Bengals @ Browns Pregame Chatter/Game Thread

[ArmyBengal]

Funny because even though Dalton has been to the playoffs each season since being drafted people still don't seem to know what we have in him.

I'm not one of those people, just saying.

[COB]

We won't leave this field in shame.  We are here to crush.

[BengalszoneBilly]

Some interesting facts leading up to Sundays game with Cleveland.

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• Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (2,971) needs 29 yards passing to join Peyton Manning as the only players in NFL history to pass for 3,000 yards or more in each of his first five seasons.
• Running back Jeremy Hill posted a season-high 100 yards from scrimmage last week.
• Hill has eight total touchdowns and needs two more to become the first player in franchise history to score 10 or more touchdowns in each of his first two seasons.
• In four career meetings against the Browns, running back Giovani Bernard is averaging 87.5 yards from scrimmage per game.
• In his past nine games, A.J. Green has 57 receptions, 801 yards receiving and five touchdowns, including six catches for 61 yards and two scores last week.
• Tight end Tyler Eifert leads the NFL with 12 touchdowns, most ever by a Bengals tight end during a single-season.
• Eifert has scored two or more touchdowns in four games this season, tied for third-most by a tight end during a single-season.
• Cincinnati is the only team in the NFL to have two players with eight quarterback sacks or more -- Carlos Dunlap (8.5) and Geno Atkins (8.0).
• Dunlap needs 1.5 quarterback sacks to surpass his career-high of 9.5 (2010).
• Since 2010, Atkins has 40 quarterback sacks, tied for most among all defensive tackles.
• Reggie Nelson leads the NFL with a career-high six interceptions. He needs two more interceptions to match David Fulcher’s team record for safeties with eight set in 1989.

More here from SB.

[gregcook68]

"Eifert misses practice again, may not play
NFL touchdown leader Tyler Eifert, who scored three of his 12 touchdowns against the Browns last month, may not play Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Channel 19) when the Bengals play in Cleveland.

Eifert sat out his second straight practice Thursday with a pinched nerve he received recovering a fumble last Sunday in the 31-7 victory over the Rams. Since Thursday is the last full-scale practice of the week, its questionable Eifert would go in the game. But cornerbacks Adam Jones (foot), Leon Hall (back) and Chris Lewis-Harris (rib) also sat out Thursday for the second straight day and at least one of them figures to play since the only healthy corners are Dre Kirkpatrick and rookie Josh Shaw."

This certainly doesn't bode well.

[ArmyBengal]

I'd rather have Eifert play than not, but if we can't beat the Browns without him, something is VERY wrong.

Better safe than sorry.  Hold him out and give him another week.  We will need him more in the coming weeks.

[HoosierCat]

I'm more concerned about the CB situation. Austin Davis may not be a pro bowler or anything but he has shows the ability to throw the ball effectively even against good defenses. Sounds like the dline is going to have to stay on him like flies on crap all day.

[COB]

If Eifert can't go, the Red Ryder is going to need some guys to extend their catch radius.  Eifert catches everything thrown in a ten foot radius.  

[HoosierCat]

Burfict also showed up today as limited with a knee. To be expected, I suppose. Iloka also DNP so add that to Pacman, CLH and Hall.

So our secondary is Dre, Shaw, Williams and Nelson. I-yi-yi.

[gregcook68]

I forgot, which mode is the NFL media in this year?

Injuries don't matter, next man up or

Injuries are crippling so many good teams this year

[HoosierCat]

It's "crippling" this year.

[HoosierCat]

Per Hobs, Haden, Hawkins, Gabtriel and Gilbert all DNP in Cleveland and are likely out. So there's that.

[volcom69]

Ouch that sucks, especially playing a browns team on the road. 

[gregcook68]

1 hour ago, HoosierCat said:

It's "crippling" this year.

That's right because the teams that normally do well needed an excuse.

[HoosierCat]

So here's a fun slideshow from Cleveland.com: how every Browns starting QB since 1999 has done in their first start:

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2015/12/cleveland_browns_quarterbacks_9.html#0#incart_2box

Of the 23 QBs in that slideshow, one -- repeat, one, as in 1 -- has won their first start.

Congratulations, Jeff Garcia!

Let's not make it two Sunday, Bengals.

[HoosierCat]

lol. wonder how many times this happened in Cincy in the 90s.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25399961/bart-scott-once-hid-in-bathroom-to-escape-browns-facility-without-contract

[COB]

Damn, Bart Scott.  Here's another tactic, politely tell them you aren't interested.

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[COB]

Joe Haden seems like he's been out forever.  

I think he's on the last year of his deal.  It wouldn't surprise me if he's just decided "fuck it, I'm not signing here, and I'm not risking one second on the field for this bootleg organization."

 

Edit - Just checked and he signed a huge extension and is stuck there for like 4 more years.  Or in Cleveland world, 3 more head coaches.

Haden should fire his agent, pull a Palmer and get the hell out of there. He and Joe Thomas are wasting good careers averaging like 4 wins a year playing in the mistake.

[HoosierCat]

I haven't been paying much attention but from some rumors the Browns boards guys have referenced, Haden is not in good shape, can't even pass the written concussion tests and there's talk it could be a career thing.

[COB]

Holy crap, in that case signing the extension was brilliant.  

[HoosierCat]

Bengals bring up Hill, Browns bring up a WR.

 

[HoosierCat]

Heh.

 

[volcom69]

Sounds like they are going in injured hopefully that doesn't stop them doing what they want to do. Guess will see how there depth in some areas are.

[HoosierCat]