Below is a gif of the Bengal's only QB reception for a touchdown in team history. Happened in yesterday's win against Tennessee.

 

I was driving back into Cincy from a wedding and listened to the first half on the radio. It took me 3 minutes to figure out what happened on the Dalton TD reception because Dave Lapham was yelling the entire time. It was great.

 

I then watched the second half on TV, and realized what a joke CBS announcers are. I think it was Chris Simms talking about how the Bengals defense would get it together eventually this season and return to being one of the best. He kept saying they were ranked 25th overall, maybe he was referencing total yardage? Either way, it was 26-0 at the time and the Bengals have given up the fewest points of any team in the NFL. All I could think about was how the announcer had a job. Give me Dan Hoard and Lapham any day of the week.

 

As for the rest of the AFC North, It’s a shame Pittsburgh and Baltimore keep winning. I’m glad Carolina looked like crap, though. The Bengals really look like they’re in a tier above most of these teams.

Sanu has a 100% completion rate, 38.5 yards per pass, 50% of passes are touchdown passes.

 

4/4, 156 yards, 2 touchdowns

I agree they look very good I told myself after the San Diego playoff lost and my heart being broken last season that I wouldn't buy tickets this year but I can't help myself I'm ALL IN!

The team is saying WR Marvin Jones should be back for the Patriots game so that's HUGE.

I was driving back into Cincy from a wedding and listened to the first half on the radio. It took me 3 minutes to figure out what happened on the Dalton TD reception because Dave Lapham was yelling the entire time. It was great.

 

I then watched the second half on TV, and realized what a joke CBS announcers are. I think it was Chris Simms talking about how the Bengals defense would get it together eventually this season and return to being one of the best. He kept saying they were ranked 25th overall, maybe he was referencing total yardage? Either way, it was 26-0 at the time and the Bengals have given up the fewest points of any team in the NFL. All I could think about was how the announcer had a job. Give me Dan Hoard and Lapham any day of the week.

 

As for the rest of the AFC North, Its a shame Pittsburgh and Baltimore keep winning. Im glad Carolina looked like crap, though. The Bengals really look like theyre in a tier above most of these teams.

 

Yeah you don't want to be drinking anything while listening to Lapham because sooner or later it's going to shoot up your nose.  Aside from being hysterically funny, he is one of the most articulate football analysts out there.  He has that intuitive sense of his surroundings that all pro athletes have but he's really able to explain the "feel" of a play and how somebody either senses or misses an opportunity.  When he remarks on something he remarks for the perspective of someone who completely grasps what happened on the play, and he looks forward to the unfolding of every play as if it's Christmas morning over and over again. 

 

I think his appreciation for what these guys go through physically always comes through too.  That really comes across during his locker room interviews after losses. 

 

 

I was driving back into Cincy from a wedding and listened to the first half on the radio. It took me 3 minutes to figure out what happened on the Dalton TD reception because Dave Lapham was yelling the entire time. It was great.

 

I then watched the second half on TV, and realized what a joke CBS announcers are. I think it was Chris Simms talking about how the Bengals defense would get it together eventually this season and return to being one of the best. He kept saying they were ranked 25th overall, maybe he was referencing total yardage? Either way, it was 26-0 at the time and the Bengals have given up the fewest points of any team in the NFL. All I could think about was how the announcer had a job. Give me Dan Hoard and Lapham any day of the week.

 

As for the rest of the AFC North, Its a shame Pittsburgh and Baltimore keep winning. Im glad Carolina looked like crap, though. The Bengals really look like theyre in a tier above most of these teams.

 

Yeah you don't want to be drinking anything while listening to Lapham because sooner or later it's going to shoot up your nose.  Aside from being hysterically funny, he is one of the most articulate football analysts out there.  He has that intuitive sense of his surroundings that all pro athletes have but he's really able to explain the "feel" of a play and how somebody either senses or misses an opportunity.  When he remarks on something he remarks for the perspective of someone who completely grasps what happened on the play, and he looks forward to the unfolding of every play as if it's Christmas morning over and over again. 

 

I think his appreciation for what these guys go through physically always comes through too.  That really comes across during his locker room interviews after losses.

 

Very well put.  Also, Brad Johansen was Chris Simms broadcast partner.  He knows his Bengals but there were a couple times his homerism was on display.  No biggie to me but Titans who were none the wiser had to be like WTF?

 

More and more pundits are tagging our Bengals as the best in the league.  Long season but they are playing at a high level even with injuries. 

I hate how the media jock sniffers only pay attention to the guys who mug for the camera.  Dalton (and Marvin) is the opposite of that, and that's why he's been underrated.  Look at the abuse of the term "elite" by analysts -- elite teams, elite QB's, elite skills.  They underestimate grit and communication and I get the sense that Dalton is an effective communicator.  "Game Manager" should be a high compliment, not a pejorative. 

I then watched the second half on TV, and realized what a joke CBS announcers are. I think it was Chris Simms talking about how the Bengals defense would get it together eventually this season and return to being one of the best. He kept saying they were ranked 25th overall, maybe he was referencing total yardage? Either way, it was 26-0 at the time and the Bengals have given up the fewest points of any team in the NFL. All I could think about was how the announcer had a job. Give me Dan Hoard and Lapham any day of the week.

 

The 25th overall ranking is based on average yards allowed per game, and that's the standard way of "ranking" offensive/defensive teams.  This time of the year, that ranking is highly misleading because we had only played two games, but Simms wasn't wrong when he said they were ranking 25th. 

 

But yeah, by in large CBS announcers are pretty bad.

I hate how the media jock sniffers only pay attention to the guys who mug for the camera.  Dalton (and Marvin) is the opposite of that, and that's why he's been underrated.  Look at the abuse of the term "elite" by analysts -- elite teams, elite QB's, elite skills.  They underestimate grit and communication and I get the sense that Dalton is an effective communicator.  "Game Manager" should be a high compliment, not a pejorative.

 

Yeah, I am not a huge fan of the NFL League but love the play and a lot of the players involved.  A lot more good than a few bad apples in the NFL.  Anyways, I think that is how it will always be in the NFL.  But really, who are the "Elite Quarterbacks" in the league?

 

I think it is Russell Wilson's and Peyton Manning's show right now.  Then you have sort of the next tier at the moment which is probably Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, and Phillip Rivers.  The latter 4 are more "gunslingers".  Dalton is more of a game manager as you say, but he belongs in discussion of the top 5-8 QB's in terms of putting his team in position to win using heady play, audibles, etc. then also making really nice, consistent throws.  He definitely isn't the sexy pick, but for the Bengals he does really well.

 

Now as far as wide receivers go, it is hard not to go with AJ Green as the best WR in the league.  I mean, you have Dez Bryant in Dallas, Julio Jones in Atlanta, and Larry Fitzgerald in Arizona, but AJ Green simply cannot be covered.  Put Sanu, Jermaine Gresham and Giovani Bernard who himself is one of the most dynamic playmakers in the league, and you have a lot of options in Cincinnati and a quarterback who knows how to get them the ball consistently.

Now as far as wide receivers go, it is hard not to go with AJ Green as the best WR in the league.  I mean, you have Dez Bryant in Dallas, Julio Jones in Atlanta, and Larry Fitzgerald in Arizona, but AJ Green simply cannot be covered.  Put Sanu, Jermaine Gresham and Giovani Bernard who himself is one of the most dynamic playmakers in the league, and you have a lot of options in Cincinnati and a quarterback who knows how to get them the ball consistently.

 

Calvin Johnson

Now as far as wide receivers go, it is hard not to go with AJ Green as the best WR in the league.  I mean, you have Dez Bryant in Dallas, Julio Jones in Atlanta, and Larry Fitzgerald in Arizona, but AJ Green simply cannot be covered.  Put Sanu, Jermaine Gresham and Giovani Bernard who himself is one of the most dynamic playmakers in the league, and you have a lot of options in Cincinnati and a quarterback who knows how to get them the ball consistently.

 

Calvin Johnson

 

 

Thanks, I knew I was forgetting someone!!!  That said, if I had to put a ranking, Calvin Johnson would be number 1 with AJ Green a close second.

They are both incredible receivers. I think Johnson's size give him the edge, though. He's practically a running back in build except he's 6'-5". His yards after catch is crazy.

Josh Gordon is in that class (if not at the top of it) on talent alone and certainly was the most productive of the bunch last year, putting aside his off field "issues"

 

Antonio Brown is quickly entering the conversation, and might be the best pound for pound

FWIW, this article lists the current WR (as of 4 weeks ago) in this order:

 

1) Calvin Johnson (Lions)

2) AJ Green (Bengals)

3) Demaryius Thomas (Broncos)

4) Brandon Marshall (Bears)

5) Dez Bryant (Cowboys)

6) Antonio Brown (Steelers)

7) Josh Gordon (Browns)

8) Julio Jones (Falcons)

9) Jordy Nelson (Packers)

10) Andre Johnson (Texans)

 

Obviously this is up for debate, but I think this is a pretty accurate ranking.

I think that is an accurate list.

 

The thing that gets me watching the Bengals is how AJ Green can flat out dominate in the pass game.  Obviously Calvin Johnson does the same, but nevertheless it is very impressive.  He isn't a big guy either.  He must have an insane first step and wiry strength, because watching in person he can get 3 steps on the DB real quick.

I then watched the second half on TV, and realized what a joke CBS announcers are. I think it was Chris Simms talking about how the Bengals defense would get it together eventually this season and return to being one of the best. He kept saying they were ranked 25th overall, maybe he was referencing total yardage? Either way, it was 26-0 at the time and the Bengals have given up the fewest points of any team in the NFL. All I could think about was how the announcer had a job. Give me Dan Hoard and Lapham any day of the week.

 

The 25th overall ranking is based on average yards allowed per game, and that's the standard way of "ranking" offensive/defensive teams.  This time of the year, that ranking is highly misleading because we had only played two games, but Simms wasn't wrong when he said they were ranking 25th. 

 

But yeah, by in large CBS announcers are pretty bad.

 

A few hundred of those yards was junk yards. The team put in their second stream players while the other team had their #1's, since the Bengals had big leads in EVERY game.

 

I then watched the second half on TV, and realized what a joke CBS announcers are. I think it was Chris Simms talking about how the Bengals defense would get it together eventually this season and return to being one of the best. He kept saying they were ranked 25th overall, maybe he was referencing total yardage? Either way, it was 26-0 at the time and the Bengals have given up the fewest points of any team in the NFL. All I could think about was how the announcer had a job. Give me Dan Hoard and Lapham any day of the week.

 

The 25th overall ranking is based on average yards allowed per game, and that's the standard way of "ranking" offensive/defensive teams.  This time of the year, that ranking is highly misleading because we had only played two games, but Simms wasn't wrong when he said they were ranking 25th. 

 

But yeah, by in large CBS announcers are pretty bad.

 

A few hundred of those yards was junk yards. The team put in their second stream players while the other team had their #1's, since the Bengals had big leads in EVERY game.

 

 

And aside from that, the Bengals have the best scoring defense in the NFL with 11 points per game given up. The announcer was just looking at a stat sheet and not thinking beyond the surface. When a team is winning 26-0, it is not the right time to try to make a point about their defense being bad.

I cannot wait until Sunday!!! ESPN has a poll up: "Is Brady done as an elite QB?"

 

UO, your chance to weigh in!

 

Thoughts as we head into New England???

I don’t know about Brady being “done” but New England definitely has some O-line issues that the Bengals D should be able to take advantage of, and they don’t really have much in the way of receivers.  The Bengals have the ability to make this game end up just like the Atlanta Falcons game did. We really, really need to get the red zone offense working, though.

 

On a related note, the prime time games this year (Sunday, Monday, and Thursday night football) have an average margin of victory of 17.5 points. There have been a ton of blowouts, not to mention one by the Falcons, who had just been handily defeated by the Bengals the weekend before winning 56-14 against a team that went on to beat Pittsburgh at home.

 

I didn't know anyone had even gotten on the bandwagon..

 

 

Bengals send message to fans

 

CINCINNATI -- Two Cincinnati Bengals players have a message for those who have jumped off the team's bandwagon -- stay off.

 

Safety George Iloka and veteran Pro Bowl offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth weren't very happy when asked to discuss fans who had given up on the team after Sunday night's 43-17 loss to the New England Patriots.

 

Comments on social media during yet another Bengals loss in prime time suggested many fans were skeptical, even after Cincinnati's 3-0 start to the season.

 

"Let them jump off," Iloka said Monday. "I'm not worried about the people who jump off. We don't want them as fans anyway."

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11659097/cincinnati-bengals-players-george-iloka-andrew-whitworth-tell-bandwagon-fans-stay-away

9 years ago I believed. Now I'll be skeptical up until a Super Bowl appearance. I still root for them and watch the games, but I'm not naive to think every year "this is the year".

 

Also, you shouldn't look at social media for any general perspective from fans. Who's going to post something positive about the Bengals after they get demolished on national TV?

 

Not to start a cross-state battle, but Browns fans seem to be where the Bengals fans were 9 years ago. Hope and optimism. Now that seems to have dried up in Cincinnati.

Why is it Super Bowl or bust?  Can't you just enjoy being a fan of a quality team and enjoy the game?  I don't personally know any Bengals fans so I am not familiar with their attitudes, but I can tell you that where the Browns fans are today is indeed where they were 9 years ago.... which is where they were 30 years ago.  Hope and optimism springs eternal, my man.  Indians fans are fair weathered.  Browns fans are consistently hopeful and loyal...... to the point of being utterly stubborn about it.

This isn't Pittsburgh, Bengals fans lasted through the 1990's, and aren't going anywhere. I think the only “bandwagoners” were the ones putting too much hype into the number 1 power rank, expecting them to run the table or something. The Bengals are a top 5 for sure, but until they can prove they can win in prime time they won’t see that number one spot again (though the next prime time game is against the Browns so a win there won’t surprise anyone, but it will at least get the prime time losing streak a bit of a break).

 

For a lot of people, the 2, 3, 4 win seasons aren’t that distant a past, even though for most Bengals players they are, as they weren’t a part of those teams.  The Sunday night Bengals looked a whole lot like one of those teams. That’s what people mean when they make a “typical Bengals,” cliché. Though in the past few years, the “typical Bengals” are actually a division wining, playoff bound team. It just takes a bit longer than that to wear off the stigma of a decade plus of losing. That said, a perpetual one and done in the playoffs team isn’t going to cut it in the long run, either.

 

On a related note, I turned off the audio on NBC right after half time and elected to listen to WLW even though it wasn’t in sync. I honestly don’t know how Cris Collinsworth continued to be able to speak with his lips constantly affixed to Tom Brady’s ass, but I couldn’t listen to him.  How do we go about disowning him? I’m going to boycott anything and everything he sponsors for at least a few months until I forget about this.

 

Why is it Super Bowl or bust?

 

I said above that I still watch the games and root for the Bengals (and enjoy doing so), but I'm not getting too invested in the team because they always let us down. Just winning a playoff game would be a success in my eyes. But I'm not thinking they will be in the Super Bowl until they can actually prove themselves.

I think Bengals fans are going to remain skeptical until Dalton wins a playoff game.  But it could be worse - poor Indians:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance

 

I didn't know anyone had even gotten on the bandwagon..

 

 

Bengals send message to fans

 

CINCINNATI -- Two Cincinnati Bengals players have a message for those who have jumped off the team's bandwagon -- stay off.

 

Safety George Iloka and veteran Pro Bowl offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth weren't very happy when asked to discuss fans who had given up on the team after Sunday night's 43-17 loss to the New England Patriots.

 

Comments on social media during yet another Bengals loss in prime time suggested many fans were skeptical, even after Cincinnati's 3-0 start to the season.

 

"Let them jump off," Iloka said Monday. "I'm not worried about the people who jump off. We don't want them as fans anyway."

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11659097/cincinnati-bengals-players-george-iloka-andrew-whitworth-tell-bandwagon-fans-stay-away

Not sure what point you are making by bringing up baseball stats in the Bengals thread.  You'd best look at the 2013 NFL attendance stats which have the playoff Bengals at 25th in the league out of 32 teams.

 

Oh, where are the lowly Browns with their losing record, you say?

 

Only 11th!

9 years ago I believed. Now I'll be skeptical up until a Super Bowl appearance. I still root for them and watch the games, but I'm not naive to think every year "this is the year".

 

Also, you shouldn't look at social media for any general perspective from fans. Who's going to post something positive about the Bengals after they get demolished on national TV?

 

Not to start a cross-state battle, but Browns fans seem to be where the Bengals fans were 9 years ago. Hope and optimism. Now that seems to have dried up in Cincinnati.

 

Good.

9 years ago I believed. Now I'll be skeptical up until a Super Bowl appearance. I still root for them and watch the games, but I'm not naive to think every year "this is the year".

 

Also, you shouldn't look at social media for any general perspective from fans. Who's going to post something positive about the Bengals after they get demolished on national TV?

 

Not to start a cross-state battle, but Browns fans seem to be where the Bengals fans were 9 years ago. Hope and optimism. Now that seems to have dried up in Cincinnati.

 

Good. Thanks George. Have not paid to see the Bengals since the 90's. Still won't. Win a playoff game Marvin.

Not sure what point you are making by bringing up baseball stats in the Bengals thread.  You'd best look at the 2013 NFL attendance stats which have the playoff Bengals at 25th in the league out of 32 teams.

 

Oh, where are the lowly Browns with their losing record, you say?

 

Only 11th!

 

NFL attendance has more to do with stadium capacity as basically every game is a sellout. Cleveland seats more, but they both have about 97% attendance. What surprises me is that Pittsburgh seems to have crappy attendance at 94% of the seats filled. They sell out, so I guess those Yinzers get drunk and pass out in the street and never make it to their seats?

Cleveland will be top 5 in NBA attendance at 100% capacity.  Both the Arena Football league & AHL Hockey team were 3rd in attendance last year with ~10,000 fans per game, and the Browns despite having the worst record in the NFL since '99 continue to sell out.

 

The anomaly in Cleveland is the Indians, who make Mike Brown look like a big spender, trading away Cy Young winners and one fan favorite after another.  Where the anomaly in Cincinnati is the Reds which are supported by fans, unlike every other pro sports team that's ever been there.

There really isn't a reason for Cleveland fans to be commenting on the "bandwagon" story. Let's keep the rivalry stoking to a minimum. Thanks.

This isn't Pittsburgh, Bengals fans lasted through the 1990's, and aren't going anywhere. I think the only bandwagoners were the ones putting too much hype into the number 1 power rank, expecting them to run the table or something. The Bengals are a top 5 for sure, but until they can prove they can win in prime time they wont see that number one spot again (though the next prime time game is against the Browns so a win there wont surprise anyone, but it will at least get the prime time losing streak a bit of a break).

 

For a lot of people, the 2, 3, 4 win seasons arent that distant a past, even though for most Bengals players they are, as they werent a part of those teams.  The Sunday night Bengals looked a whole lot like one of those teams. Thats what people mean when they make a typical Bengals, cliché. Though in the past few years, the typical Bengals are actually a division wining, playoff bound team. It just takes a bit longer than that to wear off the stigma of a decade plus of losing. That said, a perpetual one and done in the playoffs team isnt going to cut it in the long run, either.

 

On a related note, I turned off the audio on NBC right after half time and elected to listen to WLW even though it wasnt in sync. I honestly dont know how Cris Collinsworth continued to be able to speak with his lips constantly affixed to Tom Bradys ass, but I couldnt listen to him.  How do we go about disowning him? Im going to boycott anything and everything he sponsors for at least a few months until I forget about this.

 

 

 

The Bengals beat Baltimore in week 17 two years ago (I was there), then Baltimore went on to win the Superbowl a month later. 

 

Sports fans tend to be complete idiots -- look at how all these people who are such brilliant armchair analysts can't win their respective fantasy leagues!  Individual games often come down to five or fewer plays: turnovers, big plays, penalties, and 1st down judgements. Look at Sunday's game: missed field goal in the first quarter, dropped touchdown pass, and the fumbled kickoff return.  Turn each of those three plays around and that's a 17 point difference.  Maybe The Bengals still lose the game, but they don't get blown out.  The entire narrative is different. 

This isn't Pittsburgh, Bengals fans lasted through the 1990's, and aren't going anywhere. I think the only “bandwagoners” were the ones putting too much hype into the number 1 power rank, expecting them to run the table or something. The Bengals are a top 5 for sure, but until they can prove they can win in prime time they won’t see that number one spot again (though the next prime time game is against the Browns so a win there won’t surprise anyone, but it will at least get the prime time losing streak a bit of a break).

 

For a lot of people, the 2, 3, 4 win seasons aren’t that distant a past, even though for most Bengals players they are, as they weren’t a part of those teams.  The Sunday night Bengals looked a whole lot like one of those teams. That’s what people mean when they make a “typical Bengals,” cliché. Though in the past few years, the “typical Bengals” are actually a division wining, playoff bound team. It just takes a bit longer than that to wear off the stigma of a decade plus of losing. That said, a perpetual one and done in the playoffs team isn’t going to cut it in the long run, either.

 

On a related note, I turned off the audio on NBC right after half time and elected to listen to WLW even though it wasn’t in sync. I honestly don’t know how Cris Collinsworth continued to be able to speak with his lips constantly affixed to Tom Brady’s ass, but I couldn’t listen to him.  How do we go about disowning him? I’m going to boycott anything and everything he sponsors for at least a few months until I forget about this.

 

 

 

The Bengals beat Baltimore in week 17 two years ago (I was there), then Baltimore went on to win the Superbowl a month later. 

 

Sports fans tend to be complete idiots -- look at how all these people who are such brilliant armchair analysts can't win their respective fantasy leagues!  Individual games often come down to five or fewer plays: turnovers, big plays, penalties, and 1st down judgements. Look at Sunday's game: missed field goal in the first quarter, dropped touchdown pass, and the fumbled kickoff return.  Turn each of those three plays around and that's a 17 point difference.  Maybe The Bengals still lose the game, but they don't get blown out.  The entire narrative is different.

 

 

I agree on the sports fans comments.  Armchair QB's usually didn't play past HS level if that.  Football especially, people tend to just watch the ball.  I played in junior college with a lot of D1 guys that flopped out because of academics, and I can tell you that it is truly a game of inches.  It is especially more true in college than the NFL but you see it in the NFL.  Momentum is big and if you give a guy like Brady and Gronk some momentum, look out.

 

That said, these are professionals and you will look to see them bounce back on Sunday, which I am sure they will.  You lose momentum early against a team like the Pats and it is game over.  I don't care who the Pats played last Sunday night, they were going to blow out whoever it was.

I never played organized football but I listen to a lot of sports talk radio in part because I take a lot of interest in why so many men make so many mistakes in their analysis of games, teams, and individual players.  I think it carries over into bad decisions with women, money, etc. 

 

As for football itself people do these matchups on paper and they never recognize that the strengths and weaknesses of a particular player are enabled by the context of their team and the context of particular games they've played in the past.  There's a lot of stuff you can't really quantify like players who seem to perform with a clear mind in high pressure situations.  You saw John Elway make a few spectacular 4th quarter drives back in the 80s but we conveniently forget Superbowl XXIX.  Players and teams establish reputations for this or that but then there are always examples when none of that showed up on the field on a particular day. 

AJ Green was carted off the field during practice today... No word on the reason

I never played organized football but I listen to a lot of sports talk radio in part because I take a lot of interest in why so many men make so many mistakes in their analysis of games, teams, and individual players.  I think it carries over into bad decisions with women, money, etc. 

 

As for football itself people do these matchups on paper and they never recognize that the strengths and weaknesses of a particular player are enabled by the context of their team and the context of particular games they've played in the past.  There's a lot of stuff you can't really quantify like players who seem to perform with a clear mind in high pressure situations.  You saw John Elway make a few spectacular 4th quarter drives back in the 80s but we conveniently forget Superbowl XXIX.  Players and teams establish reputations for this or that but then there are always examples when none of that showed up on the field on a particular day.

 

Yeah there is a lot that goes into it that you can't define on paper.  Guys like Eli Manning may seem up and down and he really is, but somehow he got really hot in two different post seasons and won the super bowl twice.

 

The weirdest thing I have ever been a part of was my sophomore year of football in Junior College.  We played a team and lost 7-14.  We played them two weeks later in the first round of the play offs, and won 42-41.

 

I remember our defensive coordinator saying "We are going to switch things up because I know they are going to switch some things up".  He should have never done that and I knew it, because they didn't change a thing.  They gashed us the whole game because we schemed to have our defensive ends fly to the inside of the tackle and have the Mike backer cover the gap between the tackle and tight end, and the safety outside the tight end.  Consequently the backs were good enough to get outside the tight end and the Safety couldn't make it down to the outside because of the distance and space (give a good back some downhill momentum and space, and they will make someone miss).

 

In retrospect, the 2 weeks before  we had the D end playing his gap, in between the tackle and tight end.  The Mike backer covered outside the tight end/end man of LOS and the weak side backer cover the gap the Mike vacated (in between tackle and the guard).  This allowed the Mike to fly to the outside where the back had to go because the middle was clogged, and get the back tackled heading east-west before he got heading north and south,  It stuffed them all day and they couldn't do anything.

 

This is just one example, but I don't think the average fan realizes how complicated schemes on both offense and defense are.  Little things like this make a big difference.

 

In the Bengals and Patriots game, Marvin Lewis probably schemed a certain way and the Patriots schemed the best way to defeat that, probably a bit by pure luck.  Once you practice one scheme the whole week it is hard to change on the fly, and you add in turnovers, a couple bad plays, etc. and the whole game is on a completely different path.

An interesting commentary on "experts".  Sounds similar to how most mutual fund managers don't beat the market over the length of their career. 

 

http://www.casinocenter.com/the-6-big-myths-of-sports-betting/

There really isn't a reason for Cleveland fans to be commenting on the "bandwagon" story. Let's keep the rivalry stoking to a minimum. Thanks.

 

It's cute. Let's let the Brownies Troop cling to whatever notion of superiority they have. Whatever it might be, it's not on the gridiron.

^ That might make sense if written by anyone other than a bungal's fan.  1/6/90 was a loooooooooong time ago lol.

1964 was a longer time ago, Clefan.

There's more discussion about the Browns in here than there is about the Bengals.  :-P

This reminds me of those fights the 'cool' kids in school orchestrated/instigated between the dorks.  Give it up.  Both sides.  Neither franchise has much of anything to stand on without digging deep into the history books...... especially compared to our two MUCH more successful, albeit despised division rivals

 

AJ Green was carted off the field during practice today... No word on the reason

 

Sounds like he re-aggravated his toe injury.  Those can be a b!tch.  Pretty much all you can do is rest it.

...I actually...agree with Hts121?  Oh hell, time to shut this site down.  Hell has frozen over.

^I'm shocked too.  I assumed you were going to say that AJ should just 'walk it off' and quit being such a baby about his boo-boo ;)

You know me too well.

Man I hope AJ Green is alright - the big toe really can be one of those nagging injuries. 

 

So I was thinking about the Bengal's attendance again and decided to look up last year - it is interesting that although fan support is seemingly so poor the Bengals still drew 506,000 fans, or 96.6% of capacity.  They also sell out the great majority of their games including every game in 2013.  I mean it's not like they are drawing less than half of capacity. 

 

Also interesting is that with the 2,476,000 fans drawn by the Reds there were 2,982,000 fans who witnessed major league sports in the past full season in Cincinnati.  I would think this is more than a lot of other cities with two (of the 4) major sports teams and probably some with three.

You guys signed "Catches"?  :?

Ugh. Having witnessed Little drop countless passes against the Bengals over the past few years, I really have to wonder what Marvin/Mike Brown saw in the guy? And what the hell even happened to Marvin Jones? He has been mysteriously injured for seemingly forever, but I still have no clue what is wrong with him.

Marvin Jones out for the year - speculation is he injured other foot or ankle trying to overcompenstate for the original injury but not sure of all the details.

Ugh. Having witnessed Little drop countless passes against the Bengals over the past few years, I really have to wonder what Marvin/Mike Brown saw in the guy? And what the hell even happened to Marvin Jones? He has been mysteriously injured for seemingly forever, but I still have no clue what is wrong with him.

 

He's a good blocker on the edge.  He showed some flashes as a WR, but was never anywhere consistent enough for me not to be screaming at the TV what you hear at 0:29 of this video.....