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How common is it for IDPA shooters to move between divisions? I’ve shot my first few IDPA matches with the CZ P07 I CCW in carry optics. But I just found a great deal on a IWI Masada at a local pawn shop and picked it up. It’s a pretty basic gun, but if I put Dawson sights on it I can try shooting SSP or ESP with it for a while.

Placed a clothing order I thought was from Macy and have not received my order. Go to website and it’s no longer available…
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So the local pawn shop has a hellrsiser c1 6 string in pearl white very clean with a hard case they are asking $800 USD I could probably talk them down to 600 I'm really on the fence with this one it has a Floyd rose but no bar I do have a extra but what do you guys think yes or no

Anyone know of any thrift stores or pawn shops around town that might be a good spot to check for old digicams. Looking for pocket digital cameras circa early 2000s - 2015. Or perhaps you have one laying around your garage or attic you want to get rid of?

Memphis is starting construction on its first BRT line and I was curious what outsiders think about the viability of the plan. As a local, any investment in public transportation is exciting, but I wanted yall's opinion on whether I should get my hopes up that this will actually help catalyze dense development and less car dependency?
For context, the stops it's hitting include (E-W): 1& 2.) University of Memphis area 3.) a large public high school 4.) the Memphis Central Library 5.) a strode-parkway intersection (though it is within 15 minute walking distance of several trip generators, including Christian Brothers University, Brooks Art Museum, Memphis Zoo, and big old urban park, and a 30 minute walk/10 minute bike from the college football stadium, so idk?) 6.) Our cluster of local theaters, and Overton Square, a bar nightlife area, is an 8 minute walk. 7.) Strode intersection consisting of a Walgreen's and mid-rise housing 8.) Hospital, mid-rise housing, 10 minute walk from the Southern College of Optometry 9.) University of Tennessee's Medical School/Medical industry cluster 10.) Sun Studios/mid-rise housing 11.) Minor League Ball Park/5 minute walk to Beale St.
And then the downtown loop, which includes hotels, 5 minute walk to our downtown basketball arena, several hotels, walking distance to our Bass Pro Shops Pyramid (lol), the central bus system terminal, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Memphis' Law School, Autozone's Headquarters, other downtown type shit.
They plan to operate at 15 minute frequency, with 10 minute peak frequency. I think it has dedicated bus lanes MOST (ugh) of the way, but not all, and the main two corridors it travels on the way downtown are strodes in the process of being reformed, but still very much strodes.
Thoughts?

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A couple months ago, a kid traded his Nintendo switch to another kid who gave him something in return. The new owner of the switch, gave me it for an item that costs MUCH less, I made sure he knew that the trade was not very equal, and he still wanted to trade. We shook on it, and I thought that was the end. I was planning on going to the pawn shop to sell the switch, but today I was pulled from class, and told that I needed to give the switch to the original kid. Do I have to give it back?

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Contributors: chainer9999, TheReaver88
Division: AFC North
Record: 12-4 (1 no contest), AFC North Champions, Lost in AFC Title Game
Season Summary:
After a Cinderella run the previous season which ended just short of a truly miraculous ending, there were a lot of split opinions about whether the Bengals were “for real.” While there were people who believed that a young nucleus led by Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and numerous talented but relatively unknown defenders would continue to grow and be even better in 2022-23, the majority opinion was that the Bengals were prime regression candidates and that they were not even the favorites for their own division.
The early part of the season appeared to validate the skeptics: the Bengals sputtered to an 0-2 start, and the offseason O-line improvements were not yet apparent. But Joe Burrow found his form, the line came together as a cohesive unit, and the offense adjusted to take what the defenses were giving them in the short passing game. After a humiliating Monday night loss in Cleveland, the team buckled down and ripped off 8 straight wins (with a tragic no contest in the middle) to roar past the Ravens and grab the division title for the second straight year. The Bengals entered the postseason with some serious question marks; two of their three prized OL signings went down with injuries, as did left tackle Jonah Williams. After squeezing by Baltimore and dominating Buffalo, Cincinnati fell just short against the Chiefs in the AFC Title Game by a familiar score of 23-20. The Bengals experienced several departures in free agency, but the coaching staff and quarterback will remain with the team in 2023 in search of the franchise’s first Super Bowl.
1. 2022 Offseason Recap

• Free Agency Signings:
  • RG Alex Cappa (4 years, $35m, $11m guaranteed): Announced within the first minute of free agency, Cappa's signing signaled a stark departure from the past, when the Bengals refused to pay big money to guards. As the interior of the o-line was absolute garbage especially near the end of the previous season, Cappa was viewed with great optimism.
  • C Ted Karras (3 years, $18m, $5m guaranteed): Karras a bit less so. While known as a heady and smart player, the Bengals fanbase had been focused in on Ryan Jensen, but he chose to play with TB12 for one more run. Karras felt like a consolation prize at the time, but he was definitely a good signing and won over many fans with his play and attitude.
  • RT La’El Collins (3 years, $21m, $5m guaranteed): Filled with shopping mall intrigue and Burrow-baked cupcakes, the La’El Collins saga eventually ended up with him in the building. While the great majority of the fanbase welcomed a signing of Collins’s pedigree, there was some skepticism amongst certain fans that maybe there was a reason Collins had been let go by Dallas. Yeah, about that……
  • TE Hayden Hurst (1 year, $3.5m): A signing needed to replace the departed CJ Uzomah, expectations were modest for Hurst. With his first-round pedigree, the hope was that he’d slot into Uzomah’s production, maybe make some gamebreaking plays.
• Notable Re-signed players:
  • DT BJ Hill (3 years, $30m total, $13m guaranteed): After a promising campaign rotating with Larry Ogunjobi, the Bengals chose to pay Hill. This was seen as a bit of a gamble as Hill, while productive in a rotational role, had not been the starter the previous season. Ogunjobi was more disruptive as an interior pass rusher, but the deciding factor was probably Ogunjobi’s deficiency in run support and his late-season injury.
  • FS Jessie Bates III (Franchise tag, $12.9m): After failing to come to a long-term deal, Bates was franchised, a distinction that he did not take great joy in. Bates maintained that he would refuse to play on the tag, and carried out that threat well into training camp.
  • CB Eli Apple (1 year, $3.5m): While most knew Apple as 1) a loud Tweeter and 2) the guy that got burned by Cooper Kupp in the final moments of the Super Bowl, Bengals fans knew that Apple had outplayed his paltry contract. With the cornerback market getting pricy, Apple was retained as a cheap value CB2 or CB3, depending on how the draft would fall out.
• Other re-signed players:
  • QB Brandon Allen (1 year, $1.5m), WR Stanley Morgan (2 years, $2.24m), WR Adam Cole Trenton Irwin (1 year, $825k), WR Trent Taylor (1 year, $1.135m), WR Mike Thomas (1 year, $1.13m)
  • DT Josh Tupou (2 years, $3m), S/CB* Tre Flowers (1 year, $1.85m), S Michael D. Thomas (1 year, $1.17m)
  • LS Clark Harris (1 year, $1.27m)
• Departures:
  • TE CJ Uzomah (UFA, Jets, 3 yrs $24m): the spiritual leader of the team during their Cinderella playoff run, Uzomah left for a payday and to be in New York. While it was sad, people understood that his money for his production was not a great deal.
  • DT Larry Ogunjobi (UFA, Steelers, 1 yr): After a failed medical scuttled his potential big-money move to Chicago, there were some rumblings that Ogunjobi could possibly return, but no dice; Ogunjobi eventually ended up in Pittsburgh, leaving Baltimore as the one AFC North team that he hasn’t played for……yet.
  • C Trey Hopkins (Released, unsigned by any NFL team in 2022), OG Quinton Spain (UFA, unsigned by any NFL team in 2022), RT Riley Reiff (UFA, Bears): Three members of the offensive line cut or not retained. Tells you something, doesn't it?
  • CB Trae Waynes (Released, subsequently retired): the big miscue out of the Bengals’ defensive spending spree, Waynes was constantly hurt, and even when healthy could not beat out Awuzie or Apple.
  • CB Darius Phillips (UFA, Raiders): After his two-muff debacle against San Francisco, he was never heard from again in Bengals stripes.
  • CB Vernon Hargraves III (UFA, unsigned by any NFL team), S Ricardo Allen (UFA, subsequently retired), LB Jordan Evans (UFA, unsigned by any NFL team)
  • WR Auden Tate (UFA, Falcons), OL Fred Johnson (ERFA, Buccaneers)
• Draft picks:
  • Round 1: S Daxton Hill (Michigan) - a redshirt year for Dax, as he was picked with Bates’ departure in mind. Still, it was somewhat depressing to see him virtually never get on the field, and he worryingly showed some mental lapses when used on special teams.
  • Round 2: CB Cam Taylor-Britt (Nebraska) - the first instance of Zac Taylor’s Nebraska connection being utilized, CTB was picked to compete with Apple for the CB2 job.
  • Round 3: DL Zach Carter (Florida) - seen by many draftniks as a reach, Anarumo’s penchant for players who can line up in multiple positions was a deciding factor. Ultimately did not contribute much, as his first campaign was spent mostly bulking up.
  • Round 4: OG Cordell Volson (North Dakota State) - the sole pick spent on offense, Volson was seen as a Frank Pollack guy from the start, a “glass-eater” to use Pollack’s term. He beat out Jackson Carman for the left guard job and held it, making the pick a relative success.
  • Round 5: S Tycen Anderson (Tulsa) - an injury wiped out his rookie campaign.
  • Round 6: DL Jeffrey Gunter (Coastal Carolina) - Not much out of Gunter in his rookie campaign, except on special teams.
• Notable UDFAs:
  • LS Cal Adomitis (Pitt): this pickup would prove hugely important after Week 1.
• Midseason waiver pickups
  • DT Jay Tufele (Jacksonville Jaguars)
  • OG Max Scharping (Houston Texans)
  • TE Devin Asiasi (New England Patriots)
• Other notable happenings
  • Zac Taylor’s contract extended: Hey, if you lead the Bengals from the doldrums to the precipice of a Super Bowl, you deserve to get paid. There were concerns about whether this was a knee-jerk extension to an overachieving season, but over the course of 2022, Taylor showed enough both tactically and leadership-wise that we can say it wasn’t a mistake.
  • Joe Burrow’s appendectomy: the quest for an uninterrupted Joe Burrow offseason continues, as he had an appendectomy before training camp and missed all of preseason. While none of the players or coaches admitted as such, one gets the sense that this definitely impacted Burrow early in the season.
  • Paul Brown Stadium becomes Paycor Stadium: Seeing the dollar signs racing towards him in the form of Burrow, Chase, and Higgins, Mike Brown gave in and put up the naming rights of Paul Brown Stadium for sale. Paycor made the highest bid, and thus PBS became Paycor Stadium. I maintain that it sounds better than Acrisure Stadium; your mileage may vary.

2. Team Stats
Offense

	Total	League Rank	2021 League Rank
Points	418	7th	7th
Total Yards	5371	7th 🔺	13th
Yards Per Play	5.9	7th	7th
Passing Yards	4520	6th 🔺	7th
Passing TDs	35	T-2nd 🔺	7th
Interceptions	12	T-19th (w/ 4 other teams)	T-14th
Sacks Allowed	44	T-22nd 🔺	32nd
Sack Yards Allowed	280	21st 🔺	31st
Yards Per Pass Attempt	7.4	9th 🔻	3rd
20+ yard Passes	54	12th 🔻	6th
Rushing Yards	1528	29th 🔻	23rd
Yards Per Rush	3.8	T-30th 🔻	24th
Rushing TDs	14	T-20th (w/ BAL) 🔻	T-14th
20+ yard Runs	7	T-26th (w/ 3 other teams) 🔻	T-22nd
DVOA	14.2%	4th 🔺	18th

From the data, we can conclude a few things.

• Continuing last year’s trend, the Bengals were a top-quartile passing offense, even after a dreadful start to the season. After some fits and starts, the players and coaching staff eventually figured out how to attack opposing defenses that took away the deep shots which made the team must-watch TV last season. This dinged the yards per attempt figure, which dipped from 3rd in 2021 to 9th this season.
• However, the running game, which was bottom quartile last year, was even more putrid–and this was evident to anybody that was watching the games. It got so bad that at one point, the Bengals gave up lining up under center and went all shotgun all the time, because they simply could not run the ball from under center (and telegraphed the run way too much when they went under center). The running backs did contribute significantly in the passing game as Burrow utilized checkdowns extensively as a counter to the 2 high safety shells, but the running game itself ultimately never got going.
• The reinforcements for the O-line did have some impact, as the sacks allowed and sack yardage stat all improved quite a bit from last year (55 → 42, 403 → 280). Some of this was also on Burrow learning when to give up looking for the home run.

Defense

	Total	League Rank	2021 League Rank
Points Allowed	322	5th 🔺	17th
Yards Allowed	6048	8th 🔺	17th
Rushing Yards Allowed	1706	5th	5th
Rushing Yards Allowed Per Carry	4.2	T-7th 🔺	15th
Rushing TDs Allowed	12	T-10th 🔺	15th
Passing Yards Allowed	3665	16th 🔺	26th
Passing Yards Allowed Per Attempt	6.6	18th 🔺	20th
Passing TDs Allowed	17	T-3rd 🔺	15th
Sacks	30	29th 🔻	11th
Takeaways	24	13th 🔺	18th
Red Zone Defense %	52%	T-9th 🔺	18th
DVOA	-4.4%	11th 🔺	19th

A few conclusions:

• Last year’s defense was a middling defense that got hot at the right time; this year, the results were more steady throughout the season, as the Bengals improved their defensive rankings across nearly all areas.
• One notable area where the Bengals declined was in sacks, as Trey Hendrickson’s 14.5 sacks from last year did not materialize (though advanced stats say that he played just as well, if not better). Other than T-Rex, the Bengals don’t really have an elite pass rusher, which in turn puts a strain on coverage.
• While Lou Anarumo being back is a huge boon, there most definitely will be some departures this offseason compared to last year, when virtually every meaningful contributor returned......and this was borne out in free agency, as Bates and Bell walked away, bringing the "dark day" that Anarumo had been dreading.

3. Season Review

• Game by game recaps: see here
• Season highs and lows:
  • Highs
    • Feasting on the NFC South: With the season off to an uneven start, the Bengals won a close one against New Orleans, and then absolutely pasted the Falcons and the Panthers to gain momentum for the stretch run. Even old GOAT Brady could not stop the Bengals, as the Bengals defense led a rousing second half comeback to sweep the NFC South.
    • The 8-game win streak to end the season: There was a lot of skepticism about the Bengals after their slow start, as the stretch run slate of opponents looked exceptionally difficult. However, the team came together for this stretch and dispatched Tennessee, Kansas City, old nemesis Cleveland, Tampa, New England and Baltimore to once again claim the division.
    • The Hubbard Yard Dash: Arguably the greatest defensive play in Bengals history. With the game in the balance on Wild Card Weekend, local kid Sam Hubbard scooped up a goal-line fumble and, unlike in Madden, didn’t run out of stamina on his way to the end zone, snatching a victory from the jaws of defeat. A fitting celebratory moment for a player who often gets overlooked.
    • Returning to the AFC Title Game: There were many questions about whether the Bengals were just a one-year wonder, or if 2021 was the foundation for something greater. While they came up just short in the AFC Title Game, the fact that they managed to make it there twice in a row after being a doormat for half a decade is not something that should be laughed at.
  • Lows
    • The first two games of the season: A comedy of errors in Week 1 (a pick six, a blocked XP, and a hilariously botched FG) and a sputtering offense in Week 2 started the season off in morbid fashion. Ultimately, these two squandered games would become the difference in the Bengals having no shot at home field in the stretch run.
    • The Halloween massacre: The Browns have had Zac Taylor’s number ever since he became head coach, and on Halloween, Jake Brisket Jacoby Brissett, Nick Chubb and Myles Garrett delivered an ass whooping. It was the Bengals’ worst loss of the season, compounded by CB1 Chidobe Awuzie tearing his ACL.
    • The end of the season: No doubt about it, the final game against Kansas City feels like an opportunity missed, as O-line injuries led to the offense sputtering even as the defense put up an incredible effort against Patrick Mahomes & co. The way it ended with a costly penalty also stings, as many knew that this year would be the end of the line for several key players.
  • Special aside
    • The Damar Hamlin game: As the other team participating in that game, I think the Bengals, and specifically head coach Zac Taylor, did the right thing by conferring with Sean McDermott to essentially stop the game, and get the very distressed players off the field. It’s really a relief seeing Hamlin now walking about and able to live his life, considering he was temporarily a dead man on the field in Cincinnati. Even though I don’t think the league handled the aftermath very well, I truly hope that in another scenario like that, the Bengals and Taylor would act just like they did that night–some things are bigger than football.
• Awards:
  • HoF induction: Ken Riley (posthumous)
  • Best Celly of the Year (lol): The Jungle Roller Coaster (Week 18)
  • Pro Bowlers
    • First Team: QB Joe Burrow, WR Ja’Marr Chase, DE Trey Hendrickson
    • Alternates: FS Jessie Bates III (2nd alternate), RB Joe Mixon (3rd alternate), WR Tyler Boyd (3rd alternate), K Evan McPherson (4th alternate), C Ted Karras (5th alternate), DT DJ Reader (5th alternate), SS Vonn Bell (5th alternate)
  • All-Pros: None
    • A bit of a rant, but it is incredible how the Bengals have no All-Pros, just three first team Pro Bowlers, managed to win the AFC North and reel off 8 straight wins to finish the season, and Zac Taylor doesn’t get a single vote for CotY. Where the hell are the victories coming from then?

4. Offense/Defense/Special Teams Review

• Offense in-depth Review: Here
• Defense in-depth Review: Here
• Special Teams in-depth Review: Here

5. What Lies Ahead for the Bengals in the 2023 Offseason (Free Agency and Draft)

• Extension Candidates: before we get started, it should be noted that the Bengals front office has rarely used the "modern cap techniques" such as void years and backlogging guarantees--they like doing flat AAV contracts and not incurring dead money when possible. However, with Burrow and Chase (and others) soon to be paid, it is going to be tricky to navigate the cap without utilizing such methods. This offseason will grant us a real look at what the Bengals' strategy is moving forward.
  • QB Joe Burrow: The big one. He’ll get extended, no question–it’s a matter of how much, and how it’s structured. An AAV of $50m is probably going to be the end result. This extension will be the one that shapes all decisions this offseason, as well as many other offseasons to come.
  • WR Tee Higgins: Extension-eligible, the tricky part is that Chase is available for one next year (although Chase has a 5th year option). Since paying two WRs WR1 money is often not seen as a wise investment of cap space, there is a lot of speculation that Higgins might be trade bait a la A.J. Brown–of course, we know what happened to the GM that actually did trade A.J. Brown, so really? An extension might not get done, but the Bengals will want to keep him around at least for the next two years, possibly even using the tag on Higgins after this season if things go down that route.
  • LB Logan Wilson: The 3rd rounder in the “Burrow draft,” Wilson has blossomed into a good-to-great linebacker. With Pratt looking set to leave, the team will want to lock down Wilson; the issue will be the cap number. If the Higgins extension is a no-go, Wilson could be the one getting it instead this offseason. The return of Pratt at a relatively modest number might change the calculation a bit.
• The next two are primarily cap-related extension ideas, which, for the record, are not typically things that Cincinnati has done.
  • DE Trey Hendrickson: With two years remaining on his deal and his importance to the defense paramount, an extension might be an option to lower Hendrickson's cap hit ($15m).
  • DT DJ Reader: Entering the last year of his 4-year deal, Reader's importance to the run defense is similar to Hendrickson's to the pass rush. Just like Hendrickson, Reader's cap hit is $15m--an extension could be on the cards.
• Free agency
  • Notable UFAs
    • FS Jessie Bates III: Having already had contentious negotiations for two years and playing on the franchise tag, Bates looks almost as good as gone. Get paid, man. (Highly likely to leave) Left for Atlanta on a 4-year, $64m deal. Glad he got his bag, thanks for the memories Jessie.
    • LB Germaine Pratt: Played himself into a big payday by being a positive in pass coverage, and probably out of Cincinnati’s reach. (Likely to leave) Ended up staying, solidifying the linebacking corps (3 years, $21m).
    • SS Vonn Bell: With Bates almost certain to leave and Lou Anarumo on record as saying that it will be a dark day when both Bell and Bates are no longer here, Bell looks to be a high priority to re-sign. This is especially because unlike Bates, the Bengals don’t have someone that can fill in Bell’s slot. (50-50) Left for Carolina on a 3-year, $22.5m deal. Thanks for the memories Vonn, you turned the franchise around when you sent JuJu into next week.
    • CB Eli Apple: With the emergence of Cam Taylor-Britt and Apple’s antics on Twitter coming to the fore after the Divisional Round, it’s a toss-up to whether Apple is re-signed. If he’s willing to play for cheap like he did last year ($4m), it wouldn’t be a bad idea. (50-50)
    • TE Hayden Hurst: Hurst became a fan favorite in Cincinnati, and he seemed to like it here as it gave him a chance to resurrect his career. The issue will definitely be price, as nobody is certain exactly how much Hurst will command–if it goes into CJ Uzomah territory ($8m AAV), the Bengals will probably bid him goodbye. (50-50) Left for Carolina on a 3-year, $21m deal. The man parlayed the season into a bag, good for him!
    • RB Samaje Perine: Mixon might be gone unless he takes a pay cut, in which case the Bengals will probably want to retain Perine while bringing in a rookie. How much the Bengals pursue Perine will be dependent on money and what happens with Mixon. (Likely to return) Left for Denver on a 2-year, $7.5m deal. He stated personal reasons, so I'll respect that. We'll always remember his TD against the Chiefs and him dribbling Justin Reid's head.
    • RB Trayveon Williams, WR Trent Taylor, OG Max Scharping: re-signed
    • CB Jalen Davis, S Michael D. Thomas: re-signed
    • DB Tre Flowers
    • QB Brandon Allen
    • TE Drew Sample
    • LS Clark Harris
  • Potential cut candidates
    • RB Joe Mixon: His 12m cap hit is a large one for a running back who was ineffective last year. As he doesn't have additional years left on his deal, restructuring is not an option. Straight up cutting Mixon would save roughly $7.2m against the cap, while incurring $5.5m in dead money. Perine's departure makes this less likely.
    • OT La'El Collins: The coaching staff seems to want him back. However, his play noticeably dipped last year, making a cut a distinct possibility. Cutting Collins would save the Bengals $6m while incurring $3.3m in dead money.
  • ERFAs
    • LS Cal Adomitis: re-signed in February, which probably means the end of the road for Clark Harris.
    • LB Clay Johnston
    • TE Mitchell Wilcox
  • RFA
    • LB Joe Bachie: Re-signed
• Additions
  • LT Orlando Brown (4 yrs, $64m): A very unexpected signing, and probably the biggest swing that the Bengals have taken in free agency regarding the offensive line in recent memory. He's not perfect, but he's a damn good LT and in his prime; throw in the surprisingly reasonable contract, and this is a signing that Bengals fandom was highly supportive of. This did in turn force current LT Jonah Williams to make a trade request; stay tuned.
  • S Nick Scott (3 yrs, $12m): Signed to pair up with Dax Hill after Vonn Bell's departure, Scott is definitely athletic and heady, although Bengals fandom was somewhat disappointed after prime free agent Chauncey Gardner-Johnson was all over Twitter re-tweeting Bengals players throughout early free agency.
  • OG/T Cody Ford (1 yr, $1.08m): Signed for the minimum, there are rumblings that Ford could be the Bengals' plan at RT, which does not give me any reassurances. It's better than Adeniji, but that's not saying much.
• Draft
  • Needs
    • Offensive Line: Center and right guard are stable (Karras, Cappa), left tackle is now set (Brown) but right tackle is uncertain (Collins? Williams? Ford?) and left guard is nothing special (Volson). The Bengals will definitely look to see if they can secure a high-potential offensive tackle prospect with their first rounder, with names like Dawand Jones, Broderick Jones, Darnell Wright, and Anton Harrison all in the mix for the 29th pick.
    • Tight End: Hurst is gone, Sample and Wilcox are out of contract, and this is a deep class for tight ends. The idea of taking one in the first round like Michael Mayer or Darnell Washington is hotly debated on Bengals Twitter, but later round potential picks like Sam Laporta, Tucker Kraft or Luke Schoonmaker are also discussed. They need at least one.
    • Pass rusher: While the defense improved this season, it had a precipitous drop-off in sacks. Either a good edge or someone that can provide pressure from the interior is needed, and names like Calijah Kancey, Nolan Smith, and BJ Ojulari are all under discussion.
    • Cornerback: With Awuzie coming off a torn ACL and CTB still developing, the Bengals could see cornerback as a position that needs another injection of youth–you need as many corners as you can in this league, and the Bengals have not been afraid to stack picks at CB in the past (Jonathan Joseph-Leon Hall, Dre Kirkpatrick-Darqueze Dennard). Deonte Banks was the main name that got discussed for the 29th pick, though he may have risen too far now.
    • Wide receiver: Tyler Boyd may be on his last season at Cincy, and with Higgins and Chase due for raises, finding a developing wide receiver is a need. Probably not a 1st unless someone slips far, but they’ll look for options later in the draft.
    • Running back: Even if Mixon returns, it behooves the Bengals to find a future starter in later rounds. If Bijan is actually there at pick 29 there will be some interesting discussions, but later round names like Zach Charbonnet, Devon Achane or any other running back prospect slated for Day 2 or later will be in the mix.
• Possible coaching departures and promotions:
  • OC Brian Callahan (finalist for the Colts job–lost out to Shane Steichen)
  • DC Lou Anarumo (finalist for the Cardinals job–lost out to Jonathan Gannon)
  • QB Coach Dan Pitcher (interviewed for Bucs OC)
  • After a lengthy process, Callahan, Anarumo and Pitcher all were passed over by other teams, leading them back to Cincinnati. The dream scenario would be for these coaches, who have been with the team for five years now, to guide the Bengals to the promised land and then find their places as head coaches. Of course, dreams don’t always come true, but there’s no harm in hoping.

6. Concluding Remarks
This was an amazing season for the Bengals, despite major disappointment on either end of the schedule. The biggest takeaway was the statement that the Bengals are real; all those projections of a “step back” or the team being a fluke have faded into the past. The convincing win in Buffalo was among the strongest statements the franchise has ever made. The new reality of the NFL is that the Cincinnati Bengals are a serious contender until proven otherwise.
The team has taken free agency losses and will need to see how the roster looks going forward, but this team is still largely the same squad that has reached consecutive AFC title games, and it’s mostly behind a coaching staff and quarterback that are still leading the charge. As long as Joe Burrow is wearing stripes, Bengals fans will enter the season (and often the postseason) with an aura of confidence that has frankly never existed for this fanbase.
Cincinnati will enter 2023 as one of the 4 or 5 shortest odds to win Super Bowl LVIII, and at this point, we fans can dream of our first Lombardi Trophy without being accused of hitting the pipe. However, many monsters loom in the loaded AFC. Guide us, the good shepherd Burrow.
Special thanks to u/TheReaver88 for his edits and summary work, and finally......
WHO DEY!

Working in a pawn shop, we get all kinds of weird shit. But there’s one thing they all have in common: their condition. Dresses are stained, handbags are ripped, even jewelry is wonky and bent.
That's what made the matryoshka doll so special: she was in perfect condition.
I found her while sorting through Wednesday’s sales. As soon as I saw her, I gasped. Almond-colored wood, finely carved into a peanut shape. A beautiful face, painted more photorealistically than other matryoshka dolls I’d seen. Sparkling blue eyes and rosy cheeks, with a colorful scarf tying up her black hair.
I set her on the table, with the other goods destined for the back of the shop. But then, my curiosity got the better of me. I picked her back up and—pop!—twisted her open.
An identical doll stared back up at me, just a little bit smaller. Rosy cheeks, pretty blue eyes, pink and white flowers painted on her dress. I took her out of the bottom shell and—
Pop!
Inside, another doll stared back up at me.
Except this one wasn't identical.
It was nearly identical. But the woman's mouth was open this time, in a little O. Her hands were unclasped, as well, and hanging at her sides.
Huh. I thought they were all supposed to look the same. I'd seen some matryoshka dolls that made changes to the woman's dress—different flowers or patterns—with each iteration. But the woman’s face usually appeared identical.
I twisted her open again. Pop.
The woman's mouth was open wider. Her eyes were wider too—the black strokes of her eyelids bulging out from the previous almond shape. Her elbows were bent and her hands were moving up, towards her face.
I paused, glancing from this doll to the other three.
Pop.
I froze.
The fifth doll's mouth was open wide. As if she were screaming. Her eyes were so wide they were nearly perfect circles.
And her hands were held out in front of her body... as if she were trying to defend herself.
I sat there for a long time, staring at that painted face. This was starting to feel like some sort of joke. Someone trying to scare me. Come to think of it, the matryoshka doll didn't look that different from me. Black hair, blue eyes.
Is this supposed to be some sort of threat?
I shook my head. Sighing, I twisted the doll open again—
And it clattered to the floor.
The woman's face was covered in blood. Dark red painted in meticulous lines down the side of her face. It dripped off of her face and onto her dress, staining the pink flowers red.
When I picked it up, I felt a deep scratch in the wood—on the back of her head.
I felt sick. I set the doll down on the table and took a deep breath. I'll get here early, finish inventory in the morning. It was almost ten o'clock and there was no way I was going to stay here another second with this creepy-ass doll.
But as I began to stand, my curiosity again got the better of me. I snatched the doll off the table and pulled her apart again.
Pop.
My blood ran cold.
The doll looked similar to the previous one. Blood dripping down her face, onto her dress. Mouth hanging open in a silent scream.
Except, in this one, her eyes were closed.
And her skin was so pale it was almost blue.
My heart pounded in my ears. Hands shaking, I pulled at the ends of the doll. My hands slipped against the wood. But on the third try, I finally got the doll open.
There wasn’t a doll inside.
Instead, there was a folded piece of paper.
I was shaking like a leaf. But I pulled the paper out of the doll and unfolded it, little black dots dancing at the edge of my vision.
Four little words, written in sloppy scrawl.
I’ll see you soon.
I ran out of the pawn shop. I thought I heard the distinctive thump of footsteps behind me—but I dove into my car without looking back. When I got to my apartment I drew the deadbolt and collapsed onto the floor, sobbing.
The police haven’t been able to find who did this. My boss remembers the man who sold it to us, but his description matches nearly every white, brown-haired guy in America. The name he used was fake, and we don’t have security cameras.
He’s untraceable.
I quit my job and moved to a new apartment. But other than that, I don’t know what to do. Part of me thinks that, since nothing has happened in months, he’s moved on.
But then I have the nightmares.
Nightmares of being crammed into a life-sized matryoshka doll. The wood closing in like a coffin, the sliver of light at my waist getting narrower by the second. Then—pop!—the wooden ends meet and I’m scratching at the wood, screaming for help, my mouth open in an O like the painted face of the doll.
But nobody can hear me.