HoosierCat

Yah he does talk about the run, mostly adding more short stuff, screens etc to Brown as opposed to trying to run up the middle behind this oline.

So Dehner penned a piece today. How Jake Browning and the Bengals must adjust to save Cincinnati’s season Now, before you click, I ask you, what deep thought, what grand strategy, does Dehner say must occur? Remember, he is a long-time, well-paid sportswriter, unlike us peons who must wait for scraps of knowledge to be dropped from on high. Is it: a. Browning has to stop throwing interceptions b. Taylor has to stop eating Cap'n Crunch before games c. Mike must sell the team to Elon Musk, who will rename them X and relocate the franchise to Mars d. Browning has to stop throwing interceptions At least I don't pay for the Athletic...

Good look at the o-line's (awful) performance from Goodberry. He focuses on Mims, who is really frustrating. Mims is mostly dominant, but fails to finish a lot of plays, which results in the guy he was initially blocking running away from him and talking the runner or QB elsewhere on the field. He needs to play with more aggression. If you knock the guy down and he tries to get up, don't just stand there, push him back down again! More broadly you can see several plays where the two sides of the line aren't in sync. The left side + Karras has its act together, but Mims and Risner are late getting off. Also Mims/Risner communications issues. Orlando Brown with another rough game. Something ain't right there. Karras got trucked some, Fairchild ok. Sample almost totally worthless.

Here we go again. In addition to Geno and Willie, other Bengals on the initial list of 128 players are: Corey Dillon Chad Johnson Justin Smith Takeo Spikes AJ Hawk, James Harrison, Richmond Webb and Lo Neal also up.

In hindsight, Rudi's emergence in 2003 marked the end of the Lost Decade. It allowed the team to part ways with the perennially disgruntled Dillon, and the combination of new QB Carson Palmer and Rudi in 2024 finished burying the 90s. Sadly, all that promise would be wrecked forever along with Palmer's knee the following year. But it was a glorious if brief time.

Womp womp. Fun while it lasted, I guess.

Mike: "Rudi was a fine person and an excellent running back for us," said Bengals president Mike Brown. "He was dependable and productive as a player, and very popular among his teammates. Everyone liked him and saw him as a dear friend. We are deeply saddened by his passing." https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-statement-on-the-passing-of-rudi-johnson

TMZ now reporting it was suicide.

Sourcing a bit shaky and I haven’t seen it anywhere but tmz, but here’s the report: https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/23/ex-nfl-star-rudi-johnson-dead-at-45/ Sucks if confirmed.

Somehow we are still first in the AFCN. Ah, football, never change. Bengals 24 - Broncos 20.

So, umm, can they hang on?

Hilton to the Colts.

Isaiah Rodgers gets first-ever perfect pff score (99.9) vs. Bengals. https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-3-recap-isaiah-rodgers-all-time-defensive-performance-minnesota-vikings

Actually we have four, remember? Tobin, Radicevic, Potts and Trey Brown. Everyone's a GM in Cincy!

Oline is a mess. OBj had another rough outing today. Joe & Jake were wondering if he’s playing with an undisclosed injury. Risner looks washed. A blocking sled would provide more protection. Unfortunately the two choices to replace him are a rookie or Cody Ford. Karras…I was worried about him declining last season and I’m more worried now. Again tho depth is thin and inexperienced. The idea of Fairchild-Lee-Rivers manning the middle of the line is not appealing but I fear we may get there.

Todays a good example of why Burrow is so well-paid. When the wheels come off like they did today, there’s no coming back without him. Fire Zac? Sure, hell, fire everyone. But I’ll tell you now the same thing I told you when the cry was “fire Marvin”: we ain’t getting anyone better. They aren’t going to bring in anyone with a record of success, anyone who would want to do it their own way, not the Bengals way. Either it’s some already here (Golden if I had to bet) or another shlub like Taylor. Besides I think Burrow would object and he gets a vote here. Fire Duke Tobin? Would make my year, but we all know he will die in that job and then the FO will keep his corpse on for five more years to save money. D had like half a good game but there’s only so much they could do. When the O turns over the ball 3 times in 4 plays, it’s over. They gave up? So did I. But now my car is clean and vacuumed so the day wasn’t a total loss.

Pretty much. Bunch of veteran players making dumb mistakes they have no business making.

Really would like to know how coaching gets Jamarr and Fant to hold onto the ball. Or Browning not to make bad throws that get pick-sixed. Or Perine to not fumble. These aren’t rookies. That’s not coaching, that’s guys fucking up. Let’s put the blame where it belongs.

Ridiculous

Good d. Outside that first drive they’ve been money.

Yay fg

Better play calling this drive.

And rekow shanks it

And Fairchild gets called for holding…sigh

Play calling not doing jake any favors.