ArmyBengal

So I love stats as much as the next guy but they don't always paint the appropriate picture either. Take this conversation. If we are solely looking at yards as the measuring stick, I absolutely do not think Chase should be in the Jefferson range for a contract. Maybe just south of that. However, the bigger picture (which there is) paints things differently. For example, in the 3 years Chase has been in the league, he has 29 TD's and has eclipsed Jefferson in that stat in each of his 3 years in the league. With all WR's he was top 5 in 2 of his 3 season for TD's. He has been #5, #7 and #13 for yards per game in each of his 3 seasons as well. Not bad. He's only lost 3 fumbles throughout his career to this point. Yards after the catch. 2 of 3 years in the top 10, with a top 3 finish his rookie year. Then there's the postseason. That's a huge measuring stick when handing out career honors like the Hall of Fame. Chase has nearly 600 yards and 3 post season TD's. Not huge, but Jefferson has zero. Also, as Stripes indicated Chase has played in an offense loaded full of pass catching talent. He has done that despite those weapons. Jefferson, until Addison, has been the sole source of targets for the most part. Oddly enough, Addison had more TD's than Jefferson last year. Chase is deserving of top end money and they should pay him.

Again, regardless of what happens, Chase will be in the starting line up come week one. Hopefully, he and Burrow are still finding time to pass and catch together even if away from practice. I don't think there's any good reason to NOT extend Chase. The guy is clearly a top end talent and you don't draft a guy that high, get the production you expect when investing the draft capital in him, and then let him walk away. Him leaving would not only impact the offense as a whole, but my bigger concern would be how would that impact Burrow's thoughts. He would give the good team answer, but I think that would piss him off pretty good. Why do that? They are an elite combo.

Looks like Gunter is walking away from football. Not sure his spot was secure anyway, but depth is depth. Best of luck to him !!

When the top guys are near or at $30m per year and Chase expecting that, that's 3 years and a potential windfall of $90m. Talking about $50m isn't exactly something I'd be thrilled with either. You know, if I were a top end NFL player. Since I'm not, I really like Hamburger Helper !!

Agreed about the o-line. Like I said as well, Kirkland remaining healthy would be more of a shocker than anything. His potential has always been there, but I will play the doubting Thomas until he makes the team and stays healthy. No hype there, so no disappointment when it doesn't happen. Yeah, I don't really have much to say about Chase either. I have no idea and to be honest, I kind of like it that way. No talk from the team, no talk from the player, no talk from the agent. He's at practices, so it's not like he's just absent. If we find out he got an extension before the start of the season then great. If not, great. Either way he isn't going anywhere. I guess my only real take is that paying him a tick above $1 million for 2024 is absurd. However, if players make first round money and suck, no one is coming after them to give money back. That would be unheard of. If the Bengals could recoup some of the "suckage money" from failed picks, they'd be set. Just sign Chase...

All I know is this Ja’Marr Chase kid is pretty good and I’d like him to stick around. Maybe cut Carman, give that nearly two million to Chase for this year with a guarantee his long term deal will come after 2024. That might be far fetched and probably speaks more to my dislike for Carman. Still…

It shouldn't surprise anyone that Kirkland has the capability of having a great camp, as has been reported. What would surprise me is him having a healthy camp that lasts into the regular season. Once upon a time the thought was he was a first round talent at the OT position when injuries hit. Unfortunately for him, the injuries kept taking shots at him when he was already down. He fell to undrafted status and has not been able to work his way to a backup spot, let alone starter. I'm rooting like hell for him though because if he stays healthy, he's probably better than some of the guys ahead of him. The only fans that should bitch about the preseason are the ones buying season tickets. They get charged full price and basically have to give them away if they can't go. I love the preseason. My son and I got tickets for us to go to the two home preseason games for cheaper than parking for one game. You get to watch the backups and young guys who might not otherwise get many snaps during the regular season. Hang out at the stadium and watch a game not caring if your team wins or loses. I'm good with that !!

For what it's worth, Coach Zac said Mims' injury was an "Extremely Minor Setback". He could also be ready come week 1, so I'm good with resting him for the last two preseason games. If I read things correctly, he got 15 snaps with 12 of those coming on the opening TD drive with the first team. Also of note, NONE of the starters will be playing in the upcoming Bears game and are an unknown in the last preseason game. I wouldn't mind seeing the starters get another drive under their belt before the week one home opener.

I thought the Bengals showed some interest in Tart, but at this point, I think he's about done. If we sign him due to injuries and helps until they get healthy, I guess you have to do something, but wouldn't be thrilled.

I like Mims and will hold out hope he heals fast. The team continues to both draft and sign free agent o-linemen and I won't fault them for that. I didn't like Fautanu, who went to the Steelers. The next o-lineman was Jordan Morgan at #25 and he was coming back from injuries as well. Barton was a center at 26 and then Guyton went to the Cowboys at 29. He was the guy I liked and thought the Bengals may have wanted in a trade down scenario. He seems to be doing well so far in Cowboys camp. I also was hoping against hope that Jackson-Powers fell to us in the 2nd round, but missed us by 5 picks. There was then a small run on OT's at the end of the 2nd, but no one I was head over heels about either.

Now all they need to do is move forward with the inverted helmet colors. They would have total orange, white and black uniform combos. Make it happen Bengals !!

If only they didn’t have to pay for their own Gatorade…

The all orange look is absolutely SICK !!

I saw where the Bengals have added orange pants to their uniform for this season. That should be an interesting look !! https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/it-s-official-cincinnati-bengals-adding-to-uniform-for-2024-season-01j54b8ggcfd

Jesus

You will get to see Tyler Boyd play for the Titans as well. Have you have a fun, safe and winning trip !!

Carmen always has and always will suck total ass. With the exception of a game or set of plays here and there. After this long in the league he’s falling utterly short of his draft day expectations. Should have canned his ass when finding out he likes banging 16 year olds.

I have used Mem’s seats before as well. Always good of him to donate and good seats as well. Glad you had a good time TJ !!

Baby shower for me, confident catch much but was watching when Burton caught his TD. Nice to see. No issues…

He's light in the ass for a WR. While being 6'0 tall, he was only 175 when he was drafted. According to the official site, he's now listed at 183. Some may not think it matters all that much, but in comparison when drafted this year, Burton was 6'0 and 200. Further comparison, Tyler Boyd is 6'2 and listed at 205. I hope Jones gets healthy, but staying that way may prove to be a challenge.

If Chuck Sizzle is taken off the grill, Burton is going to get more opportunities. I still can't help but think that with all these TE options, we are going to see Gesicki get more and more snaps from the slot. It will be good to see these guys get snaps during the preseason. That's part of what I like most about the preseason.

I wouldn’t be opposed to seeing them bring in Ngakoue. Honestly I wouldn’t have been opposed to that before Sample went down.

I see a street free agent signing for some depth. Sucks for Sample.

Yes, love seeing the positive reports on Mims. Can never hurt to have another option at RT though. I think having the vet presence of Brown to start (if he's ready) and having Mims waiting in the wings is a plus. With injuries always being a concern, I like that situation just as it is. While I've heard whispers about them cutting Brown if they feel Mims is ready from day one, I think that would be a mistake. Just looking at the o-line concerns since Burrow has been here should tell them that wouldn't be a wise move. Seeing as how his one year deal already has $2mil guaranteed, the savings would be minimal. Just seems like a stupid thing to suggest.

Nerdy ?? Excuse me sir, but I prefer “Passionate”. Now if you don’t mind, I’m late for my Dungeons and Dragons tournament. As soon as I can find my argyle sweater and library card, I’m fucking out of here. I can’t believe this shit… Fucking “nerdy” ?? I’m about to go all Frodo on that ass… Jesus