Madden 20 - The New Owner

[Chosen One]

Trade!

Bengals Trade:
TE CJ Uzomah

Browns Trade:
DT Larry Ogunjobi

The Bengals continue to build their defensive line.  This time they are adding run stuffer, Larry Ogunjobi.

Trade!

Bengals Trade:
T Cordy Glenn

Seahawks Trade:
LB Shaquem Griffin
WR Gary Jennings

The Bengals add a familiar target for Will Grier in fellow rookie and former WVU teammate, WR Gary Jennings.  Jennings adds depth to an already up and coming WR corp.  Meanwhile the flashy second year LB, Shaquem Griffin irons out the starting LB corp as he joins Devin Bush and Josey Jewell.

[Chosen One]

Trade!

Bengals Trade:
TE Drew Sample
DE Jordan Willis
2020 3rd RD Pick

Saints Trade:
TE Dan Arnold
WR Keith Kirkwood
CB PJ Williams

Dan Arnold will slide in as the #2 TE behind Mo Alie-Cox, but that doesn’t mean he won’t see targets.  The TEs are said to be a huge part of the Bengals new look offense.  Keith Kirkwood is yet another young WR joining the inexperienced yet talented WR corp.  And finally, PJ Williams will slide in next to Trevor Williams as the #2 CB.

[Chosen One]

Trade!

Bengals Trade:
RB Gio Bernard
S Clayton Fejedelem

Redskins Trade:
RB Bryce Love

The Bengals believe they have found their future at the RB position.  Expect Bryce Love to see a lot of attention in the new look offense alongside veteran RB Shady McCoy.

[Chosen One]

Trade!

Bengals Trade:
CB Will Jackson

Ravens Trade:
LB Kenny Young
QB Trace McSorley

Two primary backups have been added to the roster.  Kenny Young will be the first man up in the event of an injury to one of the starting LBs while rookie QB from Penn State, Trace McSorley, will come in as the #2 QB for now.  Expect a veteran to come in and compete with McSorley for backup duties.

Trade!

Bengals Trade:
CB Dre Kirkpatrick

Falcons Trade:
DE Vic Beasley

The defensive line continues to grow with the former 1st RD pick out of Clemson.

[Chosen One]

Trade!

Bengals Trade:
CB Darqueze Denard

Dolphins Trade:
DE Nate Orchard
WR Jakeem Grant

The Bengals get their deep threat and gadget player in WR Jakeem Grant while Nate Orchard joins the already stacked D-Line unit.

[Chosen One]

Free Agent Signings

The Bengals have signed the following players...

WR Dez Bryant
QB Josh McCown
FB Aaron Ripkowski
LB John Timu
LB Andrew Gachkar
K Jonathan Brown

Notice any of these names?  You should!  Dez Bryant comes to the Bengals as the #2 WR.  Meanwhile the veteran QB we talked about earlier has been brought in.  Josh McCown will compete with Trace McSorley for #2 duties.  Aaron Ripkowski will start at FB.  LBs John Timu and Andrew Gachkar will provide depth.  And finally Jonathan Brown will be the team’s starting Kicker!

[Chosen One]

Free Agent Signings

The Bengals have signed the following free agents...

RB Bo Scarbrough
TE Troy Fumagalli
LB Sharif Finch
CB Ryan Lewis
QB Matt Barkley
S Jaylen Watkins

The following players have been released...

QB Josh McCown

The following players have been signed to the Practice Squad...

QB Nic Shimonek
WR Quadree Henderson
CB Christian Campbell

[Chosen One]

Week 1 - @ Seahawks

The new look Bengals came into Seattle as massive underdogs but QB Will Grier showed everyone why Cincinnati’s management chose him to he their guy.  Grier was 22 of 27 for 299 yards, completing 81% of his passes while also tossing a score to WR Jakeem Grant.  Grier also added a rushing TD.  Like the preview predicted, Grier immediately hit it off with TE Mo Alie-Cox.  Alie-Cox converted several first downs all while posting 103 yards on 11 catches.  Much to the surprise of the Seahawks defense, Dez Bryant proved to still be a huge factor in the pass game.  He pulled in 4 catches for 128 yards.  His longest reception netted 53 yards.  Cooper Kupp was quiet for the most part, catching only 2 passes for 19 yards.  Both of his catches however did pick up 1st downs.  In the run game, Shady McCoy was the favorite as expected.  He managed 88 yards and a score on 21 attempts.  However late in the game, McCoy exited with a bruised knee and rookie RB Bryce Love took full advantage as he took a handoff from Grier and took the ball 23 yards into the endzone, scoring his first career TD.

The defense proved themselves in a tough battle, only allowing Russell Wilson to complete 17 of 30 passes.  But this still wasn’t an easy one.  Wilson still passes for 244 yards and hit rookie WR DK Metcalf for a 71 yard score.  The run defense however was lights out.  No one was getting passed rookie LB Devin Bush and DT Larry Ogunjobi.  Ogunjobi finished the game with 2 sacks on Russell Wilson while Devin Bush led the team with 7 tackles.

Overall, it was a solid outing for debuting new look Cincinnati Bengals as they picked up the hard fought victory.  

Final Score
Bengals: 32
Seahawks: 20