Josh Kirkendall

As for the “ did he say we?” crowd - 1. I played 168 games as a bengal. 2. 3 division titles 3. 5 straight playoff appearances- 6 total 4. Had all four of my kids in the Nati 5. Been to jeff Rubys a 1000 times 6. Pretended to like skyline chili when sober 7. Stumbled drunk around Mt Adams eating pizza 8. Montgomery Inn bbq in my fridge right now 9. Spent many a night in the Courtyard Covington. 10. Sat in a reds suite with Neil Armstrong 11. Watched Amy Grant with the CPO at Cincinnati Music Hall 12. Partied with Nick Lachey in “Club Bang”on 4th street 13. Ate the “Beluga” sushi boat on the reg in Hyde park Square 14. Sat w/charlie sheen as he smoked a cig in the Queen City club. And the List goes on.. So I’ll use “We” respectfully any damn time I want. 🤣 Who dey! 💪🏼

Giants had Lawrence at $42m for for the next two years and he only gets a $5m raise per @ProFootballTalk report. Seems clear giants were not interested in doing much. Good extension for cincy only having to tack on 1 year. No real reason for lawrences side to have done that. Just get the raise and keep free agency

Most double teams faced on pass rush snaps since 2021, per @NextGenStats: 1. Dexter Lawrence - 1,103 (CIN) 2. Jeffery Simmons - 986 3. B.J. Hill - 980 (CIN) 4. Kenny Clark - 972 5. Chris Jones - 939 Most QB pressures after double team over the same span: 1. Quinnen Williams - 73 2. Jeffery Simmons - 70 3. Osa Odighizuwa - 66 4. Dexter Lawrence - 65 (CIN) 5. Jonathan Allen - 64 (CIN) @Bengals

Source on how Bengals sealed the Dexter Lawrence trade: 'Nobody was going to beat the 10th pick.' Made the call clear for the Giants.

The last time a veteran non-quarterback was traded for a Top 10 pick was 21 years ago—when the @Vikings traded Hall of Fame WR Randy Moss to the @Raiders for the seventh overall pick and a seventh rounder. Safe to say the @Giants did well with the return for Dexter Lawrence.

I was on the phone with a GM less than an hour ago running through top 10 scenarios. The way we had it going, we both said, “the bengals are screwed.” Well, not anymore. This trade makes a ton of sense for them.

There has literally never been anybody in pro football history with Lawrence's size and deployment (so much 0-tech and 1-shade) with his disruptive abilities. Most guys his size (Vita Vea, for example) get more of their disruptions further away from the center.

pressures when aligned at nose tackle, since 2022: 108 - Dexter Lawrence 107 106 105 104 103 102 101 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 - Vita Vea 31 30 29 28 - D.J. Jones, DJ Reader 27 26 - Jordan Davis 25 24 23 - Keeanu Benton 22 - Roy Lopez 21 20 19 - Quinnen Williams, Travis Jones 18 - Javon Hargrave 17 - Christian Barmore 16 - Harrison Phillips, David Onyemata, Andrew Billings, B.J. Hill, Derrick Brown, Khyiris Tonga 15 - Jihad Ward, Davon Godchaux

A lot of this in the jungle huh🤣

The steep prices paid by the Bengals for Dexter Lawrence underscores two important points about this draft class: This is not a strong draft at the top. The lack of blue chippers is well-established. This draft is extremely thin at defensive tackle.

The real issue is whether the Bengals will make an exception on guarantees outside of the 1st contract year, like with Joe Burrow & Ja'Marr Chase, for Dexter Lawrence.

some thoughts on Lawrence to Cincy... Dexter Lawrence is a 28-year old stud he spent most of his career playing vs elite interior OLs of the Eagles & Cowboys he's been double-teamed at the highest rate in the NFL he's now playing in the AFC North Ravens lost their C Steelers might start a 42-yr old QB Browns have Deshaun or Shedeur Lawrence should FEAST the Giants were TERRIBLE when he wasn't on the field last year, even in a "down" year for Lawrence: Giants defense with... Dexter Lawrence OFF the field: #32 YPA (8.4) #31 sack rate (4.1%) #27 EPA/pass (+0.13) #26 pass success (47%) #23 pressure rate (32%) Dexter Lawrence ON the field: #7 pass success (40%) #8 YPA (6.6) #9 sack rate (7.7%) #10 EPA/pass (+0.09) #22 pressure rate (33%) that was a "down" year for Dexter the team was top-10 vs the pass when he was out there bottom-10 when he wasn't want a larger sample? last 3 years: Dexter Lawrence OFF the field: #32 YPA (7.7) #31 pressure rate (29%) #31 pass success (48%) #30 EPA/pass (+0.14) #30 sack rate (5.5%) Dexter Lawrence ON the field: #8 pass success (42%) #8 sack rate (7.4%) #10 EPA/pass (+0.02) #13 YPA (7.0) #15 pressure rate (36%) and again, the context is VITAL: he was obviously the #1 best player on the Giants defense every team knew it they double teamed him at the #1 highest rate and he STILL made this big of a difference and that was despite playing some of the NFL's top offensive lines in the NFC East as it relates tot he Eagles and Cowboys for YEARS oh, and then there's this pretty ridiculous nugget:

The Giants and Bengals have been discussing a deal for DT Dexter Lawrence for two weeks now, with things heating up over the last day—with the 10th overall pick as its focal point. Cincinnati was focused on getting a big-time defender with that pick. They got one.

I respect the argument, but don't necessarily agree with it.

@nikkashubitidze Played full season in 2025, but dislocated elbow in week 13 during 2024.

@Josh_Kirkendall Was he hurt last year?

Dexter Lawrence PFF rankings among all defensive tackles in the past four years.

#Giants star Dexter Lawrence is being traded to the #Bengals in a pre-Draft blockbuster that includes the No. 10 pick heading to the Giants, per me and @MikeGarafolo. NYG gets premium draft compensation, Cincy gets a lynchpin, while Sexy Dexy gets a new, big-money extension.

A big day of visits with defensive players for the Bengals, who also hosted Ohio State LB Sonny Styles and CB Lorenzo Styles Jr. and Miami edge Akheem Mesidor.

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