Stripes

To me, the lack of personal accountability is more offensive than the compensatory pick snafu. I'm glad Zac was willing to voice his discomfort.

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Per Austin Elmore, via video footage: Full quote from #Bengals Head Coach Zac Taylor on the attempted trade with the #Eagles: "Obviously we tried something yesterday. Duke was very explicit with me when he came and spoke to me of how he wanted this portrayed, and I'm not comfortable doing it but I'm gonna do what he asked. We did make an effort to put some depth in there in place of Cashius, as we got into it, obviously it was be a little more costly that we initially anticipated. He's really apologetic about it and wants to make clear Philly was a great trade partner and it was on our end, and that's just the way things go." === Duke. You get your ass in front of the cameras and own your mistake. Don’t dump it on Zac Taylor. What the fuck is this bullshit?

Hire the guy on Twitter who’s already saved you a third round pick TWICE. Clearly, Katie and Duke can’t handle it.

Oh well. The only trades that I believe are realistic needle movers were both Jacksonville's (Davis and Bates). I don't care about Hooker to Buffalo or Downs to Kansas City.

Rapaport says they called it off for this reason. Lol

If this fucks up the Trey Hendrickson 3rd round compensatory pick, that would seem pretty stupid.

I like that. 4 sacks per year (average) as a rotational pass rusher isn’t bad with Howell hurt and Stewart being nothing. He may not be a huge needle mover, but it’s a 6th round pick.

But, speaking of the number one seed: go Vikings.

Al Golden is truly the stylistic opposite of Brian Flores. That isn't necessarily damning on its own, but when Flores' defense is dominant and Golden's is a bumbling circus, that is damning.

The Jaguars have traded their entire draft for major defensive help, including Jessie Bates and Jordan Davis. Nut up, Bengals. Zach Baun is right there. You can’t look at me with a straight face after watching our linebackers get mauled by every blocker (including wide receivers) and tell me “we’re good”.

Remaining schedules: Bengals vs. Steelers SNF @ Commanders MNF vs. Saints @ Browns vs. Chiefs @ Panthers @ Colts vs. Ravens vs. Browns Steelers @ Bengals SNF @ Eagles vs. Broncos vs. Texans SNF @ Jaguars MNF vs. Ravens vs. Panthers @ Titans @ Ravens The schedule is definitely more favorable for us than for them, but it's not such a wide gap that I'd be comfortable losing this game. Can't give the Steelers a division lead with the sweep tiebreaker. Also, beyond winning the AFC North, this team should have its eyes on the number one seed.

Trade for a defensive coordinator. I genuinely believe Golden is a bigger problem than anyone on the roster.

Cooked ‘em. Get home and get juiced for Pittsburgh in primetime.

Zac has never learned that the best way to close a game is not just killing clock. It’s scoring TDs to extend leads.