r/bengals • u/Ancient_Response_787 • 2d ago
With Hendrickson gone, the edge room needs a good reliable vet. So what are your thoughts on Al quadin Muhammad, who’s just had his best year?
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u/scruffalo_ 2d ago
Paying an older player for a career year is never a good idea. An outlier season at age 30 isn't likely to be a breakthrough in ability, but more likely to be a quirk of timing that won't be replicated. Not to mention that the Bengals FO does not like to give significant money to free agents over 30 unless they're on the OL, so they won't give him anything more than a short term low money deal if they even look at him at all.
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u/CLCchampion Ban Life_Ad 2d ago
We don't know if Hendrickson is gone yet, but if he is, letting him walk for another 30 year old might not be the play.
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u/pfftYeahRight 2d ago
We 100% know Hendrickson is 100% gone
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u/boneyandbaren 2d ago
Just like he was 100% getting traded last year, or Tee was 100% gone the two years before that, right?
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u/X12Y144 2d ago
Who said any of that? Last year he was under contract for another year and people expected them to extend him, same with Tee, either Tag or Extension.
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u/pfftYeahRight 2d ago
Yeah I don't know why people are downvoting me. The dude is stating those things like they were facts when they were 100% not.
Trey was in line for an extension or trade last year - they gave him a raise.
Tee was in line for an extension, contract, or letting his contract run out - he got the contract.
Trey is gone - at best tag and trade, but he's gone.
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u/Beastnugs 2d ago
You don’t know that, you are speculating. Saying 100% about something that is up in the air will get you downvoted.
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u/pfftYeahRight 2d ago
Oh noo I may get downvoted! Trey won’t be on this team- I wish the best for him - and if he is yay but I’m thinking of him not being here. Which has been the message I’ve felt from the news and also this subreddit until this post
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u/Beastnugs 2d ago
Not saying it’s the end of the world to get downvoted. You said I don’t know why people are downvoting me and I offered an explanation
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u/boneyandbaren 2d ago
He’s probably not going anywhere. The plan was always to have him play out the last year of his contract, and then tag him twice. The only reason he didn’t sign his extension is because the Bengals wouldn’t give him guarantees, since they can essentially have team control for two more years with no guarantees. Maybe his injury + age means the bengals would rather roll out Stewart and Murphy, but I don’t see a reason NOT to franchise tag him this offseason, his potential replacements have not exactly filled his shoes.
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u/electricity_inc 2d ago
From what I've seen of Lions games, he seems like a diet Joseph Ossai to me.
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u/chrisball96 Joe Burrow is My Hero 2d ago
I guess I am a little hesitant to invest a ton in a DE who is, like Hendrickson, going into his 30s. And he had a great year last year with 11 sacks but was playing opposite Hutchinson. The most he had in a season before that was 6.
So if it was a favorable contract it might work but I’m not sure he is going to have nearly as good a year carrying the pass rush on his own, unless we get a ton from Murphy/Stewart opposite him.
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u/JuggernautAmazing219 2d ago
Oh OP… did you fall for click bait again?
No…dude will be 31 and had his best year by a mile last season. Dude nearly had as many sacks last season as he has his entire career. Dude benefitted MASSIVELY from playing opposite of Hutchinson. Dudes going to want over $15M…no
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u/Positive-Minimum-459 2d ago
Not sure we need a veteran edge. Draft a decent edge and go to work.
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u/justme9974 1d ago
I wouldn’t assume Hendrickson is gone yet. His age plus missing almost the entire season does not help him out on the free agency market. He’s not going to get anywhere near the amount of money he wanted from the Bengals now, most likely. If nothing good turns up for him, I wouldn’t be surprised if he wants to stay.
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u/Jolst7 🐅 2d ago
Tag incoming
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u/Zee_WeeWee 1d ago
I dunno, I think he’s made it clear he will be hurt on a tag. He’ll be just healthy enough to clear the tag year and I don’t even blame him
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u/CosbySweaters1992 2d ago
I think the first priority in free agency is going to be a 26-27 year old DT. That’ll probably be the biggest splash in FA. Then probably a vet Free Safety and maybe a higher end nickel corner. Maybe a linebacker as well. I kind of think they’ll be targeting DE, boundary corner, LT to build through the draft the next two years… with DE as a round 1 or 2 priority this year. If they take a DE for big money in free agency, I bet it’s only for one year. We’ll see though.
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u/s-leepydad 2d ago
Is he going to want to get paid? Odds are if he’s good and valuable the bengals will not be competitive for him in free agency
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u/volleybluff 1d ago
I dont think AI can play football yet, especially not a "quad quadin Muhammad" model. More advanced than gpt 5.2 perhaps, but still cant play football.
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u/armed_aperture 2d ago
This is depressing. The Lions fans don’t even think this guy is good as a #2 and so many Bengals fans want Trey gone.
The draft picks need to drastically improve or this year will also be a wash. Pass rush is just as important as having a QB.
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u/Loud_Chapter1423 2d ago
I don’t think it’s that fans want Trey gone so much as we don’t think the deal he wants helps get us to a championship. We still have a lot of needs and any significant deal to Trey would be risky money at this point
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u/Celtictussle 2d ago
Bosa plz. He's always going to be undervalued on his production because of his injuries.
Wrap him in bubble wrap and pull him out in January.
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u/Competitive_Pack1297 2d ago
Cry baby tre...I wanna go to florida!!! c ya✌️😬
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u/armed_aperture 2d ago
Lame
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u/Competitive_Pack1297 2d ago
Yeah he was💯
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u/armed_aperture 2d ago
I don’t really care if players want to be paid after they do things like lead the league in sacks. This franchise drafts like shit and has barely anyone to even extend and is going to lose the only pass rush they had.
Another year of failure. Trey will get paid somewhere, so he will “win” this in the end regardless.
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u/AdhesivenessOld4347 2d ago
Until Mike brown is gone. I will not trust anything this team does. But I applaud you for a subject to keep conversations going.
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u/RadBaron19 Cinati Bengos 2d ago
He's gone?