Week 16 (Saturday 12/23): Bengals @ Steelers Game Thread

[TJJackson]

well, we look gawdawful

should be down 3 full scores here shortly

[TJJackson]

we're letting a team who barely scores 20 points a game 21 points well before the first half is over

[glasgowbengal]

Every one of them should be made to walk back to Cincinnati 

[COB]

Team looks completely unprepared to play this game.  

[Stripes]

Shotgun throw on 4th and inches does not amuse me.

[glasgowbengal]

This absolute shower of utter shit will now drive the length of the field again.

 

[volcom69]

Zac against the AFC North teams shows me all that I need to, he is not very good. I don’t understand against all these other teams they look ready to go, but division games it’s like he forgot how to coach. The defense is a joke and Lou is becoming very overrated especially this year.

[volcom69]

LOL this defense is making Rudolph look like the best Steelers QB, and Pickins with almost 200 yards. Yea screw Lous defense what a joke, can play all these other teams, but the division teams. So freaking annoying 

[volcom69]

Well turned on the game saw the score, looks like season is over for them, it’s been a fun few weeks guy. Should be some changes coming, but not seeing that happening. Will be curious though to see how they want to make this team better going into next year. The way it is right now they will be going in worse, hopefully they can retain some guys and get some new blood in here as well. 

[TJJackson]

dear lord this sucks

ah well, back to draft talk

[COB]

Jonah Williams statement game.

[HoosierCat]

42 minutes ago, TJJackson said:

dear lord this sucks

ah well, back to draft talk

Well the silver lining is they’re back to 17 now so the three game winning streak didn’t end up hurting them.

[COB]

Christmas is fucking cancelled.

[ArmyBengal]

Fun while it lasted.

I had the Chiefs as a loss on the road to start with, so this sucks fat donkey balls.

They would need a massive amount of help and a miracle in Arrowhead.

[ArmyBengal]

Oh yeah, we need CB help BAD !!!

[volcom69]

6 minutes ago, ArmyBengal said:

Oh yeah, we need CB help BAD !!!

Yea those young corners struggled so bad today. 

[Stripes]

At least we’ll go into 2024 knowing that Browning is a capable backup. He is clearly flawed, but any backup would be.

[ArmyBengal]

Couldn’t agree more Stripes !!

That is something nice to have come from all this, because outside of this QB would have been on my draft wish list.

[ArmyBengal]

12 hours ago, volcom69 said:

Yea those young corners struggled so bad today. 

Awuzie looks done at this point.
Maybe he played tentative coming off the injury, but he’s clearly not the player he was at this point and they miss Cam badly.

[ArmyBengal]

I’m back to rooting for the Texans.

They have a tough matchup with the Browns today and are without Stroud and Will Anderson, so that sucks, but they still have a shot.

They have had a much better year than most expected them to have. Injuries suck !!

[COB]

Taylor needs to feel some heat.  This habit he’s fallen into of getting handled in the division can’t go on.  IMO he’s way too comfortable.

[COB]

I’m screaming at people in a Walmart parking lot.

[ArmyBengal]

3 hours ago, COB said:

I’m screaming at people in a Walmart parking lot.

Are they even fazed ??

[HoosierCat]

Wait, you mean there are people who don’t routinely scream in wal mart parking lots?

[AMPHAR]

On 12/24/2023 at 12:51 PM, COB said:

Taylor needs to feel some heat.  This habit he’s fallen into of getting handled in the division can’t go on.  IMO he’s way too comfortable.

Zac needs to get his team better prepared out of August into September.   Especially in years with division games in the first two weeks.

However, he isn't and shouldn't catch any heat.  He had healthy Joe B. for less than 2 full quarters in division play.  Ravens weren't winning the North with Lamar on the sidelines previous years.  Ravens smartly resisted emotional fan out crys wanting Lamar or Harbaugh gone. 

There's been 3 coaches win the Central/North more than twice in a row.  Knoll, Cowher, Marty.  2 HOFers and Marty is the only Head Coach with 200+ wins not in HOF.    

The AFC North has avoided cycles like the other divisions.  It sucks, but the teams are good. 

All Zac did was take a bad situation and got everyone's hopes up.   I think its an incredible job extending playoff hopes post Burrow injury.   No way they are winless in the AFC North with Full Strength Burrow.

Steelers can't fire Tomlin soon enough.  I rather see them try to find a 4th straight 140+ game winner Head Coach.  Odds are they hopefully won't find HOF QBs and Coaches as easily.