There are a lot of great options.

Here we sit. We’re into June and the Cincinnati Bengals continue their way through OTAs without their only consistent pass rusher and without their first-round pick. We’re not going to talk about it because there isn’t much of a point, and there won’t be new news until there is.

So how about something happy?

If you could go back in time and watch ANY Bengals game again for the very first time, which would you choose? There are a lot to choose from.

The easy answer, I think, would be to go back...

What once looked like a lost cause is looking more realistic.

The Cincinnati Bengals and Hamilton County have been locked in negotiations on their lease involving Paycor Stadium.

One of the more recent points in their negotiations has been the hopeful inclusion of funding from the state of Ohio after they initially proposed funding $600 million for the Cleveland Browns’ brand-new stadium via bonds that would be paid back. That has since been called into question as it adds a ton of debt onto the state and the estimates for the Browns and Brook Park estimates were “overly optimistic.”

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Scouting Reports On New Bengals Personnel Staff Reveal Wide Experiences

The Bengals not only added more scouts, but they added more experience.

Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase Ranked as Top Quarterback-Receiver Duo in NFL

High praise from one of footballs’ biggest publications.

Joe Burrow: “If I played better last year, we wouldn’t have missed playoffs.”

Plenty of blame has been laid on the defense, but Burrow is shouldering some of the blame for 2024.

Bengals predicted to land Chiefs $5 million 15-game starting tackle to protect Joe Burrow

File this one under “highly unlikely.”

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Josh Hinch, Tyler Ramsey, and Trey LaBounty are joining the Bengals.

The Cincinnati Bengals have announced three additions to the team’s player personnel department. Josh Hinch and Tyler Ramsey have been hired as scouts, while Trey LaBounty has been hired as a scouting research analyst.

Hinch comes to Cincinnati from the New England Patriots, where he spent the past two seasons (2023-24) as a southeast area scout following two years (’21-22) as a pro scout. He previously served as director of player personnel for the Tampa Bay Vipers during the XFL’s inaugural season in 2020, following one season (‘19) in...

The Bengals found a potential stud.

For the second year in a row, the Cincinnati Bengals went to Athens, Georgia, to find some offensive line help, and from the looks of things, they may have hit it out of the park once again.

While his teammate Tate Ratledge may have gotten more attention in the pre-draft process, Dylan Fairchild is an extremely talented player and a great fit for the Bengals.

One of the things Fairchild is most often praised for is his pass protection, specifically his anchor.

You can see it here. He is initially pushed back but is...

Hopefully, this is the 2025 Bengals’ floor, not their ceiling.

The Cincinnati Bengals continue to limp their way through OTAs without their only productive pass rusher from the 2024 team nor their first-round pick. The team is coming off a season of defensive collapse that held one of the league most effective offenses, which featured an MVP-caliber quarterback and a Triple Crown wide receiver, out of the playoffs.

However, it’s hard to be overly pessimistic with Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins locked up for the foreseeable future. ESPN’s Seth Walder mostly agreed by answering the question, “Will the...

The Bengals finally have stability at the tight end position, and it could pay dividends early.

Bengals extending Mike Gesicki is already paying strong dividends for both sides and the season is still far away
Cincinnati inked Gesicki to a three-year, $25.5 million deal days before free agency opened. It not only satisfied one of Joe Burrow's offseason requests, but Gesicki gained the stability he has been seeking for his entire career.

Bengals Named Best Free Agent Fit for Top Remaining Veteran Safety Julian Blackmon
"The Bengals need all the help they can get after their defense endured a dreadful...

Put up or shut up.

This is a prove-it season for some players, like Cordell Volson, Cam Taylor-Britt, and Myles Murphy, but also for the Cincinnati Bengals as a whole.

Two seasons ago, they just missed the playoffs. The excuse was that Joe Burrow missed the last handful of games because of injury, and Jake Browning stepped in. No one likes excuses, but I’ll give you that one.

Last season, they also missed the playoffs, but Burrow was healthy. Tee Higgins was not and missed five games, but Ja’Marr Chase was healthy, amongst others as well. Burrow wasn’t only healthy,...

Will this unit be able to protect Burrow properly?

The Cincinnati Bengals are gearing up for a bounce-back season and working towards a postseason appearance.

One of the biggest needs for improvement for this team was the trenches, both offensively and defensively.

The front office added a few new names to the offensive line specifically and hired offensive line coach Scott Peters to replace Frank Pollack.

With the team officially practicing, we have gotten to see a sneak peek of what could be a potential starting offensive line over the past few days.

The potential starting offensive line, and current...

The third-year wide receiver battled injuries last season.

There is no question that the Cincinnati Bengals offense is going to be stellar this season with Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Mike Gesicki, and so many others returning.

Cincinnati also has numerous young pieces behind the veterans who are ready to make impact plays, like Andrei Iosivas, Jermaine Burton, Chase Brown, and even Charlie Jones.

Jones, the now third-year wideout, is coming off an injury plagued season in 2024, but his special teams impact has been solid since being drafted.

In his rookie season, he returned a punt 81 yards...

The defensive end is currently holding out in hopes of a major payday.

It feels like the 100th off-season in a row that the Cincinnati Bengals and a star player are having contract negotiation issues.

This offseason, it’s been defensive end Trey Hendrickson looking for a contract extension and pay raise after tallying 35 total sacks in the past two seasons.

Multiple reports indicate that Hendrickson is looking for north of $30M a year and that the Bengals have offered the defensive end around $28M.

As the situation currently stands, Hendrickson still has one year and $16M left on his...

Will the Bengals have an UDFA make the Week 1 roster? There are several promising candidates.

The weekend is here, and with it comes our latest discussion topic: Which Cincinnati Bengals undrafted free agent(s) will make the 53-man roster?

The Bengals typically have a player or two go from being undrafted to cracking the Week 1 roster.

After failing to land a defensive tackle in the NFL Draft, the Bengals signed two promising big bodies in Notre Dame’s Howard Cross III and Eric Gregory that are prime candidates to make the cut.

Arguably the best UDFA Cincinnati landed was former...