ArmyBengal

Yeah, Burrow's stupid appendix didn't help anything either.

So don't anyone go getting it twisted. Joe Burrow is the most important player on this team. Love the Peyton Manning comparison in the article as well. Makes me really think back to the beginning of last year when they were losing stupid games left and right. Most think the cause of that was the o-line or lack of snaps in the preseason. I'm sure that is a component to explain that, but this also shows they were pounding square pegs into round holes. When they employed the "stupid stopper", everything shifted. That kind of jives with what I was saying in another thread about why people think every other teams is ready to go week one, where the Bengals are viewed as never being ready. They were and they will be ready week one, they just need to get out in front of stupid quicker and take what's given. Really enjoyed reading that article. Thanks Mem !!

3rd times a charm !! Or is it 4?

I still can’t fathom taking Sample in the 2nd round that year. I was wondering who else we could have had and saw that two picks earlier, Irv Smith Jr. was selected by the Vikings.

I wanted Robinson in the draft and would have had no issue with him in the first. He looked solid for the Falcons last night.

Boring game to watch personally. Starting defense was giving up a lot of yards and couldn’t get off the field during the Falcons opening drive, which went for 10 minutes. Then Hilton makes a nice play with Ossai picking the ball out of the air to stop that drive. Please release Siemian today. Dude has no business being a 3rd string QB. It would be almost unfathomable to think Carson Wentz could be worse than that dude. Browning should be the backup and didn’t have a bad showing for the most part.

Is there anyone else that could be a backup QB out there? TJ, I know your dead gramma is more of a D-line type of player, but maybe a switch to QB is just what this team needs…

Hang in there dude !!

I will be watching for sure !!

I will offer this up as well... If i'm a game and it's freezing damn cold, ANY hot pizza is welcomed. There are no favorites in that situation.

I don’t think it’s that I really hate almost any pizza, it’s more there are some I would prefer to eat more than others. My least favorite is probably Domino’s. I kind of cycle through all of them. I love Adriatico’s down by UC.

Cleveland and Philly play tonight. Bengals play tomorrow at Atlanta. However, I'm good with seeing the starters get a series or two in the game.

Wow a slightly better version of the shit pizza they already serve at the stadium. Color me unimpressed.

Today ?? Yes 100% agree. Standing by !!

Specific to the above, there won't be ANY talk of using the tag because he's under contract next year. That's my point. The Bengals could in fact sit on a deal this year and wait. While I think they would be stupid to do that, a deal is not something that is a "must". They could get to the point of using a tag, but that won't be until 2025. Then that's when I could see something ignorant happening like a holdout, but I'm not willing to place a bet on that scenario. Outside of that, I don't necessarily disagree with you guys, but this front office has not given me a reason to think that's the road this will go down. Mike Brown and team don't strike me as the kind of people that will do something simply because of what another team has done either.

Does anyone here really think this deal won't get done? Is anyone thinking the team is going to absolutely fuck this up beyond all repair? I literally don't have a single reason to believe anything of that nature. I choose breathing and being patient.

Why is it that every player on every other team is assumed to be in mid season form right now, while the Bengals are assumed to be high school players right now? While they struggled last year, there were more than a couple reasons for that, including injuries. Now we see Burrow with another injury and missing time. While he may be a little rusty to start the season, he has never had a healthy offseason/preseason and has managed to take this team to back to back AFCCG, with a Super Bowl appearance.

It will get done.

I just think it's so hard to really say how good or poorly Pollack is actually doing his job. I guess on one hand some may say the proof is in the o-line rankings. Then again, when was the last time we didn't have 2-3 o-linemen hurt and having to start backups at some point in time or another? Some may then say that the backups should be able to come in and keep things together. However, most teams have a hard enough time finding 5 quality starters, let alone backups, that have no business starting. Doesn't Bobby Hart still play in the league? Then what type of QB do you have playing for you? Is he purely a pocket passer, or does he try to make plays with his legs when things fall apart? Sacks, hits, and pressures aren't always the product of the o-line failing to block. Don't get me wrong, I'm not in the habit of handing out passes, but I simply think there is so much to what happens on the field (a QB that says "who cares about 3rd down sacks?") that it makes the evaluation of the guy who doesn't step on the field rather challenging.

Dallas has traditionally had a pretty amazing o-line and it hasn’t done them a lick of good. We had an absolute abortion of an o-line that Burrow took to the Super Bowl. Burrow is pretty awesome…

Well Siemian will be starting against the Falcons. Here's to hoping he has a better game.

The way I see it is the Bengals knew Bates' contract was going to be problematic for them to fit into the mix when looking at the team as a whole. They took proactive steps to address that position in the draft when Hill fell to them. They tagged Bates and gave Hill a year in the system to learn. Then they let Bates walk in free agency, naming Hill as the starter. Honestly, I have 100% faith in how they approached the situation and the decision to let Bates walk. It's one small example of how the philosophy of this team has changed since Coach Taylor came on board.

Tycen Anderson, even outside the two picks, played really well when given the opportunity Friday. People forget about him because of his injuries, but if he remains healthy, he will be solid depth if nothing else. Another thing people either don't know or forgot is his athletic ability. Both Dax Hill and Cam Taylor Britt ran a 4.38 in the 40. Anderson ran a 4.36. Stay healthy Tycen !!

Yeah but even after the ball was snapped, he had to see that cavalcade of “Whoop Ass” running by him unimpeded to the QB. Maybe he has narcolepsy ?!?!

WTF was that from Carman? I don’t know the cause, but that’s a bad look.