Cincinnati Bengals (Same Ole Bengals)

[cincibuck]

I’m left feeling the same way I always do after a Bengals draft.
They picked players for positions of need. I just have to assume none of them are any good.

It’s the Bengal way. The other is to pick someone with real talent and the haggle with them until they fight to leave.

 

[BigWoof31]

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2026/05/12/bengals-falcons-madrid-spain-2026-nfl-schedule-international-game-leak/90035605007/

Pros:
Really cool to play in Bernabeau - one of the planets most legendary stadiums
Week 8 game in Europe likely means Week 9 bye week. I like that! Bye week in the middle of the season is always nice.
Decent mild weather. Cincinnati isn't frigid in November (I live here) but we avoid a cold weather game.

Cons:
I'm so sick of NFL Europe games. This is the fourth time in five years Atlanta has had to go abroad (2x London, 1x Berlin, 1x Madrid)
We lose a home game for this
Miss me with the "grow the game" nonsense. I know why we were chosen. Atlanta host Spain 2x in group play and (likely) 1x in knockout stages in the World Cup. This is some messed up type of international corporate synergy where some knob at the NFL office said "Hey! They'll love the Falcons once they play twice in the Benz! Hate it.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Joe Burrow identifies key advantage with one of the few things the Cincinnati Bengals did not change about their roster

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has never experienced this level of continuity from his offensive line before. He expects that to play into their advantage to start the 2026 season.

atozsports.com

Joe Burrow identifies key advantage with one of the few things the Cincinnati Bengals did not change about their roster​

Cincinnati may’ve started 2-0 for the first time in the Burrow era last season, but there’s still another level the unit can reach offensively in the first few weeks of the schedule.

Burrow believes having an o-line that has already worked together, at a high level nonetheless, can lead to better results out the gate.

“It’s so beneficial at the beginning of the season when you have the reps of communication that we’ve had with those guys,” Burrow said during his press conference last week. “O-line is all about communicating, knowing where your help is, playing off of each other, and when you have five returning starters, number one that have done that, number two that have all the talent to go and make it happen. That’s a great feeling for me. There’s no question that we have to be better in the first couple of games at those positions, and the last half of last year they were unbelievable, and we just have to carry that into first couple weeks of this year and beyond.”

The chemistry is established, and the level of ability is proven. Fairchild and Mims are only growing into their best days, while Brown, Karras, and Risner aren’t showing signs of slowing down just yet. They best not start showing signs during the opening weeks of the upcoming season.