business. And it’s a business in which perception becomes reality, whether we like it or not. So the FO consistently not caring about the optics of their latest fucked up attempt to “win” every negotiation absolutely hurts the team. You put it very accurately when you said they like to lawyer. It’s not really a verb but it truly describes their behavior. They’re screwing up the team culture and the team dynamics. They did it last year and they’re doing it again.

Went to the Reds game last night with ArmyBengal Jr. just as much to watch the Yankees play. Aaron Judge bashes a 400ft bomb in his first at bat and everyone around us was like, "WHOOOOA" !!! Reds fans high fiving because we got to see Judge be Judge. To top it off Elly has a big game, mashes a dinger late and the Reds win 6-1. As a bonus, the Reds had 13 K's and we got free pizza. If they could manage a way for Steer and Strand to be hitting better than .200 they could be right there.

Just like old times.

Of course it’s true, I read it on the internet…

Army was a medic, so you know it just has to be true

This is so obvious… Everyone knows there is a jellyfish species thought to be immortal. Why do you think Tee got his extension and a big pay day? He collects jellyfish. Tee Higgins is the new supplier of jellyfish embryos which Mike has turned into a serum which injects directly into his bloodstream. Common knowledge. Duh…

It’s a long-accepted fact that Mike is immortal. But in what form? Highlander? Vampire? Demon?

Mike will outlive us all. 50 years from now he will still be out there at spring practices in his life-support golf cart, breathing like Darth Vader and occasionally muttering about ox carts and ditches.

Let’s see, 20 years ago I was a dumb asshole who had just moved back to the Midwest. Not much has changed since. Older, fatter, maybe 10% less dumb (being generous!).

Ahh, the effects of having delicious food hot off the grill !!! I'll take that problem.

If he skips the season, you'll have some concrete pressure washing work for him, right?

Bengals resume talks with Trey Hendrickson. Told you guys to relax. Bengals are my top pick for a reason B

I think Adomitis was bad last year, and that might have been the biggest issue.

McPherson really needs to have a bounce back season this year. I think there was an injury concern last year, but I could be wrong. Thought I read that somewhere.

Taylor making some camp sked changes this year to try and help with the early season struggles. https://www.bengals.com/news/zac-taylor-changes-training-camp-2025 Dont know if it will help any but I’m a fan of trying everything up to and including more rum for jobu to get a week 1 win.

This board, lol. OMG don't let them make the playoffs. It might suggest they know what they are doing. I can't believe someone typed that to be read. WTF? Emotional. Just NFL business.

Accurate…

Anyone want to step to the plate to defend the front office? I just need to know who to point at and laugh....

Bengals automatically get better at RT with no Watt. Yeah. Interesting situation up in Pitt. They've successfully found/replaced the edge rush LB for about 30 years. Noticeable difference when Watt is out but he is also aging. They are due for about 10 years of draft busts at that spot.

INT on Carr to end the drought FF at the goal-line to set up the fumble in the jungle FF on Kelce in the 4th quarter to beat the Chiefs FF on Kincaid in the 4th quarter to beat the Bills Good resume in my book. Later, Germaine.

Has been a problem of his for his entire career and continued after his playing time ended. What he has done for Chris Henry's family has been amazing, but really wish he could control the nonsense. Despite helping, has never been the "role model" type of guy. More of the, learn from my bad decisions way.

Saw that as well and was discussing with my oldest. He wasn't thrilled but don't see the issue with that add. Both Mixon and Pearce have missed time with injuries. Now all the Texans have to do is have them all miss time at different times and they are good. LOL... If he helps the team win, so be it. They have to find a way to get through the divisional round. They are still a fun team to watch play. Some real talent there as well.

Speaking of CBs, look who showed up on the police blotter over the weekend (via espn). Jones really needs to stop drinking.

all of the remaining quality FAs are waiting for injuries to happen at their position so that they can demand more pay

If the Bengals season goes down the shitter but we get to watch this happen, the 2025 season will still be quite enjoyable to watch. Color me happy to see him finally sign.

Odd, I called the Bengals, but got transferred to the Rascal Freedom Power Chair company located in Nigeria. It was all bullshit though and it's really all a front to bring back the Lumina. The place is now managed by former Bengals safety Ifeanyi Ohalete. They have struggled with constant outbreaks of violence until they finally got the root cause of the issue. Their Arby's stopped carrying the potato pancake because they had no one that knew how to make them. 2025 saw a transfer of the teenager that worked the drive thru in Heath to that location and things normalized. The 2026 Lumina debuted at the Detroit Auto Show with rave reviews and noted trunk space for a new Power Chair. Bengals plan is to give the one-of-a-kind prototype 2026 Lumina to Trey and hope it smooths things over. Hope that helps...

Hell Yeah, back up and running. I reached out to Terry and he kicked the hamsters to get moving again. He's the man !!

Another thing, I love how all the media outlets are just banging on the Bengals for not paying their own despite doing that more often than not. For every Trey Hendrickson that may in fact be underpaid, you have plenty more that underperform their pay out. When teams have a way to even that out and take money back from them, I will be more concerned. I'm telling you, if Dax Hill and Myles Murphy don't ball the fuck out this year, those two need to go. I've said it time and time again, those two misses have impacted the defense and team as a whole. I don't care who the starter is, there are expectations and both have clearly fallen short. The thought of paying Dax nearly $10m on his club option next year sickens me.

I would agree more except they do this every year since Zac has been here. Start slow, play like crap against teams they should beat and then spend the rest of the season playing catchup with the #1 seed beyond reach. They have to find a way to fix that.

Agree with something getting done with Trey as well. People view it differently, but the Bengals really hold on the cards with both his contract and the tag. They could keep him from ever getting a longer term, big pay day ever again. If they use the tag, he will be going on 33 before he gets a chance with another team. Not many mid 30's DE's out there getting long term high dollar deals. Stewart? He will get done sooner or later, but the Bengals front office is really stupid with this. Creating something that previously never existed and having it impact him getting on the field is just silly. Am I losing sleep over it? No, but as I view it, it's stupid.

That’s me booked for Thursday night vs. Shitsburgh in October. Will need to practice drinking between now and then

Most of the "hot take" generators survive off agent leaks. Thus they are going to protect that critical piece of their business. Its never been clearer than this Bengals offseason. 1. Bengal place franchise tag on Higgins - a smart predictable move. Keeps Tee on the roster at a min. They were franchise tag shamed by every "hot take" factory. Everyone. It destroys lockeroom, they'll never get extension blah, blah, blah. 2. J'mar Chase - the more crazy "hot takes". Bengals were actually proactive. Entering discussions a year earlier when compared to JJ and Lamb. Almost got it done. Then did get it done months before JJ/Lamb in the same year. All it was; "this is going to cost them $40m." Blown cap because they stalled. Can't get a FA guard because deal isn't done. Horrible takes. 3. Trey Hendrickson - OMG. Bengals asked for a lot of draft capital for the NFL's sack leader and their best defender. Trade shamed. This ALL plays right into the negative nelly fan. Being trolled. Fits right in their POV. As it relates to Trey. At some point it would be interesting for one of these "hot take" factories to ask WTF is wrong with you Trey? Don't like money? Don't like winning? There's a track record of the leagues best getting things done with the Bengals. You've got rumored $28m-$32m on the table. Oh, it has to be 100% a win for you? You'll gamble your best chance at Superbowl over terms and conditions? Fans are unlikely to get that because as soon as they do there goes the leaked info and interview access for their pod cast etc.

This is possible, I just think it's just about not losing vs the bad teams early more than whatever extra reps are actually helping in the preseason. Starting 4-2 vs 2-4 is everything with only 17 games. I don't think the Bengals will be screwing around early tho. I think they're going to come out swinging

Ring of Honor game will be against the Jets on October 26th.

I’m not irritated about what someone else thinks about the Stewart situation. I’m irritated by the fact the Bengals could have totally avoided a situation that is currently going on and gotten their first round pick they themselves noted needs to find a way to close things out when rushing the passer and get home. Cant do that watching the other players on the field. At least not in the same way. Will that move have impact on wins or losses? Maybe, maybe not. As a fan you can’t look at the current situation and think it’s a positive. The odds that it has a negative impact on both player and team swing to the negative with every day he’s not learning the pro game with the team on the field. Hope we can look back and it not be an issue.

What an annoying offseason. It’s just been constant irritation about something. Chase/Higgins. Trey. Hamilton County. Kind of a weird draft. Another TNF game in Baltimore. Stewart’s contract. At least the first one is resolved. Sheesh.

I'd rather not hear anything about contracts to be honest. To start, I have no idea one way or another how an NFL contract is structured. Next, if there was a team to fuck up something simple like a first round contract, I would believe it would be us. These things should almost be copy and paste, with a percentage higher, from last year. Maybe they never heard the saying, "Work smarter, not harder". Fucking UGH !! Get this done Bengals.

I also can't wait until preseason game 1 where he dominates a future UPS driver at tackle. Myles Murphy has struggled to even look productive in the preseason. But those were good times when Margus Hunt would throw a tackle for 5 yards like a shot put.