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Not really. Suzanne Somers has a thigh master 2023 to sell you and in quick few months you could look like the Hulk. Your thesis above is proven false everyday at the youth level sports. Parents invest in all this crap for their kids. Sure they get better. But its the natural athlete that gets the scholarship and pro contract. A pro athlete is going to do what they need to regardless of equipment. This is just workplace bitch list and it will never get to the point of wow please stop spending money. The diet and sports exercise industry reinvents stuff to resell. As a paying fan you should be concerned because profits from the owner and player are not going to decrease no matter how much expenditures increase. It has to come from somewhere and if you compare your experience today vs. yesteryear you'll easily see where it has come from.

I'm concerned about the salt in take of our D-line can P-Doc get to the bottom of this? Yes they should have the best of the best of the very best. However, billionaire owner is going to make theirs and millionaire athlete is going to make theirs. Ever wonder how they pay for their Ultraviolet Hyperbaric Chamber deluxe III they just installed without risking their personal gain? Not to dumb this down but Suzanne Somers was working that thigh master decades ago. No one has figured out that diet and exercise just constantly reinvent the same shit with new words and sell it again? But by all means continue a sales tax to pay for it. Move games to London, whatever. But *** damn it I won't be satisfied until the NFLPA comes out and declares everything is fucking amazing please stop spending money on our players. None of this shit worked for Ivan Drago.

I would also be down for one of those 6'+ corners floating around the 20s. So Darnell Wright - Yes Darnell Washington - Yes Dawand Jones - Yes Cornerback 6'+ ranked around the 20s - yes. I think some of the Safeties are interesting as well. Sydney Brown would be good.

The NFLPA list was a union bitch fest. Now we are going to be treated with an update on every facility change just to keep the P-Doc's of the world happy. If we could just get a weekly lunch menu posted to determine whether or not Mike Brown is doing all he can to win the Superbowl.

I wonder what the market will be for Bates? Decent Free Agents available and decent draft class of safeties. Cleveland and Bates? Cleveland is rumored to be cutting a starting safety to save cap room then they are going to turn around and sign another high dollar one?

I'd be down for any of the 3 Ds Darnell is brother Darnell or his other brother Dawand.

I thought P-Doc retired? I guess he'll never pass up the opportunity to drag up the 90s. Huh? The wife/girl friend decides to go the game with child and apparently its beneath them to use the same facilities as the paying customer? Why the hell is the NFLPA so entitled? Sure Mike Brown has money to spend. So do the players. STFU Paul. This is neither good nor bad its just NFL players feeling their entitled to more and a typical union boss trying to get public sympathy. Luxury maybe a standard in the NFL or whatever but I could give two shits about it. Describing these things as undeniably bad is pearl clutching.

There was something on the radio suggesting IF the Burrow extension is reached after May 1st it changes the amount they'll need in escrow.

Love the Ravens drama. I would love for them to completely change their offensive approach to passing with the talent they've had. I think it blows up in their face. Keep Lamar on the tag. Throw first and often. Suck. Then destroy the mega trade value they could have had this year.

Tragic situation. From Georgia boards it sounds like the incident occurred the night of the Championship parade.

I think you going to see Adeniji and Carman battle it out at RT. If they add a T via the draft then Collins or Smith are on the bubble. Collins could save a roster spot starting on PUP but with $7m cap savings at hand I'm guessing its going going gone for him. Carman has the most upside of any lineman on the roster but Pollack loves himself some Adeniji.

I don't know what they'll do. My preference is to have the former 2nd rounder earn the job. Draft a tackle. I don't know what the market will be for the younger FA tackles but its probably going to be 13m+ for the next 4/5 years and that's a lot money considering they won't be elite. Orlando Brown is the only I would say is near elite and he will be $20m+ So if you don't go that route they are back to the Lewan types which has not worked for a whole season + post season. Then next year I'm not sure if I want them committing $15m+ for Jonah Williams but they'll be drafting in the bottom of the round. If an opportunity arises in this draft I think they need to get one in the top 150 picks.

I take Tobin's statement on Tee Higgins as also a message to Burrow. Hey help us with structure but have no doubts we aren't going to rob you of weapons IF you do so.

Because several teams last offseason traded high profile WRs. So its the "in" thing to do. Given the state of the Bengals and what they have the opportunity to do next year It would take a record setting bounty for me to feel about trading Higgins. My whole viewpoint is they were the best team in the AFC and maybe the NFL the 2nd half of the season. OL injuries derailed them but barely as they just missed on going back to the Superbowl. That's despite not have great injury luck among the skill spots through out the season. Improve on where you can improve but bring as much as that team as back as possible.

I just don't see Jackson staying. Hopefully he plays under the exclusive tag $45m this year only after holding out. Destroy their cap and damage their trade return.

The better they draft the more important Summer extensions and compensatory picks become. Which isn't exciting in March. Free Agency is now a 1-3 day bonanza of media activity then it settles. I like when the Bengals have something teed up the first day. What I would hope is they are able to do is either get some extensions that push out past 2024 for some of the current FAs or find replacements that are former top 150 draft picks and have terms past 2024.

The arm length is interesting as some tackle prospects might not make the cut. One caveat I would mention is sometimes the stated metric doesn't exactly jive with what the Bengals could have.

I would take A'shawn Robinson off the Rams. Just a big problem for opposing run games.

I just don't see IOL in the top 150 this year. The 3 starters are signed going into 2024. There are a bunch of big names UFA after 2023 which increases the chances of a player with an equal grade to any IOL line player being there. For example: Hurst, Sample are FAs this year. Boyd and Higgins FA next year. Now there's a whole world of Free Agency to occur but you could easily make a need argument, impact argument for a weapon for Burrow and there is a good chance of having a player that fits that description being equally graded to any G/C in this draft. Given the some of the FAs in the front 7 this year and next. A similar scenario can be made. Secondary is more immediate in 2023 but same scenario. Tobin could be looking a year ahead trying to fill spots, IMO.

There's a few names being speculated about cuts or restructured. Frank Clark - DE Chiefs. Bud Dupree - rush LB Titans CJ Mosley - LB Jets Bryon Jones CB Dolphins Shaquill Griffin - CB Jags They have Mixon on the list but I'm doubtful he gets cut prior to the start of Free Agency. I just don't see the Bengals with $30m+ in cap room this year and $137m+ next severely opening up a need at RB even with looming extensions for Burrow, Higgins etc.

Wagner is interesting for sure. Played 99% of the snaps. You wanna talk interesting contract structure look at this one. I think he made $11m last year and probably was looking at $11m this year. I'd assume that's were his asking price would be. Given his age and Wilson's role. He'd probably be asked to play 70% of snaps. Probably a no go for the Bengals if $11m is the price.

Like the double up on Tackle and CB. Don't like guard at 60. Avila may be a fine player and steal at that spot but Cappa goes through 2025 and Volson is on his rookie deal. It may be voodoo to suggest it but the Bengals are probably not true Best Player Available. I don't see IOL in the top 150 again this year. It would have to be a major steal for it to happen. I see them shopping Tackle, TE, and Secondary until Free Agency is known.

Secondary. Until the fruits of Free Agency are known its hands down Secondary. Eli Apple was never intended to be a major player for the Bengals. But he has been. Even though there are wide ranges of opinions regarding Eli you better have similar quality at your depth spots. Safety easily. Both starters are Free Agents. Chido coming back off ACL. Flowers a FA. Even if they are able to fill these spots FA, you have to look at length of deals as well. If they fill spots with 1 year deals then significant draft picks are still in play, IMO. Its a deep safety class so I think they could strike there. TE - snaps available there until Free Agency is known. Tackle and DL are not primary needs, as in they could line up right now and play. They do have a difficult vacancy coming up after 2023 with Jonah Williams. Right Tackle injuries in two seasons may have cost them a Superbowl. Pass rush similar to Secondary can never have enough.

I wouldn't be surprised if Collins is cut later on. He wasn't the best keeping the Cowboys informed of his rehab. Given the contract situation of Williams and having 2 starting Right tackles get injured two years in a row. I think you'll see a tackle drafted if a properly graded prospect falls to their spot. If that happens, Collins would be odd man out, IMO.

Volson is walking into Training Camp as the starter at Left Guard. They would declare themselves fools starting him Week 1 with no hint of benching during the season then all of sudden draft or sign a replacement. Jonah Williams will walk into TC starting Left Tackle. Again they would declare themselves fools picking up that option and starting him without questions since he's been drafted. Karras - Walks into TC starting Center. Cappa - Walks into TC starting RG. Only unforseen injuries or bad news is going to change this, IMO. Right tackle - If you got time to play "GM" spend it here. Collins is a ???. Adeniji they like, but IMO isn't impressive when he's going bad. Jackson has the most upside but really isn't trustworthy at this point. I think it will be a top 150 pick at RT. I do not see a top 150 pick for interior line or a Free Agency signing for Interior Line.