There’s no dodging the expectations in 2025. Cincinnati can’t fumble another season of Burrow’s prime. It’s playoffs (and more) or bust for the Bengals, who are once again poised to boast an elite offense while hanging on for dear life with just enough defense.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor started doing something new this year for his players that fourth-round rookie Barrett Carter likened to things he saw at Clemson under Dabo Swinney.  According to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.

Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown has the ability and opportunity to be a fantasy football star in 2025.

The Bengals are playing games with their first-round pick Shemar Stewart so analysts are projecting trades for him and one included the Bucs.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor might be on the hot seat in 2025, sure. But what about a former understudy such as Brian Callahan?

Cincinnati Bengals head coach, Zac Taylor, named a hot seat candidate for 2025 by Pro Football Focus after coming off of a 9-8 season.

NFL Great Mike Evans Names Bengals Star Ja'Marr Chase His Favorite Young Wide Receiver. Major praise for the Bengals star receiver.

The implementation of a rookie wage scale in 2011 has largely ended contract holdouts of draft picks, with a couple of exceptions.

The Bengals need Amarius Mims to boom quickly for an offensive line that didn't get much in the way of upgrades this offseason.

The Bengals can trade Stewart as an unsigned draft pick before the cutoff, which takes place 30 days before the start of the regular season. That would be the first week of August. So that's the gateway to the question: should the Rams make a move for Stewart? Let's make the argument for yes.