Performance of newer additions

[princeton]

Hall and Myers have been awesome from Day 1, and O'Neal looks like Good Deltha again. With these CBs, the Bengals should be able to send pass-rushers from a lot of places, which will be fun to watch.

were the Ravens respecting our run defense when they put the ball in the QB's hands on 3rd and short plays, and on the goal-line, or were they disrespecting their own problem O-Line?

the offense's third downs remain painful to watch. Kenny Irons might have really helped. And special teams may kill us yet. And did I see more poor kick snaps? How did we not bring in competition there?

[Bobcat Bengal]

Hall was ridiculously good. How about that play he made at the back of the end zone, circling behind the Ravens receiever and poking the ball free from behind? I have not seen a Bengals DB make a play like that in decades. Hall was supremely good. Phenomenally good. It can't be said enough how good he was. Both in coverage and in tackling. He made that fumble along with Brooks where they had the fullback stacked up. Hall just ripped it from him.

Brook was a beast. Can't be said enough. And apparently playing with flu.

Marshall was so good at SSLB, I don't think Jeanty gets his job back when he gets healthy.

Myers along with Peko gives them actual strength up the middle.

For f**kssake, the whole thing is absolutely jaw-dropping.

I'll spread it around even more. Whipping boy Deltha O'Neal was outstanding all game long and used absolutely perfect technique defending a pass that might have resulted in a TD.

yeah he did. that was an awesome pass defense.

[BengalByTheBay]

Our special teams coverage sucked, but PK Sams looked good; too bad he isn't returning for us--can't say I am sorry we cut him, but he'd still be nice to have.

Who-dey!

Just to clear this up a little, the Bengals did cut PK Sams last year, but the Rats returner is BJ Sams.

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=1200

Also, it was Ed Reed, not Sams, who returned the punt for a TD.