Remember when I compared the Burrow Bengals to the 80s Giants because they stumped the Niners a few times LMAO

They're more like...the Jim Everett Rams LMAO

Congrats on beating the dynasty a couple times and getting no rings!

Don't you mean the Chris Everett Rams, Jim?

Joe is gonna get some boy wonder in his 2.9 million bat mobile

November AFC Player of the Month. Batmobile already making him a player

Figured it'd be damn near impossible to not even make the playoffs with MVP candidate caliber QB play but here we are. How in the **** did they manage to slam the window shut on themselves so quickly?

They kept the wrong players and let the correct players walk. They would have been better off trading Tee and resigning Reader and Bates.

So happy they miss the playoffs and made poor decisions. I love it.

I’m not surprised. It happened to Brees and Rodgers more than a few times and they were Hall of Famers.

They'll never do it but.....they should entertain trading Chase.

I bet they'd get more than we got for Tyreek.

If they trade Chase, they need to retain Higgins.

We could trade Tyreek because we still had prime Kelce. If they let Higgins walk and trade Chase, it's full-boat rebuild time for them.

And for what Higgins will cost vs. what Chase will cost, I think you're more likely to get production commensurate with the cost from Chase. Higgins is far more of a one-trick pony than Chase is, IMO.

They should've traded Higgins a year ago and gotten a Chase extension done then. They have REALLY screwed the pooch here and it may have done more damage than they can reasonably undo.

All because they beat Mahomes once and convinced themselves that they were better than they were.

Won the battle...lost the war. Badly.

Higgins is gone, I wouldn't entertain that. I'd guess he's a Charger next year.

But...yeah. I'd not trade CHase, but the idea of it makes a sense.

Bengals need to just get their d to be solid andt theyre right back to where they were before

Trading chase wouldn't be wise

They should have traded Chase and have Higgins a fair deal. They could have got a bunch of picks and done something with rhe defense. We did. They could have done the same and should have. Now they will get nothing for Higgins and Chase contract demands will kill their cap.

Then again they could still trade chase and keep Higgins. Chase isn't an FA.

Where are they going to get the resources to get their D to solid?

High draft picks and 60ish million in cap is a good start

Have you seen their defensive draft success lately?

You know damn well with Chase and Higgins sitting out there that they're not going to fix it next year.

If they had really been forward thinking they would have traded Higgins a couple of years ago and gotten a Tyreek or even better package coming back. They should have known they couldn't afford both and Chase is the one to pay. Higgins was still cheap back then and someone would have paid the picks to get him and still not have to pay him.

However, I think they mistakenly believed they were going to go back to the SB instead of thinking about keeping that window open for as long as possible with a franchise QB. Now they are going to likely lose Higgins for nothing and you still have to pay Chase.

Chase is 24 and clearly a Hall of Fame talent. I don’t think trading him would be wise. It made more sense for us to go that route because Tyreek was 28.

In general I think you have to give a top 5 draft pick at a premier position who appears to be better than advertised at least one extension.

That doesn't mean you trade Chase.

They're the 28th ranked defense now, they have plenty of ammo to get that around top 20 or so

Their GM can’t draft. Look at the last 3 years. Not much from the draft.

Need to fire that guy

I never said anything about trading Chase. I said they need more resources. Trading Chase is only one way to attain that. Trading Higgins two years ago would have been as well.

They're going to have a high first round draft pick. Odds are they will get a good player there by default. But look at their recent draft history on defense.

This is going to be a lot harder than you're making it out to be.

If the GM can't take a 28th ranked d and turn it into a 20th ranked d with a top 12 pick in each round and 50 to 60 million in cap then he should be fired.

So far, that's exactly what they've done. They took a top 10 D and made it bottom of the league in 2 years. That's on the GM. There's already a good case the GM should be fired.

I'm firing a GM who can't draft or acquire players over an elite receiver who my QB has known before both of their careers started.

I absolutely agree with you. Again, I never said they should trade Chase.

It's cute that you guys think you know where the problem is. I do appreciate the chuckles this morning, so thank you.

The problem started with letting Jessie Bates walk. Bates is the best single high safety in the NFL and in tandem with Von Bell, they worked very well together and made the LBs underneath coverage look better than it was. Along with that, DJ Reader (when healthy) along with the tandem of Larry Ogunjobi and BJ Hill gave them a solid IDL, so that Trey and Sam Hubbard could do their thing. Well, they let LO walk and reupped Hill. Hill is a good IDL but he's not really a difference maker other than couple times every 2 or 3 games. Then Sam Hubbard fell off a cliff.

Their drafting on D has been far less than desireable and the guys that were playing well, all seem to get hurt.

Getting back to Bates. Letting him and Bell go in the same year caused a huge void, not only in the back end of the secondary but it exposed how slow Germaine Pratt and Logan Wilson are in extended coverage. The two guys they tried to fill the back end with; Nick Scott and Geno Stone are terribad whist sucking major ass in the coverage and tackling department. That's not even touching the CBs, because i don't feel like typing all that shit out but let's not fail to highlight how absolutely atrocious they are in tackling, across the board.

The defense fell off a cliff because the Bengals are too cheap to sign multiple, quality difference makers and because they missed badly on the FA they brought in to replace the good players they lost.

Offense is the only thing they have and they know it, which is why they're desperately holding on to Higgins and there's no way in hell they're trading Chase. Chase and Burrow are attached at the hip.

They should have traded Tee last year but they thought they could reinvent the wheel and sign Burrow, Tee and Chase to contracts.

You guys traded Hill when he was 27. Chase is 24 and has many elite years left. Trading him would not benefit the team because they would **** up the draft picks anyway.

Even without Tee next year (if that happens), their offense will be very good. They have to hope to get lucky in FA next year on the D side but along with that, there are still gaping holes on the Oline because Cappa is cooked, Volson has finally been benched (for a guy who isn't really much better if at all) and Karras is getting old.



tl;dr The Front office is filled with brainless dipshits whose intelligence i question to the point i'm surprised they know how to wipe their own asses. Ironically, tigers can't change their stripes so it boils down to luck, just like when they sucked so bad they were able to draft Joe and Ja'marr and got extremely lucky with that '21 FA class.

So my advice is, enjoy the downfall and don't fret the Bengals because i don't see them figuring things out without a whole lot of luck involved.

Nicely put.

Your offense looked elite without Higgins.

Would be dumb to sign him

:Hugs: xoxo

If Joe is elite and so great then you don't need to pay skill players crazy money. We haven’t except with Kelce and he's no where near paid what top WRs are paid these days. That money id better spent on fatties and other areas. All of this is only if Joe is a great as they think he is.

Bungles new motto:

https://media2.giphy.com/media/HWEW9...iphy.webp&ct=g

In a way it feels like the Bengals will have similar issues to address next year as the Chiefs. They'll both need to rebuild their OL and decide whether a OT position stays with a rookie or they sign a vet. They'll both have effectively one elite DL guy on the books and a whole load of dross to work through. Both need to address CB, both have a key SS leaving. Probably both will be considering whether they need a cheap WR alongside the young guns etc etc.

He is elite. The tape makes that pretty obvious. He’s not as clutch, but his ability and skillsets are impressive only surpasses by Mahomes and Josh and Matt Stafford at this point.

Here's a classic Bengals ending for rfaulk34 to enjoy!!!

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Bengals trying to get a high pick. OBJ not playing this week and Logan Wilson to IR.

Elite but not clutch? How is that. He isn't clutch period.

Kind of what I was thinking. he's a great QB but he just doesn't have that clutch gene that would put him over the top and truly in that elite tier.

Love watching the old stuff! Still have Boomer's jersey. Thanks HP!

Bengals 9ers. Montana was the man, no doubt, ugh.

He’s displayed elite accuracy and anticipation with his throws on a pretty consistent basis. He can throw every pass. He’s decently mobile. He makes his reads and decisions at an elite level. He’s shown a high football IQ with his presnap reads/ adjustments. The fact of the matter is that Joe is the best quarterback in the league, except for Mahomes and Josh Allen. The only QB I’d take before him, other than Pat and Josh might be Stafford, but he’s getting too old at this point to reasonably think ahead more than a season or two.

All things being equal; ownership, FO, coaching, team (ST/DEF), Burrow is the 2nd best QB in the NFL. Full stop.

Not Josh Allen. Not Lahmuur Jackson. Not Matt Stafford. Not Jared Goff. Not Tua. Not Stroud. Not nobody.

Level playing field, Burrow is hands down the best QB in the NFL not named Mahomes.

A career of being battered due to shit Oline dudes and now a defense that couldn't stop a damn thing, yet he's still right there at the top.

#1 yds
#1 tds
30/5 td/int
#3 tQBR
#4 QB rating

Those are some nice “always playing from behind” stats you have there. Be a shame if someone… didn’t win games

what a flamer LMAO

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨VIDEO: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bengals</a> star quarterback Joe Burrow has arrived for tonight‘s game in a new outfit.<br><br>👀👀👀<br> <a href="https://t.co/QtYS5dQNDb">pic.twitter.com/QtYS5dQNDb</a></p>&mdash; MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/_MLFootball/status/1866251274544468362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Burrow's house was broken into last night, during the game. No word yet if it's actually connected to the Pat/Travis thing but it sure looks like it.

no rings or trophies stolen thankfully

Burrow is damn good. Third best qb in the league.

He’s also hella gay

Uh, checking their boxscores this season, after Week 3, there's only two games where they were losing going into the half. Otherwise, in the other 8 games they had the lead early, but their defense shit their pants every time.

There must be a new Bling Ring out there.

Suthper GAY

The donut face smash celebration was more than strange

Burrow is good and he has had some crappy OL play.

But he has also had really elite pass catchers. A little hard to say what a level playing field looks like.

Mahomes stats looked better with prime Kelce and Tyreek and a poor defense than they do with a great D, a past his prime Kelce and certainly nobody that has replaced Tyreek and worse LT and RT.

When he brings his A+ game, Josh is pretty exceptional. But his career turnovers are pretty bad.

so it is the defense...thanks.. thats good stuff, nevertheless

Not good for trying to bag a trophy wife either.

So after the win last night, do the Bengals have a glimmer of hope to make the Playoffs?

Like 4% or something like that.

They have to win out and get some help. While not impossible, I don't see it.

They play @Titans, Browns, Broncos, and @Steelers. If they win the next 2, that Broncos game might mean something. Of course the Colts and Dolphins are also 1 game up on them. It's pretty damn unlikely.

The AFC Championship ring may have value. May be why Josh & Lamar are buglared free

According to an NFL.com article from 8 days ago, they were at 2% but would raise to 4% with a win over Dallas. I knew I had read 4% somewhere.

Burrow’s house robbed during the game last night and his, ummm… “employee” called the police.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: SI Model Olivia Ponton is the one who called the robbery at Joe Burrow‘s home to the police. <br><br>Ponton said when she got to Joe’s home, she noticed a shattered bedroom window and his room ransacked, per TMZ.<br><br>PONTON IS “EMPLOYED” BY BURROW, per the document. <br><br>WILD… <a href="https://t.co/V61DXp3qei">pic.twitter.com/V61DXp3qei</a></p>&mdash; MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/_MLFootball/status/1866585823954506009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Go, Joe lol I mean, he should just own his obvious ****piece but whatever.

I know if I had a $200m contract you wouldn’t be able to tell me shit.

Insurance will cover that loss. Losing out on a playoff appearance will decidedly not be covered. (Wonder why Macaulay, Olivia & the mayor's wife were all naked when the cops arrived...:hmmm:)

They need a bunch of teams to lose and they must win out. 4% means there is one team they could pass and get in. That's Denver who they have to beat to have any chance and Denver would need to lose the other 3.

Or more simply put :) :

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Raider fans wondering what they could do to have such a great shot at the playoffs like that.

I'd like to report a murder.

https://i.imgur.com/I4kBKrO.png

Unless there is some weird multi team tie breaker Bengals will be out almost certainly if Ravens, Chargers and Donks win 1 more game each, Caveat being Donkeys as they play them soon.

Man, wish I could afford a house sitter that was an SI model...
Bet it was a promised ride in the new Batmobile that sealed the deal.

Rough life

Yeah, rough life.

Man, she is..........

bundle of sticks Hag

No chance catching Ravens and Chargers unless they each lose out. Not happening.

Only hope is the Donks going 1-3 (with Cincy beating them) and both Miami & Colts going 2-2 rest of the way with Cincy winning out.

Umm,
have you guys seen the Bengals defense? Strong chance their next 2 games they make Will Levis/Tony Pollard & Jameis Winston/Nick Chubb look like MVP level players. Bet the overs in those games.

Although, knowing the Bungles, it would not shock me one bit to see them win the next 3 games, have everything else in the AFC fall exactly how they need it as to where they have a "win and in" situation in week 18 vs the Squealers,, and then they face Justin Fields and all Pittsburgh backups and get their doors blown off falling on their faces.

Maybe he doesn't smoke a massive amount of pole?

Maybe he does and employed her for lessons?

Maybe she's his personal shopper and fashion consultant? If she hates him and robbed him and subsequently called it in, that would make the most sense about what he wears to games.

Interesting.

If he is hammering that out at night, he's doing pretty well for himself.

https://nypost.com/wp-content/upload...y=75&strip=all

You know damn well he thinks she's his sister.

The look on the lady's face behind her is pretty funny...like, good lord, these women have no shame...but I'll look anyway

Agreed. He could do better.

No boob's. Probably coked out and ran through.

From Urban Dictionary: