This is

https://i.insider.com/5d893e60f4fc24...jpeg&auto=webp

Stop it. You actually have to put in work to make it look that bad.

FTR, my prediction is, there will be a contract in the next few days and they'll announce it next Thursday around 8pm. LMAO

I think so too. They did it last year with Burrow’s deal. Rinse and repeat. Lol

That's disgusting.

The bengals are going to get 3rd in their division with or without chase.

A real franchise would trade him and turn those picks into contributors at other positions.

Dumbass franchises pay WR's stupid money and **** their cap up.

Ja’Mar shouldn’t suit up until he’s the highest paid non-QB in the NFL *it’ll never happen*

Ok, so I take back everything nice I said about RFaulk34. If he's eating that disgusting shit, then he should get kicked off a roof.

The bengals have ****ed this up from the get go.

You know what the smart move was?

To be the first WR to reset the market and to get a 5th year in the contract.

Now they’ve pissed off their best player.

Meaningless anyway with that Burrow injury. That wrist injury isn't magically healing...

Hopefully he holds out til October or November, whenever a player can come back and accrue a season. Then play a bit and phantom injury..by then they will just want to trade him.

With is demands. They would probably not even get a 1st. Probably 2 2nds.

:Lin:

This has to be one of the most upvoted posts of all time that didn't involve good health news from a CP poster

If vomit and diarrhea had a baby :Lin:

That looks like it would make you shit everywhere.

Damn

That’s just what you have to do when you have an average QB though.

I can see why Chase wants his money now. But if he waited until next offseason he would surpass what Jefferson is making.

Pretty much.

When you take a WR high in the draft like that, he plays like an all pro, he's gonna want to get paid.

Plan accordingly.

There is a company named Chili John's here in Green Bay that I discovered serves what is supposed to be similar to Cincinnati style chili. They claim it's slightly different, but it's served the same way. I have to admit, it was damn good.

You ever had Swahili food?

This is why I believe may have a bad season because there's a real problem with guys wanting to be paid top dollar on that team.

Bro, stop. We have one in Clearwater, near my house. I gave it a shot not long ago. It looks exactly like that mere seconds after you start trying to consume it. And ****ing nutmeg…. In the beanless “chili”? Shit looks and tastes like some shit I threw together WASTED in my teens when there was only a few ingredients n the house, so I put them all together and ate it cuz I was starving. Only difference being, I wasn’t broke, but I had already paid for that shit. Glad I got a couple little “chili” dogs or it woulda been a complete loss.

It is damn good. It's obviously not traditional "chili" but a meat soup and when you make it right, it's delectable.

No sir. Should i continue avoiding it?

I don't get what the issue is here with Chase's side either. "We don't negotiate new deals wiht 2 year left".

If they told him that and he's still holding out, I guess it's up to him. You hate trading elite guys but **** if you aren't gonna play what am I supposed to do?

All he sees is 2 guys from his draft class he thinks he's better than got paid already.

Be prepared to miss games and sit out I guess then.

A penny.

Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase wants record-setting contract that tops Justin Jefferson deal by one penny, per report

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/b...ny-per-report/

He's not as good as Jefferson, but ok.

Nope.

Not a diva, at all.

Just forcing his way out of Cincy.

Don't blame him.

Again, a clear case of hate the player, not the game. I've gotten shitty 4ways from many different Skylines around here. It has nothing to do with the dish, it's the pimple-faced 15yo kids throwing the shit together.

It's because he personally knows Jefferson, the 1 penny thing is so he can tell his pal and old college teammate, look I topped you!

Burrow would crap himself if Chase is traded. SB possibility for this year would take a big hit. He's had him in college and pros.

They don't have the balls to trade him.

Nah, Clark isn't dumb. Why throw that much money into something when you don't know where your facility will be for another 12-15 months. Once the decision for Arrowhead's future is made, I believe the work on a new training facility if elsewhere will start immediately, or extensive remod on current facilities if Arrowhead is staying put.

There's a pretty good chance that he and Jefferson were in something of a staring contest, though.

I mean if he's saying "I want one penny more than JJ" then it stands to reason that he simply wasn't willing to sign until after Jefferson did.

And if that's the case, there was nothing Cincy ever could've done.

And really, Cincy should probably just give it to him provided that they add it to the end of his 5th year option. At that point you get him for 4/$140 through his age 29 season. So you're getting out of his right around the time he's either started to decline or he's proven to be one of those HoF caliber talents who should age well and be worth another LTC.

The timing of all this SHOULD work out okay for Cincy. Time to just get the deal done.

Eh. They kinda have to.

Chase is a much better long-term play than Higgins. Higgins is likely to cost about 90% as much as Chase costs with Chase being a substantially better player.

A real franchise would've traded Higgins and inserted Burton while using the freed money to get Chase's deal finalized. The Bengals, OTOH, look like they may prefer to just hose the whole damn thing up.

They've always been cheap and done things weirdly.

They were college teammates, I'm sure this is a good-natured middle finger among friends.

you think it's a cash liquidity problem with Brown?

Just once I'd like to see a team do just that. The players having ALL the leverage all the time needs to stop.

Think he'd struggle to get a loan?

No, no I do not.

That'll never change, teams that don't pay players will end up being awful because no one drafts perfectly and then free agents will not be interested.

Basically, you're right. Idk...it just seems like things are getting out of hand. Everybody wanting to be the top paid guy just so they can say they're the top paid guy. It's an ego thing. At the cost of crippling your team's salary cap. We've all had this same conversation for years. Maybe if I was in that situation, I'd do the same thing. Who knows

But if you're in that discussion, why shouldn't you insist on that?

I mean if you're Chase, you have a good argument as the best WR in football. Hill, Jefferson, Chase, Lamb....maybe St. Brown? Maybe AJ Brown?

But really, I think you have 4 guys that are 'the list' when it comes to the best WR in football right now. And if you're up for a new deal and play a position not known for its longevity, shouldn't you absolutely be looking to re-set the market?

Creed did. Butker did. Jones did (sorta; a nod to Donald's retirement payment there). In all likelihood, McDuffie makes an attempt to do so. I mean it just is what it is.

Yes but insist on it later in your rookie contract. Chase has 2 years left. He's just being stupid. I hope the Bengals dig in and tell him to get ****ed.

Hope you’re right, Bengals hold the line and dare Chase to blink, hurts their team chances to win games, and the result is a horrible season.

Chase is such a bitch

Chiefs did it with Tyreek

Look at this pathetic ****ing mom and pop franchise.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two star receivers in the NFL who were drafted between 2019 and 2021 have not received a contract extension yet: Tee Higgins and Ja&#39;Marr Chase. <a href="https://t.co/r5JeBvjmKZ">pic.twitter.com/r5JeBvjmKZ</a></p>&mdash; Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlieG__/status/1829288863480828207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

What’s even more epic about this situation is that they knew this was coming from almost the time they drafted Chase. Good thing they selected him (and will eventually spend a market setting amount for him) vs drafting a LT to protect their superstar QB.

Because of these choices they

1. Will have to pay Chase a fortune or lose him.
2. Won’t be able to keep Higgins
3. Have Brown Jr at LT
4. Have a QB who can’t stay healthy and is well on his way to being the next Andrew Luck

They should have figured out the Chase deal before the other big name receivers this year, especially the two guys in Chase’s draft class (D-Smith & Waddle).

Your owner is Culverhouse 2.0. All he cares about is asses in the seats.

On the plus side, it looks like you’re well on your way back to your rightful perennial spot at the top of the draft order so maybe you can luck out again for the next rebuild.

The mystery box could be anything! It could even be a boat!!

The Bengals owner is that guy who goes out to eat but is too cheap to leave a tip.

It was a pretty funny joke and it looks (from all the dislikes) like it's rattled a few homers and people with no sense of humour.

Both guys should've gotten paid by now.

Chase by the Bengals and Higgins by whoever gave up a 2nd (or two) to secure his rights.

WTF are they doing?

Chase has 2 years left on his deal. He's jumping the gun abut I like it because I don't like Cinci. Higgins problem is they won't pay him big and Chase big so he got tagged as one last ditch effort to keep the offense together for one final run at Mahomes. It will fail but that's the plan. Higgins is as good as gone in 25.

Nah - superstars get paid when eligible.

I don't think Higgins had a great claim for an extension after 3 years because he's a very good but not great player.

Chase, OTOH, should be getting paid as soon as he's extension eligible. He's not asking them to rip up his 4th year on his rookie deal. Maybe (probably) not even his 5th year option.

He just wants to secure the extension as quickly as he can. Which is what you're always gonna get (and always be willing to do) from a guy who is a cornerstone talent.

Chase has HoF ability. Maybe he reaches that, maybe he doesn't, but the skill is there. That's a guy you extend as soon as league rules allow.

Yeah I don’t like Chase but there’s no doubt he’s a top 5 WR, maybe top 3. He’s eligible to be paid and has all the leverage in the world.

Bengals are just a terribly ran organization at the ownership level. Very cheap

Higgins has some injury concerns too, right?

That’s a guy that I love on a rookie deal, but let someone else pay. Really good numbers and production, but not elite numbers.

Chase is a no brainer.

Scared to go all in. Scared to trade a piece and possibly not be a contender. They are a proud above average team and no one will take that away from them!

makes his kids order waters...

Just Bengaling, that's all. Trying to re-invent the wheel, while simultaneously trying to live in the '70s.

Here's a Duke Tobin quote.

"No," Tobin said about trading Higgins. "No, I'm not in the business of making other teams better. I'm in the business of making the Cincinnati Bengals better, and so trading Tee Higgins is not on my mind. That's their problem. They want a receiver? Go find your own, you know. In my opinion, Tee Higgins is a good piece for the Cincinnati Bengals. So the trade stuff is a little ridiculous right now."

There's a world in which they pay Chase, Burton replaces Higgins and they get enough from OBJ or a combination of their OTs to remain in the hunt. But I wouldn't bet on it.

I DO think if they pay Chase they'll be an excellent team this year

I do that. LMAO

How old are your kids...

16, 12, 6.

It's automatic, really don't even think about it any more.

Interesting thing is when we have to eat fast food they get soda. Weird.

I don't blame you. Paying 3 or 4 dollars for a soda is ridiculous.

6 I get, 12 eehh

16 though that one is interesting unless they dig water.

They're my kids. They'll do what I say or they'll buy their own meals.

Though your queasiness is duly noted, Komrade.

Shhhh there’s a Brit in here.

I am seeing a good team. Not sure I see an excellent one though.

Don't blink.