ArmyBengal Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 Yep, I'm going to be turning 56 and trying to work out how to retire early. Not thinking it's going to happen, but I'm so finished with the rat race. Hate giving my time and energy to agencies and people that don't really care. You know... the government. I'd like to go back to complete a doctorate just for me. Just to learn. Not for a job or anyone else. On my time during the day. Not at night or the weekends. Oh yeah, the Bengals... they don't care about us either. Need to consider quitting them too. 2 Quote
Stripes Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 “You don’t know how hard it is to run an NFL franchise with seven employees, most of whom have demonstrated no particular qualities beyond having the desired surnames.” 1 1 Quote
Stripes Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 It’s a good thing you didn’t offer gutter cleaning or driveway power washing, visiting advertiser. We have those covered. 1 Quote
HoosierCat Posted February 27 Author Report Posted February 27 Stripes is responding to a spam post for lawn care services. Deleted but nicely done! 1 Quote
COB Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 8 hours ago, Stripes said: It’s a good thing you didn’t offer gutter cleaning or driveway power washing, visiting advertiser. We have those covered. Shemar Stewart found a Little Giant collapsible ladder at a garage sale for thirty bucks. Just kind of a kismet thing. 2 Quote
Prophecy Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 10 hours ago, COB said: Shemar Stewart found a Little Giant collapsible ladder at a garage sale for thirty bucks. Just kind of a kismet thing. Shemar actually bought that from the Bengals annual yard sale (auction)at Paycor. Along with some bar stools and an old mini fridge from one of the luxury boxes. 1 Quote
Stripes Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 I still use an old Papa John's personal pizza crust that I found under my seat in section 306 as a crowbar when I lock myself out. 1 Quote
HoosierCat Posted February 27 Author Report Posted February 27 Cap breaks $300 million. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48055711/nfl-salary-cap-hits-new-milestone-3012-million-2026 Bengals are just short of $58 million under, i.e. flat busted broke, can’t sign anyone, gonna have to cut Burrow just to afford food. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 Love all the talk about restructuring Burrow’s contract as well. Talk about being all in and really focusing on improving the roster to make a run. So good to see. Oh wait… 1 Quote
COB Posted February 28 Report Posted February 28 Kelsey Conway was asked about bengals decision makers. If you were worried that Mike’s granddaughters weren’t involved in evaluating players and drafting, you’ll be relieved. she said something along the lines of, Here’s what I know about the dynamics of the Bengals’ family ownership group. Team owner and president Mike Brown is still very involved. He sits in draft meetings; he certainly still has influence on the high-level football decisions. The football aspect of the business is still important to him and I don’t expect that to change anytime soon. The Blackburn family is in lockstep with Brown about all of the big decisions internally. They’ve watched Mike run the show for a long time. With that being said, executive vice president Katie Blackburn has taken on a more front facing role in the organization. When the Bengals released a statement about a new lease at Paycor Stadium, the official quotes came from Katie. She’s in charge of the business side and she’s the lead negotiator for the Bengals on contracts. She also is in charge of managing the salary cap. In my opinion, based on what I know about her involvement, she has the most responsibility of anyone in the organization at this point. “Since her daughters, Caroline and Elizabeth, started working for the team, they’ve taken on major roles with football and business aspects. The changes you’ve seen the Bengals make at Paycor Stadium on gameday and the Ring of Honor are all because of Elizabeth’s influence behind the scenes. The Bengals also recently remodeled their locker and training room and Elizabeth was a key reason for it. The Blackburn girls are also involved in football. They also sit in draft meetings, attend the Senior Bowl, Combine and NFL owners meetings. They have their hands in everything. It's truly a collaborative approach with the family ownership group.” Quote
ArmyBengal Posted February 28 Report Posted February 28 Well thank God they don’t do something stupid like hiring football people when you have granddaughters to handle that simple shit for you. I mean, that’s smart. 1 1 Quote
COB Posted February 28 Report Posted February 28 Honestly, that last paragraph is shocking. Consider who your competition hires to evaluate talent and contribute on draft picks. Basically, it’s football lifers. And we hire Mike’s granddaughters. Nothing against them, they’re probably nice young people who are making the best of an opportunity in front of them. But the experience and knowledge gap they are facing vs their competition is considerable. Some might say insurmountable. And Mike. You’ve truly lost your mind to still be trying to run this NFL franchise at 90 years of age. It’s an incredibly selfish thing to do. And it’s working well for one person and one person only, Mike Brown. Glad you get to cosplay as an NFL GM. Try not to fall out of your golf cart this summer you egotistical old bastard. 1 Quote
ArmyBengal Posted March 1 Report Posted March 1 Never in my life have I felt such a strong feeling of hatred towards an entire family. Not “wish you ill” hatred but right up to that line for sure. 1 Quote
Stripes Posted March 2 Report Posted March 2 Risner retained on a one year deal worth up to $5 million. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48081177/bengals-re-sign-lineman-dalton-risner-1-year-deal I mean. Woo? As ever, they expertly maneuver the most lukewarm solutions to things. Better than letting him walk. 1 Quote
COB Posted March 2 Report Posted March 2 I think he could have gotten a two year deal elsewhere, but not likely at 5 mm a year. Looks to me like the Bengals paid a little extra to avoid having to give him that second year. 1 Quote
ArmyBengal Posted March 2 Report Posted March 2 Why does this win feel stupid? Why not a 2-3 year deal? They could have made the last year one they could get away from. Even if they draft an OG this year or next who takes Risner's job as stater, he would be solid veteran depth AT WORST. Nope don't need that, he's old. Don't get me wrong, this is a win and addresses the issue for now. It just feels like the Bengals fucked it up. I guess time will tell. I still hate you Bengals. Quote
HoosierCat Posted March 2 Author Report Posted March 2 I’ll take it. Good job Bengals, this needed to get done. Quote
Prophecy Posted March 2 Report Posted March 2 F*cking IDIOTS !!! Now we get to look forward to next offseason where we have 3 Open spots on the Oline because Brown, Karras and Risner will all be free agents. They dont have enough draft picks, and will probably load up on Defense this year. You cant build an Oline with 3 Rookies next year. Forget free agency, because next year some of the higher cap figures kick in on Burrow, Chase and Higgins contracts. Couldnt at least do their typical 2 year deal with only the first year guaranteed? I mean...Do they just hate Joe Burrow that much!!! Quote
HoosierCat Posted March 2 Author Report Posted March 2 5 minutes ago, Prophecy said: F*cking IDIOTS !!! Now we get to look forward to next offseason where we have 3 Open spots on the Oline because Brown, Karras and Risner will all be free agents. They dont have enough draft picks, and will probably load up on Defense this year. You cant build an Oline with 3 Rookies next year. Forget free agency, because next year some of the higher cap figures kick in on Burrow, Chase and Higgins contracts. I mean...Do they just hate Joe Burrow that much!!! Well, Burrow will have the same starting five in front of him in 2026 that he finished 2025, which would be the first time that's happened since he's been here, so no, I don't think they hate Burrow. That said, yeah, having three FA starters on the oline isn't ideal. On the flip side, if they are still playing well, there's no reason they can't re-sign Karras and Risner to cheap one-year deals about this time next year. Brown will be interesting. I know parts of the fanbase aren't big fans of him, but imo they could do a lot worse. If I were the FO I might try to add a year or two to his deal right now. I do expect them to address OT in the draft this year. If Fano or Mauigoa are there at 10, you have to at least talk about it. And if they trade down someone like Procter could be a target. But if I had to guess they will look hardest at OT at 41. Quote
HoosierCat Posted March 2 Author Report Posted March 2 3 hours ago, ArmyBengal said: Why does this win feel stupid? Because the Bengals' FO is a profuse negative vibes generator. Risner should have been an easy layup signing, one they were excited about, one they could crow about their quarter-billion-dollar passer having the same front five as last year for the first time, just a good, positive story that also happened to represent sound financial management. Instead, we got the usual Schleprock routine. Well, they said, we'd like to have him back BUT... and out came all the boilerplate about how it's got to make sense for everyone, and the poor-mouthing about it has to fit the numbers, and the we'll sees and all that. And what that does is highlight in big neon letters that the organization's first priority is themselves and their bank accounts. That it's not about the players, it's not about the fans and it's certainly not about winning championships, it's all about the Benjamin's. And yeah, you, I and everyone else knows this. But part of the reason we all know it is that the Bengals FO won't stop saying it!!! Every single signing is like this, every conversation about a signing is like this. I would guess that they think this is being savvy negotiators, not giving any hint that they might be willing to pay more than rock bottom for a player. But really I don't think that's worth much these days. I think most players and agents know what their services are worth. If I was in charge of PR for the team I would be begging the coaches and FO to stop doing this. Just be positive about players, positive about negotiations, say you're hoping for good new soon and leave it at that. DO NOT talk about numbers or budgets or "structures" or whatever, and if pressed on those topics, just say you are focused on getting a deal where everyone is happy and the player is as excited to come back as we are to have him. Talk about what you can do, not what you can't do. I could go one for hours about this but I think you get the point. Quote
Prophecy Posted March 2 Report Posted March 2 1 hour ago, HoosierCat said: On the flip side, if they are still playing well, there's no reason they can't re-sign Karras and Risner to cheap one-year deals about this time next year. Brown will be interesting. I know parts of the fanbase aren't big fans of him, but imo they could do a lot worse. If I were the FO I might try to add a year or two to his deal right now. I agree, but i feel they would also try to low ball them again next year, which means not signing early, leading to more risk of not getting anything done. They know the cap will go up another $20m next offseason, throw a 2nd year non-guranteed "up to $5m" at Risner. I also wouldn't be opposed to extending Brown for a year or two at something reasonable because like you said, they could do a lot worse. 1 Quote
ArmyBengal Posted March 2 Report Posted March 2 Yep Hoosier, just another reason to continue hating this organization as much as I do. They couldn't muster up a feel good story to save their lives. They are the walking, breathing embodiment of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. If I had to take a guess at what the largest cause of depression in the greater Cincinnati area is, I would say the Bengals front office and Brown family. They are the dark cloud that hangs over the franchise. Here... here's a quick Bengals depression check for all fans to consider: 1. Do the Bengals feel like a burden to you? 2. Do you think you would be better off without the Bengals? 3. Do the Bengals make you feel like you don't want to get out of bed? 4. After free agency and/or the draft, do you find yourself saying, "What the fuck, just leave me alone"? 5. Do you use rigid language like, the Bengals MUST improve the defense, or the Bengals ALWAYS start slow, or maybe the Bengals COMPLETELY fucked this up? 6. Do you find yourself deflecting Bengals related topics by saying, "Really, I'm sure it will work out fine". 7. Have you lost interest in Bengals related things and think, "I don't care anymore"? 8. Have the Bengals ever brought you physical pain or discomfort? 9. Have you ever had feelings like, "I wish we were ran like that organization"? 10. Have you ever broken anything in your house when trying to understand the Bengals? If you answered yes to 7 or more of these questions, you should seek medical attention. 1 1 Quote
COB Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 Free agency is about a week away. Would be great to see them get some veteran defenders in here. Quote
Coltsguy451 Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 Anthony Richardson is officially out there, kids.... Come on, bite... QB2 he can at least scramble around a bit better than Flacco Quote
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