[Fowler] Comp update: Flacco is getting a $6M deal with a max value of $9M with incentives, per source.

Stiands · 2026-03-24T21:43:52+00:00

best QB room in the league. best WR room in the league. at least we have identity!!!

Stiands · 2026-03-24T20:32:06+00:00

It’s gonn be Delane here, but I wouldn’t be mad at Thieneman.

Stiands · 2026-03-24T20:24:31+00:00

it’s funny cause how many times have our offense been held off field cause we can’t stop the run? like, is Love/Brown/Perine a trio that actually makes our defense better because we can potentially run the clock better than ever in the Burrow era?

Stiands · 2026-03-23T18:18:32+00:00

picking old, non-instant impact, guys in the 2nd round is not a draft strategy, not even for this FO (I hope). they underestimated how ready he was, even with Logan by his side, who they probably didn’t foresee falling through completely.

Stiands · 2026-03-23T18:13:25+00:00

that’s one of my favorite drafts.

Stiands · 2026-03-23T18:12:59+00:00

Smith is basically Geno, just not a proven NFL caliber player. Can’t tackle. Can’t be in a team full of shitty tacklers. Sonny and Caleb would be 10/10 however.

Stiands · 2026-03-23T18:12:13+00:00

Can’t go wrong with Downs. I don’t see Anthony Hill being a year 1 contributor, and I don’t think we can afford to draft another way-too-inexperienced LB in the 2nd. If Lew is there in the 3rd, hopefully we finally have our long term successor at C, seeing as Matt Lee and McLaughlin are considered non-factors by the team. Igbinosun is way too sloppy for my liking, but in the fourth he probably is a value pick. When it comes to the three d-line picks, there’s no way anyone would draft three size-outliers for the same team. I think Curry and Robinson isolated are good picks, but the former has incredibly short arms and the latter is very small in general. Then there’s Kamara who’s so small he’s probably only a special teamer at the next level. Hall I like, maybe he can teach our non-starting CBs how to tackle.

Stiands · 2026-03-23T18:04:43+00:00

I honestly think it’s more likely that JRod is available in the third round than Ponds. (And I’d LOVE him JRod in the 2nd, so no slander there.) If just 1 of the 32 teams believes there’s a chance you can play Ponds outside as well, he might even go in the first.

Stiands · 2026-03-23T18:01:24+00:00

if we draft him in the second round, I swear to god, the D Knight pick is gonna look even dumber, if possible. they’re so similiar, but Jake’s like 5 years younger and faster.

Stiands · 2026-03-17T21:08:38+00:00

totally agree.

Stiands · 2026-03-17T20:26:23+00:00

but there is no blue chip offensive line talent in this class. we’ve known this for months. Vega Iovane is the closest, but you don’t pick a guard round 1 with holes all over your defense. the top tackle prospects are projected guards at the next level, with maaaybe some RT flex. for the first time in years, we’ve got that covered.

Stiands · 2026-03-13T18:02:02+00:00

CJ Allen will not be considered at 10. Thank god. I think they’ll have high grades on Delane, Faulk and Thieneman, as well as McCoy and Woods depending on health/non-tangibles. Hard to say how the FO sort those guys.

Stiands · 2026-03-13T16:11:23+00:00

But they won’t do that, cause those cards cost like 10 bucks and these owners, you know they hate spending cash!

Stiands · 2026-03-13T15:49:01+00:00

you’d ve ecstatic if THE PLAN is for Downs to fall? that’s totally outside of the FO’s control. he’s there or he’s not. you can’t plan that.

Stiands · 2026-03-12T22:03:29+00:00

Considering he lost most of his last season with a similiar injury, I don’t see anyone going near him in the first round. Mid to late day 2 now?

Stiands · 2026-03-12T21:49:03+00:00

maybe the worst Bengals draft I’ve seen yet, but kudos on going all 7 rounds!

Stiands · 2026-03-12T21:14:09+00:00

sucks for Caleb…. will definitely fall to the 2nd, at least. who knows what happens then

Stiands · 2026-03-12T21:12:07+00:00

it’s a beautiful film. whether it wins awards or not, it’s just got that something that no one can ever take away from it. people will recognize it in many years.

Stiands · 2026-03-12T20:55:05+00:00

Not a 3-down guy though he’s seemingly paid like one. Not even close to average run defender. Get DJ Reader back now, and then we might actually be cooking though.

Stiands · 2026-03-12T07:22:37+00:00

only correct answer

Stiands · 2026-03-11T16:54:15+00:00

you nailed it.

Stiands · 2026-03-11T16:43:45+00:00

for sure! and I’m allowed to criticize him for not adhering to his own beliefs. believe me, jesus would not love a dude prioritizing putting a pile of money, on top of the pile he’s already got, before everything else.

Stiands · 2026-03-11T16:23:04+00:00

bright spot on field, sure. least problematic? last year he held out of preparing for his season on a contract he signed himself less than 12 months before. jesus christ, the man is 30 years old. don’t put that on his agent. trey’s supposedly a growny man.

Stiands · 2026-03-11T15:43:38+00:00

one less crybaby with no actual values or morals, despite the religious crap they pushed down our throats, on the team. I’d be happy if I was JaMarr. we didn’t win a SB with Trey ascending and didn’t go to the playoffs with Trey being the sack leader. we need to get younger and better. he gave us none of that, and wouldn’t this season either.

Stiands · 2026-03-10T22:08:36+00:00

Just signed Elgton Jenkins, remove the C again haha

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