HoosierCat

Glad I’m working from home today because a drink is clearly indicated right now…

Try here: https://www.threads.net/@espn/post/CvNsaEJOIMf/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Thought 1: Man, we can’t get just one uneventful camp for Joe, can we? Thought 2: hat tip to Amphar. This is why you get the deal done asap.

Cool. Now do Burrow.

Being able to retire at 27 is a nice consolation prize.

Critical breaking news! Bengals announce Official Cookie! https://www.fox19.com/2023/07/27/bengals-official-cookie-announced/ Someone needs to investigate in person!

Had some medical issue, seems ok from Taylor’s comments. No details but that isn’t surprising.

Here’s Trags’ roster projection. Let me say unlike him I don’t see any trade at RT. https://www.clnsmedia.com/bengals-beat-bengals-2023-camp-53-man-projection-2.0-built-for-super-success

Good luck to ‘em!

Yeah, that’s a valid point. Neither side has any reason to delay any longer. Honestly this should be done, like, today. If there isn’t an announcement by Friday I’ll be surprised.

Chido cleared to practice per the .com.

The Bengals pointed to Mahomes’ deal with its rolling guarantees a while back so I expect it will look a lot like that. https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/07/09/patrick-mahomes-explaining-guarantee-mechanisms Basically this structure provides confidence to Burrow that he will actually get paid (because they would have to pay an astronomical sum to get out of it early and he would be a FA on top of that) while getting the Bengals out of the guaranteed money escrow trap (where thy would have to pony up nearly all the guaranteed coin at once).

Schefter: Sources: Justin Herbert’s five-year extension includes $133.7 million fully guaranteed, $193.7 million with the injury guarantee and springing potentially to $218.7 million guaranteed. https://www.threads.net/@adamschefter/post/CvI3R2op7Yv/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Here we go: Herbert 5 years, 262 million. https://www.threads.net/@nfl/post/CvI1pmLvxsz/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Harbaugh facing four game suspension in Michigan. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38069030/source-michigan-jim-harbaugh-facing-4-game-suspension

Well, in the .com story he’s basically all “I’m gonna die soon” so…

Little nugget in Trags’ media day wrap up re Collins and Chido. While both start on PUP, Chido is expected to be a short-term situation, while Collins is a more long-term situation. Nothing we didn’t expect but good to hear Chido should be back soon.

Bunch of stadium and food service upgrades announced today. https://www.bengals.com/news/paycor-stadium-upgrades-concessions-the-jungle

Apparently he’s going to…take less money. Report today is that he’s at camp after signing a one year deal for “up to” $11 million. Basically it look like the franchise tag plus $1 million in incentives. What a clown. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38067192/sources-saquon-barkley-giants-agree-1-year-11m-deal

Yeah, that seems to be the case. $23.4 million SB all up front.

You can only stretch that towel over so much butt!

Up front? So…no annual salary? Very curious to see the structure on this. Schefter: No. 2 overall pick CJ Stroud and the Texans reached agreement on a four-year, fully-guaranteed, $36.2 million contract. 100% of the money is paid up front. https://www.threads.net/t/CvFsPfIJB3p/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Alternatives: Only so many miles in the Lumina’s gas tank. Only so many rounds you can hover before the battery is out of juice. Only so many ditches you can get the oxcart stuck in.

Yeah the oline projection had the most surprises to me too. Collins has clearly been working hard to get back but it’s still hard to see him ready to go in September.