ArmyBengal

Buffalo gave Diggs to the Texans. Yeah, the Texans gave up a 2nd round pick, however.... Since the Texans traded out of the 1st round this year, here's another perspective in relation to the pick given. The Texans basically traded out of the first round, got Diggs, a 6th in 2024, a 2nd and 5th in 2025. The 2nd they gave the Bills was from the Vikings in the trade out of the 1st. That's a really good deal for the Texans. Since I follow the Texans as my #2, I'm happy about this as well. God knows my son is !!

The Bills lost their #2 Gabe Davis as well. Think they are going heavy WR in the draft ?? Yep !!

Dont know what your current interest rate is, but with it being between 6%-7%, it makes it harder. Couple that with the cost of homes continuing to go up and downsizing won’t save much if any. I got into my new home in the middle of COVID and am carrying a 2.95%. Nope, not moving any time soon.

The Texans give up a 2nd next year and get Diggs, a late round pick this year and next. Not bad for a player that has put up 4 consecutive 1000 yard seasons despite his unhappiness with the team.

Agree TJ and add onto that the massive school levy which drove up property tax and I have to wonder who the hell thinks this is sustainable? I’ve said it before and will say it again. NO WAY I vote to provide public funds from tax payers to billionaires. I love my Bengals, but will gladly show them the best deals on moving trucks. Might even let them use my Kroger points to fuel up.

I don't want to see Boyd end up with the Chiefs either, but he's going to land somewhere sooner or later. Fuck the Steelers !!

I wouldn't mind seeing something new on the field, but not banking on it either. Maybe something like the patch on the new draft hats. Personally, just the state of Ohio with the Bengal stripes, no wording, would be cool if I were choosing. If they just had to have the B, make it white at the bottom left corner where Cincinnati is located.

I remember the grass as well. If I had to Imagine a football field looking like an abortion, the PBS grass field would be what I would think of.

I thought that’s what they just took out. The slit film shit. Probably still more than grass but I don’t know if that difference is staggering.

I couldn't care less what they put in the stadium. I hope it looks nice and feels as good as possible for the players, but it's neither here nor there for me. Grass... Turf... I'm in the living room or the stands. Possibly a bar. It doesn't affect me.

Saw they started tearing up the turf at the stadium. Should be interesting to see what the new stuff looks like.

Danika? Is that you?

I like the 2 point conversion rule change. I don't want to see a high degree of success with the new kickoff rules unless it's only the Bengals having success !!

Wow first time in 9 years there was a post here. Something tells me it might be 9 more years before a response to the above post.

All the more reason to now target a return guy with speed in the draft. I remember when that use to be a thing teams would do and then with rule changes, it kind of went away. If this encourages that, I like that.

I do remember that happening to Brown because my buddy is a Raiders fan and we were talking about it. He was a Navy Corpsman and I was an Army Medic. I cannot even recall how many 1000's of IV's I have administered during my time in the Army. Makes me think back to once we became incredibly proficient, we began finding ways to do them in situations that were more challenging. Young and stupid, getting hammered drunk and starting them on ourselves with night vision goggles. Believe it or not, that kind of had benefits, as I had to start them under fire on the battlefield in the dark. Who knew ?? Good times !!!

I already warmed on the signing from my original unhinged perspective, but for peanuts? Yeah, I'm good. Go get'em Trent !!

I know the Patriots were "said" to be a team interested in Higgins. In looking, they currently have the #34 overall (2nd pick in the 2nd round) and then I would guess on them sucking somewhere close next season, depending on how well a rookie QB would fare on that team with such change taking place. Even if they were to improve to the tune of about 8-10 places in the draft order, that would still net top 15 value for Tee. I could see that as a viable option, but it just seems so far out of character for this organization that it's hard to fathom. Not to say it won't, but it's not something I'm about to place a bet on.

Yeah, the Chiefs were screwed on that deal. I'm happy about that.

I haven't really looked into the kickoff thing at all. Probably should... Agree about the hip drop tackle. It seems to vague to make an accurate call each and every time. They have enough of adding confusion and refs not being consistent across the board, without adding more. It sounds like the Bengals are listening to offers by reports, but outside of it being "reported" by ESPN, I don't know where it's originating from. Honestly the Bengals SHOULD be listening. There's no reason not to. They won't give him away like the Chiefs did with Sneed, but if they were to get a 2nd this year and next, that might be enough for them. Maybe a swap of first round picks, with the Bengals moving up, plus a 2nd next year. I don't know, but they might want to wait to pull the trigger until draft day to keep other teams off balance. The latter scenario would ripple the first round to a degree depending on the team making the trade.

Them trading him for a 3rd is awesome. His value was much higher and losing him hurts the chiefs secondary.

So it appears the Bengals made an offer (which was turned down) to CB Kristian Fulton. He ended up signing a one year deal with the Chargers. Mike Hilton is on the recruiting trail telling CB Xavien Howard he should join the Bengals. Howard wants to play for a contender and is willing to take a pay cut. He’s getting older and came off an injury from last season, but if healthy, could provide some solid depth to the secondary. Worth a look…

SHIT SHIT SHIT !! We lost Nick Scott to the Panthers. WTF !?!? Oh wait, he sucks. Never mind…

I like yours Hoosier and honestly think Sweat from Texas, despite his poor athleticism scores, is the big run stuffer they would be wanting. The one from Dehner ?? I pretty much hate. Fuaga is good. I have no problem with Roman Wilson, but we have 2-3 of him on the roster already. I'm a Buckeyes fan and watched all of their games and I don't like Hall. No. Melton would be ok depending on who else was on the board. The rest are throw away picks to me, minus maybe the punter from Iowa.

That may be the case AMPHAR and do not necessarily disagree with that line of thought. There are a couple of things I think about when looking at the OT position. Yes, the signed Trent Brown, but they only signed him to a 1 year deal and added him to the growing list (+30) of 2025 free agents. When looking at the trends of 1st round OT's struggling their first year, maybe a year of learning is what the Bengals want? When it comes to taking a lower ranked OT, I think it depends on whose evaluations and ratings we are talking about. Obviously, we have no idea about the only one that matters and that's the Bengals. That being said, when looking at mocks, I have consistently seen 8-9 OT names taken in the first round. Those names interchange and I'm not suggesting 9 OT's go in the first round, only what I have seen for a couple of months. For example, I personally think if JC Latham is on the board at #18, the Bengals would be foolish not to pick him at that spot. However, I have seen two outlets recently which have him rated as the 6th best OT in the draft behind Mims. Now, I don't agree with that thought, but we just never know. There's always a player, two, or more that drop for some reason. I can't wait to watch it unfold in 4 weeks though !!