#Giants star Dexter Lawrence is being traded to the #Bengals in a pre-Draft blockbuster that includes the No. 10 pick heading to the Giants, per me and @MikeGarafolo.
NYG gets premium draft compensation, Cincy gets a lynchpin, while Sexy Dexy gets a new, big-money extension.
Rest of the teams resetting because entire AFCN under achieved. Steelers lost in 1st rd with 42 yr old QB. Ravens missed playoffs due to missed FG despite Lamar injuries. Bengals missed playoffs in week 15 and 3x in a row. We figure this time it’ll work though 😉!
It may be it for Rodgers. If so his final pass was a pick-6 in a game he didn’t throw a TD pass to his own team. If that’s it for Tomlin that means ZT would be the longest tenured coach in the AFCN with Harbaugh, Tomlin, Stefanski, and several others available.
Joe Burrow completed all 19 of his passes when not pressured for 203 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Over the last seven seasons, no quarterback has finished with more completions from clean pockets without an incompletion in any game.
#AZvsCIN | #WhoDey
Trust in Joe- give him competency and we’ll get that Lombardy. Better to have clarity at the end of this season (no playoffs, quitting in a must-win game, 3 and outs with Chase and Burrow {seriously what play caller goes 3 and out with those 2}). Hoping for fresh season next yr
FINAL: Ravens 24, Bengals 0
Non-competitive, sloppy and shutout for the first time w/ Burrow at QB.
Embarrassed on and off the field. The playoff hopes are gone.
Three games and significant decisions about who sticks around with this organization are all that remain in '25.
The end of the season came faster than we expected. If you would have said Joe busted his tail to come back, and we still missed the playoffs… well… here’s to hoping for off season changes that make this the last season that happens.
Just for academic purposes (it’s a long shot)-for Bengals to make the playoffs the following 3 things need to happen:
1. Bengals win out
2. Pit lose 3 out of 4
- vs Mia, Det, Cle, Bal
3. Ravens (in addition to loss to us if we win out) lose 1 of 3 games
- vs NE, GB, Pit
QB1 covered up so much for this current team. If it wasn’t evident last year because of the wins, it should be clear as day now. What’s Joe Burrow’s record? What’s the current staff’s record in games not featuring one of the top 3 QBs in the NFL? Accountability
Today was worst case scenario for the Bengals.
(Bengals lose, Steelers win)
Bengals would be mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to the Ravens next week.
If the Bengals win next week & stay in playoff contention — They would still need the Steelers to lose to either the Dolphins or Browns.
Not looking good.
You expect a DC to fix this in-season. If it continues, it’s reasonable to expect a HC to fix it in the off-season. 2 years on this run? That’s when accountability needs to go higher up. That’s the most frustrating part.
Time to re-rack the defining stat of the last two years of #Bengals football.
Rest of NFL when scoring at least 33 points: 136-10-2.
Cincinnati when scoring at least 33 points: 4-7