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Little bit of turd polishing but it was a nice sack by Murphy. Unfortunately, that's the second game in this young season they are completely not competitive. Being not competitive signifies the issue is multiple and deeper than a quick fix. NFL is a closed loop system that dispurses and spreads talent. Maybe they've allowed themselves to be caught? I mean you aren't going to sit around decide Mixon needs 5 more carries and correct an offense that can't make it into the red zone. Titans had multiple times the WR was wide open down the sideline; the only thing you could do is hope the Titan player dropped it or Tanny would do what Burrow does and throw it way out of bounds. Just a cluster.

Well that game sucked.

I believe they are both officially out now.

If Smith is going to be injured that really places into question not taking Sam LaPorta in the draft. See how it plays out but a significant piece for the Bengals offense to beat two deep coverage is to dump the ball short and get YAC. Although Hudson might be a decent/cheap option. Really hope Smith is able to get back on the field because I think he can produce at a decent level.

Game 1 - offense was lost playing what is the league's best Defense in a rain storm. With a hurt QB. Game 2 - decent not great offense performance. Defense really couldn't get off the field. Punt return and redzone Int stunted their out put stats. Game 3 - another lost showing. Execution errors. Really left points out on the field. Given 2 TOs and several other defensive stops they should have approached 25+ points. This week the OL has to keep the Titans rush in neutral. There should be opportunity to throw the ball, so hopefully the QB/WR mental errors are corrected.

I wouldn't bet against a new stadium. You'll get some politicians playing both sides, maybe even speaking out against it, but they ALL love to collect money and play city planner. So a new stadium would not shock me in the least. Bengals don't seem to be pushing for new stadium so, I'm guessing renovation with a medium term lease.

Bengals are now 1-2 in Superbowl revenge games! 1st game meeting Superbowl opponent featuring same starting QB 1984 @ SF L 17-23 1990 vs SF L 17-20 (OT) 2023 vs LA Rams 19-16

Rewatched. Murphy had a big rush up the middle on the Hubbard sack. He may have gotten the sack if Hubbard didn't beat him to Stafford.

Murphy had a couple good rushes last night. I'm not sure if he was the one that drew a penalty for the guy holding the helmet opening. I thought it was him. Then he had strong middle push on another that led to a sack. Volson struggled vs. Donald. He also has some really nice crushing run blocks.

Key to the game is the OL. Titans have o-line issues. 13 sacks, 19 Tackles for loss, 25 QB Hits through 3 games. The Bengals line going up against a tough front 7 will need to out perform the Titans OL going up against the Bengals front 7. If that can happen there might be some opportunities to throw for some passing yards.

I keep seeing these TV stats pop up all the time. If you can remember them post them here. 1. Bengals vs. Rams Monday Night Football - 6 sacks is a franchise record for most sacks in a primetime game. OK, nice to know.

I hope the Offensive Line is not playing at peak performance. The amount of negative plays has decreased tremendously from last year. There has to be a gradual improvement like they see every year and then hopefully the health factor falls their way. They got another tough front 7 this week.

Offense? Defenses will not get away from 2 high safety looks until you can prove to them snap after snap grinding out first downs and then touchdowns. Unfortunately the Bengals are proving they can't grind out a drive most times. QB is going to make a bad throw or two. WR going to drop a pass or not make a contested grab like they've been proven to do. They'll make a pre snap penalty. They are really missing the Hurst and Perine underneath factor right now. Especially with the struggle of Higgins.

Jessie Bates was a great safety for the Bengals. But Dax Hill is just a different kinda safety. Not sure how Dax Hill is doing om coverage or pre snap duties wise, but he is certainly a big play safety in the making. Already has 4 tackles for a loss and a sack. Jessie Bates never had a sack as a Bengal. Logan Wilson just around the ball all the time. Defense has given 2 good efforts and 1 crappy one.

Murphy isn't a concern of mine right now. They've played in AFC Champ game two years in a row. That means drafting low and snaps are going to be hard to come by. They didn't lose anything at DE during the off season and a top depth piece is returning so it should be a tough road to snaps/production. Especially when you consider he probably wasn't their top choice. Now if injuries start to mount. DEs leave via Free Agency and Murphy isn't cracking the line up or isn't producing. Then worry.

It looks like even though its on NBC its the ESPN second string calling the game. Buck and Aikman are on the other MNF. Oh well.

Didn't realize this Monday game was on NBC. Are they just picking it up because of the other MNF on ABC?

Mixon has a 131 QB rating largely off his 1 attempt 1 completion 1 TD from Superbowl 56.

Joe Burrow did not play at high level weeks 1 or 2. Joe Burrow in fact played at a very low level week 1 and adequate level week 2. There are handful of back ups that IN FACT could have out played him week 1. Why this is viewed as if late season, 100+rated, MVP level Joe Burrow was playing and this team still lost? All off season a Joe Burrow extension was talked about closely behind the question "how do they keep.......". There is a significant amount of proven playoff talent on this team that is going to get paid as soon as they hit FA market. Yes, I expect them to win and cover Monday Night with or without Joe Burrow.

"just because" its not about the QB is the point you are missing, badly. Finley had Johnson, hart, hopkins, Filo, Spain blocking for him. The Bengals have dropped a ton on Brown, Volson, Karras, Kappa, and Williams. He was throwing to Higgins, Green, Boyd, Sample, Gio. Higgins will demand close to $30m a year as will Chase. The supporting cast Browning will have around him is far superior. The story is the same defensively. Pitt was eventual playoff/division winner. I'm sorry, Burrow sits this squad should win and cover over the Rams. No excuse not to.

The 2020 Bengals led by Brian Finley beat a division winning Steelers team at home on Monday Night. They got a handful of guys that will get top of market deals or already have gotten extensions. They are more than capable of winning vs. the Rams with whoever at QB on Monday night.

Nobody credible has any good information on Burrow's calf. I'm so sick of the "hot takes" about what to do. The bengals and Burrow are going to do right by him and the team. But they'll have to prepare a back up more than normal under these circumstances because Burrow could be out at any moment if he plays. It just seems that random. By the way. They should win a game if a back up QB has to play. A whole bunch of players not named Burrow are going to want and demand a top market deal soon. If that's the case you can't sit here and fold up like a cheap suit IF Burrow doesn't play. If your a $30m a year WR. Better get your ass open and make something happen.

I say get rid of the alcohol sales inside the stadium and you remove a large portion of the people that just want to drink every beer in America while watching the game from even going. Unfortunately that means the ticket prices will ramp up to back fill the missing revenue.

Unfortunately, abuse of tailgating is a cause. So many issues before and after the game. I doubt NFL ever ceases alcohol sales but that would cut out a lot of problematic fans, IMO. Anything NFL does is going burden the majority of fans that can go to the game and enjoy several drinks without incident. I think NFL should explore home/away policies. For the longest time I've though "Terrible Towels" should be banned, they just cause so many problems. Steeler fans love to wave them in your face and Bengal fans love to jerk them out of pockets and stomp.

Last year Cleveland Brown Fan passed out in his seat at Paycor. His condition made its way to social media. That then revealed other people had pictures of him sleeping on the streets that night. Then those pictures revealed he was a regular at Cleveland Brown Stadium and constant problem for that security group. Its not an age thing. Behavior has gotten worse. My theory is, if a fan similar to the one above goes to a bar. They can't survive. They'll get noticed faster and removed faster. Fans with substance abuse issues go to these stadiums because their behavior is less noticeable. The mix of these fans represent a greater percentage of attendance than in the past. Unfortunate for that poor soul his love of Browns was mixed with alcohol and he can't separate the two. Thus black out drinking is what happens. If you are a fan that loves to fight and get pissed off because you have emotional issues. You are not surviving in a bar. You'll piss somebody off faster and be removed. NFL stadium, those issues can carry on for a while and most the time aren't resolved until the line is crossed.