HoosierCat Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 SSDY.5. The Cincinnati Bengals will lose 10 or more games.Every year there is a young team that takes a giant step forward usually due to a favorable schedule and some good breaks. The next year that team almost always misses the playoffs as the schedule stiffens and higher expectations are placed upon them. Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has marginal talent but he flat-lined after a great start. With Cincinnati possibly losing defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer to a head coaching gig, the Bengals will plummet in 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Bengal Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 SSDY.5. The Cincinnati Bengals will lose 10 or more games.Every year there is a young team that takes a giant step forward usually due to a favorable schedule and some good breaks. The next year that team almost always misses the playoffs as the schedule stiffens and higher expectations are placed upon them. Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has marginal talent but he flat-lined after a great start. With Cincinnati possibly losing defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer to a head coaching gig, the Bengals will plummet in 2012.Given our past history after a winning season, you really can't blame him for the prediction. Even so, he can go f**k himself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Was this by Peter King or Florio? Or someone else? Is there a link? I'd like to see the rest of the picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 In all honesty I think the pressure is on Mike and Marvin to not only sustain the positive vibes from this season but come through again in 2012. And neither on has shown the ability to do that in nine seasons. So that type of view from the outside is probably legitimate. In other words prove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcom69 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Well Marvin is in his last year of his contract, last time that happend he won 4 games, with what some people would call more talent.Dalton by the end of the year just wasnt the same guy as he was in the begining of the year, the passing game just wasnt as good. However thats with out a running game, and not the best o-line play.I hate these kind of predictions, the year has not even ended, Zimmer has not left, and if he does we dont know who will take his place! They didnt have free agency or the draft, so we dont know how they are going to either help themselves or hurt themselves. So i think things like this should wait till at least after the draft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Is there a link?Click on the "SSDY." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Is there a link?Click on the "SSDY." Thank you sir!For some reason the link didn't appear on my phone. It very evident here on my trusty PC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Ray Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 SSDY.5. The Cincinnati Bengals will lose 10 or more games.Every year there is a young team that takes a giant step forward usually due to a favorable schedule and some good breaks. The next year that team almost always misses the playoffs as the schedule stiffens and higher expectations are placed upon them. Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has marginal talent but he flat-lined after a great start. With Cincinnati possibly losing defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer to a head coaching gig, the Bengals will plummet in 2012.Quite honestly, we want predictions like this. Let's not lose our underdog personna. Marvin can use it as motivation. The last thing we need now is to be picked as favorites.More to the point, this is a hurdle this franchise needs to achieve. Making the playoffs in back to back years has been quite elusive for this team. They'll have to do this before they'll be thought of as anything more than the KC Chiefs or the TB Bucs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Why is it that no one brings up how freaking difficult the schedule was for a young Bengals Offense?In our 17 games (against teams ranked in the top ten in total defense): 2 games vs. #1 Pittsburgh, 2 Games vs. #2 Houston, 2 Games vs. #3 Baltimore, 1 Game vs. #4 San Francisco (thats seven games vs. the top 4 defenses), 1 Game vs. #6 Jacksonville, 1 Game vs. #9 Seattle, 2 Games vs. #10 Cleveland....thats 11 games vs. top ten defenses folks as a young offense what were were able to accomplish is pretty stunning given the competition and given that there was no offseason to speak of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 That d-bag writer points out that we benefitted from an easy schedule. Did he look at next year's schedule? Not exactly murderer's row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 That d-bag writer points out that we benefitted from an easy schedule. Did he look at next year's schedule? Not exactly murderer's row.I'm tired of people outside of here bringing that up again. Same schedule as the rest of the AFC North with the exception of two games. Time to move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 The point he is making is true. A team that had mild success in a year always seems to fall back to earth the following year.This year it was TB and KC, and NYJ.Maybe next year it is the Bengals. I doubt it but maybe. A more apt team to fall back is Houston or Pittsburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincyhokie Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 The point he is making is true. A team that had mild success in a year always seems to fall back to earth the following year.This year it was TB and KC, and NYJ.Maybe next year it is the Bengals. I doubt it but maybe. A more apt team to fall back is Houston or Pittsburgh.I would say the Broncos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 The point he is making is true. A team that had mild success in a year always seems to fall back to earth the following year.That's not a point, that's a cliche. The closest thing he comes to a point is arguing that the Bengals success was fueled by a weak schedule and next year will be harder. Except that's actually not true. Next year they'll face just 3 teams (NYG, Pitt, Bal) with winning records in 2010, which is fewer games against winners than they had this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Outside the Broncos, I think the Bengals might be the premier possibility among 2011 playoff teams to fall back next year to a sub-.500 finish. That doesn't mean it will happen, but I understand the guy's prediction. Citing the schedule as the reason is stupid, but the general expectation of a surprise playoff team struggling to do it again the next season is not.Houston and Pittsburgh both strike me as considerably more likely to have sustained success in 2012 than Cincinnati. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 The point he is making is true. A team that had mild success in a year always seems to fall back to earth the following year.This year it was TB and KC, and NYJ.Maybe next year it is the Bengals. I doubt it but maybe. A more apt team to fall back is Houston or Pittsburgh.I would say the Broncos.That's a lock unless Jesus himself intervenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 I certainly understand the thought of teams falling back, but I don't see that team being the Bengals in 2012.Why ?? For all the reasons this clown thinks they will. The schedule. It's just not sound thinking on the writers part.Could it happen to the Bengals though ?? Sure, just like any team out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Thing is our Schedule next year pretty favorable,Ya anything possible but I see a winning record next year very Plausible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon079 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 I'm sorry, I was confused by the thread title I thought this was a thread about Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 I'm sorry, I was confused by the thread title I thought this was a thread about Billy. You dick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishbengal Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 SSDY.5. The Cincinnati Bengals will lose 10 or more games.Every year there is a young team that takes a giant step forward usually due to a favorable schedule and some good breaks. The next year that team almost always misses the playoffs as the schedule stiffens and higher expectations are placed upon them. .Examples please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekshank Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 SSDY.5. The Cincinnati Bengals will lose 10 or more games.Every year there is a young team that takes a giant step forward usually due to a favorable schedule and some good breaks. The next year that team almost always misses the playoffs as the schedule stiffens and higher expectations are placed upon them. .Examples pleaseI think he's talking about Tampa Bay. One major difference though is that Tampa Bay's schedule went from one of the NFL's easiest to one of the NFL's toughest (They played the NFC West in 2010, and the NFC North in 2011... and got unlucky enough to have to play the 49ers this year on top of it).If the Bengals schedule does get tougher, it will likely only be marginally. They play a 3rd place schedule... and face the AFC West and NFC East. Time will tell though. The Bengals have been prone to disappointment after a playoff season... but my feeling is that Andy Dalton is the Honey Badger. He don't give a s**t about the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cHaD711Johnson Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Rams as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Shefty passed along the early Vegas lines to win the next Super Bowl. The Bengals are at 40-1.The same as the Indianapolis Colts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 And, of course, the uber-douchebag comes through in the clutch.Nice to know the bulletin board in the locker room will be filling up in time for OTAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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