HoosierCat

Nice Mixon

Zac wins one

Ossai hurt, arm injury it looks like

Lol flea flicker for 7

Good start

Hamstring presumably. Was limited Friday. Apparently flared up again.

Time to draft a kicker again

Perine!

There’s just no stopping (checks notes) Trent Taylor.

Hurst won’t go. No questionables Friday. Higgins, Hubbard, CTB all limited but Taylor says it was mostly precautionary. So looking good for tomorrow. https://www.bengals.com/news/cordell-volson-emerging-as-future-anchor-on-o-line

It’s that time of year. Everyone is banged up to one extent or the other. They’re probably just letting him chill in practice. Worth watching but I’m not overly concerned at this point.

Looks like Mixon will be back for this game. Hurst still not practicing. Higgins and Hubbard limited. https://www.bengals.com/news/joe-mixon-samaje-perine-look-to-1-2-punch-browns

OK fine: since they’re cooked boil-in-bag…

Yah, tried the Arby’s burger. It was pretty good. They’re cooked sous vide so the texture is a bit soft but the flavor is there.

Haste la vista, Tyler Shelvin. https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-roster-moves-drue-chrisman-active-roster-tanner-hudson-tyler-shelvin And welcome to new taxi squadder TE Tanner Hudson.

PCL sprain for Lamar. Looks like he will miss at least this weekend’s game against Pitt.

Titans can GM Jon Robinson. Looks like AJ Brown going off on the Sunday was the last straw. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35196043/titans-fire-gm-jon-robinson-winning-ways

https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2022/12/jamarr-chase-says-his-taunting-penalty-was-100-worth-it.html

Huber isn’t going anywhere. https://www.bengals.com/news/kevin-huber-looking-to-return-to-practice-squad-after-release

In Clowns-adjacent news, Carolina is releasing Baker Mayfield. https://www.nfl.com/news/panthers-expected-to-release-qb-baker-mayfield-waivers

Cleveland’s starting MLB out for the year with a torn ACL. WR David Bell day-to-day with a thumb injury. WR Anthony Schwartz in concussion protocol. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/pro/browns/2022/12/05/sione-takitaki-out-season-torn-acl-cleveland-browns-nfl-injury-quick-hits/69700601007/

Bearcats poach Louisville for their next HC. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35187740/sources-cincinnati-tabs-scott-satterfield-replace-luke-fickell

Don’t pay any attention to Keyshawn. As Ron White famously noted, you can’t fix stupid.

Cats open as 4.5 point favorites. So a little bit better than home field advantage but not much. Probably about right given their struggles beating the Clowns.

One thing I noticed about Perine vs. Mixon (and a lot of other backs) is that Samaje seems to me to run a lot more like a wide receiver than a running back or even tight end. They tend to have a bit of a crouch to their stance when running. Perine is mostly vertical. And defenders go more for his upper body versus trying to take out his legs, letting him get yards after contact. I dunno maybe I’m nuts but that’s what I see on the videos.