ArmyBengal

"Woof" indeed. 8-3 with that schedule? I don't care how much we love our Bengals and think it's feasible, that's a tough ask. Well, bring on Sunday and let the sledding begin !!!

The whole, "This is a must win game" at this point is of absolutely no value. EVERY GAME is a must win. They can't afford to drop games against the really good teams left on their schedule, because they need to get ahead of them in the standings. At the same time, they can't afford to lose to the teams they are suppose to beat. 49er's Bills Texans Ravens Steelers Jags Colts Vikings Steelers Chiefs Browns They put themselves in a hole early on and now have to dig their way out. Is that impossible? Of course not, but it's not going to be easy sledding. Go on the road and hand a very good 49er's team an ass whooping, with solid execution since they had extra time to prepare.

I just want to see what appears to be a very focused and prepared team coming out of the bye.

Seriously, moving that up on the list of where to move when I retire. Great story… I needed to use the bathroom so I dipped into a McD’s. It was a single bathroom with the door opening to the restaurant as opposed to being toward the back. I grabbed the handle and it was locked. At that point, I and all the restaurant heard the thick Boston accented man yell, “Hey, I’m on the shitah in here, gimme a break”. I fell out laughing, but no one else even raised an eyebrow. Awesome !!

Just for the record, I walked the Freedom Trail this morning all through Boston. Look it up if not familiar. It was easily one of the coolest things I have taken the time to do. The USS Constitution was so neat to see and walk through as well. The local restaurants, especially Italian and fresh seafood are simply amazing. The whole city is like a park and full of history. Don't usually say this about places, but I could see myself living here. I had a blast !!

Again, it's not that I would have any issue with Perine coming back, but it better result in a different approach to a subpar running attack.

Curious what the Panthers want for WR Terrace Marshall since they gave him permission to seek a trade? He’s someone I had my eyes on since him, Burrow and Chase played together at LSU. Obviously not a RB or TE, but WR is going to be a discussion come the end of the season.

My comments were based of of what Callahan and the RB coach had to say about him, not my personal thoughts. I can’t see them saying all that about him and coming up with the conclusion that he isn’t that good. Although I could be wrong, I don’t think that can be the final determination after 2 carries. Literally. Honestly I don’t care if they give Brown more carries or Williams or Evans, just give them more. I can’t help but think it has to do with pass blocking. Maybe that’s the talk of maybe brining Perine back. He’s a plus pass blocker. All I know is they need more than Mixon getting 90% of the carries.

I wasn't thrilled with Perine leaving and it's obviously hurt. That being said, I just don't get the unwillingness to get Brown more involved. They loved his toughness, production, burst, intelligence and great fit for the Bengals locker room. Limited pass protection noted by Callahan, but didn't seem worried about that. Thought he would be able to spell Mixon through games. Better runner than catcher. Noted there were a handful of RB's still on the board they liked, but Brown was someone they felt good about. Also mentioned they are high on Williams and Evans, so they thought they would be involved as well. Now I obviously don't know what's going on during practice or in the RB room, but it seems odd to me when considering the above. Mixon has gotten 96 carries through the first 6 weeks. While that's not concerning, Williams, Evans and Brown have 9 combined. That really doesn't jive with the thought of "spelling" Mixon. Why? Are they going to all of sudden get Perine involved more? It doesn't seem that way. If so, why haven't the others gotten reps to this point? They really don't know what these guys could do with more opportunities.

That's really cool to be honest. Bengals fans have been traveling more since Burrow and being competitive. Nice to hear WHODEY chants in opposing stadiums !!

Not sure if it just happened to be the one play, but he got absolutely blown up on one play against the Seahawks. If all else is factual, that is interesting. Thanks for the recommendations TJ !!

Yeah I’m here for a conference, but am making time for myself to see some of the history that resides here. The USS Constitution is on my list.

Sounds like Callahan is pretty pissed about the offense not performing up to standard. Well good !! I’m glad he’s pissed. So are we dude, so are we !!

Yeah a bunch of QB injuries for sure… On a completely different subject, I’m in Boston for the week. Anyone ever been and have a good restaurant recommendation? Or anything else for that matter?

I'm good now. Thanks Terry !!

Speaking of expectations being tempered, let me actually give you mine: Week 8- @49er's- LOSS Week 9- Bills- LOSS Week 10- Texans- WIN Week 11- @Ravens- LOSS Week 12- Steelers- WIN Week 13- @Jaguars- WIN Week 14- Colts- WIN Week 15- Vikings- WIN Week 16- @Steelers- LOSS Week 17- @Chiefs- LOSS Week 18- Browns- WIN That's 6-5 the rest of the way and 9-8 for the season. That may or may not get them into the playoffs, but that would be a steep drop off from what I expected. I could also see them just as easily lose to the Texans, Steelers (twice) and Jaguars. Maybe even the Browns for a 2nd time. As I sit here today, I would not be surprised to see them miss the playoffs. That was not my thought entering 2023.

- There seems to be so much confusion from one week to the next with our Bengals. - Early on, I would say Burrow's calf wasn't helping matters much, but not sure we can say that any longer. - One week, they can't throw the ball downfield, the next they light it up, and then back to nothing again. - They obviously continue to ignore the running game, so at least they are consistent there. - I have lost all faith that Pollack can fix this o-line. He's gotten time and money and still don't produce. Next... - Burrow has 7 passing TD's to this point. The only thing worse than that stat is the team has 1 (ONE) rushing TD all season. - I can't say I am thrilled by the play calling and it has been that way for the majority of the first 6 games. - They could put all 4 TE's that have caught passes this year together and they still wouldn't have a viable TE on this team. I'd like to end this positively by saying, at least they are 3-3 headed into the bye and that's really big for them. However, I then look at the schedule after the bye and have plenty of reasons to be skeptical of what to expect. I don't have near the same amount of reasons to think this team will go on a 8-9 game win streak. I will be rooting every week just the same, but expectations at this point are much tempered.

A lot of uncertainties with this team.

Yeah Burrow has been throwing behind all day but Smith is just ass. They need an outlet TE in the worst way.

Can Irv Smith Jr. just go fuck off

Offense not driving the ball downfield all game. Do something on this drive please.

NFL really pissing me off. Explain to me what a clean hit is anymore.

Volson was on skates for that sack. Shit can’t happen.

Not a lot of energy down here in the stadium today.

Just made it down to the stadium. Hoping to see them really put it all together today. WHODEY !!