ArmyBengal

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Now we have someone upset in the comments because he used the word "hogs" to make his analogy. Jesus... if hogs was the worst word I have been called in my life, I would consider that a huge win. That aside, it goes back to that saying of, "You can't pay everyone". For anyone not following, the team has already experienced this. Jessie Bates, Vonn Bell, Hayden Hurst and Samaje Perrine all left this year alone. Every team (especially the good ones) goes through this. Our Bengals will be no exception. Honestly though, we haven't had players of this caliber, needing market setting deals in some time. I will be curiously waiting to see how the team handles it moving forward. God knows their philosophy has already changed dramatically.

I actually like Tobin's approach. Keep asking me and I'm going to keep saying the same thing. I'm glad this isn't a back and forth in the media. It will get done and we will move on from there. No worries from my standpoint.

So on the o-line I guess D'Ante Smith's time has run out and FA Cody Ford gets the axe. There are going to be some solid depth guys from the D-line that won't make this team. I honestly don't remember, did they only carry 4 LB's last year? Seems thin, but whatever. Sidney Jones is a CB and if they carry him that way, he makes it over DJ Ivey (practice squad) and allows them to keep Tycen Anderson. Or maybe Anderson just isn't healthy still? Maybe Jones as well? I've been out of the loop for the last 4-5 days, so playing a little catch up.

I really do hate to see that for any player regardless of the team. Maybe he just tweaked it hard and he won't miss the whole dang season. We talked about him here.

Thankfully him not being able to pitch has no bearing on him tackling the shit out of someone !! That being said, he’s no worse than some of the pitching I’ve seen from the Reds !!

I think they’ve proven their approach to this point has worked more often than not. I have no concerns.

I’m equally excited to watch some of the free agents we brought in as well. I think it’s easy to forget those guys when adding new shiny rookies, but they will make an impact this season. I want to see Orlando Brown in stripes, but Nick Scott, Sidney Jones, Irv Smith, and even DE Tarell Basham. Those guys are going to be seen for sure !!

Barkley is a year younger than Mixon and isn't getting younger. If the Giants offered him 12.5 per year and he turned it down with two seasons either being lost or impacted by injury, he's crazy. Sucks RB's salaries aren't nearly 20 million, with continued expected growth, but it's too risky for a team to do that. Teams finding starting RB's in late rounds that produce isn't helping their case either. Like it or not, it's not one of those positions that teams are valuing as much as they once did. Maybe that changes in the future, maybe not.

Barkley is a year younger than Mixon and isn't getting younger. If the Giants offered him 12.5 per year and he turned it down with two seasons either being lost or impacted by injury, he's crazy. Sucks RB's salaries aren't nearly 20 million, with continued expected growth, but it's too risky for a team to do that. Teams finding starting RB's in late rounds that produce isn't helping their case either. Like it or not, it's not one of those positions that teams are valuing as much as they once did. Maybe that changes in the future, maybe not.

So will the play of Chase Brown at RB. With Perrine gone, I think Brown will get more than enough snaps to show whether or not he's capable to be the lead RB or not. I'm rooting for Mixon to have a great year and would him to stick around, but I simultaneously want Brown to Hulk the f*ck out this year.

So will the play of Chase Brown at RB. With Perrine gone, I think Brown will get more than enough snaps to show whether or not he's capable to be the lead RB or not. I'm rooting for Mixon to have a great year and would him to stick around, but I simultaneously want Brown to Hulk the f*ck out this year.

Glad that’s not our issue. Man the RB market is hot ass.

Ok, while I am no Mr. Olympia, I have lifted throughout my military career and still dabble with it when I decide to get off the couch. That being said, I see absolutely ZERO benefit to have that much weight slung onto your shoulders uncontrollably. Looks like some Cross Fit action going on there. 250-300 pounds just slamming into your shoulders like that? It's like a barbell clean, gone horribly wrong. I don't know, but go get after it Ossai and stay safe !!

One of the websites I take a look at leading up to the draft is The Draft Network (I believe others here do as well). Anyway, I popped back over there this morning simply because things were slow and I look in from time to time. I glanced at their final consensus of the top 100 players heading into the 2023 draft. I was a little surprised. Myles Murphy is #7 overall. DJ Turner is #30 overall. Jordan Battle is #34 overall. While understanding these guys aren't working for an NFL organization, a few of them have done college recruiting that work through their drafts. Aside from TDN in general, I am still really happy when looking back at the Bengals draft haul for the defensive side of the ball. Adding additional pieces on the offensive side of the ball and a shiny new punter and this will be an interesting camp this year. While I don't expect these guys to step into starting roles, I think there might be some guys who lose their spot on the depth chart.

It’s just the Brewers they’ve had issues with. I’m not about to knock them either. They have solid pitching from starters to relievers. We have, well…. Our pitching staff. About as night and day as you can get.

Then today they break out of the scoring slump, take a lead into the 6th or 7th, only to lose the game.

FC Cincinnati still sitting in first place after their win over 3rd place Nashville last night. Such a good time to head down to TQL stadium for a match !! Matches have been sold out and the fans are great !! Forgot to mention they are 11-0-1 when playing at home this season !!

Boy the Brewers just have the Reds number. 3 straight shutout losses and striking out a buttload in the process.

Murphy isn’t going to have any pressure on him to step in as a starter either. Being able to just relax, learn, and then get after the QB when he gets his opportunities. Can’t wait to watch him and some of the other rookies that are going to get snaps this year.

I suppose seeing other RB’s sitting there with camp about to start and having no deal in sight probably helped him make the decision.

Additionally, in staying Mixon should easily move to #3 for Bengals career rushing leaders ahead of Rudi Johnson. Should he have another big year and hit 1200 yards, he would move ahead of James Brooks for #2 all time. Get after it Joe !!!

“Mixon was scheduled to make more than $10 million this season and had a $12.8 million cap hit. The 26-year-old agreed to a significant pay cut. Mixon will make just under $6 million in base salary and could make up to $8 million with incentives according to Pro Football Talk.”

I can’t tell you how happy I am to see this happen. This is yet another departure from how this front office has always operated in the past. I love that the Bengals are known for their loyalty to players, but when that is to the detriment of the team, I’m not sure that is something to love anymore. Nothing personal against Mixon and I will be rooting for him just as much this year as any other, but this needed to happen. Yes, looking forward to the specifics.

When I was in Buffalo, I did next to nothing outside of football, pizza and wings. None of those had anything to do specifically with Buffalo. After that trip, I've added Buffalo to the list of cities I would nuke if that were feasible. Yes, I have a list like that...