ArmyBengal

At least the weather is suppose to be amazing.

Coach Zac spoke about Collins' release, alludes to nothing more than there's not a great time to release someone and it sucks. Only way he's not better depth than either Smith or Jackson is if he's hurt.

Hard to say really. It will be interesting to see what come out. Maybe he wanted out, maybe his knee is done, maybe the Bengals are going to use the saved money to extend Higgins, maybe anything… The timing is the thing I’m left confused with.

If he was going to be ready to go, I would have thought they would hold onto him considering o-line and all. That being said, they do get some coin back with his release and maybe that plays a part in working future contracts.

Not only was he not ready to start the season, he’s now no longer with the team. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/bengals-release-lael-collins-off-pup-list

That's a load of starters injured and probably not playing Sunday for the Ravens. Their loss on that front hopefully contributes to a W in the win column for us. No one cares when they beat an injured Bengals team, so there's no F*cks given in return. BEAT THE RAVENS

With DT, TE and WR being obvious targets in 2024, those players and matchups should be interesting. I love watching college football so much on Saturdays. Literally an all day event with multiple games on at the same time.

Just saw where this also impacted the Packers, as they are due to get a 2024 draft pick depending on if Rodgers had played 65% of the snaps this year. Had he done that, the pick would have been a 1st rounder. Now that he's out, the Packers get a 2nd rounder in 2024 instead.

I don't like to see guys get injured like that. While not being either a Jets or Rodgers fan, as a football fan I was curious to see how that was going to play out. When considering the pieces they have added to the roster and what I believe to be a solid head coach, Rodgers could have been that piece that pushed them into the playoffs and maybe more. Zach Wilson? Nope, nothing inspiring there.

I didn’t watch the Sunday night game… Here’s something “I think I saw” in the game, but will readily admit that it may not be what it appeared to be. Instead of saying this is what it is, I’ll simply ask you all… While watching the defense play, I could have sworn that at least 4-5 times throughout the game it appeared Dax Hill was avoiding contact. Like he saw where to go, but instead of going to the contact, veered off let it play out. Just curious if anyone else had that perspective or not…

As always, can’t forget the cap will also increase over the years as well. There’s a way to get it done, but I don’t like what I perceive to be the cost. That cost is surely going to come at the expense of the defensive side of the ball.

If there is no long term deal for Higgins, there is no way they simply let him walk next year. He will definitely get the tag and then cross that bridge the following year (see him leaving). That provides them the opportunity to find another high end WR in the next two drafts. I don't buy that the two WR's taken this season are his replacement either. Hate this though, because him walking related to a 3rd round comp pick. God knows he's worth FAR more than that.

It's 5 O'clock somewhere PacMan !!

I really don't think the loss of Dobbins impacts the Ravens at all. Dude missed more than half the season last year and they were still in it. Staley and Williams are a bigger concern for the Ravens as I don't think much of their depth in those areas. That being said, if the Bengals don't overhaul the shit show that took place yesterday, it won't matter. This game looks like a loss pretty much however I look at it. Maybe not wanting to get embarrassed in their home opener provides some motivation. They didn't seem to care about going 0-1, so 0-2 probably won't move the needle much. "Well, we did that last year, so who cares?"

Nope Watson was not good for the Browns yesterday and he didn't need to be. They just ran the ball for 200+ yards on a defense that gave up an average of 100 all of last season. That simply can't happen on a rainy day when you know your QB is probably going to struggle. Burrow struggled. That might be an understatement. He looked completely out of sync with all of it. While I expected some of that to a degree, not to the level of what we saw. Really disappointed in that. When going back and watching how little urgency the entire team seemed to have, it's almost as if they approached it with the thought of a preseason game. They were just out there to run plays and get everyone comfortable with getting hit and mixing it up again since the AFC Championship game. Zero urgency or concern with having zero urgency. They better hope the injuries really take their toll on Baltimore, because that's a loss waiting to happen. The season isn't over by any stretch, but getting out to a fast start and not having to worry about seeding in the last few weeks is again going to be a concern.

I watched without much care to the loss. Neither the offense or defense looked good and they lost. Not even upset by the outcome.

It’s finally here: GAMEDAY !!! WHODEY !!!

So Burrow’s new nickname is: “Jokey” ??

Sucks for him and the Rams

What position is the key to his Lumina? Backup punter on the practice squad?

Well, he's building a monster house in Anderson Township, so he's about to learn about property taxes real quick as well. This is becoming a popular area with him, Mixon, Orlando Brown and Duke Tobin all living around the way.

They should absolutely try to keep Higgins, I'm not suggesting they simply give up the thought. However, it will definitely present a major challenge to fit all these guys in. If they go that route to keep him, draft picks better start and produce much sooner than in recent years. Outside of the agent, I won't compare this to Bates' situation. There was simply no way they were keeping him. They were never going to pay a safety a top of the market deal with so many others needing to be done.

Saddens me to think about losing Tee. While they drafted WE’s this year, I don’t view Iosivas as being Higgins despite what people may say. Jones is Boyd’s replacement.

Lions knock off the Chiefs. Yes, that makes me happy !!

At least until the next QB extension. In 3 years the deal will be a bargain.