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Then for insurance against the Chiefs resting starters, should it actually come down to the last week, we need to root for a KC loss within the next two weeks and Buffalo to keep winning. The Chiefs have the Texans at home and then on the road against the Steelers. Should they drop one of those two with Buffalo winning, the #1 seed would be something to play for. Maybe… haven’t looked at tie breakers close enough.

Chargers came back and just took the lead against the Broncos. Rooting for the Chargers tonight for sure.

Recruiting future free agent o-linemen?

It happens…

War is inherently destructive and contrary to the principles of reason and justice. War is not something to be loved, but rather something to be avoided. That might be taking things a bit far with Ford. I'll just keep it at he sucks as an NFL player.

It's all on Zac and Lou. I sometimes wonder how this team misses out on the playoffs and then I remember the defense. The decisions made on that side of the ball doomed 2024.

"TOTAL FAILURE" are the only two words that can come close to expressing how I feel about this season. Looking back, I was pleased with the Geno Stone, Zach Moss, Mike Gesicki. I thought the additions of Sheldon Rankins and Vonn Bell were at least solid. I hated to see DJ Reader and Tyler Boyd leave and God knows the missed Reader in the middle of the D-line. Trent Brown was a risk from the start and ended how many thought it would. I liked the Mims selection and he has a rookie season that has been better than what most thought he would give. The two DT's taken with Jenkins and Jackson have gotten snaps, but neither is a stand out at this point. I liked the Burton pick, but it appears his two cent head got in the way more often than not. Erick All had really good moments this year, but injuries followed him from college to the pros. Still don't like the Josh Newton pick regardless of how many snaps he's gotten. Everything else has just been everything else at this point. My biggest irritation, with 3 games remaining, outside of more than likely not making it back to the playoffs is.... The Bengals wasting what should be an MVP award for Burrow this season. While I understand the record of the team doesn't support it, his accomplishments this season are simply incredible. He leads the league in attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns with a 107.1 passing rating. The fact the defense sucks as bad as it does and cost this team and Burrow dearly, Lou should be held accountable. He won't be of course and all this time and talk will be for nothing. Bring on 2025 !!!

In looking back on past threads, the other 11 reasons never came in this one. Oddly enough, with 3 games left in the season, the only two provided were the ONLY two reasons to be excited about the Bengals. The other 11 would have all turned out to be apparitions.

Absolutely nothing is what it’s worth. Ford sucks…

Jaylen Key, 2024 Mr. Irrelevant Actually interesting as a starter on an Alabama defense. Certainly doesn't hurt, but not expecting much.

I'm all in on firing Zac. I'm not all in on having faith the replacement would fare any better. A strong tradition since 1968 of doing the same thing and expecting different results. "Lather, Rinse, Repeat" The next time anyone sees me wearing Bengals gear, claiming "This is our year", do me a favor.... SHOOT ME !!!

If the Bengals lose to the Browns, no one will give a rats ass about this game.

Agree with you Stripes !!

So Bengals news is about as bright as the Cincinnati weather during the winter. Overcast and shitty. Fuck you Winter

Ok, so I missed it, but have seen it all over YouTube. Zac and Burrow getting into a discussion on the sideline where the two obviously didn't see things the same way. I know what the videos are saying and you can see Joe saying "F That", but no real context. Zac of course was like, "It was just a conversation". Honestly, there's not much of this coaching staff I would retain. Whatever Zac has built during his time here, it has ran out of steam. It doesn't seem like any of these players are buying into whatever is being offered up.

I'm torn either way I look at the Bengals season at this point. On one hand, I don't want to see them further screwing up a potential top 10 draft slot. On the other hand, I don't know that I have faith in how they would use that selection anyway. If there are no changes coming to the coaching staff (See both Lou and Frank getting shit canned) I don't think the draft pick matters all that much. While I'm not all geeked up in thinking they can make the playoffs, there is still a shot. I think the first step comes this Thursday. If the Chargers beat the Broncos, I'm still holding out slim hope. If the Broncos win, I have next to no faith in the path to the offseason being reasonable. There will still be a path, but there would be at least 2-3 more miracles needed with that being the case. What if it does come down to the last week of the season? The Bengals will need to beat the Steelers and the Broncos would need to lose to the Chiefs if all planets align. If I'm the Chiefs, I'm resting all of my starters and happily take the loss, as the Bengals offense is more scary than most in the AFC. They already have a two game lead for the #1 seed. Which offense would you rather face?

First, I had no doubt this was going to be a win for them today, so not even a bit surprised by any of it. Well, except the fact that Battle is a complete dumbass. I spelled out the course for the Bengals to get to the post season in the Browns thread if anyone cares. Oh yeah, Will Levis sucks fat donkey balls. The Titans need to move on from him.

Yes, pretty much still need a miracle. To start, we have to win out. In order to jump the Broncos, we need them to lose all of their last 3. We would win the tie breaker due to head to head with them coming up. In order to jump the Chargers, we need them to lose all of their last 3 as well. If we finish in a tie with them, they win the tie breaker. Since the Broncos and Chargers play each other Thursday, as Hoosier mentioned, we will be limited to one path or the other. The Broncos still have: Chargers, Bengals and Chiefs The Chargers still have: Broncos, Patriots and Raiders With that being the case, I'm a Chargers fan come this Thursday. We then beat them the next week and hope the Chiefs do the same the last week of the season. Oh yeah, someone in there, we need both the Colts and Dolphins to each lose one more game in their last 3 games. The Colts still have: Titans, Giants and Jaguars The Dolphins still have: 49er's, Browns and Jets

Yeah, that's a strange choice for an agent for sure. Then again, what the hell do I know? However, I went from thinking "Tee is the odd man out" for the past couple seasons to "They better fucking sign him".

Odell Beckham Jr. would like to co-sign this above comment. Dolphins are going to be releasing him. Remember when OBJ was the best WR in the league? It's been quite some time.

Save money, cut Zack Moss and draft a new running back in the 3rd or 4th, depending on who is there. I am really happy to see Chase Brown doing so well. Really good dude you just want to root for. Not sure about coaches thoughts on "This was always the intent" however. I recall at the start of camps, him catching grief for not being able to catch the ball out of the backfield. I won't complain about it however. He's made good on his opportunities.

Here's Spotrac's take on a new Higgins deal that is interesting to look at. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/market-value/_/id/47628/tee-higgins Scroll down to the 4 comparisons they have used of Godwin, McLaurin, Moore and Pittman. Tee is worse than all of them in damn near every statistical category. However he leads them all in receiving TD's per game and overall rating. The games played per year is damning to Tee. If we could get him back at less than $20 million per year, which I never gave thought to, that's a steal in my book. If he's asking for top of the market, say good bye. As much as I like Tee, he's not worth close to what JaMarr is going to get.

Hookers and blow TJ. Hookers and blow !!

It's all I hear about on TV and the radio. I think I'm good. Minus that, my take away is that his super hot SI model girlfriend isn't the smartest. Oh and his security guard should have already been fired. I think he must have been recommended by Lou.

So for those holding out hope, here's who the Bengals should be rooting for this week. Recap: The Ravens, Chargers and Broncos are all 8-5 and are the #5-7 seeds. They are playing the Giants, Buccaneers, and Colts respectively. The Colts and Dolphins are both 6-7 in the #8-9 seeds ahead of us. They are playing the Broncos and Texans respectively. Of course the Bengals need to beat the Titans, which I expect. Make of that what you will.