Aussie Joe

It ain’t luck … it’s the other teams stupid

Unreal… hoping to get any help from these scrubs

Might have just thrown this game away too..

Bengals are looking ordinary….as they have for a lot of the season

Legally

Lamar terrible pick before half time

Not saying you are wrong … but the 2nd Round pick (Cook) last year was supposed to address Motor leaving right? He got paid too much for them to keep him

Nah fuq him…

I mean …from a 10 win total point of view…this is hardly beyond the realms of possibility ….there is a chance that Miami might already have the division wrapped up going into that last game if the Bills are on 9 wins…so they may rest their starters … We will know the next 2 games though … they are must wins IMO..

Great thread 😂… Particularly from the “optimists “… who don’t like the reminders that things may have not been going as well as they thought… I still think you have to hope for the best though … until they are eliminated… If they can sneak into the playoffs … I don’t think any team will fancy playing them … Still… if they can’t win the next two then they are probably toast…

Siemian is no Mac Jones

If the alternative is playing MCGovern there then yes… he has started one game there

Just keep McGovern where he is … instead of having two potential issues

He mostly played G at Dallas … maybe a game or 2 as C

Win the next two… then let’s talk… If they can’t do that then good night nurse …

I completely agree that they will be forced to move on from Morse …to get that money back …but I’m arguing here that they will have to try to hold it down at C with Bates and that 4/5th Round pick for 12 months given all their other problems Not ideal… by any means … Just looking further at the The D line … they only have like Oliver, Groot , Miller and Kingsley Jonathan under contract next year…so money and some picks are going to be needed to be spent here .,

Well… I’m not sure either … but I just see bigger problems elsewhere that need to be addressed before this one … Early draft picks need to be spent at WR and T in my view …. Need another WR in FA… D Line is thin next year ….(DT as well as DE) At least 1 safety will need to be replaced .. if not both… Whats a reasonable price for Bates replacement? It’s easier said then done that you can upgrade him on the cheap…

Fair enough … your entitled to your opinion… I don’t know who else they are getting next year at $5m who will be an upgrade on Bates.. they save like $1.5m for cutting Bates next year …they gotta a lot of problems next year and this one probably isn’t even in the Top 5 in my view,,, draft someone Day 3 and hope between that and Bates they can get it done for 12 months …gotta take a few risks somewhere

Well… I think 5 years is a little unrealistic to expect Douglas to still be playing at a starter level …given we are saying to move on from Poyer and Hyde now who are 32… Douglas is 30 next year …I’ll be happy if they get another three years out of him… I think Douglas can be the CB1 next year at least …not sure what the long term answer is at CB1…. Hoping Benford hasn’t hit his ceiling yet… Elam seems an unlikely answer ..

Maybe … but they will need Douglas at CB next year …He is probably CB1 next year… He is likely to be extended a couple of years regardless of the plan for him… Guy is 29 now…so he isn’t really going to be a “long term” answer to anything,.. probably got 3 years left tops as a starter after this year …then he will be as old as Poyer and Hyde are now…

Yeah… but some changes are going to need to be made to free us some dollars..

Can’t see them using a “premium draft pick” at C… I think a replacement for Davis and RT are bigger requirements that they will need to address in the draft first ….. Maybe try to get by with Bates at C for one year and roll the dice on a Day 3 pick at C that you can groom for 12 months to start in 2025…That doesn’t work then C is a big need the following year obviously…

I hope he is more inspiring in the locker room with the players, then he is in those press conferences…

Jackson - new Forum whipping boy … He should be depth … but injuries have meant he is on the field more than we would like… Beane has recognised this and tried to address it ( Hello Douglas) …. But I see Benford has tweaked a hammy so likely more of Dane ahead …

Is anyone still worried about upsetting Josh if Dorsey doesn’t get the OC gig?