Stripes

The Bengals hosted Jack Sawyer (edge, Ohio State). I knew they'd take interest in him. He kind of checks every Bengals box -- high-pedigree school, just won the championship, good size I am not an OSU fan. I think college football sucks balls. Normally, I roll my eyes at people begging for the OSU-Bengals pipeline, but I am on-board this time. I think he's been underrated by mock drafters. I hope he's there in the second round, and if he is I think they take him (barring an edge in round one instead).

I’d love to have Risner. We’re going to do squat until the draft.

That's the dumbest quote I have ever seen from Katie Blackburn, or maybe second to her communication with Whitworth (that one is hearsay). Trey may well need to can it, but STFU Katie. What are you doing.

Certainly don’t blow a first round pick on a RB, but I think a bruiser like Skattebo later could make sense. The short yardage woes are the real problem. First three rounds, please give me any defenders and OL in any combination.

Maybe if we all behave ourselves at church, Myles Murphy will record one (1) quarterback sack.

I saw that Geno Atkins will be eligible for the HOF next cycle. Are we ready for a few decades of complaining on Geno's behalf? I know I am.

Looking forward to taking care of the Trey Hendrickson extension so we can shift focus to next year’s Trey Hendrickson contract dispute.

Rapien is a doofus. Liscow is kind of a dick, but he is definitely not a clickbait artist (that criticism is pure laziness).

Nobody is obligated to be upset, of course. I do think it’s a problem to prioritize the avoidance of dead money in future years over the ability to build a team this year when 1) the cap will only continue going up and 2) Joe Burrow is in his prime right now. It’s ultra-conservative to a degree that is rarely observed elsewhere in the league (for a reason).

That's pretty much it, yes. Goodberry even halfway called it "embezzlement". It's not great. For every step "forward" toward modernity, they mask an entire faceplant back into ultra-cap conservatism and, if I am harsh enough in my assumptions, cheating the team and its fans. These subtleties may have worked before mass social media and before there were 47 daily podcasts, but people catch on these days.

I’m just glad to get a damned guard, and Patrick’s track record looks pretty decent. Now sign Scherff anyway.

A bit of a bummer to have less cap space contrary to expectation, but it should ease the load down the road.

Hopefully implies one of those Browns cuts

Lucas Patrick sounds fine. As the second FA guard. I am greedy.

Mina Kimes and Lord Dorkus McBabyface like our receiver extensions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckEiC5G-P6A (begins at 2:25) Who cares, obviously, but it's refreshing to see some positivity.