Will Cincinnati Bengals Skill Players Make LEAP in 2025: Training Camp Preview
The Cincinnati Bengals have the best wide receiver duo in the NFL, but the rest of the skilled players have a significant part to play and continuity should be a boost to the Bengals. Let’s break it down. You are Locked on Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast, part of the Locked On podcast network, your team every day. What up Bengals fans and welcome to another episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast. Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day. I’m Jake Liscoco. He’s James Renee and we are your hosts of the Lockdown Bengals podcast covering your Cincinnati Bengals here and now on YouTube everywhere you get your podcast since 2016. So if you’re looking for that daily source of everything you need to know about what’s going on with the Cincinnati Bengals, you’re in the right place. you can hit that subscribe button and that’ll make it really easy to join the legion of Bengals fans out there that are already everyday. Shout out to you if you’re already an everydayer everyday listener of the Lockdown Bengals podcast and you can make the Lockdown Bengals podcast your first listen every day. As we continue our training camp preview series today, James, we get into the skill players. And while there’s obvious strength and continuity at the top, there’s also a really interesting bit of depth conversation that I think we get to today in the depth battles at all of these positions in terms of who’s going to rotate in with those clear starters on this team, the advantage of continuity. There’s also a Shamar Stewart story out there that we’re going to get to to finish the show, but let’s start with the strength of the team here. And from a training camp preview perspective, what we’re expecting to see from this unit, I think that there will be no contract drama on this side of the ball at least. We’re going to talk about contract drama later. We have to. We can’t avoid it. But on this side of the ball, the continuity they have there, these are advantages that we have talked about and will continue to be advantages that we talk about throughout training camp and monitor. This group needs to be the best skill group of the Joe Burrow era. And when you look at it, obviously you have Jamar Chase coming off of the Triple Crown season in his prime, entering his prime, whatever you want to say. I truly believe T. Higgins is entering his prime right now. And that’s why I wanted them to pay him so badly even last year because you want his best years. I think those best years are going to start in 2025. And as good as he was last year with the 10 touchdowns and 12 games and just Riley Moss has nightmares about dealing with T. Higgins still to this day, it’s it’s really fun to me to think about what he can be this year, assuming he could stay just a little healthier and as you mentioned, the best one-two punch in the league. And and then you you look at the continuity part of it and that’s why I say that this group should be the best skill group that Joe has had because Andre Yosvage has done nothing but take steps forward and earn Joe’s confidence and continue to grow as a player. I know he’s putting in a ton of work in Atlanta or has uh all off season and it obviously paid off last year and you saw what he could do last year and I think that that’s only going to continue. Mike Cassiki, same thing. Joe wanted him for a reason. He’s going to matter and and and I think he’s a big factor. And then Chase Brown, who I think is is about to, much like T. Higgins, and I get it. T’s been in the league longer and all of those things, but Chase should be better this year. He should be entering now that that those prime running back years where he’s been there, done that. He’s confident and he sharpens all the the skills that that he needs. So, I I have really high expectations for this skill group. There are guys I obviously didn’t mention. I’m not going to go through each and every one of them to open the show, but when I think about this group as a whole, they should be one of the best groups in the league, near the top of the league. And that’s really where the Bengals, when you think of their advantage week in and week out, it obviously starts with Joe. We talked about that a few days ago, but the skill guys need to be a huge advantage week in and week out, even when they’re facing top defenses in the NFL. And I agree with you, they should be. This should be the best skill performance that we see in the Joe Burrow era. Obviously, health caveats apply and and more specifically for some players or more relevantly to some players than others. But when you think about the continuity aspect here that we’ve talked about on this show, but having continuity allows that chemistry that we know exists and we have seen palpable evidence exist between Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase to apply to more players on the skill group roster. And I think that that chemistry exists with Joe and T. Higgins in large part. But if you look at the misfires or the incomplete passes that Joe Burrow threw to Andre Yosvage last year, I think you could say that that wasn’t quite there with Joe and Andre last year. I think there’s a lot of trust between those guys, especially when it comes to the scramble drill. But in terms of in structure on time, there were a few occasions last year that stand out notably in my mind where Andre just wasn’t quite on the same speed as Joe Burrow in terms of expecting the ball to be there when it arrived. And that’s something that in year three, same offense, same quarterback, same group around him, I would expect Andre Yosvage to be better at. The same system in terms of the passing game will be there. Now, can you get a step from Andre as a run blocker? Can you get a step from all of these receivers as a run blocker? How does that kind of fit in with what the Bengals are doing with their new offensive line coach, new approach to the running game, no run game coordinator, more of a a teamwide approach to the running game is what you would hope would come out of that. We’ll see how that plays out. But they really trust Andre and they they use him in that role as a run blocker, but there’s some development that’s available to him there. So, when we talk about the continuity, I’m thinking about Andre. I’m thinking about Mike Gaseki, the first time in the Joe Burrow era, you’ve got two straight years with your number one receiving tight end. And I’m thinking Chase Brown, who we saw take those massive steps last year, both as a runner, as a receiver, and as a pass blocker and the return of Sama Perine in that room. We’ll get to the depth part here, just focusing on the starters. Now though, those three guys, the not T Higgins, the not Jamar Chase part of this offense and the steps that those guys could take in terms of continuity with Joe Burrow in the same system. That’s what’s fascinating to me as we start about as we as we talk about the beginning the start of the 2025 season. When I think of Andre and a lot of people probably saw T. Higgins’s comments that Dan Hord asked him dur during the offseason program. It’s like, “Oh man, he took big strides forward.” But I I was talking to a Bengals veteran who was in the secondary. I’m not going to name him just because I don’t know if he wants me to name him, so I’m not going to. Bengals veteran that was in the secondary last off season. And last offseason before all the Jamar stuff, we were on and I I remember saying my biggest offseason priority is finding a way to resign T. And I was talking with him about that and he was like, “Yeah, you better get T done because of how valuable he is.” He was like, “But that that number 80 is a dude, too.” And and really talked up Andre. Again, probably off record. I don’t think he would care if I said it now, especially, but was praising Andre and it was just a one-on-one conversation. And I I think I think that’s interesting to me because you you look at his his progression and the trust that Joe has had the 10 touchdowns in his first two seasons when he was drafted in the sixth round. I think if you would have said over under 10 career touchdowns in a Bengals uniform for Andre Yosvage. Yeah. You know like career you probably take the under because that’s a lot. That’s a lot for a six for a six round pick. Yeah. Yes. And and he’s coming from Princeton and you just don’t know. And clearly he’s got it mentally, clearly he’s got it physically. They they moved him into the slot last year. And yeah, there’s there are plenty of things. I think between the 20s, you really need to see 80 more this year. You need to see him evolve there. But there is something there. And he works really hard and he gets it. And when you check all of those boxes, you have veterans singing your praises. Really, from the moment he got there, he impressed the the Bengals and and that has continued. So, I don’t think he ever could have replaced T. I think the offense would have had to evolve, but can he evolve into a a reliable third option where some weeks it might be Masiki, but others it is Andre? And if T’s doubled and Jamar’s doubled, well, then it’s the Andre Yosvage game. like that’s what they need and it could vary on who it is week to week but I I do believe that he’s capable of doing that and and I know for a fact he’s chomping at the bit to see more targets in game because he believes he can do more and and when you have that belief that confidence that could be the gamechanging play or two down the stretch that needs to be made. Maybe he’s the guy that makes it at times and and that goes a long way. It’s tough because there’s a lot of mouths to feed if you’re talking about getting more targets for Andre because of Mikei’s return and the evolution of how they’re going to use Mikei. But let’s finish up with Mikei. Let’s finish up with Chase Brown. Get into the depth battles here because I do think that the depth conversation, the rotation conversation of these positions also really interesting. Uh then we got to get to Shamar Stewart. 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It’s been a tight end carousel in Cincinnati for several seasons in a row now. And when Mikei came in, following that model, a bargain signing, had a very productive season. Going into the offseason, there’s every reason to believe that he would follow the same path and go get paid elsewhere. But for once, Joe Burrow goes out there and says, “We really want Mike G back.” Mike G does the meme where he’s pointing at himself like me. And then he gets resigned with the Cincinnati Bengals. Said he paid the Joe Burrow tax, still got paid pretty well, I think. But yeah, when you think about the continuity with Mikei and the comments from coaches where, you know, they talk about, “We really figured out how we wanted to fold him into the game plan with these wide receivers late in the year. What are your expectations for Mike G in the second year with this offense? I think he’s like he could be your Tyler Boyd. Like if you needed him to just line up in the slot and be that guy for the most part, he can do that. And I and I think that’s what’s interesting when you think about the Bengals wide receivers. You mentioned the Miles defeat. It’s not just the big two. It It’s Andre and Mike. And those guys are both can both give you that that slot option and can both be that third down safety net and can both be weapons in the red zone. You didn’t see that as much with Mike last year. It’s not like he put up a bunch of touchdowns. And I think that might be where things change this year. He had some big catches between the 20s. It’s kind of funny how him and Andre were were sort of opposites in some ways, but I I think Mike is going to score more touchdowns. Numbers may end up being the same and then you look at the touchdowns and those go up this year, but he is valuable. I saw it in OTAAS and in during the offseason program, the rapport is there. Joe trust him. He’s going to to lean on him. The catch radius is important. He moves like a receiver, but has just a huge wide catch radius. He’s really athletic and is going to he’s going to matter this year and so keeping him look the Steelers just traded for Janu Smith and and and having a tight end that can catch like that and be a weapon in the passing game that matters a lot. Mike Cassiki is is one of the the better fits from that standpoint. Not saying he’s a complete tight end that’s going to be able to be a high-end blocker, but for what the Bengals do, if you’re looking at a a passcatching tight end, outside of the the star tight ends in this in this league, he he’s he’s up there for sure. And so I I think that it’s a really good fit. I expect it to be better. And if there’s one area where I think the numbers will certainly go up, you don’t know about receptions, you don’t know about yards, but I do think the touchdown number is going to go up a bit. I think the big area that they need to figure out how to leverage Mike Caseeki’s size is in the red zone like you’re talking about in the in the end zone. Last year out of all of his production, how many catches did he have total last year? He had 65 catches last year for 665 yards, two touchdowns. So over 10 yards a catch. Of those catches, five came in the red zone for 33 yards and one touchdown. You need to get more out of a guy like Mike Gaseki in the red zone. He was really, really good between the 20s. He had 50 trying to do math quickly in my head. 57 catches between the 20s for about 600 of his yards. About 50 of his yards came not between the 20s. And he had he had the one touchdown uh from outside of the red zone. Only one touchdown in the red zone last year. was a a useful third down player. Most of his production came on second down, but certainly was a useful third down player. So, in those moments, you’re talking about the Tyler Boyd third down role. Talking about the red zone responsibilities, that’s where you want to see growth for Mike Cassiki in year two with this offense where the coaching staff knows exactly what he is, where Joe Burrow knows exactly what he is and and you would would hope to see some improvements there. The other aspect here is Chase Brown. And the question for me if running back does get into depth more than I have any questions about Chase Brown because I think Chase Brown is really good and it’s a question of how much of a workload does he get this year? And does he maybe take a step as a as a receiver in terms of production? Are there more targets available for him in the receiving game as a checkown option? But but really where it gets interesting to me from here because I again I think we know who Chase Brown is and I think he’s a very productive running back there there’s questions about the run blocking in front of him is how much do we see a rotation with Taj Brooks Pierre and maybe even Zack Moss depending on his health at running back and and what happens behind Mike Casei at tight end. Those are the remaining bits of intrigue to me that we’re going to get a lot of answers about I think in training camp in the preseason process because there’s there’s not necessarily a whole lot you can learn about a lot of things in training camp but these rotations and the guys that are going to play snaps and who’s winning those battles who’s earning the coach’s trust that is something that you can learn in training camp and I think it’ll be really interesting at tight end beyond Drew Sample and Mike Gaseki and beyond Chase Brown and Sam Pri no doubt because where’s Zach Moss’s health? I I I I think that’s a a huge one. I I’m not sure. I I I’m concerned, put it that way. Now, maybe he’s cleared for camp and next week we’re like, “Oh, well, Zach Moss is out there because if so, I I don’t know. I I I know fans are kind of in general down on him, but I’m not sure he’s worse than than some JP Ryan and and if those are your three you feel great about, but Taj Brooks is really intriguing.” So, I I I feel good. Whoever ends up being the Bengals backup running back is going to have to earn it. Last year, you kind of walked into it and you knew it was going to be Brown and Moss or Moss and Brown. This year, I think it’s a bit different. You know, it’s Brown and then after that, there could be a bit of a competition. But having Sam, he can do so many different things for you. He’s going to matter. I I I’m pretty sure it was in the AFC title game this past year. He caught the game- clenching catch for a first down for the Chiefs. Like that’s third down. They needed a play and Pat Mahomes throws it to him and I’m pretty sure he broke a tackle, but runs for a first down and that’s it. Ball game, they’re going to another Super Bowl. Those are the type of plays that go under the radar. That’s what he did in 2021 when they made it to the Super Bowl. He made plays that you kind of forget about now. So, it’s if he can be that, and I think he can. I I I talked with him during the offseason program a little bit. He’s certainly excited to be back in Cincinnati. And I I I think offensively is is going to matter at times. And even if he doesn’t, let’s just say Brooks runs away with the two job. He’s going to matter on special teams. He’s going to be a factor. And that’s really really nice to have to have a veteran back there that at worst case can be your number three running back and pass protect at a high level and help in a bunch of different ways. More than anything is depth that they did not have last year. They had two guys last year and they had to go trade a pick for a running back in the middle of the season because they had I mean it was so desperate. Remember they worked out. Yep. And then that running back didn’t even play. He he hardly played. could have just signed Leonard. I don’t think that was a pretty that that serious. I don’t think they were that interested based on what I heard for how much they used their inseason acquisition. Should have should have, huh? Like and and nothing against Khalil Herbert, but he he just didn’t get used until Chase Brown got hurt because Chase Brown was really good. But having depth there, big difference. Don’t have that confidence in the tight end room. And this is where something needs to emerge. Whether it’s Tanner McGlaughlin, whether it’s Cam Grandandy, whether it’s Tanner Hudson again being in that role, but like somebody who can be that Eric Allight, because I don’t think they’re getting Eric all this year. He’s going to miss the season obviously, but somebody who can be an Eric all light that would be a help for this offense. I I don’t know that it is either. That’s why I love Costan Loveland. I thought maybe he could end up being that long term, you know. So, we will see what shakes out with the tight ends. That that’s going to be an area we’re watching closely like who who’s going to be that guy that they because like they’re gonna in training camp they’re going to be two tight end sets where Gaseki is not the second tight end. It’s going to be Drew Sample and and who is that and and and what kind of Camry? I think it’s Cam Grandandy. That that’s where I lean currently too. But when we No doubt when we have this next conversation, how many people are going to be like, “Man, Colston Lovelin, they’re going to feel a little differently.” They’re going to think a little differently about that, huh? Well, maybe not. Maybe not. For a few reasons. We’ll we’ll finish up the show with uh some drama. We can’t avoid it. Coming up next, All right, Jake, let’s dive into uh the the drama you mentioned, Shamar Stewart and the latest on him. We talked about it yesterday. Shamar Stewart, will he show up to training camp on time? Will he be signed? Will he not be signed? We’ll see. Amarius Mims signed right before camp last year. And yet the latest, and I didn’t see this, you saw this. You push it to me probably about an hour before we started recording, a half hour before we started recording. And this would be a disaster scenario for probably all involved, but the latest on Shamar. Yeah. So, you’re talking about it making people want to revisit the Coulson Lovelin conversation. And there’s two prongs to it, right? One is a conversation we just had about like, do they have a real tight end on the roster that can do everything? They don’t. And then you take the the further step of this report and this comes from the cover three podcast and Bud Elliott who said that he talked to an&m source a guy who had some good&m stuff in the past. He’s like, “Hey, Shamar might end up back here. He’s been at College Station. He’s been fully involved in workouts. He could come back and try to play again this season and go into the draft again next year.” And John Sharon at a toz a Toz Sports was the the guy who noticed this, wrote it up and and that’s why I saw it, James. So, shout out to John Sheeran, but there’s a lot here. Great friend of the show. Um I I don’t know that it necessarily means anything, but the fact that there’s smoke here at all is concerning. Like it’s not uncommon for guys to go work out where they play college football. Yeah. It’s not uncommon during the break to to hear about guys going to work out where they used to play. That could very well be all this is. Uh the the podcast also described the relationship between the Bengals and Shamar Stewart as toxic. I don’t know if that’s informed or if that’s, you know, somebody who’s just following it from the outside. I don’t know if that’s coming from Shamar Stewart’s camp or, you know, somebody just extrapolating from from the news you’ve seen around this, but I I don’t want to necessarily overhype this. It’s just that since the story is out there at all at this point, a week before training camp, like that’s not where you want to be. It isn’t. And I’m going to be very very clear here because if Shamar Stewart did do this, and I’m not saying he is, I’m not saying he will. I’m not saying he’s considering it, but it would be the most ridiculous asinine, ignorant, dumb, whatever bad adjective you want to use, that’s what it is. Because we’re talking about a first round pick contract, 17th overall. It is fully guaranteed. And this idea that you would do that means that he, again, not saying it’s true, not saying that this is being considered, but if it is being considered, if this is considered a real option from his people, then they’re the dumbest group ever, and he needs to fire every single one of them. And I’m I don’t say that lightly. I’ve never said that about anyone’s representation that I can remember. But that’s insane to do, insane to risk. It’s not like Shamar Stewart were this was this huge NIL guy was getting paid not that he didn’t get paid but getting paid millions and millions of dollar that that wasn’t the case. Why would you walk away from that on the other side this would be a disaster for the Bengals as well because now they just don’t have their first round pick and so it would be awful for everyone involved. No one would benefit. It would be again the the most ridiculous thing because what are the odds that he I just read something from Dane Bugler that said edge rusher is a really deep position in the 2026 NFL draft. I haven’t even thought about the 2026 NFL draft. But guess what? Do you want to risk your your fully guaranteed deal at 17th overall when you thought you should have been picked higher already to maybe go in round two like it? There would be no way, no scenario where that would make sense because of a clause that doesn’t even cancel your contract. Like it’s it’s a very just negotiate the clause, which the Bengals are going to do. I’d be shocked if the Bengals don’t reach out to Shamar Stewart’s reps, maybe now, but certainly within the next few days to try to get something done. Why would you risk that and go back there? There would be no scenario, no option where I would tell Shamar if I was advising him to go back to school because there’s really no scenario where it makes sense or is smart at this stage. Well, especially because you’re talking lawsuits at that point. Like if he actually tries to play college football this year force Yeah, he’s got to force his way back. Then he’s actually not eligible. As I understand it, I don’t think he’s eligible for the draft next year. The Bengals would still have his rights if he plays football this year, I think. And and maybe that’s maybe there’s something weird there, but I think you’re talking lawsuits. If he goes and plays football somewhere, if he just sits out the year, then then he can reenter the draft, no questions asked. And I still think that’s an insane thing to consider because if you sit out the year and it’s a strong edge class next year according to Dame Bugler like the NFL sees what’s happening here and what if he gets drafted one of these you know 20 or so other teams in the NFL that uses this as standard contract language. Is he going to fight the fight again and say, “Well, it’s you had the president, but this is the reason I didn’t fight with sign with Cincinnati and now you want me to sign the same language.” Like, you got pretty good odds of being picked, but maybe the teams just avoid you that. And if those teams all avoid you, who’s picking you in the first round, especially if you don’t play football next year after you’ve gone through this? The NFL, we we’ve seen what the NFL does when players ruffle the feathers. There’s all this collusion stuff that’s in the news in the last month or so around various contracts. Large Jackson uh most notably, but I mean that that will be a a wild move. Now, again, to be entirely clear about this, this could just be him working out. We don’t know that there’s any indication that he wants to go and play football at at Texas A&M next year. But just and by the way, yeah, hopefully he’s just working out and plans on showing up to camp and is hoping to get a deal done and hits the ground running. And that very well could be the case. But if not, if he’s really receiving this advice, it is like what in the world is going on and why would you think that that is smart advice? like there there’s there’s no scenario and and it and it’s almost like it feels like it would be a very emotional decision like oh you want to do that fine then I’m going to do this and very rarely when you in in business when you act with emotion is it the right call very rarely everyone should just take a deep breath here and you know the Bengals they they have no emotion when they negotiate and it’s it is frustrating sometimes and a lot of times but if if that’s being considered, his camp should take a deep breath. Hopefully, it’s just not like you said because it it would be it would hurt him. It would hurt it would hurt everybody. I don’t really know who wins. Maybe Texas A&M, but I don’t really know who wins. This is all, like I said, very speculative. We we don’t know a whole lot about it other than this is an eye-catching thing to be said on the Cover Three podcast that somebody told Bud Elliot that Shamar might end up back here. Doesn’t necessarily mean that that’s the plan, but the reason we’re covering it is because it is out there. And if this turns out to have legs, we didn’t want to we didn’t want you to be blindsided essentially is is if this thing picks up steam. And if it picks up steam, you know, we we’ll continue to make sure you know everything that you need to know about it. But right now, I still think most likely scenario is Jamar Stewart plays for the Bengals this year by a pretty large margin. Sure. So, rookies have to report Saturday just to give everyone an idea. Saturday, July 19th. So, we will have an idea. There’s no there’s no like actual penalty for guys that aren’t signed if they don’t show up, right? Or is there a penalty? Do you know a penalty? I mean, like Well, no, but you become a full hold out like if you’re not reporting. And and those are happening with second round picks. So, we’ll see what happens with Demetrius Knight as well, where second round picks across the league are starting to say, “Hey, let’s figure out this guaranteed money thing.” Oh, we can’t escape it. James, come on, Jake. Are you tired? Don’t What? Uh, so Jamar when he was miked up in Detroit, I remember weird things. And and Joe Burrow threw a deep ball to him. He said, “Hey, you see that big blue thing right there?” Jamar caught it, but got caught by from behind in his rookie year. He was like, “Don’t do me like that. Don’t do me like that.” That That’s me right now to Demetrius and Shamar. Just don’t do me like that. We don’t need all the drama going into camp, baby. Let’s Let’s get it solved. No. Back to the topic of football things. Hopefully, barring news. We’ll continue our training camp previews. We’ve got to get to the trenches. We’ve got to get to the rest of the defense outside of the defensive front. So, we’ve got that coming up. We’ve got Mock Turtle Soup in the near future as well. Well, until then, thanks for listening to this episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast. Who day and have a good one.
The Cincinnati Bengals have arguably the best group of skill players in the NFL. The guys breakdown what needs to happen for them to take another big step forward in 2025.
They discuss Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Andrei Iosivas, Chase Brown, Mike Gesicki, the depth and so much more. They also react to the rumor that Shemar Stewart could be considering a return to college after the Bengals picked him with the 17th overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft.
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I look forward to seeing the stamp that the new coaches put on the offensive line and the defense.
I believe the young guns will succeed under Golden.
Stewart is gonna be an ongoing problem and he wasn’t a good choice for a team needing an immediate starter on defense.
Hey, I’ve been saying this exact scenario. He needed to Lawyer up and fight the NCAA to go back to college. The only caveat that I wasn’t familiar with that if he went back to college, the Bengals would own his draft rights next year and we know how cheap Cincinnati is. They’re not gonna pay two first round picks. I honestly don’t know if it’s the matter of the language or it’s a matter of Cincinnati trying to set the precedent with him would you be comfortable being a guinea pig?
If he's a no show in Saturday. Cut the guy lose.
I have faith in the players that we have already I don't believe that we need anyone else and this is going to be the first year well Eric All is injured now but other than that it seems like everyone else is healthy and ready to Go I can't wait for this season to start…..Who Dey💯
The Bengals go 14 3
Katie Blackburn's "How to F-up an offseason" play book.
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Bengals need to go ahead cut ties with Stewart. Its beyond repairable at this point, both sides have a sour taste for one another. Stewart is making a huge mistake though if he returns to college
If shemar wants to be a problem, go back to college, fall in the draft, and give the money to Trey.
I'll give it to Zac, Duke, and Joe they built that offense like a tank. That offense is built to destroy defenses.
I agree with James, Joe looks like he's in his prime, Tee looks like he's in his prime, Ja'marr looks prime. Chase Brown has a year under his belt, Moss is dependable, Semaje is back. Andrei and Jermaine look good. I'm excited for the defense also, i believe they'll play better, smarter.
It's fun seeing Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow face-off twice a year, because you get to see a master-class of Quarter-backing.
The moment Circus Stewart flashed his golden grille, it became clear that football was not his priority 🤡
If you’re a real bengals fan that actually really wants a winner – you should be cheering for the players in all these negotiations. The brown/blackburn family are beyond awful and need to be publicly shamed for way they do things. Last year Trey asked to be traded and the entire D line needed a mentor. They got nothing from Trey b/c Trey isn’t going to put in that work. Burton was a nothing burger – and imagine if Chase got his deal done last year and was paid big money and mentorship to Burton comes with that (anyone who has played high level sports knows how this works). So we started off slow and no young D-line guys developed, and Burton didn’t develop. Tee also last year thought he was as good as gone playing on a franchise tag so he wasn’t doing anything extra either. PLUS THEY WOULD Have SAVED 15+ MILLION PER SEASON if they would have just gotten Chase and Tee done earlier. Now same crap this year. Bengals need to change way they do things/treat players or they’ll always have upset players and that’s no way to win a championship.