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LOL. I actually went for walk around the garden. Couldn’t watch the last 2 plays

ArmyBengal Jr. and I are up here in Columbus for the Buckeyes game tonight. Glutton for punishment with these cold weather games but it’s going to be electric in the Shoe tonight !! Hoping the Buckeyes get the win. On a side note and how you know you’re getting old… ArmyBengal Jr. was accepted to Ohio State. Just found out. Definitely a proud Dad moment !!

Please die, Baltimore Ravens.

Will Anderson is a game wrecker

To me it’s obvious now that Golden has been the guy since probably before they fired Lou. They didn’t even bring Saleh or Eberflus in for an interview. Disappointing to me in the sense that you don’t know what you don’t know until you talk to people and learn something. Maybe Golden really is the best out there, but if you don’t compare him to the best, how do you even know?

Priority #1: Go Ravens’ opponent Priority #2: Go Lions Priority #3: Go Chiefs’ opponent

Here’s what I won’t do. I won’t let my contempt for Mike Brown and the approach this franchise typically takes, cloud what they have at least tried to do. They have made some solid draft picks, even if initially I didn’t care for them. They drafted Higgins with Burrow and then gave Burrow another weapon in Chase the next year. They already had Mixon, but drafted Chase Brown, who had a great season this year. They have spent money to bring in free agent o-linemen, tight ends, and made a trade for Herbert before the trade deadline after Zack Moss went down, which they never do. They have also brought in contributors on defense as well. Hendrickson, Reader and Hilton were all above average additions. While the coaches haven’t gotten the results they should be getting, we just saw the willingness of the team to hold them accountable. I wasn’t expecting to see that happen that quick, if at all. Not sure where there’s a 90% change that nothing happens comes from when change is the hot topic today with coaches get canned. Again, I hate Mike Brown, hate some of the coaches they brought in and hate the results they’ve gotten. Well, outside of getting to two AFC championship games and a Super Bowl over the last five years. There are plenty of teams in the league that can’t say that. However, I won’t sit here and claim they’ve done nothing to at least try to help build around Burrow. Yeah, everyone has an asshole but some are dumber than others. Not pointing that at anyone here specifically, but I think at least a little hate is misguided.

When it comes to coordinators and head coaches, firings are always unfair to some degree. It's rarely 100% the coach's fault. But that's part of the job, and these guys know that when they sign up. Lou's time finally ran out, and really, a six-year run is pretty good in this league. I wish him the best, as long as he's not coaching against us.

I expect nothing re: firing, but here's my pipe dream wishlist in order anyway (leaving off the Brown family): First Person Fired: Duke Tobin -- we can justify letting Jessie Bates and DJ Reader walk if and only if we are able to draft and sign capable replacements. Dax Hill was a flop as a safety and Sheldon Rankins did nothing. The last four drafts have all seen at least one complete lemon taken in the first three rounds: Jackson Carman (2021), Dax Hill and Zach Carter (2022), Myles Murphy (2023, pending), and Jermaine Burton (2024). The offensive line still has absolutely no depth. Get the fuck out. Second Person Fired: Zac Taylor -- I don't blame Zac for everything that's gone wrong, but I blame him for putting an unprepared and terrible product on the field in September every single season he has been here. It has cost them too many times. It blew the playoffs entirely in 2024. It killed 1-seed contention and forced them to play the AFCCG on the road in 2022. He is a serviceable playcaller and a bad game manager. He's also never produced a consistent running game. Third Person Fired: Frank Pollack -- They've fed him a steady stream of free agents and draft picks. Some of the latter have been Tobin's fault, but not all. Alex Cappa fell off a cliff after having been quite solid in 2022. Cordell Volson has not meaningfully developed and still started for three years. Joe just got sacked almost 50 times again. Fourth Person Fired: Lou Anarumo -- Maybe I'm insane for leaving the defensive coordinator this far down the list after a season in which the defense so visibly shat their pants. I just tend to place the blame on team building first (Tobin). He can still be held to the fire, however, for the good (theoretically) players that collapsed this year. What the fuck happened to Cam Taylor-Britt? Where was Jordan Battle the first half of the season? Why did Geno Stone look like he was completely clueless all year? Ideally, fire them all. I have no use for this staff. You don't get to miss the playoffs with a healthy Joe Burrow. Get out.

Mims is in at RT as well

Third down incompletion forced? With no flag? Incredible

Already have my 0-2 stamp ready to slam into the predictions thread for whoever the first two opponents are.

Burton returned kicks and did it well.

I think that’s exactly why many coaches should be interested in being the DC here. Expectations are low, but with a QB like Burrow and the power of the offense, getting the defense to middle of the road will be considered a massive success. That would probably be enough to see the team right back in contention after missing out the last two years.

I'm in agreement with all Steeler and Raven fans. 1. Trade Watt 2. Trade Lamar, Andrews 3. Fire Tomlin 4. Fire Harbaugh These guys among others are easy to replace. Do it.

Shhhhh. She might hear you.

You often ask yourself, who does Wink Martindale look like? Answer - If you go to a hunting and fishing expo and one of the tables is a dude selling a book he wrote about noodling snapping turtles out of undercut muddy riverbanks, Wink Martindale looks like that dude.

Of course there’s always hope. How else will our hearts be broken again? Hope is Mike Brown’s greatest ally. Hope is what made him rich. Championships, not so much. To quote a very wise poster here: “depression sets in.”

Of all the explanations/excuses I've heard/read, this one kind of speaks most truthfully to the heart of the matter. https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/news-super-bowl-mark-schlereth-drops-startling-take-joe-burrow-s-chance-championship

Graham is also in the running for Jags Head Coach. Hard to tell what's what at this stage with Rooney rule. Would also have to guess he's got a Marvin Lewis recommendation coming from the Raiders so I'm sure Tobin has touched base. EdIt: Jinx no take backs Hoosier. Never heard of the guy but read his bio. There's a lot to like. I do like the fact he was brought up via Patriots in the BB era. Get some that creative scouting going, ya know?

I disagree with alot of what is being stated here. It comes off as a bunch emotional sports fans that don't know how to handle their disappointment in a season while at the same time not realizing their expectations for their favorite team have risen due to better performance on the football field. Its mostly Superbowl or bust right now and I can't or no one else can tell you IF that goal will ever be reached again. I've watched a lot of Bengals football just like everyone else in here. I struggle to find a period that tops this 4 year stretch in terms of winning and roster building in Bengal history also this 4 year stretch out performs a majority of other NFL franchises. Sure the Dolphins, Cowboys and slew of others won Superbowls a long time ago. Bengals going on several years have better managed their team vs. the majority of NFL franchises. Its fact. When you look at why this season wasn't a playoff year. Was it talent? Well they played 3 games vs. KC/Ravens. All 3 came down to the last play and could have easily been Bengal wins vs. Bengal losses. KC/Ravens are the two favorites with the AFC long with Buffalo. They didn't play Buffalo but have whooped them multiple times in recent seasons. Not buying any of arguement regarding talent or scouting. That's just emotional Bengal fans jumping back to the 90s. Why? Look at those 3 losses. It was Joe Burrow fumbling in KC. It was Joe Burrow throwing a late INT vs. Ravens in a Chase miscommunication. It was Money Mac missing a FG to win. It was Chase Brown fumbling vs. Ravens. There were unfortunately calls made or not made that were questionable in each that also influenced the outcome. Not placing the blame on any individual player but it once again is FACT we had some bad breaks from refs and Pro Bowl caliber players that swung critical games. You can debate changes made or not made. Not to be harsh but some in here post like their emotions have taken over. Can't see the reality in front of their face. You guys realize no matter what happens in the free agency period or the draft, the Bengals will be among the AFC favorites with KC, Balt, and Buffalo. You guys realize this, right? Again, not to be insulting to anyone in here but the entire season was "Woe is us" blah, blah, no changes same ole same ole. Boom first day black Monday coaches fired. At some point some you need to evaluate giving up sports watching or accept the reality the Bengals are trying to win but there's no guarantee of winning a Superbowl that's the reality of the NFL and there are ton of franchises that have gone through the same shit.

It’s funny though i wanted Lou gone, but really makes me wonder, what is he supposed to do with crap guys? They let there best defense players walk, try to replace them with aging vets, and cheaper options that turned out bad, is that his fault? I don’t know, he did well for awhile and I’m sure he will get a job elsewhere.

I’m glad they moved fast. Now get QUALITY replacements if you really are a different organization than you once were. Don’t drag your feet and hire the table scraps, and don’t just promote some under qualified position coach.

This year was the definition of the dead cat bounce. Probably saved Lou’s job, we’ll see.

Well that was useless. Oh well, that allows us to return to the more important discourse: Fire everyone.

Just feels good to beat the Steelers, the circumstances don’t matter to me. I know who the luckiest team in the NFL is right now - whatever team draws Pittsburgh in the first round of the playoffs.

Build up around Hendrickson. Heh I remember pissberg fans doubting the Can Heyward pick from Ohio State.. ... Yeah I knew what a D lineman he was. Cinci can definitely build around a D lineman like Hendrickson

What a game for Trey great job

Would love to see him using that club to knock Watt the fuck out

Big play Ivey

pissberg is definitely a beatable squad. Come on Bengals clean up your damned game

Touch kick in Pittsburgh. I’ll take 10-0

Browns vs Ravens is on before our game. Lamar looks really good so far. Bailey Zappe threw a pick 6 already. The Ravens just look hot right now. I wouldn’t want to face them in the first couple rounds of the playoffs. The Browns look like a team owned and lead by a guy who runs truck stops, which is what they are.

I’ll say it again… Hey TJ Houshmandzadeh ?? Come get your boy. He’s a fuck up and you gave all kinds of thoughts about how much he’s matured and focusing on turning things around for his mom and sister. Well, either you were full or shit, he was full of shit, or he really doesn’t think much about his mom and sister. Maybe a combination of all of those. Either way I really thought he would have had a positive impact with the opportunity given to him. Nope, nope and nope. I was wrong and he’s a throw away pick. Hate seeing talented people piss away opportunities.

Well the Dolphins are starting Huntley again this week against the Jets. The Jets at least have the 5th overall total defense and may disrupt things a bit more than a bottom half Browns defense.

One of these days I want to see a draft lottery system. I don't even want it like the NBA with weighted probabilities. Every non-playoff team has an equal probability of being the #1 overall. Nobody is rewarded for being horrible. Nobody is punished for playing to win.

Evan isn’t going anywhere. Adomitis OTOH…York’s miss was another bad snap. Glasgow has been pointing this out all year. The kickers aren’t the issue. Don’t be surprised if you hear the name Jeremy Crenshaw called for the Bengals on day 3.

Fuck yes Fuck your stupid draft pick Who dey

Wow. Great playcalling. Great defense. Great win by our boys. oh wait the defense sucks

Always said Pratt was a hero

I can’t believe I am missing the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl AND the Pop Tarts Bowl for this.

covid, auto accidents, meteor falls..........whatever it takes

Physically clobbered that drive

That’s a catch. Big Mims done for the day

40 TDs and 8 INTs On a 7-8 team

Willie makes the final 15. Winners announced Feb. 6. https://www.nfl.com/news/pro-football-hall-of-fame-announces-15-modern-era-finalists-for-class-of-2025

Fully in on watching the draft spot now. Playoffs are done, out of reach. Stripes pointed out in the browns thread that Miami and Indy have an easy schedule left. They both need to lose one game. miami - at browns, at jets Indy - at giants, at jags It’s just not happening. One of them could possibly stumble, but they won’t both lose one. It’s a shame, but when you spot the league 3 or 4 games at the start of every season, it’s going to bite you at some point. Here we are. At least we’re a competitive team. It was fun to watch the d line guys get it going yesterday.

Pretty brutal. IND and MIA have absolutely awful teams left on the schedule.

Zac can’t get guys ready to play in the preseason. So they have to play themselves into being a football team. Takes 4 or 5 games usually. Stone’s just not used to it because he’s new here. He’ll play better next year. Like about the 6th game instead of the 13th game.

Eh I think this was more about the Clowns being awful. Next week they play an actual pro football team.