Stripes

How about that shit? If Browning plays like that, this team is still in the playoff race. That's a huge if, but it feels good to have a season still.

I was excited to give McPherson a chance from 65 or so. Alas.

Really unfortunate clock management to close regulation. I loved the timeout, but you have to play the sideline.

I legitimately want to win. I don't care about the draft pick. Sustain the team's winning culture even without its most important player. That's a valuable thing to do.

Fuck. I hope Lawrence is alright.

Gus Frerotte left-handed pass on primetime level stuff. Yikes.

Remember that bit I said whenever about "if Browning sucks I don't want to see him as the backup next season"? Well, there's another side to that. Whew.

Browning to Chase is the greatest Bengals connection I have seen since Burrow to Chase.

Browning looks... great?

He was barely okay last week. I will expect to lose every game though. The Bengals might take one somewhere, but I'm not holding my breath. Your Jaguars should be in good shape.

I can think of a decent prospective backup QB.

I am in full snore mode. I watched the game with zero emotion Sunday. I can't believe this wasn't flexed out of MNF. Hopefully the rookies continue to grow. For the second wave Burrow Bengals starting in 2024 to maintain the standard of the first, they absolutely have to work out. Murphy and Turner especially can't miss a beat.

Jake Browning looks good.

Sure, by all means, suck every ounce of ass there is left to suck! I just mean that if he does suck, I don't want to see him backing up Joe Burrow next season. That'd be old-style Bengals complacency.

Okay

This ought to be a good demonstration to the Bengals of the effectiveness of their backup QB strategy. If Browning stinks it up out there, they had better not go into 2024 saying "stay the course" on that front.

Win to screw them over. Lose to improve draft pick. Woo.

It's going to be a different team moving forward. We'll see if they have the front office structure, coaching, and talent necessary to keep Joe Burrow where he belongs long-term: deep in the postseason. He can be Peyton Manning if they are good enough to give him the tools.

I'm not sure we'll ever top the futility of Ifeanyi Ohalete. Probably the worst Bengals starter since Marvin Lewis was hired (top two for me are him and Ogbuehi). But Scott is almost certainly the worst safety since Ohalete. At least I cannot think of a competitor. Rogers Beckett, Mark Roman, Kim Herring, Madieu Williams, Kevin Kaesviharn, Dexter Jackson, Chinendum Ndukwe, Marvin White, Chris Crocker, Roy Williams, Reggie Nelson, George Iloka, Shawn Williams, Jessie Bates, Vonn Bell, Daxton Hill Put them all together, and I think you have to reach back to 2003/2004 for competitors (first three listed) or maybe Marvin White.

Turner hurt. Sure.

The only good thing from this junk: Battle has clearly demonstrated he’s better than Scott.

Thursday football is bullshit.

Not doing a thing without Joe.

About ready to stop seeing deflating checkdowns to Sample. Yes, he scored against Buffalo. That's the exception, not the rule.

Not good enough, offense.