{The Ultimate Bengals Offseason Extravaganza Thread}

[Frank Booth]

(03-11-2025, 09:51 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Yet, Chiefs won a Super Bowl after Chris Jones was so upset, he missed training camp and at least one game.

that's the chiefs. The team with mahomes and reid

bengals arent that

might was well compare us to the brady/belichek patriots

[NUGDUKWE]

(03-11-2025, 08:56 PM)Nepa Wrote: yeah, I saw this in a 2023 news article: "Jenkins played six games in 2021 due to a back injury, missed four more games in 2022 due to injuries and this year has missed five games."


We already signed a year ago an olineman with injury problems in Trent Brown and he ended up lasting, I think, 3 games before he was out for the season. As someone said in the past, the number one ability is availability.

For some reason I haven't heard of any interest in Zeitler. Probably due to his age but he's been dependable and still playing well. Offer him 2yrs in the range of 20ish mil and get him in the building. Not sure if that gets a deal done but he did just play 1yr for 6 mil so I would think it might.

[NUGDUKWE]

(03-11-2025, 10:07 PM)Joelist Wrote: Sign Zeitler and Teven Jenkins, then we can go
G in the draft in Rd 2 or 3 and have time to coach the kid up.

This but I say let the board dictate. If the right one is there draft him in rd 2 or 3. But if not focus on defense and get a guy in the later rounds.

[pulses]

(03-11-2025, 07:17 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: That is the thing. Fans are pissed we did not extend Chase or Trey and did not wrap up Tee long term are the same fans bitching and moaning we did not overpay for Banks and Fries.

I am not saying all 3 of our guys do not deserve to paid extremely well, but to do that we sure can't pay extra 3 or 4 million a year to a good OG.

You are spot on. Maybe Bengals kicked the tires on them both and learned their ask was not in our ball park.

Fries was offered 3 and 50 from Seattle and turned it down before going to Minnesota. I read we're interested in Jenkins they better be prepared to offer 15/yr or so or they're not gonna get him.

[Frank Booth]

tevin jenkins is ASS

[Nicomo Cosca]

Joey Bosa to the Bills on a one year deal.

[THE PISTONS]

(03-11-2025, 10:30 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Joey Bosa to the Bills on a one year deal.

I thought we might sign him.

[*bfine32*]

(03-11-2025, 10:30 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Joey Bosa to the Bills on a one year deal.

(03-11-2025, 10:31 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: I thought we might sign him.

Was sure he was going to the 9ers

[Frank Booth]

(03-11-2025, 10:31 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: I thought we might sign him.

did you? did you really?

[Bengalbug]

(03-11-2025, 10:33 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: did you? did you really?

If a Hendrickson trade materialized, it’s possible.

Just bring in Calais Campbell. He can play anywhere, he will get 5 sacks. He brings a leadership presence that this team, especially defense, desperately needs.

[Bengalbug]

(03-11-2025, 10:17 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: tevin jenkins is ASS

Great context and contribution, as always.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(03-11-2025, 06:55 PM)pulses Wrote: Fries got WAY OVERPAID and so did Aaron Banks.

Definitely agree. Wanted Fries but he was overpaid.

[Joelist]

Teven Jenkins:

Career his Pass Block rating (PFF) is constantly right around 70 and last year 75.8. And this was with the roller coaster Caleb Williams rookie campaign back there and the prior three years the Justin Fields (Zero pocket awareness or presence) show. Run blocking he also hovers close to 70 and last year hit 74.3. Drafted in 2021 so has not hit his ceiling yet and the only real rap is misses games here and there due to injuries. The REAL question is will the Bengals actually seal the seal. Logically they should to have a younger building block back there and then possibly sign Big Z also as a stopgap while a draft pick is coached up.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(03-11-2025, 09:17 PM)samhain Wrote: Six of one, half dozen of the other.  Ojulari lucked into a lot of sacks to skew his total.  Maybe Ossai truly is ascending.  I'm not going to beat them up over that particular choice.

True, but also would love to add both. 

(03-11-2025, 09:18 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Where's Troy Blackburn to use the "We can't go to WalMart and buy one off the shelf" analogy?

Exactly, they prioritize WR over Guard with their own words and also with their silence.

(03-11-2025, 09:33 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: Hendrickson has had how long to negotiate with other teams?  It doesn’t seem like there is a report of another team offering any more/less than the bengals . I bet Trey comes back and either plays out this year, or re-signs for less than what bengals originally offered.

Agree with you. I think we have had enough time to see that the Bengals did the right move in letting Trey test FA and seeing that 
even being the NFL sack leader doesn't get you insane money. Trey will be back now that his agent and him have come back to reality.

Seriously, I think Trey has a dumb agent. Last year they requested an extension when it wasn't even possible ON Draft Day.

[XsandOs]

(03-11-2025, 09:52 PM)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: I see nothing wrong with criticising the Bengals organization. They have given fans many reasons to do so over the years.

I disagree on what you said about having a few elite players on the team that are viewed as elite having a toxic or negative effect on the team as a whole.

The best thing the Bengals have going for them is they are very much a team (almost family-like). The culture is good.

Within a good team culture everyone is celebrating everyone else's success and nobody wants to see others fail.

I thought the top players on the Bengals handled the failure as best as they could last year. Burrow and Chase for example could have blamed the defense in post game interviews--but they would always say stuff like, 'yeah, but we could have closed the game out earlier (pointing to a late drive they failed on)'. (not a word for word quote but that's the type of thing they would say).

I agree that more humility needs to be used in todays discussions. There is too much name calling and strawman arguments going around that furthers the divide. It takes a concerted effort by all parties to be civil and talk things out rationally. Things get too emotionally charged. I remember in school we had classes on forming arguments and arguing one side or another and I didn't like it. You were taught not to concede and discuss openly. You were taught to butt heads. It's part of the culture and the media reinforces it.

Then we disagree. And that is fine.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(03-11-2025, 08:41 PM)Nepa Wrote: The comment on twitter was:

"BREAKING: The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to trade star Trey Hendrickson to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a 2025 3rd round pick. The reigning sack leader heads to Green Bay where he’s expecting to sign a long term deal. (per@AdamSchefter"

But, it appears to be some random, made-up, fake-news post. As one person pointed out, Adam Schefter apparently has no such information on his feed. ... And it was posted 8 hours ago

Fake news crap. Damn does it get old.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(03-11-2025, 10:01 PM)BengalFanInNJ Wrote: Nah. You provided a nice synopsis of what's going on. 

I think so too, Stewy pretty much nailed it.

[Luvnit2]

(03-11-2025, 10:07 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: that's the chiefs. The team with mahomes and reid

bengals arent that

might was well compare us to the brady/belichek patriots

So the Chiefs players are void of emotions and feelings since Reid is the coach and Mahomes is the QB.

That makes sense now. 

[tBengal]

Guess our FO decided to take the day off today.

Hopefully they were working behind the scenes to get stuff done.

[pulses]

(03-11-2025, 11:07 PM)Joelist Wrote: Teven Jenkins:

Career his Pass Block rating (PFF) is constantly right around 70 and last year 75.8. And this was with the roller coaster Caleb Williams rookie campaign back there and the prior three years the Justin Fields (Zero pocket awareness or presence) show. Run blocking he also hovers close to 70 and last year hit 74.3. Drafted in 2021 so has not hit his ceiling yet and the only real rap is misses games here and there due to injuries. The REAL question is will the Bengals actually seal the seal. Logically they should to have a younger building block back there and then possibly sign Big Z also as a stopgap while a draft pick is coached up.

80 72 and 76 over the last 3 years doesn't equate to around 70 but yes he should be signed but it's gonna cost 15/yr or so to get him. He can play both guard spots but I'd leave him at LG and sign/draft a RG or both.