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Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate

The #Cowboys made trade calls to the #Raiders on Maxx Crosby and the #Bengals on Trey Hendrickson, but were rebuffed by both teams, per @JayGlazer

Dallas is in the market for defense.

11:15 AM · Oct 26, 2025 · 363.8K Views

Is it too late to call the Cowboys...?

[skycruiser]

Is this good?

The Bengals' Defense Ranks:
- 32nd in rushing yards/game (152)
- 31st in passing yards/game (256)
- 29th in sack rate (4.1%)
- 31st in 3rd down defense (48.5%)
- 32nd in points/game (31.6)
- 31st in yards/play (6.2)
- 30th in RZ stop %
- 31st in EPA

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Is this good?

The Bengals' Defense Ranks:
- 32nd in rushing yards/game (152)
- 31st in passing yards/game (256)
- 29th in sack rate (4.1%)
- 31st in 3rd down defense (48.5%)
- 32nd in points/game (31.6)
- 31st in yards/play (6.2)
- 30th in RZ stop %
- 31st in EPA

Good if your fantasy QB, RB or WR is playing the Bengals.

[Jmble]

Serious Question...

If you could make a trade or two to add to the defense, before the trade deadline, would you?

Despite how bad we have looked on Defense, we are still scoring points and we are still only 1.5 games out of first place with a 2-0 Division record, already beating Pittsburgh once.

Best names looking as trade possibilities right now:

Riq Woolen - CB Seattle
Jaelan Phillips - Edge Miami
Alontae Taylor - CB New Orleans
Jermaine Johnson - Edge Jets
Michael Carter II CB - Jets
Arden Key - Edge - Titans

That is just a few listed by ESPN as most likely to be moved on the defensive side.

[MeatHeadbengal]

Serious Question...

If you could make a trade or two to add to the defense, before the trade deadline, would you?

Despite how bad we have looked on Defense, we are still scoring points and we are still only 1.5 games out of first place with a 2-0 Division record, already beating Pittsburgh once.

Best names looking as trade possibilities right now:

Riq Woolen - CB Seattle
Jaelan Phillips - Edge Miami
Alontae Taylor - CB New Orleans
Jermaine Johnson - Edge Jets
Michael Carter II CB - Jets
Arden Key - Edge - Titans

That is just a few listed by ESPN as most likely to be moved on the defensive side.

I would not. I think this team needs to be selling.

Trade Trey, get some picks or a ham sandwich for all I care. He's over 30 and hurt!

[orange_black]

Serious Question...

If you could make a trade or two to add to the defense, before the trade deadline, would you?

Despite how bad we have looked on Defense, we are still scoring points and we are still only 1.5 games out of first place with a 2-0 Division record, already beating Pittsburgh once.

Best names looking as trade possibilities right now:

Riq Woolen - CB Seattle
Jaelan Phillips - Edge Miami
Alontae Taylor - CB New Orleans
Jermaine Johnson - Edge Jets
Michael Carter II CB - Jets
Arden Key - Edge - Titans

That is just a few listed by ESPN as most likely to be moved on the defensive side.

all of them. the defensive "talent" is extremently low. need a total rebuild on the defense.

[Bengals1]

I would not. I think this team needs to be selling.

Trade Trey, get some picks or a ham sandwich for all I care. He's over 30 and hurt!

Yeah, I don't think realistically any one or two new players are going to significantly help this defense this year.

And the problem with trading players for future picks is that our drafting of defensive linemen has been terrible lately. To be fair, we're not much better at drafting O-linemen either.

I'm afraid without a wholesale change at the coaching positions, from HC on down, a significant change at Player Development (i.e. Toobin) and a significant increase in the scouting department, it's just shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.

And for the record, I don't expect anything much to change in any of those areas I mentioned above.

About the only thing I can think of that might move the needle for SoP is a wholesale boycott by the fan base and/or a threat from Burrow to pull a Carson Palmer.

And for the record, I don't expect either of those things to happen either.

In other words, I simply don't see any significant changes in the team for the foreseeable future, sadly.

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Serious Question...

If you could make a trade or two to add to the defense, before the trade deadline, would you?

Despite how bad we have looked on Defense, we are still scoring points and we are still only 1.5 games out of first place with a 2-0 Division record, already beating Pittsburgh once.

Best names looking as trade possibilities right now:

Riq Woolen - CB Seattle
Jaelan Phillips - Edge Miami
Alontae Taylor - CB New Orleans
Jermaine Johnson - Edge Jets
Michael Carter II CB - Jets
Arden Key - Edge - Titans

That is just a few listed by ESPN as most likely to be moved on the defensive side.

Unless you can get all of the above no reason to get just one or two. Should be selling. If can get anything trade Brown, Hendrickson, Wilson, Fant, CTB, Stone and Karras. Even trade Flacco if can get more than they gave up for him.

[Joe Bananas]

Serious Question...

If you could make a trade or two to add to the defense, before the trade deadline, would you?

Despite how bad we have looked on Defense, we are still scoring points and we are still only 1.5 games out of first place with a 2-0 Division record, already beating Pittsburgh once.

Best names looking as trade possibilities right now:

Riq Woolen - CB Seattle
Jaelan Phillips - Edge Miami
Alontae Taylor - CB New Orleans
Jermaine Johnson - Edge Jets
Michael Carter II CB - Jets
Arden Key - Edge - Titans

That is just a few listed by ESPN as most likely to be moved on the defensive side.

I would not. I think this team needs to be selling.

Trade Trey, get some picks or a ham sandwich for all I care. He's over 30 and hurt!

I agree with Meat here. Build up some draft picks.

[Deadcat]

With the Steelers losing, it still seems early to be selling. But not sure what we can do to improve this defense? Something needs to change.