Olympic Flag Football Fever... Catch it! Spike it! Do a little dance.

It looks like NFL Players will be allowed to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics much to the chagrin of the US National Flag Football Team (who have notably played and grown the sport, not to mention won multiple world championships over the last several years.)

Anywho... Matt and Willie have a flag football fantasy draft selecting only current Cincinnati Bengals players, but here is the catch, not one can play their natural position.

That's right, quarterbacks can’t play quarterback, offensive skill players can’t play receiver, defensive linemen can’t be pass-rushers, and defensive backs can’t play in coverage.

You got it?

A couple of things to note. There is no blocking in flag football, even on running plays. Also, the field is 70 yards long and only 25 yards wide.

On offense you get a quarterback and four receivers, one of who snaps the ball. Defensively you get one pass rusher and four coverage guys.

Here are the teams they came up with. They justify each pick after making the selection. Who do you think did better?

I don’t know about you, but I need a break from talking about extending a certain NFL sack champion of sack-pion if you will. I love Trey Hendrickson. I want him to be happy. I want it to be here. At this point, the conversation has become more Toxic than the subject of Briteny Spears’s 2003 banger of the same name. So, let’s talk about someone else, shall we?

On this week’s edition of “Matt and Willie Know Ball” we look to the future. The Bengals extended Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins. Yeah, even Higgins. Nobody thought they would do it, but they did it. Duke Tobin told the rest of the NFL to go get their own and he meant it. To paraphrase Ariana Grande (also notable for extensions) “You want ‘em. We got ‘em.”

Who could the Bengals look to extend in the next year?

Could it be a veteran offensive lineman? Perhaps the purveyor of a well-known haberdashery

We also discuss the Bengals Ring of Honor. After adding Tim Krumrie and Corey Dillon a year ago, the most obvious picks are already in. The Bengals Ring of Honor voting could be a much tighter race in 2025. Matt and Willie make their picks. Perhaps the voice of the franchise or someone who went to the Brown/Blackburn Alma Mater could be next.

And then there is the news that the NFL has voted to allow their players to participate in Olympic Flag Football. What’s that all about?

Jason and Kevin are back this week to discuss the 2025 Cincinnati Bengals schedule, which was released on Wednesday. They share their thoughts on the entire schedule and make week-by-week predictions.

On this episode:

-Trey Hendrickson and the Bengals continue their public stalemate.

-Aside from Cincinnati's desire for Hendrickson to honor his other recent contract extension, they are also continuing to maintain their long-standing precedent with players and contract issues.

-John and Anthony break down the Bengals' schedule game-by-game and give a way-too-early record prediction.

And more!

He refuses to open up. And when he gets anywhere close to being vulnerable, he fires off a zinger or some obscure reference to something very specific to a 40-year-old white man from middle America.

No, Willie is not related to that guy you think he is related to.

No, he not that guy either.

In the immortal words of Garth Algar "I just hope you didn't think it sucked"

On this show:

-The Bengals have signed a number of their rookies already.

-Geno Stone took a pay cut--is that a sign of a forthcoming Trey Hendrickson extension, or maybe more safety additions in free agency? Neither?

-Can Cordell Volson hang on to the starting left guard spot this year?

-Will Cam Taylor-Britt show that he can be a solid long-term starter at corner in 2025?

And more!

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On this episode:

-What's the latest with Trey Hendrickson?

-What positions might the Bengals be monitoring in post-draft free agency?

-It's a make-or-break year for Jermaine Burton in just his second pro season.

-Can Geno Stone carry over his late-season heroics from 2024 to become more reliable under Al Golden?

And more!