What a whirlwind it's been for Joe Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals over the past couple weeks or so. Who Dey Nation went from preemptive grief over a lost season to collective apex jubilation over Flacco rescuing the Bengals from obscurity.
If the trivial compensation involved in the audacious Flacco trade was underwhelming, it was at least a signal from the Cincinnati brass that they wouldn't punt on the 2025 season. Now that the NFL trade deadline looms on Nov. 4, there's even more opportunity to upgrade the roster.
Alas, the latest predictions from a beat man of high repute reflects the pragmatist paradigm that often permeates the Bengals' headquarters.