HoosierCat

Love Lap and I agree it would be nice to honor these guys before they are gone. That’s on the FO tho who took FORVER to do something like this. Ought to have been done long ago.

2025 Ring o' Honor candidates: Jim Breech James Brooks Cris Collinworth David Fulcher Max Montoya Dave Lapham Lemar Parrish Bob Trumpy Reggie Williams (my picks in bold)

From bookface: Just spitballing but might reflect some concern about Hill’s availability.

OTC pegs his value at $28.2 million, sportrac at $31.5 million. So as far as AAV, the Bengals are in the ballpark. Given what’s been said it seems like the amount isn’t the issue so much as structure. Trey wants a long term deal (which would include a lot of guaranteed money, think $60-70m on a 4 year, $120m deal, or something similar). Bengals are probably offering something like one year, $56 million, including the $16 million he’s already scheduled to make this year, so just $40 million in new money, and just $12 million extra this season.

Florio: Hendrickson is basically f*cked. Can't say I disagree.

Back on everyone's favorite subject, I see that negotiations between the county and the Bengals about the stadium are going just great... And the team...? It's good to see such warmth and comity between HamCo and the Bengals.

Eh, we’ll see where we are come September. There have been years when I thought they had a great offseason, and they went on to stink up the league for four months. Others I thought were bad only to have them surprise me. No one knows anything until the games get played.

Looks like we’ll see Trayveon again in week 12. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/patriots-sign-trayveon-williams

W1 at CLE: L because it's week 1 (0-1) W2 vs JAX: L see above just week 2 (0-2) W3 at MIN: W season saved! (1-2) W4 at DEN MNF: W prime time Joe show (2-2) W5 vs DET: L can't buy a win at home (2-3) W6 at GB: W road warriors tho (3-3) W7 vs PIT TNF: L they should win but somehow, some way, choke (3-4) W8 vs NYJ: W finally the first home win! (4-4) W9 vs CHI: W two in a row! (5-4) W10 BYE W11 at PIT: W entering must-win territory already (6-4) W12 vs NE: W revenge is a dish best served cold game (7-4) W13 at BAL TNF: L defense still sucks (7-5) W14 at BUF: W keepin' hope alive (8-5) W15 vs BAL: L womp womp (8-6) W16 at MIA SNF: W winning record achieved! (9-6) W17 vs ARI: W barely, but a win is a win (10-6) W18 vs CLE: W Browns have already packed it in (11-6) Baltimore wins the division, Bengals earn wild card berth

Yeah only the second Turkey Day tilt in franchise history. That’s a big deal. The bye is well placed. It’s right in the middle of a stretch where they will play 6 games in 32 days, with the first and last games both Thursday night division games. That’s rough. Preseason sked per Hobs:

Weeks 3-5 will tell us whether we need to watch the rest of the season.

Ravens news: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45146544/rb-derrick-henry-agrees-two-year-30m-extension-ravens

Bah. You underestimate the power of Club Zac. Even as we speak a small army of bikini-clad hotties is setting up beach chairs and prepping the frozen margarita machines.

We’ve now swung towards opening in Cleveland. Bills week 14.

Steelers @ Bengals week 7 TNF, allegedly. Ick. Thursday divisional games suck.