schnarfer Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Well the worst possible scenario has happened in this monday night game..Losing our remaining 2 healthy capable LBs ...If we do not get healthy in a hurry, we can plan for next year. We have talent on offense, no question, but our defense is decent when we started the season with no depth. Now injuries are hitting hard and will continue..if your starters are out the you have what you have...BACKUPS...we could be in for a long season.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarsonCity Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Well the worst possible scenario has happened in this monday night game..Losing our remaining 2 healthy capable LBs ...If we do not get healthy in a hurry, we can plan for next year. We have talent on offense, no question, but our defense is decent when we started the season with no depth. Now injuries are hitting hard and will continue..if your starters are out the you have what you have...BACKUPS...we could be in for a long season..Pretty much. I don't know of any other team as absurdly snakebitten as this one when it comes to injuries, but they are getting killed by the injury bug. We all know that injuries are no excuse, but goodness, it'd be nice to, ya know, have 3 linebackers healthy enough to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 It's more then LB's too our starting tackles didn't play most of the game,backup center still starting have a few key special teamers not playing.We have the injury bug and no spray to kill it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregCook Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 The Bengals have become a bad team, no other way to look at it. They never had the ball longer than 4 minutes on offense in this game. They had 9 drives with 4 punts and two interceptions in under 3 minutes. For the mathematically challenged, that is 67% of their drives giving the ball back in under 3 minutes. They had the ball 22 minutes on offense, 38 minutes with their defense. The numbers speak for themselves about how good the offense is, and that injury riddled defense. Now we get the bye and hopefully some returning healthy players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 The Bengals have become a bad team, no other way to look at it.How about this way perhaps.l The Bengals went in against the undeniably BEST team in the NFL with injuries too numerous to mention on both sides of the ball, and played some good football. There will be more to follow after the bye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarsonCity Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 The Bengals have become a bad team, no other way to look at it. They never had the ball longer than 4 minutes on offense in this game. They had 9 drives with 4 punts and two interceptions in under 3 minutes. For the mathematically challenged, that is 67% of their drives giving the ball back in under 3 minutes. They had the ball 22 minutes on offense, 38 minutes with their defense. The numbers speak for themselves about how good the offense is, and that injury riddled defense. Now we get the bye and hopefully some returning healthy players.Sorry, I'm not buying it. You're entire post bases its argument on one game. Nevermind the fact that it was against the best team in the NFL. Nevermind the mounting injuries. You're basing this on ONE game. It's still Oct. 1. Plenty of football left, and thankfully, the schedule starts to get easier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregCook Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 The Bengals have become a bad team, no other way to look at it. They never had the ball longer than 4 minutes on offense in this game. They had 9 drives with 4 punts and two interceptions in under 3 minutes. For the mathematically challenged, that is 67% of their drives giving the ball back in under 3 minutes. They had the ball 22 minutes on offense, 38 minutes with their defense. The numbers speak for themselves about how good the offense is, and that injury riddled defense. Now we get the bye and hopefully some returning healthy players.Sorry, I'm not buying it. You're entire post bases its argument on one game. Nevermind the fact that it was against the best team in the NFL. Nevermind the mounting injuries. You're basing this on ONE game. It's still Oct. 1. Plenty of football left, and thankfully, the schedule starts to get easier...Hey guys, I know the injuries, its a very long list, have crippled this team. But this team is 1-3 with 3 ugly losses. The defense can't stop anyone. The offense is ok mostly but they make game changing mistakes. If anyone wants to argue the Bengals are a good team, please name the ways. Who cares about the Pats being the best team? I don't, I only care if the Bengals beat them or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 It's this simple. No team can sustain as many injuries as the Bengals and continue competing, especially when playing against quality competition, and even moreso if the injuries completely deplete SEVERAL of the most important units on the team. We're way past the point where injuries might be used as a handy excuse for blown opportunities. In fact, midway through the preseason John Clayton noted the Bengals were about to play a game without 18 players, and had been practicing without so many players that it had become impossible to develope the timing and flow needed to become competent. And since that day the Bengls have steadily lost more and more players. As for the bye week that most of us have been eyeing since before the season began, it's becoming more and more likely that it won't save this team. That hope was only possible if the Bengals had recently gotten missing players back while sustaining no more critical dings. Well, that hasn't happened and the ugly truth is this team will very likely emerge from the bye with several inexperienced new faces being thrust into suddenly vacated new roles. So yeah, the season is slipping away. Then again, how could it not under these circumstances? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Simply never seen anything like it.Frankly, the whole cycle of injuries dates back to Palmer's knee in the playoff game. Since then, it has been a comedy of injuries beyond all reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinneymulleT Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Its simple, when bengals coaches are trying to sign players from the arena league to fill in and we are playing safeties at linebacker, and the linebacker he is replacing is a 3rd stringer, you cant win. Season over. So, who should we draft, um say a linebacker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoTbOy Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 I agree injuries have hurt this team, but that's what you pay backups for not just to be a body on the field so you have 11 guys...The Colts and Patriots both won SB with injuries especially the year the Pats lost their whole secondary and had TBrown the WR playing CB...Our coaches suck, if a starter is not playing right because of coaching what shot does the backup have, he will be lost on the field... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 There's more to the Bengals' woes than injuries. That said, even the Pats would be beaten with only 2 healthy, 4th string linebackers on the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinneymulleT Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 I agree injuries have hurt this team, but that's what you pay backups for not just to be a body on the field so you have 11 guys...The Colts and Patriots both won SB with injuries especially the year the Pats lost their whole secondary and had TBrown the WR playing CB...Our coaches suck, if a starter is not playing right because of coaching what shot does the backup have, he will be lost on the field.../um, thats the point. The backups we are playing were hurt n thier backup got hurt, and it got to the point that we just barely had enough people on the roster to put 11 on the field on defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Yeah losers often have the best excuses, if you're into that sort of thing.23 games now and they've won 9 of them.Shucks those injuries got us again didn't they? Man the Bengals' are the only team who has to plan for that aren't they?Let's just keep holding onto guys like Fanene, Keift, Miller, Tab, Henderson, Willie et al..., the term chronically injured comes to mind.Two poor off-seasons and drafts will leave you short-handed in a bad way.If you can't admit Marvin and Co. have made some bad off-season decisions, then you aren't being honest about the situation.I guess it just feels better to just say "aw shucks they have bad luck every year, poor guys."The only starters they're missing are Willie, Levi, Guy-chick, Brooks and Jeanty, and Rudi for one game.I guess the Pats can't use the same excuse despite missing Maroney, Seymour, Harrison, and their starting LG last night?Woe is me, poor Bingals, always getting the shaft.Can we blame the refs? It's not the Bengals' fault, it never is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 There's more to the Bengals' woes than injuries. That said, even the Pats would be beaten with only 2 healthy, 4th string linebackers on the field.I actually disagree there, their back-ups are better than the Bengals' starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinneymulleT Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Yeah losers often have the best excuses, if you're into that sort of thing.23 games now and they've won 9 of them.Shucks those injuries got us again didn't they? Man the Bengals' are the only team who has to plan for that aren't they?Let's just keep holding onto guys like Fanene, Keift, Miller, Tab, Henderson, Willie et al..., the term chronically injured comes to mind.Two poor off-seasons and drafts will leave you short-handed in a bad way.If you can't admit Marvin and Co. have made some bad off-season decisions, then you aren't being honest about the situation.I guess it just feels better to just say "aw shucks they have bad luck every year, poor guys."The only starters they're missing are Willie, Levi, Guy-chick, Brooks and Jeanty, and Rudi for one game.I guess the Pats can't use the same excuse despite missing Maroney, Seymour, Harrison, and their starting LG last night?Woe is me, poor Bingals, always getting the shaft.Can we blame the refs? It's not the Bengals' fault, it never is.I think we were talking about one game, you remember, the one last night against the patriots. But I see your more of a broad brush manic type that wants to make reality your own. Here is a thought, all the injured patriots you point to play different positions so your attempted anology doesnt work as far as our linebackers go. And their starting left gaurd is so important to the patriots that you dont even know his name. But I cant defend holding on to anorexic linebackers that are made of glass, or signing guys that are as old as I am, and Marvin's apparant love affair with somoans. But the guys you mention on the bengals are only backups and/or late round selections. For a variety of reasons, we are without almost 3 years of 1st day picks. That is why we are paper thin, lacking talent and have to bring in other teams cast offs. Not an excuse, only a reason, but you can call it what you want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Hobson says Marshall is likely gone for the year (achilles). Ed Hartwell, anyone? Of course, if I'm him I'm not sure I'm rushing to answer a phone call from the bengals right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Hobson says Marshall is likely gone for the year (achilles). Ed Hartwell, anyone? Of course, if I'm him I'm not sure I'm rushing to answer a phone call from the bengals right now...The Bengals have already had two chances to bring Hartwell back and instead taken Shlegal and Jones. I wonder if it is because they don't think Hartwell is good enough or if Hartwell doesn't want to play for the Bengals again. Anywho, is there anyone out there worth signing that's left? Does Lawernece Taylor have anything left in the tank? He should be old enough and washed up enough for this team, besides Odell and Henry might need a new hook-up for their chronic and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 The only starters they're missing are Willie, Levi, Guy-chick, Brooks and Jeanty, and Rudi for one game. That's breathtakingly stupid. The replacements for the players who replaced Brooks and Jeanty are also injured, losses at the RB position dictated the Bengals start a role player who is essentially their 4th option, and the injuries have prevented the Bengals from developing the timing and cohesion required by any offensive line. Point blank, anyone who dismisses the impact injuries have had on this team is a moron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalByTheBay Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Hobson says Marshall is likely gone for the year (achilles). Ed Hartwell, anyone? Of course, if I'm him I'm not sure I'm rushing to answer a phone call from the bengals right now...I'm guessing Hartwell IS rushing to answer a call from the Bengals, or any other team, right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 The Bengals have already had two chances to bring Hartwell back and instead taken Shlegal and Jones. I wonder if it is because they don't think Hartwell is good enough or if Hartwell doesn't want to play for the Bengals again. The best thing Hartwell has going for him is some knowledge of the Bengal scheme....so he remains an interesting option soley due to his ability to step in and play immediately, something that is desperately needed. That said, his experience within that scheme is limited to practices and four preseason games, probably not enough to make the Bengals forget the shortcomings in pass coverage that were exposed in that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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