NFL predictions love Joe Burrow, all-in Bengals
Joe Burrow helps that. So does an all-in offseason around him, highlighted by the Dexter Lawrence trade before anything else. Tack on an easy-looking schedule and the Bengals are, if nothing else, big offseason winners.
Bengals Land Surprisingly Low in 2026 NFL Defensive Triplets Rankings Those concerns aren’t entirely unfounded. Cincinnati’s defense was historically bad a season ago, and both Knight and Hill still have plenty to prove before they can
be considered among the league’s more established players at their respective positions.
Orlando Brown Jr. Highlights Healthy Trend Up As 2026 Offseason Rolls Along
“I’m gonna call it an anomaly, but I really pride myself on being available for my teammates and my coaches,” Brown said on the show this week. “It’s just something my dad ingrained in me early in the sport, and some of those injuries were tough for me to deal with and get over, because with the groin, it’s such an important muscle, it was literally my post leg, so I constantly needed it to drive off and extend.”
Everyone is sleeping on the havoc this Bengals defensive trio is about to cause
However, it is fair to believe that what the Bengals did on the interior of the defensive line is underappreciated, leading us to think that the rest of the NFL is not ready for the hell that is about to rain down upon them from the most important area on the field.
Bengals forcing an Alvin Kamara trade wouldn’t make sense
“It’s hard to see a team offering too much for Kamara at this point in his career,” Graziano wrote. “But if he lands in the right kind of backfield and the right kind of role, he could have a chance to go out with a bang. Maybe a place such as Cincinnati or Green Bay has a way to use him to help the offense.”
NFL Believes Bengals Got Great Value in Dexter Lawrence After Recent Blockbuster Trades
Those thoughts should officially be put to bed following comments from ESPN Senior NFL Writer Jeremy Fowler during an interview on First Word. Fowler acknowledged that the Bengals gave up less compared to what other teams in the league gave up for superstar players.
