Who Do We Miss Most?

[rwalling]

On days like this one, I feel like Levi and Richie's absence is HUGE! Carson simply cannot get comfortable and dug us a 14-0 hole.

For the love of Ken Anderson, Anthony Munoz and Bob Trumpy, Levi will you PLEASE COME BACK SOON?!?!?!

[AGrizzlyBaer]

man we have to be approaching a month for levi.. and richie has been out for so long

[duus]

Yes.

[bengalboomer7]

All of them. Ya wanna know why we're struggling just look at the names in the thread title

[hayburmill]

I really think it is Richie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will Ben Wilkerson ever be ready or will we need to draft another C next year. Guy-check seems okay in the second half - but the first half seems to have killed us by then.

[Stripes]

Braham, easily. Whitworth has held his own in Levi's place, but Ghiaciuc continues to struggle in both run blocking and pass protection.

[walshfan]

Braham, easily. Whitworth has held his own in Levi's place, but Ghiaciuc continues to struggle in both run blocking and pass protection.

It wasnt Bluto today .. It was Steinbach looking like a deer in headlights on many plays..

As far as Who the team misses.....

Everyone-No one...

Every team has injuries so this "we arent winning because so and so isnt playing" has become

embarrassingly redundant...

This team started 4-0 agasint some easy teams last year..

since that time they have a record of 11-10..

Maybe a .500 team is all they really are ...Look at the defense and tell me its a championship caliber team.

I think not.

[Kazkal]

I wonder if jets would trade for our 1st lol I woulden't mind having 3 sends and mybe a 3rd SO we can pick up LB,C DE or DT

[membengal]

One vote for Tab Perry. People completely fail to understand just how devastating his loss has been, on special teams and as a fourth receiver who was starting to show a definite talent for moving the chains on third down (something this team has been horrible at in each of its losses).

Tab Perry's senseless injury was one of the hidden horror points of this season...

[HoosierCat]

One vote for Tab Perry. People completely fail to understand just how devastating his loss has been, on special teams and as a fourth receiver who was starting to show a definite talent for moving the chains on third down (something this team has been horrible at in each of its losses).

Tab Perry's senseless injury was one of the hidden horror points of this season...

Tab and Chatman; those two dings took away our return game. On the o-line, the braham loss has been a killer. Levi going out was icing on the cake. Losing Henry for three games on suspension proved to be a crucial loss as well. Now on defense, we are down all three projected starting linebackers from the offseason (Odell, Pollack and Simmons).

Injuries have struck broad and deep, crippling this teams abilities to do anything well on offense, defense, or STs.

[Tasher]

Nope, you are all missing the problem...

Sure we miss the offensive guys and the special teams guys.

BUT, Odell is the key. I know he missed a lot of plays last year being out of position, but he also made a ton, interceptions, TFLs, pass break-up and COVERING the opposing TIGHT ENDs. Remember those guys? FootballOutsiders did a pretty good discussion of our defense vs the TEs and with Odell and without has been a huge difference.

It would be making all the difference on THIRD DOWNS right now too.

3 Ls, by a combined 9 points. Odell would very easily be the difference. In a W or L in every one of those games. The other guys? Not so much.

But once again we are looking at a game that ONE play in just about any situation makes the difference in the W or L. The 2 early turnovers didn't even matter if we make just ONE play later in the game.

Work is cut out for us now. The good news is we play the people in front of us. SD, Denver, Indy, Balti. We just have to win baby. We also have the tie breaker vs KC for the Wild Card. Just Win!

[TJJackson]

In order of total impact:

Braham first (by far). offense played well til he went down, has been crap since.

Tab Perry second. Yes, he was/is a good draft pick.

Dexter Jackson third. Thank god he is back, just in time to see the previously never injured KK go down

Chatman fourth (watching Keiwan jump sideways several times before going down on gains of zero was quite painful yesterday - but at least he didn't fumble)

Levi 5th (quite a testament to Whitworths ability - the draft is looking a bit better of late, I must admit)

Odell 6th

Simmons 7th

Pollack - no impact. I pimped him hard as our choice in 2005, was thrilled when we picked him, but I had consigned him to worthlessness by the time he got around to signing his too-large contract, and he has not therefore disappointed me. He has done nothing for this team in two years other than occupy a roster spot and cash checks.

Now if only Chris Perry could have STAYED injured, that'd have been good

[CBin2k7]

In order of total impact:

Braham first (by far). offense played well til he went down, has been crap since.

Tab Perry second. Yes, he was/is a good draft pick.

Dexter Jackson third. Thank god he is back, just in time to see the previously never injured KK go down

Chatman fourth (watching Keiwan jump sideways several times before going down on gains of zero was quite painful yesterday - but at least he didn't fumble)

Chatman going down is huge because it means Ratliff is returning punts and killing the Bengals. Sure he didn't fumble, but he did field 3 punts inside the 10 yard line and only once got it out past the 12 yard line. That is horrible field position and mistakes you can't make, especially against the Ravens. Marvin needs to find him a new punt returner.

Someone said this at the time, but the victory over the Browns may have been the turning point of the season, sort of a Pyrrhic Victory, yes the Bengals won that game, but they lost an awful lot in that game as well.

[Whur CHad At?]

Braham by far. Where is Wilkerson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[agreen_112]

it's gotta be either Odell, as mad as I am about his absence, or Levi.