COB

They truly are an organization transformed. No one in the league has adapted/changed like the Bengals. No one is even close.

How’d the island of misfit prove-it deals do in this Orlando Brown contract? Well, a few days ago the Athletic rated Brown as the 4th best available free agent, and meandered about regarding what his new deal would look like. Behold! “The expectation is Brown will want an extension with more guaranteed money than the offer he declined last summer: six years, $139 million, $30.25 million signing bonus, and $91 million in the first five years.”

He’s not asleep. He’s writing a 10 page Unabomber manifesto on why Joe Mixon MUST not be cut before we draft some kid in the fifth round from Texas Tech.

TJ, look on the bright side, we got a lot better on the left side. That’ll make addressing the right side all the easier.

TWet JBlanket.

Ok left tackle. Outstanding. Good luck Jonah Williams, I hope your knee heals up and you have a great rest of your career, whether it is here or elsewhere. Played last season hobbled, let’s not forget that.

Will he play right tackle?

Absolutely brilliant. Fills the biggest need on our team, and creates a gaping hole on the roster of our chief AFC rival.

I wonder why Eli Apple didn’t go get a multi year deal from some other team. JK, I know why.

Depression sets in.

Tobin going all in on turning Cincy into the land of the prove-it deal. Putting Burrow on a hook, tossing him behind the USS Value Only and trolling the murky waters of mid level free agency.

Hurst gone? We are going to be the youngest team in the nfl.

Starting to hit the panic button up here in central ohio.

Perine - 7.5 million over two years, with up to 1 million in incentives. Pretty affordable. Letting him walk for that? No chance in hell they keep Mixon at his 10.5 or whatever it is.

What the fuck? Perine out the door. They better have a plan, he was clearly the better back for this offense. I did not see that coming.

I bet. At vet minimum.

The salary projections for CJ Garner-Johnson are kind of a mystery to me. He had a good year last year on a great team. But his seasons before last year were with the Saints, and he wasn’t great, was he? They traded him after two unremarkable seasons to the Eagles. CJGJ and a 7th round pick to the Eagles for a 5th and a low 6th round pick. I don’t know what he was doing in New Orleans, other than just being there. Would absolutely not over pay for this dude.

I’m assuming they’ll try to find a FA safety looking for his second deal. The main knock against Vonn Bell, who I think signed a reasonable contract, is that he was looking for his third deal. A deal that will carry him into his thirties. You all know the Bengals. It would really surprise me if they stand pat with the inexperienced back end of their defense. They should be looking for the same thing they signed with Vonn Bell. Decent 4 year veteran.

I heard on the radio, Bates just became the 4th highest paid safety ever in the league. Honestly, I love the guy’s game, but he hasn’t been the top tier player he was his first few years. He showed up in the playoffs this year, no doubt. But regular season the last couple years he’s been good, that’s it, a good player.

I’m in shock over that bates contract. He’ll make more in his first year than Pratt will over his whole deal.

Damn, good for you Jessie Bates.

Glad we signed Pratt before that deal got out.

Jessie Bates’ agent is a fucking idiot. He got that contract for Watson which I don’t think turned out to be good for either party. They already had to re-do it. He’s probably playing hardball but if he waits too long his market is going to shrink. NFL owners don’t bid against themselves, unless we’re talking about a certain truck stop fraudster who takes draft advice from derelicts outside a 7-11.

We’ve had great safety play these last couple years. So good that I kind of took it for granted. Dax Hill is going to grow up fast.

Von Bell please come back.