Sources: Four-time Pro Bowl tackle and Super Bowl champ Orlando Brown Jr. is finalizing a four-year, $64.092 million front-loaded deal with the #Bengals that includes an over $31M signing bonus — largest ever for an o-lineman.
Originally Posted by Couch-Potato:
Depends, do you believe Karlaftis will dominate OBJ or the other way around?
Honestly, the more I think about this the more I'm worried about it.
We let a high-quality, albeit probably the wrong scheme fit, LT go to our #1 enemy to plug their top weakness.
I DO NOT trust Karlaftis to beat OBJ.
Chiefs might see this as a minor downgrade, or sideways move, internally but the Bengals just go a lot better and we'll probably see them again in the AFC Championship. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Couch-Potato:
Honestly, the more I think about this the more I'm worried about it.
We let a high-quality, albeit probably the wrong scheme fit, LT go to our #1 enemy to plug their top weakness.
I DO NOT trust Karlaftis to beat OBJ.
Chiefs might see this as a minor downgrade, or sideways move, internally but the Bengals just go a lot better and we'll probably see them again in the AFC Championship.
Karlaftis is much stronger and faster than OBJ. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kccrow:
I really hope it's to play RT. That would make it all the sweeter.
Was just thinking the same thing. He generally seemed like a good dude, hate it for him personally, but sometimes lessons are learned the hard way. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
i'd argue we have no idea if orlando will be capable in CIN
in a run-first system he was pretty good because he basically wasn't asked to to do anything that might expose his liabilities
in KC the chiefs did a masterful job of hiding his liabilities, and even when they were exposed, mahomes kept the damage to a minimum
in cincy? the QB takes sacks like his life depends on it and their offense is probably going to be tasked with even more heavy lifting now that their defense is losing pieces
this is a questionable signing, especially when your arch rival is loading up on pass rushers this offseason and you play in a division with three absolute beasts coming off the edge six times a year
Hilarious that they're beating their chest over an unathletic RT-turned-LT.
We just "closed the deal" on our second Super Bowl in the last 4 years. Those fuckers haven't even won one and they've been trying for nearly 60 years. [Reply]
Something else I hadn’t considered with Taylor… having played in a pederson offense, veach probably has a real good read on what he’s gonna get with him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by FANATIC:
I dont get being negative toward Brown. Its just business. Cinn took advantage of his situation. Good for Cinn. Brown gets to make a lot of money playing on a good team. Its a win-win for both sides. Three years from now Brown can get another deal. I think he will like 29.
We won a superbowl so thank you Brown. I wish him the best.
Chiefs wanted to move on and its great they did not give him that contract last year. Not great he went to Cinn but it could have been another good team. Chiefs sticking to their plan. Its working.
Originally Posted by rfaulk34:
Some of you all really need to come back to reality.
Jonah Willams was #1 and #2 in sacks given up the past 2 years. OBJ is better than any tackle the Bengals have put out there in that time and he's missed zero games due to injury.
He missed the Bengals game of all games in 2021 due to injury. [Reply]
