2025 Minicamp

[ArmyBengal]

McPherson really needs to have a bounce back season this year. I think there was an injury concern last year, but I could be wrong. Thought I read that somewhere.

[HoosierCat]

Changes at holder, long snapper, too. May have a new snapper this year. But yeah, needs to get sorted. Still plenty of time.

[Stripes]

I think Adomitis was bad last year, and that might have been the biggest issue.

[AMPHAR]

The kicker always take the hit for misses.   New holder, snapper etc can play a big role.   Overall that apart of the game was apart of costing them playoffs unfortunately.    Still say defense and OL were the top factors but missed FGs or maybe some opportunities they didn't take cost them as well. 

 

[ArmyBengal]

6 minutes ago, AMPHAR said:

The kicker always take the hit for misses.   New holder, snapper etc can play a big role.   Overall that apart of the game was apart of costing them playoffs unfortunately.    Still say defense and OL were the top factors but missed FGs or maybe some opportunities they didn't take cost them as well. 

I agree with this.
Hoping changes make the difference.

[AMPHAR]

19 hours ago, HoosierCat said:

Shrug. Bengals picked the fight. I have no doubt Stewart will eventually sign, but for now we are where we are.

 

Nah.  He could have and should have been on the field.  2nd round pick was and doesn't have a contract.

Then he's holding a "fight" over what is now reported as common in the NFL and the picks before and after have it.

That's a complete 180 from how it was described.   His team probably lost points with the local guys because they ran with his story and now they look stupid as well. 

Negative fans, sports fans in general are easily trolled.  

[AMPHAR]

Supposedly out of 40 draft picks unsigned.  Shemar is the only 1 that didn't participate in practice.   Hard to defend that.   Its a shame so local media personalities ran with first story just to bash an organization  without simple follow ups.  Guys like Dehner, Mo, Pike, Rapien, Gooberry.  What a bunch of clowns. 

 

 

 

[ArmyBengal]

Well supposedly the Bengals and Hendrickson are back and negotiating today. Would be nice to have something positive come from that.

[Stripes]

They'd be well-advised to take care of it now before Parsons breaks the market again. We've seen this before.

[Allentown21]

Bengals resume talks with Trey Hendrickson.

 

Told you guys to relax. 

 

Bengals are my top pick for a reason 

 

 

 

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[Allentown21]

On 6/13/2025 at 3:21 PM, AMPHAR said:

Supposedly out of 40 draft picks unsigned.  Shemar is the only 1 that didn't participate in practice.   Hard to defend that.   Its a shame so local media personalities ran with first story just to bash an organization  without simple follow ups.  Guys like Dehner, Mo, Pike, Rapien, Gooberry.  What a bunch of clowns. 

 

 

 

Shemar Stewart will be signed before camp or maybe a few days into camp 

[COB]

I hope Hendrickson and his wife can have a baby now.  Couldn’t have a baby with only like 60 million smackers in the bank.

[TJJackson]

If he skips the season, you'll have some concrete pressure washing work for him, right?

[ArmyBengal]

I like Joe's take on Stewart.
Shemar and his agent haven't handled this well, but the Bengals front office wants something new.
It never should have ended up in the media space to be divulged in that manner.
While other teams have and still do utilize this type of language in their rookie contracts, the Bengals haven't.
I have said and agree with Joe, that if it were me, I'd be pissed if I was expected to be the first.
While the Bengals have the right to implement contractual changes, make the transition easier for Christ sake.
Obviously, the deal will get done, but the silliness surrounding this has been next level.

I like Joe's thought on if the Bengals want to make this change, negotiate some sort of reason to make it happen.
Signing bonus timelines or something of that nature.  Taking a hard stance wasn't the smart approach.

So today, I'm still in the same space of being anti stupid and both sides have been more stupid than needed.
Hey Bengals and Shemar...  pull your heads out of your asses, talk it out and make it happen.
You don't get better taking hard stances.  Nothing good has come from this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcFoBSRGVKo

[ArmyBengal]

1 hour ago, TJJackson said:

If he skips the season, you'll have some concrete pressure washing work for him, right?

I knew I should have waited to have my driveway done.

[ArmyBengal]

10 hours ago, COB said:

I hope Hendrickson and his wife can have a baby now.  Couldn’t have a baby with only like 60 million smackers in the bank.

I have two kids, so I guess it's good I've got $120 million sitting in my account.
Oh wait.  By that thought, I need to send my kids back and wait the little less than 600 years it will take me to make $60 million at my current salary.  Then again, I can only get one kid back.  Decisions, decisions...  My wife is going to be disappointed with this new standard of living.  It sucks being poor.

[TJJackson]

10 minutes ago, ArmyBengal said:

 I guess it's good I've got $120 million sitting in my account.

I'll be over in a few minutes to get a loan. 

Just a single Mil should do me fine.....we'll have to clip coupons, but we'll make do, somehow

[ArmyBengal]

7 minutes ago, TJJackson said:

I'll be over in a few minutes to get a loan. 

Just a single Mil should do me fine.....we'll have to clip coupons, but we'll make do, somehow

You know TJ, just because I know the trauma you have had to endure over your dead Gramma, I would do that interest free for you.  Give me a little less than 10 years to make that million and it's all yours brother.  I mean, it's the least I could do for the people I care about.

[HoosierCat]

30 minutes ago, ArmyBengal said:

I like Joe's thought on if the Bengals want to make this change, negotiate some sort of reason to make it happen.
Signing bonus timelines or something of that nature.  Taking a hard stance wasn't the smart approach.

Yeah, like I mentioned a couple weeks ago, teams that have inserted the language in the past also coughed up a little more upfront money or gave some other concession to smooth things over. And if that was the case, then Stewart needed to get over it and sign. But reports are that it is (unsurprisingly) not the case.

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They’ve also refused (so far) to make any concessions elsewhere in the menu of negotiable terms in order to get Stewart to accept an esoteric adjustment to the boilerplate portion of their copy/paste contracts.

As has been all too common, the FO doesn't want to negotiate, just dictate.

[HoosierCat]

37 minutes ago, ArmyBengal said:

I knew I should have waited to have my driveway done.

Did mine last year. Which reminds me, I have to order the extension wand so I can get the grill smoke stains off the back gutter...

[HoosierCat]

20 hours ago, Allentown21 said:

Bengals resume talks with Trey Hendrickson.

Told you guys to relax.

I don't think anyone (here at least) was much worried about it. Trey sitting out the season was never a viable option.

[AMPHAR]

1 hour ago, ArmyBengal said:

I like Joe's take on Stewart.
Shemar and his agent haven't handled this well, but the Bengals front office wants something new.
It never should have ended up in the media space to be divulged in that manner.
While other teams have and still do utilize this type of language in their rookie contracts, the Bengals haven't.
I have said and agree with Joe, that if it were me, I'd be pissed if I was expected to be the first.
While the Bengals have the right to implement contractual changes, make the transition easier for Christ sake.
Obviously, the deal will get done, but the silliness surrounding this has been next level.

I like Joe's thought on if the Bengals want to make this change, negotiate some sort of reason to make it happen.
Signing bonus timelines or something of that nature.  Taking a hard stance wasn't the smart approach.

So today, I'm still in the same space of being anti stupid and both sides have been more stupid than needed.
Hey Bengals and Shemar...  pull your heads out of your asses, talk it out and make it happen.
You don't get better taking hard stances.  Nothing good has come from this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcFoBSRGVKo

The only stupid act was committed by the Shemar camp.   They took him off the field.   

There was an easy observation to be made.  2nd round pick ON THE FIELD without contract.   Miss number 1.  Miss number 2 is not posing that question to the player not practicing because of contract issues. 

So what does it matter what Joe thinks?  He doesn't have clue as to what was or wasn't offered.   He makes good youtube videos  a real journalist makes the observation. 

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Yeah, like I mentioned a couple weeks ago, teams that have inserted the language in the past also coughed up a little more upfront money or gave some other concession to smooth things over. And if that was the case, then Stewart needed to get over it and sign. But reports are that it is (unsurprisingly) not the case.

lol.  Florio.   That report is probably bullshit.   Fans that are predetermined that the front office is somehow going to pull the football from them are easily trolled. 

There's already reports showing previous first round picks of the Bengals getting a higher percentage of money up front when compared to other teams. 

 

[ArmyBengal]

34 minutes ago, HoosierCat said:

Did mine last year. Which reminds me, I have to order the extension wand so I can get the grill smoke stains off the back gutter...

Ahh, the effects of having delicious food hot off the grill !!!  I'll take that problem.

[ArmyBengal]

10 minutes ago, AMPHAR said:

The only stupid act was committed by the Shemar camp.   They took him off the field.   

There was an easy observation to be made.  2nd round pick ON THE FIELD without contract.   Miss number 1.  Miss number 2 is not posing that question to the player not practicing because of contract issues. 

So what does it matter what Joe thinks?  He doesn't have clue as to what was or wasn't offered.   He makes good youtube videos  a real journalist makes the observation. 

lol.  Florio.   That report is probably bullshit.   Fans that are predetermined that the front office is somehow going to pull the football from them are easily trolled. 

There's already reports showing previous first round picks of the Bengals getting a higher percentage of money up front when compared to other teams. 

 

God you are just insufferable.  Regardless of the things I agree with you about, you just can't help to find something to argue and piss and moan about.  I simply posted a podcast episode and said I like Joe's thoughts.  That's it.  There are some things to agree with and some things I don't agree with.  For the "MOST PART" I liked his take.

But NOOOOOOOOO, here comes captain save a hoe (See the front office) who just has to defend them to no end and the only people being stupid are Shemar's camp.  I merely pointed out that both sides are being stupid, which by the way was a change of opinion on my point in considering there is in fact more to it.

Who cares what Joe thinks?  No one that I know of.  He simply provides another take and I happen to like his thoughts.

"Oh my God fans are so trolled"

You're a dick.

[AMPHAR]

19 hours ago, ArmyBengal said:

God you are just insufferable.  Regardless of the things I agree with you about, you just can't help to find something to argue and piss and moan about.  I simply posted a podcast episode and said I like Joe's thoughts.  That's it.  There are some things to agree with and some things I don't agree with.  For the "MOST PART" I liked his take.

But NOOOOOOOOO, here comes captain save a hoe (See the front office) who just has to defend them to no end and the only people being stupid are Shemar's camp.  I merely pointed out that both sides are being stupid, which by the way was a change of opinion on my point in considering there is in fact more to it.

Who cares what Joe thinks?  No one that I know of.  He simply provides another take and I happen to like his thoughts.

"Oh my God fans are so trolled"

You're a dick.

It was reported the clause in question is actually used across the NFL.  It was also shown rookies without contracts practiced in voluntary and mandatory camps.

Shemar's camp could have had him practice and negotiated the clause.   There's was only 1 stupid action and it was on the part of Shemar's camp.

Sorry if reality is such a burden to your point of view.   Seeing all the blatant wrong hot takes all off season you'd think some fans would learn.  You are not getting objective viewpoints  You are getting agent propaganda most of the time spun into something they know that plays with a lot of the fan base for clicks etc.

Edit: It has also been pointed out none of these clauses change the earning potential of the player.  It just voids the guarantee nature of the payment.   

It was dumb to hold the player out over this.   A fan that took sides with his camp was lied too initially.  Period.  Believe what you want.