Bengals v Falcons

[walzav29]

We had 2 losses in one today. I accepted the loss, they take the lead and lose again. Cruel

[BengalszoneBilly]

yep is what it is a 2-4 team.

Honestly at this point the Browns are better than the Bengals. They showed up on the road and played a whole game.

[BengalszoneBilly]

S**t. The Ravens just recovered a fumble.

[HoosierCat]

When Carson plays good these people are all about Carson and no mention of Bratkowski, but when Carson plays bad it's Bratkowski

everywhere in the forums. If you are going to tear the man down give him credit when it's deserved, he was the only person on the coaching staff that actually made half time adjustments.

Not arguing, but what I saw was basically a rehash of the opener vs. the Pats. The only difference is that the Falcons aren't the Patriots, and Pacman's fumble return for a TD closed things back up again. But that only meant that Atlanta, like NE, just had to go out and blow through the (over-rated) D one more time.

The offense, faced with a NFL-caliber defense bent on actually stopping them, has been impotent, whether they run or pass (1st half). Given breathing room (2nd half), as might be expected, they can be explosive. But at this point they are still trying to replace That Guy. Every good O has That Guy: in Pittsburgh, it's Ward; in NE, it's Welker; in Cincy, it used to be TJ. Now, is it Shipley? Maybe. Too early to say. But without That Guy, they will keep struggling against determined defenses.