Injuries are inevitable in every sport, and every single team has to cope with them. The Cincinnati Reds are dealing with them in spades. They have six key players that are out of the lineup due to various injuries, and have lost all momentum that they had in the beginning of the season. They were on a historic path with their offensive output, but have since fallen back down to earth. Joey Votto, Wade Miley, Nick Senzel, Mike Moustakas, Michael Lorenzen and Aristides Aquino are all currently sidelined with injuries. Luckily, the MLB schedule is extremely long and grueling, so…
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The NBA is loaded with talented young stars that will take this game to new heights when the elder statesmen have retired. LeBron James has been the face of the league for a decade now, while players such as Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and James Harden may not be around much longer. The tide is slowly turning in the NBA, and it could be the young stars hoisting the trophy sooner rather than later. But if you were in an organization’s front office, which of these young stars are worth building around for the future? The new crop of talent…
The Cincinnati Bengals 2021 schedule has been revealed. It is one of the many aspects of the offseason that brings excitement to fans across the country. Regardless of the season being four months away, it is an exciting time to be an NFL fan. It is impossible to truly know how difficult the schedule is before training camp has begun, but it does appear to be a tough schedule ahead for the Bengals. Bengals 2021 Schedule Bengals 2021 Schedule Analysis The Bengals essentially have a tough schedule every season due to playing in the AFC North. Considering the Browns are…
The Cincinnati Bengals had a successful day three of the 2021 NFL Draft, and they put an emphasis on building this team in the trenches. After adding solid value through the first three rounds, they were able to shore up some positions in rounds 4-7. Assuming that a few of their seven picks on day three pan out to be key players, then the Bengals had a great draft. Obviously it is nearly impossible to predict if a fifth of sixth round pick will turn into a rotational player, let alone a starter, but on paper they made the right…
The Cincinnati Bengals addressed three of their biggest needs on days one and two of the 2021 NFL Draft. They added some extremely talented players that can contribute immediately, but they are receiving some criticism for the players they selected. The Bengals also accumulated more draft capital by trading back in the second round from pick 38 to 46 with the Patriots. They received two additional fourth-round picks from the trade, which puts them in prime position to add more depth with seven picks on day three of the 2021 NFL Draft. Here are the Bengals draft grades and analysis…
The NBA MVP award this season will have a winner that no one anticipated. It could go in any direction, and no one would be shocked in the slightest. Injuries to key players have played a major role in this condensed and shortened season. Currently, we have two big men topping the odds to win NBA MVP — Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid. In March, it was a three-man race, with no other player in sight — LeBron James, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic. James suffered a high ankle sprain, which has forced him to miss almost half of the…
The Cincinnati Bengals had a glaring issue rushing the passer and stopping the run last season. That can mainly be attributed to the defensive line play, which still needs a major upgrade. Even though the Bengals signed DE Trey Hendrickson and DT Larry Ogunjobi in NFL Free Agency, that is not enough to make the leap that this group needs to make. The return of DT D.J. Reader will make a huge impact in stopping the run, as he was one of the best to do it while he was in Houston. Reader suffered a torn quad in Week 5…
The Cincinnati Reds have been dominant at home thus far. They have won every series at home, and have a chance to distance themselves from the rest of the division with another home series against the Diamondbacks beginning on Tuesday night. The Reds lost the series on the road against the Diamondbacks earlier this season. They will look to avenge those losses back in the Queen City starting on Tuesday. But they will be without star outfielder Nick Castellanos, after he lost his appeal to his two-game suspension. The suspension is ludicrous, because the MLB needs players to show emotion…
The Cincinnati Bengals added a former LSU teammate of QB Joe Burrow in tight end Thaddeus Moss. The Bengals were interested in adding Moss after he was an undrafted free agent in 2020, but Washington landed him first. He battled injuries throughout his rookie year, and was unable to see the field. This led to his release on April 9th, and the Bengals did not hesitate to add a familiar weapon for Burrow. LSU Success for Thaddeus Moss and Joe Burrow The 2019 national champion LSU Tigers were stacked at skill positions, but Moss was still able to break…
After the Cincinnati Bengals asked veteran running back Giovani Bernard to take a pay cut, he asked for his release from the team. Bernard was a second-round pick for the Bengals in 2013 and was one of the most vocal leaders in the locker room. This places more of a bourdon on starting RB Joe Mixon, because he has struggled mightily pass blocking on third downs. He has shown improvements in that area since being drafted, but it is not one of his strengths. Either the organization feels confident he has improved more in that area, or they have an…