Stripes Posted October 20, 2021 Report Posted October 20, 2021 I just wanted one collapsed place to talk about the division moving forward. Week 7 games: Denver @ Cleveland, Thursday night Cincinnati @ Baltimore Pittsburgh is on their bye week. Tomorrow's game is a big one. Given their extreme injury report and Mayfield's shoulder, I think the Browns might just plain be screwed for 2021. We'll get a very good idea of that when they face Denver at home, a team that I would call plainly inferior on paper if everyone's healthy. If it goes as badly as I think it might, then I think they're toast and Pittsburgh will be a bigger threat in 2021. What a huge break it'd be for the Bengals if a premier division competitor fell off the map, both for their division and wild card prospects. 1 1 Quote
COB Posted October 21, 2021 Report Posted October 21, 2021 Cleveland’s QB is obviously hurt. For the cardinals game, both their starting tackles were out. Watt beat up on their backups. Cleveland’s D line is obviously good, but other than that they are not what anyone expected. Ben will wear down and get worse as the season goes on. He can’t move. It does seem to be us vs the Ravens for the division. I’m not expecting to beat them on the road on Sunday, but just compete with them and maybe put it out at the end or in OT. Jackson is a weapon, watching him this year is scary. On third down if no one gets open he seems to always pick it up. But we’ve got good players too! Quote
Stripes Posted October 21, 2021 Author Report Posted October 21, 2021 Player Position Injury Mon Tues Wed Odell Beckham Jr. WR Shoulder DNP DNP DNP Questionable Nick Chubb RB Calf DNP DNP DNP Out Jadeveon Clowney DE Ankle/Chest/Knee LP LP LP Questionable Jack Conklin T Knee DNP DNP LP Questionable Myles Garrett DE Knee/Ankle FP FP FP (-) A.J. Green CB Shoulder/Groin DNP DNP DNP Out Malik Jackson DT Knee LP LP LP Questionable Baker Mayfield QB Left Shoulder DNP LP DNP Out Malik McDowell DT Elbow/Foot FP FP FP (-) Takkarist McKinley DE Ankle LP FP FP (-) Greg Newsome II CB Calf FP FP FP (-) David Njoku TE Knee LP LP FP (-) Malcolm Smith LB Abdomen DNP LP LP Questionable JC Tretter C Knee DNP DNP LP Questionable Denzel Ward CB Neck FP FP FP (-) Greedy Williams CB Knee FP FP FP (-) Jedrick Wills Jr. T Ankle DNP DNP LP Questionable Mack Wilson LB Calf LP LP LP Questionable Jordan Elliott DT Neck LP FP (-) Gonna learn a whole lot about the Cleveland Browns tonight. Quote
HoosierCat Posted October 21, 2021 Report Posted October 21, 2021 Baker could potentially be out for some time… Quote
HoosierCat Posted October 22, 2021 Report Posted October 22, 2021 Wow, Denver, way to stop absolutely nothing. Quote
Stripes Posted October 22, 2021 Author Report Posted October 22, 2021 Denver might have been the worst 3-0 team to ever exist. Quote
HoosierCat Posted October 22, 2021 Report Posted October 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Stripes said: Denver might have been the worst 3-0 team to ever exist. I’ve seen more effort from 90s Bengals teams. Quote
COB Posted October 22, 2021 Report Posted October 22, 2021 Overrated Beckham Junior falls down trying to run a simple out pattern. Then the Browns fail to block on a field goal try and it’s blocked. They just don’t look good even when they win. Also, yes, Denver sucks. Quote
COB Posted October 22, 2021 Report Posted October 22, 2021 1 hour ago, HoosierCat said: Baker could potentially be out for some time… With a fractured humerus Baker will have time to make like ten more Progressive ads where he acts like he lives in the stadium, then when they start showing up on the tube I can jump off a very high bridge. 1 Quote
Stripes Posted October 22, 2021 Author Report Posted October 22, 2021 Glad we get Denver too, though on the road I believe. 1 Quote
ArmyBengal Posted October 22, 2021 Report Posted October 22, 2021 Dude, that game was just painful to watch. One of those where no one deserved to win. Those Mayfield commercials where he lives in the stadium are just ridiculous. 1 maybe 2 ?? Ok, clever. 10 ?? Hire someone new to come up with creative content. Mayfield saying he hopes it heals quick so he can play next week is hilarious. Someone might want to discuss how broken bones work with him. Quote
HoosierCat Posted October 22, 2021 Report Posted October 22, 2021 Chao thinks he can get back for the Steelers. I’m not sure he really needs to tho. Keenum can probably beat Pitt. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted October 22, 2021 Report Posted October 22, 2021 The Browns are going to find a way to mess this up. Just watch... 1 Quote
ArmyBengal Posted October 26, 2021 Report Posted October 26, 2021 Tomlin can suck a dick. I have never liked him and his response to an honest question only solidifies that for me. CLOWN. Quote
Stripes Posted October 26, 2021 Author Report Posted October 26, 2021 I think it’s a dumbass question. Those press conferences are such a joke sometimes. Quote
HoosierCat Posted October 26, 2021 Report Posted October 26, 2021 Best part is that the guy who started the rumors was…Carson Palmer. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/steelers/2021/10/26/mike-tomlin-pittsburgh-steelers-shoots-down-usc-lsu-rumors/8552937002/ Quote
membengal Posted October 26, 2021 Report Posted October 26, 2021 Yeah, Palmer is such an irritant. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted October 26, 2021 Report Posted October 26, 2021 Look, I have no idea why Palmer brought Tomlin's name into the mix. However, it has been mentioned that Palmer is still involved to some degree at USC. To what degree, I have no idea. Enough to bring Tomlin's name up ?? Possibly. So when a reporter hears Palmer say Tomlin's name regarding the USC job and that same reporter then asks Tomlin about it, he's wrong? What's not to like? When I heard that Palmer brought it up yesterday, I immediately thought... why doesn't someone just ask Tomlin? Well, they did and got an answer. A shitty, snide answer, but an answer nonetheless. What I don't understand is what the premise behind bringing up Payton and Reid was? Were they somehow connected to USC as well? Is it because he's black and they are white? Is it because they have had success as well as Tomlin? I don't get the connection. Quote
HoosierCat Posted October 26, 2021 Report Posted October 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, membengal said: Yeah, Palmer is such an irritant. Thing is, knowing how Palmer and his family have always been deeply tied in to the SoCal sports scene, I believe him when he says Tomlin's name has come up. Of course that doesn't mean anything is actually happening, but I completely buy that he's been mentioned among USC's sports brain trust. I doubt anything happens, but you can make very Marvin-ish case that it's time for the Steelers to move on. Tomlin's been there 15 years and while he's led them to excellent regular season results (148-81 so far) all their postseason success is way back in the rearview mirror. The only Super Bowl they've won under Tomlin was in his second year (2008) and that was arguably Cowher's team, even if Mike was on the sideline. They went back in 2010, lost the big game, and in the 10 seasons since they're 3-6 in the playoffs, including four one-and-done Wild Card losses and a fifth where they beat us then promptly exited the following weekend. With this looking like Ben's last year, there's an argument to be made for a fresh start. I don't think its likely unless they really crater, but the case is there nonetheless. 2 Quote
Wraith Posted October 26, 2021 Report Posted October 26, 2021 3 hours ago, membengal said: Yeah, Palmer is such an irritant. Carson does not strike me as a particularly smart person when he speaks...maybe I am wrong. Quote
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