membengal Posted May 20, 2021 Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 1 hour ago, COB said: Jeff Driskel and Ryan Finley are both on the Texans. I wonder if we’ll hear J Joe style comparisons, extolling the virtues of the Texans org and backhanding our little backwater outfit here. Spoiler alert - we won’t. The Texans are a shit show, and it seems as if we finally have our shit together, like guys actually want to play here. I heard Finley got like 2 million bucks to go down there, so their preacher/life coach/huckster GM must have liked something about him. Good haul for Finley, happy for him. Not sure on that last part? We traded him prior to the draft - he should be on whatever contract he was on as a rookie. Remember, they gave us actual value for him? Swapped one of their sixths for one of our sevenths - moving us up 30 spots in the draft. Pick turned into Chris Evans. The Texans are swell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted May 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 Yup. Finley did get $2 million…from the Bengals. Texans are only paying him $850k this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted May 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 Would be an interesting get but would likely require them to give on the cap some more. Like another void year deal or not doing the usual “we like to carry over 10 million every year” thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted May 20, 2021 Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 sign him F A S T for 2 years we're still 22 mil or something under the cap as of right now, so we can still roll 10 or more Moses goes to his natural spot at ORT Reiff said he'd play anywhere, so he plays at ORG until Jonah Williams runs into health issues, as has occurred each year When Jonah's health nosedives 1) Reiff then moves to his natural spot which is OLT 2) Carman takes over at ORG with (hopefully) a few extra weeks of grooming under his belt Carman can also come into the game to rest the aged Reiff in blowout situations when/if he is thought to be ready this plan --improves the OL --puts both free agents OTs at their natural spots --acknowledges/addresses the fact that we have ongoing health issues with Jonah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPHAR Posted May 20, 2021 Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 I don’t think they are adding a tackle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted May 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 1 hour ago, TJJackson said: we're still 22 mil or something under the cap as of right now, so we can still roll 10 or more Ehhh, not so much. For starters, there’s this dude named Chase they still need to sign. That alone will chew up something like $8 million of that 22. Then there’s this other dude named Bates. He’s a FA after this season. Extending him will probably take something like 5 years and $50-60 million. If they don’t get a deal done you can already subtract $13 million from their space next year because that’s what the projected tag for safety is. Also Hubbard. Also a FA in 2022. Assuming Moses can be signed at Reiff money, you just might be able to squeeze Chase and Bates in, but it would be very tight. Moses will have suitors, so I doubt he comes at that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted May 20, 2021 Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 well, the odd thing is that they didnt claim him off waivers then, as that was his deal for this year and next: 7.5 M the fact that no team claimed him and his 7.5M salary must be that all suitors think he can be had for less gimme this guy for 2 years for 10.5M total Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted May 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 He was not subject to waivers, he’s an eight year vet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted May 20, 2021 Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 hmmm......so when he was released he was immediately a free agent, and he couldnt ergo be claimed via picking up his 15m salary for the next two years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted May 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 Right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted May 21, 2021 Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 SIGN MOSES NOW can I get a "GIMME A LINEMAN"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted May 21, 2021 Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 The 6 reasons for signing Moses 1. He is a high quality veteran OL, which this shoddy 2020 OL desperately needs 2. He would not count against the compensatory picks formula 3. He can (unlike Reiff) be signed beyond 2021. Said another way, we could solidify the ORT spot for 2-4 years 4. He provides insurance against Jonah's near inevitable injury......in such a case, Reiff would move to his natural spot of OLT and someone else (probably Carman) would come in for the open spot 5. He should not be expensive, given that most teams have all their 2021 cash spent , while we can still afford 5M or so a year for this guy 6. Reiff has said he will play any spot on the OL he is asked to play, so Moses can take ORT and Reiff probably ORG, which will allow Carman time to get groomed for that spot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stripes Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 Real nice usage of that pick, Houston. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted May 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 Bengals miss out again as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 Can Fieri pass block? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted May 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 32 minutes ago, TJJackson said: Can Fieri pass block? I understand he routinely jalapeño blueberry pancakes DTs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 we would have accepted an answer that includes serrano in place of Jalapeno as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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COB Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 Guy Fieri is out there, on the market, available no strings attached. The Bengals didn’t even try. Fuck Mike Brown. Now, instead, they’ll sign some one-time Iron Chef contestant with a YouTube channel. Well, we fans won’t fall for this shit anymore. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted June 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 Just in case anyone was wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPHAR Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 Sold his home in Ft. Thomas a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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membengal Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 Not the Ravens! Win! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted June 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 So just for kicks ‘n’ giggles I was looking at the team salary cap page over on sportrac and it’s…very un-Bengal-like this year. I’m sure everyone knows they’ve been a bit more aggressive this off-season but it really shows up here. Biggest cap hit on the team? Trae Waynes at nearly $16 million. Now, I haven’t looked but I’d be willing to bet that the top cap hit being a FA has happened before…but how about the top 3? Next two guys are Reader at $13.5 million and Hendrickson at $12.5 million. Between those three that’s more than 21% of the total cap And we’re not done. At No. 9 you have Ogunjobi, then Bell, Hilton, Reiff and Awuzie at 11, 12, 14 and 15 respectively. And of course Reiff would be more like 7 if his deal was straight up and not fudged with a void year So in total, 8 of the top 15 cap hits this year, including the top 3, are all FAs. They amount to around 35% of the cap. I don’t know if it will work but it’s tough to say they aren’t trying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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