ArmyBengal

Regarding the above snippet of the column, which was great, and thanks to Mem, there were a couple of things. 1. I am left curious as to what Munoz's feedback to the question was and what he may have shared with Brown. 2. Typically I really hate when sports people make comparisons between playing a game and being in war, however, the "Sometimes you're only as strong as the man next to you" comment hit home for me. I was the "Doc" on our team in Afghanistan and there was another dude from the team that whenever I went out to treat a casualty in a gun fight, he went with me. When I was treating, he was shooting. Sometimes we both were shooting and the treating had to wait. Either way, that dude had my back all day, every day, with our lives in his hands. I had 100% faith he wouldn't let me take a hit when I was patching up a dude during a fight and he did not let me down. I left country in 2008 and all of us went our separate ways. Of the 15 guys, I had never seen or spoken to any of them. Then, two months ago, while on a trip to DC for work, the two of us just happened to be staying in the same hotel. We saw each other and just hugged each other like we were brothers that hadn't seen each other in 15 years. I didn't need to say thank you, he didn't need to say you're welcome. We knew it, felt it, and continue to live it. We linked up that evening and drank until the sun came up. We again both went our separate ways and if I see my brother ever again, it will be a joyous day. I LOVE those relationships more than any other in my life. My brothers... I don't usually share much about that time, but for some reason it seemed to hit. I'm literally in tears thinking about it now. Hope you all have a great day. Thanks again for sharing Mem, that took me to a good spot today !!

I could totally see a referee placing a huge bet on a game they are calling and then purposely blowing calls or throwing flags. That would not even begin to shock me if it ever happened. Maybe it already has. Place a bet on the over/under of the game score and toss ticky tack flags to impede or help the teams.

To address this part specifically, I'm the guy going ALL IN on using whatever information I am able to gather in making bets. That being said, I'm not really much of a gambler, but in this given instance I would be. It's my last year? What penalty are they going to impose? Tyrod Taylor, Nick Foles, Case Keenum, Colt McCoy, Chase Daniel, Brian Hoyer and I am sure there are more. These guys have made millions upon millions of dollars and maybe that's why they wouldn't, but there's nothing to stop them. It's not like the NFL is going to keep them out of the Back Up Hall of Fame or some shit. While I personally think the NFL made a mistake getting into the betting business, as I think it has great potential to influence outcomes, I don't really care if players make simple bets. So what if Burrow places a prop bet that the Commanders kicker goes over 6 points in this coming Sunday's game, for example. No issue with something like that. Now if Burrow places a bet that the Bengals lose this coming Sunday's game, there's great issue there. Since the NFL is obviously not able to monitor individual betting habits, they should go zero tolerance in my opinion. Where the betting takes place, at home vs. on team property is stupid to me. What difference does location when placing a bet make? Want a bigger issue than the players making bets? What about referees? Pandora's box. Then again, I could be wrong about all of that. I think it was a mistake for the NFL though.

There’s someone I’m really looking forward to watching play this year.

Love Boyd and hope he makes a ton. That being said, it’s hard to say what he looks like without teams having to cover both Chase and Higgins on the outside. Hard to say what he looks like on a team that doesn’t have two elite talents that will get doubled or RB’s capable of catching passes out of the backfield. Or even a QB that is at least average. As much as I love TB, I’m not giving up Higgins on his 2nd deal to keep TB on his 3rd. Not a chance in hell.

I don't think "Causing rule changes" is a deciding factor in every players consideration and addition to the ROH. I just think it should have been and was a deciding factor when Curtis was considered and added.

Fulcher was just that guy that no offensive players wanted to see on defense. He instilled fear in the opposing players. If he was on the field and you got the ball, he was coming for you.

I liked Thomas. No doubt. However, Fulcher was a 3 time All Pro and 3 time Pro Bowl player. Thomas achieved Pro Bowl once in his career. As much as I liked Thomas, he wouldn't even be in my top 20 Bengals of all time.

If I'm voting on this honor (I'm not), it would look something like this: QB Boomer Esiason- Should be a no brainer honestly WR Chad Johnson- Curtis is in, so if there has to be another WR, Chad is next NT Tim Krumrie- Still thought to be the best DT in Bengals history CB Lamar Parrish- His 6 pro bowls are still 2nd best in team history, back when pro bowls were legit RB Corey Dillon- Single player worth cheering for during the 90's. Shame the team sucked around him S David Fulcher- One of the most intimidating safeties in the game. 17 INT's over a 3 year span Those would be my next guys, but could easily see someone making the argument for other guys like Collinsworth, who I should at least have on the list above, Pickens, and Holman.

Hey coach Reid… Define “Impressing”. Something tells me that word means something different to him. Not wishing Ross ill or anything, he just never lived up to his draft status or any draft status for that matter. Amazing how long he has earned paychecks off of his combine 40 time.

Fudgelemon or whatever that dudes name was, was a pretty good special teams guy as well. Or maybe Kevin Kaesviharn ??

Yeah, TB is top notch. Wish him a Super Bowl ring with us this year and the best he can do for him and his family with his next contract. Dude deserves everything he gets. Goes about things the right way !!

I honestly always felt like Tee would be the odd man out, as I thought it would be too problematic to dump that much money into the WR corps. That is not what the team is thinking apparently and appear to be willing to dump mad dollars in that direction, which I'm fine with. However, mad dollars still has a limit and by all accounts TB is now the odd man out. TB will be 29 during this season and while nothing would make me happier in seeing these guys all stick together, looking at new contracts for Chase, Higgins and TB, I just don't see it. Lets give a round number, which I think is less than what the 3 total would cost, 60 million. That's roughly 26-27% of the current cap number. While that number will continue to go up, that hasn't even factored in Joe's soon to be top 3, if not the highest paid player in the NFL contract. TB's future contract is going to be more than Logan Wilson's next deal for some perspective. With TB gone, the Bengals resign Wilson with ease and still have money to play with to address others. It makes me sad to tell the truth, because I think the world of TB. Here's to hoping we can get him a Super Bowl ring this year.

Thanks again Mem !!

I get the discussion and am not about to lose sleep over it one way or another as I think they were both great WR’s here. The reason I go with Curtis is, as Mem stated, they literally changed the rules because of him. The term “game changer” is an overused statement for most players in history. Not in Curtis’ case. It’s literally what he was.

That’s probably the answer… Much better than the Moose Penis theory.

This old guy concurs with the above.

Nope, there was an article I read about him. Lives out of the spotlight from all accounts. I think in California if so remember correctly.

Dillon lives a low profile life and focuses on his 3 daughters.

Deer antler. Or was it moose penis? Something like that.

Holy shit indeed. I don’t know what kind of shit he’s working in rehab but that’s nothing short of a miracle. He torn his knee up 5 months ago. For a man that size, that’s divine intervention.

In all honesty, I think Chrisman sealed his fate with that last punt against the Chiefs in the Championship game. Right down the middle of the damn field, which saw Moore return it to the 50 yard line. While that didn't lose the game, it certainly played a part in the Chiefs closing it out. Drafting a punter was an easy decision at that point. Regarding the o-line, if the starters manage to stay healthy, this offense is simply deadly. People seem to focus on Burrow and he rightfully gets that attention, but this offense really is stacked. There might not be a better WR #1-3 in the league than Chase, Higgins and Boyd. I think they already had a decent #4 and they even upgraded that spot with Charlie Jones, who is also a return guy. Mixon is back, which despite all the talk, we all knew that was happening, but they add Chase Brown who I think is going to be good. If Irv Smith Jr. can manage to stay healthy at the TE spot, this is going to be a really fun season to watch them all work. God forbid the defense holds tight in the secondary and they manage a pass rush that gets home a little more and there is no reason not to expect knocking on the Super Bowl door yet again.

I know they like to say there is a punting competition, but I don't see it that way. Nearly 5 seconds of hang time AND directional punting abilities? Nope, no competition at all. Next story...

Another round of who gets into the Bengals Ring of Honor. Season ticket holders and suite owners will vote on the players. Two more will be going in among this group of 13: K Jim Breech, RB James Brooks, WR Cris Collinsworth, RB Corey Dillon, QB Boomer Esiason, S David Fulcher, WR Chad Johnson, DT Tim Krumrie, OL Dave Lapham, OG Max Montoya, CB Lemar Parrish, TE Bob Trumpy, and LB Reggie Williams.

Thank you sir. Those seats really are great !!