HoosierCat

JFC fine here https://atozsports.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals-news/joe-burrow-new-hairstyle-bleached-blonde-eminem/

What you’ve all been waiting for: the haircut reveal! https://www.facebook.com/groups/200041583718865/permalink/2491956561194011/?

At a guess, they're waiting on next year's $400 million check from the league. Then they will have the cash to do the deal. It will be more expensive, but it's all OPM to them (at least the half of that check they have to give to players is).

Yeah, Hobson hints that it's the oline pushing (or is part of the push) for preseason playing time. We all know the injury risks but like you said, what they've been doing has not worked, so this change makes sense.

A few tidbits from the .com. First, they are counting on Hill to make the jump and are not in the market for a vet corner, per Duke. Expect some weird shit due to the changes in kickoffs. Zac is playing the whole starters-playing-in-the-preseason thing by ear.

One for army jr.

Zac said today that Burrow will get some preseason snaps. Burrow has also been cleared for contact, so it’s full speed ahead, at least until he gets a paper cut or something…

My sources indicate Mims’ camp is objecting to clauses in his deal that require him to check the local supermarket before practice for day-old half-price bread, and to detail Mike’s Lumina every Saturday.

Rookie holdout?!?! Time to party like it’s 1999! Mike Brown sucks! Mike Brown sucks!

Lombardi drafted by the Michigan Panthers. So he’s got someplace to go after camp. https://atozsports.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals-news/ufl-draft-2024-rocky-lombardi-michigan-panthers/

Well, you win, it’s Dillon and Krumrie.

Just want to pin this one for future reference: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40576732/packers-report-60-million-profit-24-fiscal-year

Yeah, I sense a new training camp theme song incoming.

So, da Bears got their guys signed yesterday, which leaves three first rounders unsigned: McCarthy and Turner (the 16th pick) in Minny and Mims (17). Ah, just the possibility of a first round holdout makes me feel 30 years younger! Hasn’t been much on what’s up with Mims, but local reporting in Minnesota is that the holdup is that both players want their signing bonus money in one upfront payment, versus staggered over multiple years. Both are still expected to sign before camp but time is getting tight. If Turner gets his bonus up front, I don’t doubt Mims will want the same. His SB is currently estimated at about $7.9 million. Not a big chunk of change but we all know how the Bengals love to turn out their pockets and cry about not having any cash on hand. Probably gets worked out but we’ll see.

Jay Morrison with the top position battles in camp: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/top-position-battles-to-watch-cincinnati-bengals-training-camp/ This one should be fun:

I agree completely. The schedule-makers were very kind to them and they need to take advantage of it.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I do want to see Trent out there. I'm just OK with it being, like, 30% Trent and 70% Mims.

Oline should definitely get reps to gel. I probably go easy on Trent Brown given his injury history but it's not like Mims doesn't need reps. Dax should definitely be on the preseason field. Burrow...I would give him a couple series in game 1, maybe a quarter in game 2, fine with sitting him game 3. By the time we gt to week 1 it will be pushing 10 months since he threw a ball in anger. Let's bang off a little of the rust prior to NE.

Yup. If the Bengals want to be taken at all seriously as a contender, they absolutely cannot let a New England team with a rookie head coach and either a rookie QB or Jacoby Brissett beat them in their own house week 1. They don't have to dominate or blow them out imho (though they should!) but come on, they basically got handed a classic college football homecoming game here. Go out and take the W.

Would be nice. Bengals record over the first 1, 2 and 3 weeks in the Taylor era: 1-4 1-9 4-9-1 Ugh.

Yeah, I know, camp is still a few days away but I saw something I thought it was vital to note. I'm sure you all remember the days when we awaited with bated breath the announcement of this year’s camp t-shirt slogan. Ah, those were the days! Now, in 2024, we have a new topic to keep us buzzing in the days leading to camp: the Joe Burrow haircut reveal. https://atozsports.com/cincinnati/bengals/joe-burrow-new-haircut-buzz-cut-2024/

I feel reasonably…optimistic about the oline and RT. Not confident, but optimistic. I think they will be better. Whether “better” ends up being good enough, we’ll see. Yeah, I would hate to see Mixon/Boyd be this year’s version of Perine/Hurst. Seems like the replacement plan is Moss/Gesicki. I’m comfortable enough with lineup of WRs after Chase and Tee that I’m not too worried if Gesicki flops. Moss tho…all I can say is the Goodberry statsball crowd better be right. Secondary could be good. Could also suck. I have no feel for what we are going to get on D this year. That yahoo piece is a good reminder of just how badly the D stank last season. My biggest fear right now is that yes, the secondary will look awesome, because no one need throw the ball as we won’t be able to stop the run.

This seems like a pretty fair assessment. https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-offseason-rankings-no-13-cincinnati-bengals-try-to-contend-again-with-joe-burrow-back-123132327.html

Yup, this was the most predictable outcome from day one. Now let's get Mims signed. Kid needs all the reps he can get.

Let me see if I have any problem on my laptop when I get in to work today.