Fix Your Franchise: Cincinnati Bengals | NFL Stock Exchange

[@collinwill535]

You know your season is cooked when the NFLSE guys do a Fix Your Franchise video on your team lol

[@TampaBayTre]

Grim reaper door meme 😂

[@bengalsfandom623]

Be curious for them to do the chiefs Shouldn't the team leaders and veterans on the team be the main ones that establish, create and maintain a positive, tough, gritty, supportive culture. Who are those key leaders that uplift and show belief and inspire individuals to play their best (not as individuals racking up some stats) but as a team.... giving their all to win AS A TEAM. Because I see the opposite in how Burrow and Ja'Marr have handled things. Trey hendricksob gave credit to teammates in helping him get his stats after the raider game and was supportive of McPherson when asked about Evan missing those 2 field goals after chargers game Burrow acting all sorry for himself is a terrible look (especially when he doesn't acknowledge that his preferences/choices of Burrow ball requires expensive weapons, makes things difficult on the OL and the RBs and the skill players and make the offense too predictable)... bc Mahomes could have done the same in 2021, 2022, 2023 and in 2024. Instead Mahomes adapted and overcame a very cheap/financially responsible front office. Mahomes could have said "were not talented enough" everytime they lost another key player this season. Did Mahomes call out the chiefs when they didn't pay and traded Tyreek in 2021 or Sneed in 2024. or didn't pay juan thornhill in 2022 or willie gay in 2023 or others? Or when the chiefs refuse to pay any WR to keep them around like MVS or refusing to trade for and pay Kupp $26M (because that's too expensive lol). Or when the chiefs only bring back players cut by other teams and sitting on their couch like Juju and Kareem Hunt and only sign players that are cheap outside Mahomes and now Chris Jones and some OL... yes, Travis Kelce is a very cheap weapon at $17M per year (his highest contract as a chief... he made $12M for years and $10M for years). When Travis was making $12M a couple years ago, he said it would be nice to make more but they didn't give him more or even top TE money until last year Or when Chris Jones sat out of games last year because Jones thought he could force the chiefs front office into paying exactly what he wanted and exactly when he wanted to be paid... but it didn't work... so Jones played the rest of his contract year without the new contract he tried to demand. And then the chiefs gave his new contract when they wanted to... which was after playing on his last year of his contract And that's just some examples of Mahomes handling a very cheap/financially responsible front office trying to spend within the framework of what they actually bring in each year... instead of over spending and taking out loans against future earnings they hope to have Mahomes and Josh Allen went through this same defensive issues when their offenses had shootouts because their defenses were struggling. But did Mahomes and Josh Allen come to the podium every week saying "we're not talented enough" or what was the difference when they had the same struggles. I'd say that 30 of 32 teams could easily say the same bc almost all teams have holes they have to overcome and after the superbowl 31 of 32 teams could say "they're not talented enough"

[@set2877]

As a giants fan it’s a given at this point we get one every year

[@chefantoniowooten6779]

F N Right brother

[@zabelthomas3577]

Would absolutely buy a hat. I think you guys would sell beer koozies well too.

[@ZMI2E]

⬆️

[@Tmindful182]

I’d buy the coozie…

[@jacobshorba5753]

As a Jaguars fan I'm confused at how we can have the first overall pick in every in-season mock draft, a historically disappointing season, and not be one of the first teams discussed. With that said, I'm going to listen to this video at least three times in the next week.

[@zackhurwitz9441]

There are so many issues with Jacksonville, that even if they were the first video they wanted to do, they're still probably making it.

[@ryu-ken]

Cuz yall kept trent baalke

[@TampaBayTre]

It’s coming!!

[@SubscribeTo007Von]

It’s impressive how bad you’ve guys been im sorry this team is so disappointing for you guys

[@shadownova1317]

Gonna be the first four hour episode in the history of NFLSE

[@beardedtheo-uk3ns]

Merch? Absolutely. Hats? Hell yeah brothers.

[@paytonkline4811]

Learning Trevor played the greatness that was Destiny 1 made me very happy

[@ashleyjade5607]

You guys mentioned at the end doing something like this but for the good teams and how they got there, and that feels like a great set up for "Franchise Fixed: Detroit Lions", especially if they finish the job this year

[@inaijik]

That team page section was way funnier than it should’ve been

[@thguz13]

I'll buy a hat! Also another idea for a stream is to do either a fantasy draft with addicts on madden or warzone lobbies with addicts! Love the content as always!

[@matthewallman90]

Dude Connor was BAMBOOZLED when he laid eyes on that front office page 😂

[@shreckwes]

Destiny reference on the Stock Exchange??? Yeah I knew I liked y’all 🤣🤣

[@Thummpur26]

I fuckin love destiny that shit made me laugh

[@brettnaves8962]

Waiting on the Cayde-6 scouting report. I see first round talent, but, bad in the building from a team construction standpoint

[@Thummpur26]

@@brettnaves8962”Connor, get your Mock off my map”

[@TampaBayTre]

D1 forever. What a game

[@Thummpur26]

@@brettnaves8962 Connor, get your mock off my map😂

[@michaelpelchat5579]

Oh shit am I first? Wasn’t expecting a bengals fix your franchise but I ain’t complaining.

[@samucross]

Have a midterm to study for. This'll really help me get through the first part of the all-nighter

[@Squeezy-85]

Dooope, good luck dude

[@briankirk7965]

Bengals fan here- my belief is their top priority for both FA & Draft should be the trenches. Offensively- they need to get more athletic at G. Go get Trey Smith in FA. Draft another G. Do that, they can control the clock on O. Defensively they need a pass rusher, NT, S. For the pass rusher, they don't need another athlete with traits but doesn't have college production (myles murphy), has to have production for a RD 1 pick. Having a big dominant NT is a big part of Lou's defense. So is a smart S with range. Draft a 5th round power RB. If they upgrade at G to where they can run the ball (like the Lions), letting Tee walk is acceptable (it would be great if they could keep him but not at the expense of the trenches). They don't need a big play WR2. An Adam Thielen type consistent chain mover with good hands would be just fine. The Bengals Super Bowl teams of the 80s were balanced on Offense, had great offensive lines. They need to get balance so its not all on Joe.

[@collinwill535]

Every Bengals fan knew that Passing on Creed Humphrey and drafting Jackson Carmen was a terrible decision the second we drafted Carmen and it’s been detrimental to this team.

[@jharp08]

Fr low key cost us a superbowl(s)

[@spoogtastic]

Hate to be the draft police but trevor gave their 2023 draft an A-, loving the murphy pick. If Murphy was what trev hoped then they would be in alot better spot.

[@jameslatour9524]

During the draft process Murphy had been projected much higher, I remember most places viewing that as a high value eating your vegetables type pick for their D-Line. He's just another ceiling type 1st Rd pick that hasn't manifested

[@jharp08]

His comp was Sam Hubbard which honestly not a first rd pick

[@ХорхеГарсия-э5е]

Most teams behind them would have picked the exact same guy. It's like the Chiefs or Eagles also picking Dlinemen late in that same draft class. At that point there is not much left so just pick whatever pass rusher you have left on your board and hope for the best.

[@AdamCraft-d7b]

Appreciate you guys, getting me through 2 am bottles feeding my 3 week old son. My question is you fix franchises and mentioned how a franchise got good. Im wondering can you do a take your team to the Super Bowl. I’m a Washington fan and they seem like they are much closer this year and I’d love to see you guys take them from good to chiefs level. You guys are great, thanks for all the content.

[@brennanbrown8052]

As a bengals fan, you guys have the front office dynamic 100% correct. Whenever a current or former player talks about their experience with the ownership or upper management, I cringe. I honestly wonder if Mike Brown just doesn’t have enough cash to gurantee modern day players the guarantees they want. They just seem to operate in old ways and don’t want to change. While they have evolved a little bit from how they used to be, they still are behind other franchises. I find it unbelievable that the scouting department is so small how you guys mentioned. I like how you guys addressed FA and cut Rankins and Hubbard. Also enjoyed both the mocks. Maybe you guys can just fall into the ‘senior player personnel’ position in Cincinnati.

[@bryanturner4686]

As a bengals fan I love this discussion because it gives me hope. Who Dey! I’ll take a hat

[@elishafisher4889]

destiny 1 reference fortnite reference man yall just took me down a road of nostalgia

[@nickbladen985]

I genuinely thought the construction noises were queued because Connor said “renovation” right as they started 😂

[@andrewhanson1438]

Would definitely get some NFLSE merch. Logo would look great on a hoodie.

[@N3moSports]

Crazy stat: Joe Burrow has 2156yds 18 tds and only 2 ints in JUST GAMES THEY LOST.

[@TampaBayTre]

That is nuts. Such a shame they’re wasting this season

[@tkdmanbb185]

This situation reminds me of Drew Brees on those early to mid 2010s Saints teams

[@collinwill535]

For the TJ Sanders pick he may be lighter but remember the Bengals used to have Geno Atkins who was an undersized IDL and is arguably a HOF. Maybe they would look back to that and want to take Sanders.

[@collinwill535]

Sorry for the spamming comments and venting but I’ve been a fan of this team my whole life and love football and it is maddening watching this organization and coaching staff waste away career years from Burrow, Chase, and Hendrickson when we’re supposed to be competing for the Super Bowl.

[@bmwelker]

Y'all are the best for doing this! I know I've been begging for this for like 5 weeks now 😅 As far as the front office goes, it's a complete dumpster fire. I wish they would sell the team to a competent owner because it feels like this has been cyclical for the entirety of the Bengals existence in which they luck into a great QB and WR, (see Palmer and Chad, Anderson and Joiner) but let the roster fall apart when they become good enough to reach a SB. This current iteration has the top players, but it feels like ownership and FO can't keep up with the current demands of modern NFL franchises. Having 3 scouts in 2024 is a failure that cannot be stressed enough. Other teams are running circles around us in the draft while we trade up to draft players like "Zach Carter" and draft players like Jackson Carman when the educated fans were screaming for Creed Humphrey and Trey Smith. We will never be a successful franchise as long as the Browns and Blackburns are in charge of the team and it saddens me deeply

[@bmwelker]

Also, letting our best players go year in and year out is devastating. We lost Zeitler and Whitworth in the same offseason(the line has never been the same since), Jessie Bates, DJ Reader, and now Higgins and Hilton. As far as the coaching staff, I can't stand Zac Taylor. He has no fire, no grit, and comes off as incompetent when it comes to personnel decisions. I feel like he rode Burrow and Chase's coat tails to the SB and now won't be viable to be cut for 3 more years because of that. Pitcher has brought forward some nice things and brought back the explosiveness to the offense. Anarumo has coached himself out of a job this year as his "bend don't break" defense has completely broken down. Anarumo has never had a top defense in this league and continues to show that if he doesn't have the talent, he can't get the best out of who's there on the roster.

[@Christian-lm3ls]

I was hoping for this episode but not sure it was gonna happen. Always appreciate your guys' takes on my team, I feel like you get them more than most. Now please handle the 2025 draft for Cincy! Lmao

[@brevinheutink4835]

The godfather for low moving costs 😭 😭

[@magnusnaisu]

The D1 days were magical

[@TampaBayTre]

I truly miss it

[@michaelhanagan5171]

As a Bengals fan, I appreciate you guys consistently referencing how many of these decisions you make would not be made by the Bengals (cuz that’s the reality). I just wish you went one step further and explained how them not doing those types of moves is unacceptable in todays NFL and is malpractice

[@AHarbaugh]

Move over mock draft simulator, the defcon system is this pods greatest battle

[@TampaBayTre]

Lmaooo

[@VeeaaR]

NFLSE merch is a need 🙏🙏

[@AtlasAdvice254]

Please Jacksonville next 🙃

[@TheJagBrosPodcast]

For real! We are a hot mess

[@CDfantasyfootball]

Hangars was the underrated goat drop of Verdansk

[@TheRealNazReid]

31:55 crazy shot at Andrew Wiggins out of left field

[@samuelkirz]

Your analysis is the same as mine. If they can get Belichick, do that. Otherwise just play it out with Zac. I would be happy with Vrabel but I don't think they can afford him.

[@cqnrad]

merch before christmas??

[@danielleoliver3981]

Hell yes u guys need merch

[@Yodapilled]

Trevor is a destiny player? Favorite podcast confirmed

[@TampaBayTre]

Hello, guardian

[@collinwill535]

Whatever cap number you think the bengals have to use subtract that number by $10-$20 million. The bengals never spend to the cap and always roll over $10 - $20 million.

[@jharp08]

Ha never noticed that 😂

[@TlG3RZ]

D1 raids sound like the more ideal outcome tbh

[@TheJagBrosPodcast]

Fix The Jaguars.....if that is even possible

[@wpetrlak]

i don't think it is. (hopeful answer was given by a Texans fan, so extremely biased 😂)

[@braidenneff6011]

You know who won’t be in this episode series any time soon? The Pittsburgh Steelers. Culture is everything and when you have a small front office, low national/global appeal, you’re not exactly the sexiest FA option. You can throw all the money you want but like the Steelers, they don’t wanna throw money either. But they manage it smartly and well and while the Bengals have been to a SB more recently, 3 coaches in the last 6 decades ain’t an accident. Just sayin. Great eppy boys

[@petez4608]

We missed a lot on high picks before burrow too, which should still be very stable or good or great players now, if you draft right.

[@paxtonreading6899]

I need a hoodie stat

[@matthewmurphy3201]

Da bois!! Sad day for a bengals fan

[@mitchfoley7390]

You better get international delivery on these hats!

[@brennanbrown8052]

Hell yeah been waiting for this

[@dylantillbrook]

A good video idea would be to review the cardinals draft class and how it impacted there season. With it being such a large draft class and so many picks top 100. Would be interested to see your thoughts on how they used this draft capital

[@ozzr4503]

I think the main issue that nobody realises is that Mike Brown doesn’t have any money outside of the Bengals, all of the other owners are millionaires and billionaires outside of football too. Mike’s only major money comes from owning the bengals franchise

[@khanhnguyen-tt3ff]

Lol the raider owner is in the same spot

[@ozzr4503]

@@khanhnguyen-tt3ffAnd he’s having to sell 15% of the team to help fund it

[@jharp08]

So the assumption in Cincy was that we didn’t resign Bates because we wanted to secure Tee AND Chase. They went and got Orlando Brown for decent money which is was decent all around. But I think that’s why we are somewhat one of the few teams that has two wrs making top money room

[@gb12rulez]

Connor calling out Verdansk WZ locations lmao

[@TampaBayTre]

Like a vet!!

[@algerbeerventures9877]

You should grade the Fix Your Franchise teams' moves sometime post-draft, pre-summer scouting

[@andrewhinman6928]

Hats would be dope

[@keithbradley3181]

Great video I would much rather see them move on from Duke than Zac. They already have Trey Brown in the building who has done good things with New England and Philly.

[@keithbradley3181]

Dukes dad also was a part of the bengals front office

[@TampaBayTre]

Ah! I didn’t know this. Makes even more sense now

[@keithbradley3181]

@ he held the same role as Duke in Chicago from 87-92 Indy 94-96, Detroit 01-02. Then worked privately for Mike Brown also helped Duke get the job.

[@keithbradley3181]

@ he held and executive role with the bengals Bill Tobin that is.

[@keithbradley3181]

Bill Tobin, who was 83, joined the Bengals as a scouting consultant in 2003 and worked in the team’s player personnel department through 2022.

[@jakeburns7359]

Near the end of the season, we NEED a FYF Commanders addition. I know that they are exceeding expectations, but they are still a very weak roster, and I think it would be a good exercise to look at a "Year 2" of a rebuild

[@TheGinger_King]

Count me in for a hat!

[@collinwill535]

The thing with not signing guys over 30 is that for the most part they avoid the high money busts in FA but it’s a double edged sword because if a guy is a very good player usually the team that drafted them extends them and they never hit the open market for their 2nd contract unless you get into a situation like Trey Hendrickson because NOLA is always in cap hell and even then people thought Trey was just a merchant off of Cam Jordan. We have to get lucky in FA to get an impact player whereas other teams just go out and get the impact players because they operate like a modern franchise.

[@VarunS-g2g]

The Verdansk locations :')

[@collinwill535]

Love the trade down draft.

[@collinwill535]

The other issue for the Bengals is that if you’re not going to pay big money in FA even to your own draft picks like Bates and Tee then you need to trade them for picks to get some value and give you a better chance of hitting on another good player but the Bengals don’t do either. So they essentially double handi cap themselves in FA and in the draft.

[@jackpabich763]

Who else had the Cowboys & Bengals getting a FYF before the Jags & Panthers? Not me!

[@Chalkyy59]

Hell yeah I’d wear a hat

[@dre2578]

I never felt so bad for Joe , he is having a MVP type of season and won’t get recognized for it. Plus I wanted tha team to make the playoffs because I believe that is the team that can stop Kansas City from a 3 peat

[@voltroyal7703]

Fix the bears plz!

[@33_milly93]

The 2021 draft haunts me. I remember drafting Carman over Samuel, Barmore, and Cosmi as well as McPherson and Hill over Trey Smith… looks even worse now

[@Glazetrain23]

hell yeah i would buy a hat

[@TylerLovato]

I actually died laughing when Connor didn’t want to give the bengals Jack sawyer after cutting Hubbard 😅 they look too similar

[@BODHEAZY]

If the Seahawks drop 2 of the next 3, I request a Seahawks fix your franchise, please!

[@dfrnt_hues]

16:49 tech guy here, the controller is actually very important right below the CFO when it comes to handling money.

[@denniscarney5249]

Think you mean comptroller.

[@whlewis9164]

tech guy might have a virtual finance controller in the cloud

[@isoscof]

It's interesting looking at the coaching staff, Zac is an offensive minded coach and this has been Burrows best year. The team puts up a lot of points...However, his record is really bad. Bengals are an organisation who won't keep their premium talent, because we're stuck in a stone ages with how contracts are done, so it's a really hard place to win at. Have to hit on every draft to be competitive. It's really demoralising to root for this team

[@bengalsfandom623]

Be curious for them to do the chiefs Shouldn't the team leaders and veterans on the team be the main ones that establish, create and maintain a positive, tough, gritty, supportive culture. Who are those key leaders that uplift and show belief and inspire individuals to play their best (not as individuals racking up some stats) but as a team.... giving their all to win AS A TEAM. Because I see the opposite in how Burrow and Ja'Marr have handled things. Trey Hendrickson gave credit to teammates in helping him get his stats after the Raiders game and was supportive of McPherson when asked about Evan missing those 2 field goals after chargers game Burrow acting all sorry for himself is a terrible look (especially when he doesn't acknowledge that his preferences/choices of Burrow ball requires expensive weapons, makes things difficult on the OL and the RBs and the skill players and make the offense too predictable)... bc Mahomes could have done the same in 2021, 2022, 2023 and in 2024. Instead Mahomes adapted and overcame a very cheap/financially responsible front office. Mahomes could have said "were not talented enough" everytime they lost another key player this season. Did Mahomes call out the chiefs when they didn't pay and traded Tyreek in 2021 or Sneed in 2024. or didn't pay juan thornhill in 2022 or willie gay in 2023 or others? Or when the chiefs refuse to pay any WR to keep them around like MVS or refusing to trade for and pay Kupp $26M (because that's too expensive lol). Or when the chiefs only bring back players cut by other teams and sitting on their couch like Juju and Kareem Hunt and only sign players that are cheap outside Mahomes and now Chris Jones and some OL... yes, Travis Kelce is a very cheap weapon at $17M per year (his highest contract as a chief... he made $12M for years and $10M for years). When Travis was making $12M a couple years ago, he said it would be nice to make more but they didn't give him more or even top TE money until last year Or when Chris Jones sat out of games last year because Jones thought he could force the chiefs front office into paying exactly what he wanted and exactly when he wanted to be paid... but it didn't work... so Jones played the rest of his contract year without the new contract he tried to demand. And then the chiefs gave his new contract when they wanted to... which was after playing on his last year of his contract And that's just some examples of Mahomes handling a very cheap/financially responsible front office trying to spend within the framework of what they actually bring in each year... instead of over spending and taking out loans against future earnings they hope to have Mahomes and Josh Allen went through this same defensive issues when their offenses had shootouts because their defenses were struggling. But did Mahomes and Josh Allen come to the podium every week saying "we're not talented enough" or what was the difference when they had the same struggles. I'd say that 30 of 32 teams could easily say the same bc almost all teams have holes they have to overcome and after the superbowl 31 of 32 teams could say "they're not talented enough"

[@davidkeene9340]

Trevor can you get L2 and L3 Oracles? I’ve gotta run relic

[@TampaBayTre]

This makes me so happy

[@6nixus]

In 2021 Detroit let Kenny Golladay walk while only signing smaller free agents like Anzalone and Jamaal Williams to get the top comp pick which they used on Kerby Joseph, I 100% believe this is what Cinci is going to try to do with Tee Higgins

[@jackpabich763]

As Kollmann said, "kidnapping the Bengals front office? Easier than you might think"

[@kingbagsby5741]

I wonder if the Fins try to come up for a Ward or Shadeur to replace Tua and his health issue

[@phukoffe8587]

Please do Browns next

[@TristanLyons-Becker]

It’s crazy Joe Burrow would probably be the MVP favorite if their team wasn’t struggling so bad.

[@SageKStroke52]

It's easy to fix the Bengals. Fire the coaching staff besides Pitcher and our WR coach. Hire Ben Johnson, Vrabel, Flores, or Aaron Glenn Cut Hubbard, Rankins, and Stone Extend Jamarr, Hendrickson, and Geseki Let Mike Hilton and Tee walk if you can't pay Draft Tet McMillan if we suck enough or best available edge in the 1st, take guard in the 3rd Wait for Mike Brown to die

[@landj8]

🙌🏻

[@MrDucks022]

lets go addicts

[@zackhurwitz9441]

In the Kermit/Mahomes voice: "We're here!!!!"

[@dhruvakartickbalaji2742]

Thank god

[@loganmapes2307]

The only real reason to fire Zac Taylor is the consistent slow starts to seasons and that’s on coaching not getting them ready during training camps and ota’s.

[@larryberlin6999]

Do you guys watch Mel Kiper and Field Yates first draft show? If you do have you heard Field say he’s hearing and believes that Nussmeier well go back to LSU instead of the draft?

[@BG-qs6ii]

Need a Patriots ep

[@honestfan420]

Bengals fan here. Most of this is sad and true

[@stephenaddison4727]

Bengals fans thoughts: This organization does really need to update the front office. They don’t give guaranteed contracts that’s why the Jamarr contract wasn’t signed. I don’t think anything will change but I think Duke and his team may be on the hot seat, he definitely is with fans. I don’t think Zac is a good coach but unless he completely loses the locker room there’s no way he’s gone. I think Lou and a plethora of position coaches may be gone, no young players anywhere have developed and most of them aren’t even getting significant snaps. So Lou is probably gone. No one in the fan base thinks we’ll resign Tee unfortunately but hopefully we can get a tag and trade 2nd or 3rd round pick at least for him. Rankins is cut, Hubbard should be cut, Stone should be cut, Cappa needs to be cut cause that’s a 9 mil saving I believe(he sucks), I wouldn’t be super surprised if the bengals also maybe move on from a guy like Germaine Pratt just because he’s getting paid and not really producing at all. Hendrickson should be extended but this team prolly won’t unfortunately. This team constantly lets stars walk and then spends so much draft capital and money trying to find a replacement they would’ve been better off just keeping them in the first place. I hope we can bring back BJ or Mike Hilton but I’m not sure if we will. I think Davis-Gathers is back but you never know. I’d love Calais Campbell but bengals fans wanted him bad last year and the front office didn’t seem to be interested at all. Safety and D line are definitely targets for free agents and if we can grab a guard too I’d be happy. If Tee is done we probably need to get another receiver or a higher caliber TE. Either draft is fine by me. Just gotta go get some d line help for sure and probably a safety. The interior o line and really the o line depth in general is so terrible I really would be fine trading back and getting like 3 3rd round interior lineman. They would all honestly probably start immediately that’s how bad it is. Could use another wr or rb obviously but really I think the trench play is way more important at the moment. Great vid boys WHO DEY

[@findacure]

Colston Loveland sits on Connor’s shoulder like the devil every time he picks in the first round

[@connorjrogers]

hahaha

[@collinwill535]

Safety has the same issue of Lou refusing to play the young guys to develop them even though the current starters are terrible.

[@ZacPardi]

Hell yeah I’d buy a hat

[@nickfabrizio3288]

plz do my panthers next.

[@samuelkennedy2208]

Let’s go!!!

[@bengalsfandom623]

Trey Hendrickson gets $21M per year, plays 60-65% snaps every year to keep him fresh and because he doesn't like/isn't great at stopping the run Maxx Crosby gets $23.5M per year, plays 95% snaps. Maxx got a brand new $23.5M per year contract in 2022 Myles Garrett= $25M per year TJ Watt= $28M per year, 90% of defensive snaps plus he plays special teams when blocking important kicks Please explain how Trey is significantly underpaid Average per year from over the cap

[@btthpod]

the inverse episode might be like Anatomy of a ___ ... like i would say anatomy of a champion but ya gotta wait for super bowl to be over -- but y'all could really lean into the role good drafting plays in building good teams

[@combatcentral7386]

1:25:29 Are you guys just assuming Nick Emmanwori won't be there in the 3rd when you are ignoring him as a potential safety pick there? Or are you just low on him? Because I would be surprised if it was the latter. Dude looks like a baller to me.

[@TampaBayTre]

I like Nick as a box safety. I feel they need more of a true coverage/deep safety

[@combatcentral7386]

@@TampaBayTre That makes a lot of sense now. Did see he's posting a 89.8 coverage grade in the article you put out the other day tho. Intriguing stuff on top of all of the physical tools. Also, thanks for the reply. I think it's cool you guys take the time to look through the comments and interact with us supporters. Team NFL Stock Exchange forever ❤

[@kevinbartow2228]

The Bengals aren’t known to move off a head coach. However the AFC currently has Andy Reid, John and Jim Harbaugh, Mike Tomlin, and Sean Payton. Zac Taylor is currently 0-4 against three of those coaches so far this season. The Bengals will need to evolve in that area eventually if they want to compete again. They won’t with Zac Taylor.

[@realcoleholland]

The funny thing is they can still make the playoffs

[@shaundowse2894]

Interesting corellation between the Bengals increasing their scouting department in 2023 and suddenly hitting on a lot more of their later picks. Also, please fix the Rams and not by giving them Sanders at QB.

[@Jannik9772]

I still dream about Vrabel or Billy B

[@connormalan7993]

The controller is the lead accountant lmao 😂

[@TonyEvers-bucksin6]

Right, as someone who aspires to be a future controller that hurt just a bit.

[@rohangondor6250]

Sounds too fake, gotta call it Grand Emperor of Numerical Denouement or something

[@mtzion7480]

Membou sighting (and forgetting)

[@ImSchizoidMan]

Slightly pedantic, bu Duke did not start as director of player personel in 99, the Wikipedia page is wrong. He joined the organization in 99, and was elevated to his current role in 2002. Many of his current responsibilities were still held by Mike Brown at that time, and Mike has gradually moved much of his work to Duke and Katie over the last 2 decades. The organization is now essentially headed by a troika, with Katie taking care of the money (and holding the most power), Duke picking the talent, and Zac as coach. I suspect that Duke is often hamstrung by the Katie's determination to not "overpay" the teams valuation of a player