HoosierCat

Well, for one thing, as far as I can tell from the limited info yet available, calling it a five-year extension is technically accurate, but it’s five years from the end of 2024. This keeps him in stripes through 2029, thus the five years are 2025-2029. The last two years of his existing deal, this year and 2024, will have been reworked as part of this, so as far as spreading out the cap hits and enabling them to sign other players it’s a seven-year deal. Burrow was already going to count for $40 million or so against the cap in 2023-24 and by the time we get to ‘25 the cap will probably be over $300 million. I’m interested in the details too but I don’t see a big issue so far with keeping the core. Will we lose some guys? Probably, can’t pay everyone. But so far I think they’ll be ok.

Also, I think once you are extended, you are most definitely no longer the New Guy.

I was in a work meeting all night so of course it hit now. you’re welcome.

Too early mock from Trepasso here: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2024-nfl-mock-draft-shedeur-sanders-to-49ers-six-total-qbs-from-loaded-class-land-in-round-1/ Has the Bengals taking OT JC Latham in yet another bid to get RT right. Mel had him 10th overall on his big board.

The contract extension saga continues with Rapoport saying that Burrow will be extended before kickoff Sunday. https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/report-bengals-expected-sign-joe-burrow-to-contract-extension-week-1-against-browns

Do you need a house? Well, Fischer Homes is now the official homebuilder of the Cincinnati Bengals. Maybe they can give Joe a house or three in lieu of some signing bonus money? But wait! There's more! Because you can never have too many ways to get sh*tfaced drunk at an NFL game, Kickstand Cocktails has partnered with the Bengals to...well, see aforementioned "sh*tfaced." Choose between four flavors of "spicy vodka canned cocktail": Roasted Jalapeno Cucumber (mild), Charred Pineapple Poblano (medium), Smashed Raspberry Serrano (medium) and Torched Peach Chipotle (hot). I think I'd rather have bleach on the rocks, but hey, kids today, get off my lawn, where's the onion for my belt, etc. Anyhow, mo' money for Joe!

FWIW cbs sports' picks are split 4-4 and espn's are 3-3 so far. Prisco picked the Browns so we got that going for us.

I’ve had this pencilled in as a loss for a while. Would be thrilled to be wrong, but it’s away, it’s the Clowns (who have had their number for a while now) and Burrow has been robbed of yet another camp and preseason.

Nick Bosa, 5 years, $170 million, $122.5 million guaranteed. Highest paid defensive player ever.

I’m not *too* worried about 2024. Right now they have more than $66 million in cap space to work with, and that’s with Burrow already counting for nearly $30 million with his fifth year option. So any new deal shouldn’t bite too deeply into that 66 number. Lots of moving parts tho. I am sure we will have plenty to complain about.

Probably like always they’re going to keep some guys and lose some guys. Chase I have no doubt will be retained. Tee they seems committed to keeping, we’ll see if they can do a deal. They’ve been pouring a lot of draft capital into the secondary so I’d bet Chido will get paid, but not here. Reader (and Hill!) are both coming up to FA fast and both going would leave them with 0 NTs. I expect both $$$ and picks to be thrown at that sooner rather than later.

Some PS moves yesterday: The Bengals today made the following player moves: Signed TE Zach Gentry and DE Garrett Nelson to the practice squad. Gentry (6-8, 265), a fifth-year player out of the University of Michigan, originally was a fifth-round pick of Pittsburgh in 2019. He played in 40 regular-season games (26 starts) for the Steelers, catching 39 passes for 303 yards. Nelson (6-4, 245), a rookie out of the University of Nebraska, was a college free agent signee of Miami this year. He spent the offseason and training camp with the Dolphins, and recorded five tackles with one sack in three preseason games. Released LB Tyler Murray from the practice squad. Murray, a rookie out of the University of Memphis, originally signed with the Bengals as a college free agent in May. The Bengals' practice squad currently is at the 16-player limit.

Well, if you believe a deal is going to get done before the start of the season, predicting it will happen today is pretty much a no-brainer since the season starts tomorrow! So yeah, I guess we're here. Let's hope it happens.

More in the genre. The rest here: https://wapo.st/45FqPiu (gift link for you cheapskates)

Chido cleared for action against Cleveland. Burrow still “day to day.”

They haven’t won their first away game of the season since 2018 (Indy). Would be nice to break the streak…

Some good chuckles here, especially in the fan comments at the end. https://defector.com/why-your-team-sucks-2023-cincinnati-bengals

Oh well. Guess the “less crowded d-line room” theory was correct.

Taylor wouldn’t commit to Joe starting week 1 at today’s presser. Read into that what you will. I would normally ignore it as typical “everything is a state secret including what color socks I’m wearing on game day” head coach behavior, but there’s been enough question marks floating around lately (injury? contract?) that it’s…well, fukking aggravating, frankly.

They could have put Ossai straight on IR. They did that with two other guys as part of the final cuts. But yeah he may think he can come back faster.

So I saw this story by Graziano on espn+ offering up 32 "potential surprises" for each team. So what's the big surprise in store for us Bengals fans? Drum roll, please... Well, Dan, I promise you that I won't. In fact, I can pretty much guarantee that no one will be surprised when (not if) this happens.

AJ Green will be "ruler of the jungle" for the home opener against Pitt. https://www.bengals.com/news/a-j-green-ruler-of-the-jungle-ravens-week-2-2023-season-home-opener

I think you are right about PUP, at least that's how it used to be. As far as I know they don't have to cut a guy to put him on IR. Now, if a player gets hurt in camp, gets cut and clears waivers, he reverts to the team's IR list (because you aren't supposed to be able to be cut due to injury). That player might subsequently be released after reaching an injury settlement. That might be what you are thinking of.

Only thing I can think is that they didn’t have enough info on Ossai yet and will do something like PUP or IR/Return now, and that they have a wink-and-nod agreement with RJ3 to come back in that event. That he hasn’t gone anywhere else yet as far as I can tell supports that but we will see.

Ossai out 4-6 weeks, per Baby. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38292305/joe-burrow-practices-first-july-27-calf-injury Ok, so why didn’t they PUP him and keep RJ3?