Shemar Stewart remains in ‘infant stage’ as Bengals defense collapses
Cincinnati’s first-round selection this year missed the offseason program during that high-profile contract dispute, then hurt his ankle early in the season and is only just getting back in the swing of things.
Quick Hits | Inventive Chase Brown And The Rolling Bengals Run Game
On first-and-10 at his own 48 with about four minutes left in the first half, Brown showed a shrewd brew of invention and instinct. Head coach Zac Taylor called a flea flicker, and when Brown looked back in the middle of the line of scrimmage to lateral it back to quarterback Joe Flacco, he saw Flacco about to get drilled.
Quick Hits | Joe Flacco “50-50,” For Bears, Trey Hendrickson Also Questionable
“He wasn’t here in the offseason. He wasn’t invested in our training camp,” Taylor said. “It would be easy to make a decision that there’s no way I’m playing. I’ve got an AC joint, we’ve got a bye week next week, so let’s just let this thing heal up. That has not been the communication he’s given to me at all.
Why Bengals Believe Things Can Be Different if They Have to Go Back to Browning Due to Flacco Injury
Flacco’s injury could force the Bengals to go back to Jake Browning — whose three-game stint as the starter after Joe Burrow went down with a turf toe injury went so horribly bad that the team had to ask the Cleveland Browns to fling them a life preserver in the form of Flacco — Sunday against the Chicago Bears.
Bengals at NFL trade deadline: Don’t expect Cincinnati to deal Trey Hendrickson
No matter how many lists of trade candidates he ends up on, speculative stories about best fits where he lands as the primary photo or shouting shows where they scream about how the 49ers must go get an edge rusher, the reality of the situation will not change.
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