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I can’t for the life of me even begin to take much interest in the Reds. Sad…

- They don't play more than 2 games consecutively on the road, I like that breakup of games. - I would prefer a later bye week than week 7, but you never know how those shake out. - I like getting the Colts and Vikings (2 dome teams) at home in December. - With the exception of the lone Thursday game, there aren't any other short turn arounds. - We get the 49er's after our bye and them coming off a Monday night game (Vikings). I'm calling 2023, 14-3 and the #1 seed in the AFC if everyone stays relatively clean. No real reason to think why they won't be competing for the Super Bowl again.

One more thing to not have to be concerned about. Not that I was.

Coming right along. Nice !!

The more I read about Robbins and hear him speak, the more I like that kid. Being a "process guy" myself, I loved his comment about "process over outcome". It's all about focusing on what is in your control. With his approach, he sounds like a really disciplined kind of guy. Plus the whole mustache is simply amazing !! Yeah, how nice is it to hear kids be humbled because they are coming to a winning organization and culture, as opposed to stepping in the door day one with the expectation of being the savior to turn things around for a shithole organization. Joe Burrow has taken that on for everyone !! Honestly, the more I review this draft class, I think it's going to make a fairly decent impact for years to come. Just really solid players.

Mem, seriously... Thanks for posting these. I really appreciate being able to check these out easily.

They need to focus on the fast start this year especially. If ready to go, unlike last year, they could go 6-0 heading into the bye week. I like how this shakes out with a first take on it.

Agree wholeheartedly about the national take on the Bengals. Fans may be assholes about the Bengals, but I think that's more that they hate seeing us do well. I think they know that no matter the situation, Burrow is a QB that can come into their house and kick them in the teeth. Whether anyone wants to admit it, the Bengals have turned into the big kid on the block. The bully so to speak. I'm good with that take and yes, thank you Joe Burrow !!

Speaking of Tube Socks, nothing better than having the Door Store bag hanging from your door knob with the latest store add for Van Leunens. Talk about a store from the past.

Chase Brown is the first rookie under contract. So happy for this kid !!

Well, I was in full blown mission mode to get little Abby Jayne for my niece back in 1987 until this soccer mom tried to grab her from my hands. Instead she got a stiff arm, watching me dart toward the cashier from the tiled floor at Gold Circle. Take that shit bitch !!

Watching the Chiefs fumble through managing their o-line has been surprising. Yes, hearing the KC fans now bash Brown is laughable at best. Good thing Mahomes is such a mobile QB, because he's going to need to be more so in 2023.

Sign of good times with the Bengals... How nice is it to have disagreements about bubble players that are no longer with the organization, as opposed to how the defense or offense is going to manage to be competent for the season? It's like the team actually did leave town, but we kept the name, colors and history. A new team was awarded to Cincinnati with a new coach and a #1 overall QB pick, which has produced amazingly.

I really do like the Sidney Jones pick up and think he’s going to have a solid year here.

So what you are telling me is Christmas is going to fucking kill it this year !!! Hell yeah !!

I liked Flowers and would have had no concerns with him returning. I can only suspect the additions made him less of a concern for the coaching staff. I'm hopeful Sidney Jones stays healthy and produces well. I honestly think he will do well in Lou's defense.

In all the draft hoopla, I tend to forget of what else has happened and that the team had also added Tarell Basham to the DE mix as well. With Murphy, Ossai and Basham, I am really liking the depth we have at the position.

If you were waiting for Tre Flowers to return, scratch him from your list. He signed with the Falcons. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/05/08/falcons-sign-tre-flowers/ Adding Sidney Jones in the offseason, along with DJ Turner and DJ Ivey, they probably weren't all that concerned. It's probably why Apple won't be back either unless his number is very small.

It's funny. I've never really given much thought to how young these guys are. Pretty much all football players are in their 20's with a smaller amount in their 30's. Almost all are an afterthought when they hit 40. The Military isn't far off that either when it comes to the enlisted side of things. Most of us join early and are done. By the time I was 40, I had 21 years in and my body couldn't keep it up. Now that I'm 53, I have to stretch in the morning just to be able to walk right and there's a level of pain that just comes with the territory, which I don't even complain about. I have to get above a 5 for it to be worthy mentioning. Running backs, linebackers and those positions that take most of the hits must feel 80 by the time they are 30.

Well, happy to hear Jonah is on the mend and I would love for him to come take the RT spot. I honestly think he would do just fine on the other side if his butt isn't still hurt more than his knee. That being said, I hope Jonah wasn't thinking the Bengals were going to hand HIM that big free agent deal. I don't think he was ever in the Bengals long term plans or least the last couple years worth. Him being upset about the lack of communication only shows his lack of understanding. The Bengals have already said they didn't even have Orlando Brown on their radar and that HIS agent was the one that contacted the Bengals. From there it sounded like it was just a whirlwind of events leading to his signing. When things are moving quickly and you can add Brown's level of talent, you stop the whole damn thing and ask his permission, or even ask him if he's interested. You do what they did. Jonah needs to ball out, take his nearly 13 million for 2023 and shut the fuck up. 2024 and another team are coming your way soon enough Jonah.

I think Allen was liked due to his familiarity with what Coach Taylor runs. That being said, I think Siemian is a much better overall QB.

They could do better... lol I'm good with any of these guys as long as Burrow remains 100% healthy for the season.

If memory serves me correctly, there isn't much out there at this point. The Bengals did have Trevor Siemian in for a visit last month I think and he's still out there. However, there's a good reason he's still out there. Slim pickings at the moment.

I have no issue with the Bengals not filling a need while taking what they perceived as a better player. I also agree the production for the TE room is not much to attempt to duplicate. While it would seem fairly easy for getting this room to replicate it, it's not a foregone conclusion. Those odds go up dramatically with a 100% healthy Irv Smith Jr. We only have history to go by in trying to determine what we could reasonably expect moving forward. Smith has never had a season where he hit 375 yards. He's only had more than 2 TD's in a season once. Sample has 1 season with more than 345 yards and has 1 TD in 4 years. Wilcox's production is almost non-existent, but has managed a single TD like Sample. Asiasi's production is non-existent, but does have a TD among his 4 career receptions. Again, I would agree it seems fairly easy for this TE group to repeat what they got in 2022, but we don't have much to base that opinion on. I hope we get a fully healthy Smith for 2023 and he remains that way. That would go a long way in getting to that point. I'm still not opposed to them bringing in someone else should a player become available during cuts.

I like any player getting motivated and this kid has definitely needed to mature. Maybe now's the time. The Bengals would get nothing back for cutting Jonah. His salary is fully guaranteed at this point. I have. That dude sucks fat donkey balls. Not that I won't be rooting for him mind you.