Translating Duke Tobin’s Comments About Crucial Cincinnati Bengals’ Offseason [Video]

Duke Tobin’s interviews with Kelsey Conway and Geoff Hobson have drawn strong reactions from Bengals fans on social media who are concerned with the team’s future after a disappointing 2024 season.

Between a Twitter poll and reactions I observed on social media platforms, the Bengals front office doesn’t have the benefit of the doubt from the fan base. After watching Jessie Bates’ departure, Ja’Marr Chase’s hold-in, and the frustrating lack of negotiations with Tee Higgins, skepticism is reasonable. But we’ve been parsing Tobin’s interviews long enough to read between the lines. Let’s dive into the quotes to translate “GM speak.”

The first thing most fans wanted to dissect were Tobin’s comments on Higgins and Trey Hendrickson. Chase’s extension is all but a foregone conclusion at this point, …