ArmyBengal

Thank God. That place is like a nursing home cafeteria. Old, musty, smells like grease and ben gay. I went with my wife one time and couldn't even stay. They need to tear that place down and put in something that's not a chicken place, smoke shop or oil change. Roney's ?? Not my favorite, but not horrible either. Arby's is just more convenient if that's what I'm tasting. This game should bear out well for the defense. If it doesn't, the defense has more problems than I thought. However, if they win, everyone will just say. Well... it was the Jets.

Agree, we are not a good football team and if Thursday night Flacco doesn't show up, they can easily lose. However, this is still a game the Bengals should win. Saw where the Jets Sauce Gardner is in concussion protocol and Garrett Wilson is dealing with a knee injury that kept him out Sunday. Those are two of the maybe handful of players the Jets have that are above average. If they don't play, along with the QB issues, things could get out of hand for them.

Yep, the Bengals will have to take the Jets seriously and not overlook them. That would be foolish. I on the other hand think they suck fat donkey balls.

The Jets might have the worst QB room in the league and this is a game, dare I say, the Bengals should win. I simply just don't know what to expect. Flacco from Thursday night = easy win. If not, who knows? Minus maybe a handful of players, that just doesn't look like a talented roster. I'm going to side with Flacco being solid again and the Jets floundering about. Bengals 31 Jets 17

Valid point for sure…

Not to be argumentative but he did have AJ Green. The ultimate “Throw it up and let 18 get it”.

Fuck making millions… Lol

I don’t know and could probably go look, but it appeared that Flacco was getting the ball out of his hands quickly more often than not. Very decisive.

That’s pretty good

The Ravens are going to win the division. Lamar will be back and that will be enough. If Burrow hadn’t gotten hurt, the division would be ours with little thought at this point.

While I have expected them to lose, last night's offensive performance was intriguing. What I saw from Flacco was pure veteran understanding of the game. He's never played with the level of skill position players like Chase and Tee before. I admit I was shocked watching him execute plays. Dude's been here for 10 fucking days and is killing it. Out next 5 games include: Jets- 0-6 Bears- 3-2 (Bye Week) @Steelers- 4-2 Patriots- 4-2 If we get a performance close to last night, with some improved defense, this could get interesting. They proved to themselves they can beat the Steelers, so let play they walk away from that stretch at 3-1. I'll say the loss is to the Patriots. That would have them 3-0 in the division and 5-2 against the AFC. They would be 6-5 at that point and probably not far from the last playoff seed. Their last 5 games aren't as daunting as I thought they were to start the season either. Again, this assuming they can keep last night's pace and see defensive improvement. Stranger things have happened. Can't say I'm calling anything, but still.... it's interesting.

And another thing... The Bengals are 2-0 in the division and 3-1 against the AFC. Despite all the bad and me expecting them to lose, that's still a good place to be.

Oh, and hats off to punter Ryan Rehkow, whose 52.3 average punting is 2nd best in the league.

I've given up hope on Burton. Easier to just forget he is a part of this team. Dude isn't going to be given a shot when he keeps missing practices or is late to them. His immaturity might be terminal. The talent is there, but there's nothing between the ears. Sad watching someone piss away that type of ability. Irritating as well from a fan standpoint.

Oddly enough and this hasn't happened to me in a long time. When the Steelers scored the go ahead TD, I wasn't upset. I looked at the clock and was relaxed. Flacco had been moving the ball all night long with quick passes and thought he had enough time. Sure enough... McPherson has to be given some credit after a down 2024 season. Through these first 7 games, he is 10 of 12 for FG's made, with the two misses from long range. He's also made all 14 extra point kicks so far as well. Damn near broke the longest FG record. Nice to see him having another solid season and making big kicks.

I feel Ryan Clark. I hate the Cleveland Browns too. LMAO !! That being said, I watched the entire game last night and boy was that a fun game to take in. Loving the fact they beat the Steelers. That just makes for a great start to any weekend. Yeah the defense. Not the best effort by any stretch, but they managed TO's when it mattered. Cannot be forgotten they had no Trey and a bunch of young guys with little experience as well. Does Golden need to get on them about tackling? Yes, but I will just hold out hope they get better. Flacco was so much fun to watch the whole game. Quick passes. Quick decision making. Even running. That designed run play for him was one of the greatest things ever. NO ONE saw that coming. You could feel the energy of the stadium through the TV with the reaction to that play. I think Stripes said it, but I must reiterate... Ja'Marr Chase is the truth. Just an insane game by him. Tee with not only a great catch late, but knew to get down to run the clock. How great was that? The o-line, while still worrisome, was opening holes and giving Flacco enough time to get the ball out. Not only that, freaking Chase Brown goes off for 108 yards. Perrine had clutch moments last night as well. Saw a stat that since Burrow was drafted in 2020, this was only the 10th time a RB had 100 yards in a game. If accurate, that's a damn shame, but I will take what we got last night. If nothing else, that was a lot of fun !! Way to go Bengals !!

I guess that's assuming they tag Trey then in regards to what would be there in March of 2026? He's an UFA after this year, with a void year that will cost them $6.5m in dead cap. If they tag him next year, the projected tag for DE is thought to be roughly $26.5m. I can't see that working out without more drama through the offseason and into camp again. He's projected for another double digit sack season and if so, he's not going to be content to play on the tag. Personally, I would rather them trade him now, get some draft compensation in 2026 and move on from the nonsense. I love comp picks, but at this stage, getting a 3rd or 4th rounder in 2027 does them no good next year. It's certainly debatable, but I just don't care to have that debate. Just save the money, get younger and say thank you.

I remember thinking the same thing the first time I came across it. And people wonder why men never grow up... It's sort of like dick and fart jokes. Yep, always funny.

If we are talking about moving on, can someone tell me why the Bengals seem so obstinate in trading Trey? Here's a guy they don't value enough to give anything more than a one year deal to, they are sitting at 2-4, have next to zero change of getting to the playoffs and they'd rather continue paying him for the remainder of the season and letting him walk away for nothing at seasons end instead of getting any type of draft compensation a trade would bring. Since I brought up the trade deadline, I feel damn near any player should be up for discussion at this point.

Moving on from Burrow is not something I really want to consider, but that may be flawed thinking. It's "similar" in a loose interpretation to the endowment effect where you overvalue what you have in comparison to an identical thing you don't. I say similar in that it's not identical (Burrow vs. rookie) but I think people simply can't envision moving on or that it may actually be beneficial. If there is a new coach brought in, I would say everything including moving on from Burrow "should" be on the table. I don't believe for one minute the front office would move in that direction though. It's really a tough question in my opinion. You either have a franchise QB or you don't. Would they risk giving up on one, even if injury concerns exist, in the hopes of finding another? That just doesn't feel like a Bengals thing to do.

Funny to be sitting here today considering a new "New Guy" at the QB spot, but there are worse things a team can do that go that route. I'd rather be proactive and have the future QB1 sitting on the bench than reactive and drafting the next Johnny Fuckface. I love Burrow, but the injuries are mounting and despite the 2-0 start this year, he still wasn't clicking prior to the injury. Crazy to think that Flacco has more passing yards and equal TD's in his one game, with 4 days of prep, than Burrow had in two games with an entire camp. That just doesn't make sense to me. It makes me think the reason for the slow start falls more and more on the shoulders of Burrow. They have adjusted damn near everything to improve that problem area and here is a perfect example to consider. I could be wrong, but my wheels are turning.

Probably not, but it only really begs one question. What have they seen that makes someone just HAVE to keep them around? I like Pitcher and liked the hiring of Golden, but can't say them leaving would wreck my world as a fan either. Another good question is, at what point in time are the players going to see people be held accountable for the inability to succeed? There are worse things in life than lighting a fire under the ass of those who may be just getting by and getting paid. Zac had his opportunity to catch lightning and he missed. He was that close and I loved that time, but it's no longer working.

I actually have been putting some thought to the draft already. It's just more intriguing to me than this season. I'm of the line of thought that they really need to figure out their pending free agents for 2026 and 2027. Of course, #1 in that is Trey and the DE position. I think he is gone and don't think the Bengals want to pay him. Ossai is also an UFA next year, along with Sample. Murphy is Murphy and Stewart is a question still at this point. A worsening pass rush is the last thing the defense needs in 2026 and why I think DE is the top target next year. Again, free agency may dictate something different. Do they bring in someone? Sign one of their own? A combination? Not only that, at least how it stands now, I think the OT class isn't what past drafts have been and the 2nd round looks better. The reason I say looking at 2027 is because Orlando will be an UFA that year and they could plan for his departure as well. Maybe draft a future LT capable of playing guard for a year and see how that transpires, sort of what they did with Whit. Guard and Center are both going to need to be looked at with Volson, Patrick and Risner all on one year deals. Karras will be up again and will be 33. What do they have in Matt Lee and Seth McLaughlin? Honestly, if McLaughlin is healthy, he may present a solid option. Not sure on Lee at this point despite him being the #2. If the season continues to go south, I want to see both of them to get a better idea of where we are. Next, for the love of God make any attempt to improve the CB position. Free agency is going to be expensive there. I would suspect another shot at CB early on as well, so maybe pencil that in for the 3rd round. I'm done with CTB and him and Marco Wilson are UFA's. Dax, Turner and Ivey are up in 2027 as well. An outlier in my mind is the safety spot. Stone, Anderson and Jules are all UFA's next year and Battle in 2027. Depending how the other needs shake out, safety could shoot right up there with little thought in my opinion. A true playmaker in the back of the secondary can make a HUGE impact for the whole defense. Not tying up more cap space with a Trey deal allows a hell of a lot more flexibility and thought for 2026. I'm not prepared to plug players into spots at this point, but that's what I'm thinking today for what it's worth...

As always when it comes to the thought of replacing a coach, who do they get to replace them? Much like the scouting department and their inabilities, the front office will probably go with some unknown “up and comer”. I just dislike Zac to such a degree that I don’t care. Time to let the next guy up try to catch lightning.

Is there any hope that losing out might get Zac fired or is that just wishful thinking?