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Stripes

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  1. Turf. It’s a topic of minor controversy.
  2. The new kickoff theoretically curtails injuries by restricting the momentum of collisions (with dramatically less space between teams). I like that change. The touchback festival was pointless.
  3. While I think this would be a great year to trade up, I suspect 1) the Bengals won't, because they nearly never do, and 2) not for a wide receiver. I admit to at least a little Brock Bowers thirst. Or choosing an absolute favorite OT and trading up to get him with one of those thirds (and whatever else needed, within reason) instead of settling for whoever is there at 18. Whatever though, I'll live when they do that.
  4. I just took a stroll down memory lane. The Bengals OL draft picks over the last ten drafts: 2014 Russell Bodine (4) - woof 2015 Cedric Ogbuehi (1) - *gouges out eyeballs, screaming* Jake Fisher (2) - woof 2016 Christian Westerman (5) - whatever 2017 None 2018 Billy Price (1) - woof Rod Taylor (7) - who? 2019 Jonah Williams (1) - okay Michael Jordan (4) - woof 2020 Hakeem Adeniji (6) - "good value" (bad player) 2021 Jackson Carman (2) - woof D'Ante Smith (4) - whatever Trey Hill (6) - woof 2022 Cordell Volson (4) - TBD, meh 2023 None Hard to say it's "abominable" without more contextualizing (i.e., how does it compare with leaguewide trends), but it sure looks bad. Paul Alexander, Jim Turner, and Frank Pollack have all participated.
  5. I might go with Whitworth and that one great year of Moobs. But it’s definitely progress. Keep his ass on the field. Make him sleep in bubble wrap.
  6. I’m more comfortable with Trent Brown on the roster than I was without him. I hope they get much better at drafting OL starting yesterday though.
  7. I need him to demonstrate that he can throw a football at an NFL level before I get too worried.
  8. I'm not sure there's a Bengals equivalent to "trade for Justin Fields" that makes any sense right now lol
  9. I'm torn on Becton. 1. I think the criticism of his performance is probably a bit overblown given that his worst play has come immediately following injury (and he was protecting the dumbest QB I have ever seen). 2. That said, following injury isn't a good trend either. I also think "he was at his best with Frank Pollack" reeks of chugging the Kool Aid and probably makes little difference. So if it happens, I will just hope for the best. High ceiling, low floor.
  10. Tart is definitely a downgrade from Reader (at least the version of Reader we had come to know, his injuries might have become a serious issue). Still, they need to get that deal done and fill the void. Can't be letting the trenches disintegrate in this division.
  11. I wouldn't make a huge stink, but I probably wouldn't be thrilled either. While the "get value for Tee now while you can" logic is generally sound, it tends to omit that doing so probably weakens the Bengals' immediate Super Bowl prospects. The "win now" move is probably the double-tag.
  12. Looks to me like they're fully pulling the plug on Dax Hill as a safety. And I think I'm okay with that. If it isn't working, don't keep jamming the square peg into the round hole. Perhaps he can be a slot corner behind Hilton and, if it works, eventually take over for him.
  13. I'm pretty stoked with FA so far. Losing Reader will hurt, no question. He's been my favorite defender of the Burrow era. But otherwise, I think Stone and Rankins are both fantastic grabs, and Gesicki could quietly be primed for a career year. He's so much better than Irv Smith.
  14. He owns a Super Bowl touchdown pass. That’s pretty damned cool.
  15. Thanks for all the fish, Joe Mixon. He managed to carve out a better Bengals career than many may have expected when he was Mr. Red Flag of his draft class.
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