The only one who can beat us is ourself!

[schnarfer]

If the Bengals lose this year it will be completely because of mental mistakes or injuries. We are loaded on offense and I do not care what anyone thinks about preseason, we are a top 10 offensive team. Defensively it is all about being mentally tough. We need to keep our edge and be on top of our mental game at all times. There is a very fine line of being the absolute best team and the worst team when it comes to physical ability in the NFL. The teams that win or atleast consistently compete are the team that are mentally prepared. Peyton Manning sees things differently then someone like Michael Vick. This game is a chess match and we have all the same pieces as our opponent's do. Marvin Lewis has instilled the mental side of the game for us now it is time for us to go out and take it down. As long as we have our heads in the game we will be a playoff team.

[The_Next_Big_Thing]

Schnarfer, you sure that's your farts you are snorting? Ask Peyton Manning how much having a top offense with a shaking defense helps.

We need one more year with these young guys on defense before we should be expecting playoffs.

[BengalszoneBilly]

The only one who can beat us is ourselves? Well the Bengals are accomplished in that area, but honestly that isn't true.

[DesperateDerelict]

For the 1st time since 90' we are loaded

verb loaded, loading

1. To put (cargo, passengers, etc) on (a ship, vehicle, plane, etc).

Thesaurus: place, store, stow, fill,pack, pile, stack.

2. To put something in or on something else as a load.

Example: load the dishwasher

Thesaurus: stuff, pile, heap, cram, fill, pack, pile, stack.

3. photog. To put (film) in (a camera).

4. To weigh down or overburden.

5. To be a weight on or burden to someone or something; to oppress.

Thesaurus: burden, weigh down, oppress, strain, overwhelm, pressure.

6a. computing. To put (a disk, computer tape, etc) into a drive, so that it may be used;

6b. computing. To transfer (a program or data) into main memory, so that it may be used. See download.

7. To put (ammunition) into (a gun).

8. To give weight or bias to (dice, a roulette wheel, a question, etc).

9. To put a large amount of (paint) on (a paintbrush or canvas).

10. insurance. To add charges to.

11. To add a substance to (wine, etc).

So.......which are applicable - I'll vote #1 (after every away game), #2 (team bus), #4 (Have you seen Robinson's physique?), and hopefully #5, #7 and #8, or I'll have to dip into #10 to indulge in #11.

[DesperateDerelict]

or maybe one of these:

LOAD

Idiom: a load of something

colloq, derisive

A lot of it

Example: What a load of rubbish!

Idiom: a load off one's mind

A relief.

Idiom: get a load of something

slang

To pay attention to, listen to, or look at it

Example: Get a load of those orange leggings!

Idiom: have a load on (get a load on)

( Amer)

slang

To be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, especially cocaine or marijuana.

Idiom: load the dice against someone

To deprive them of a fair chance.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon lad course or journey.

Phrasal Verb: load up

To take or pick up a load.

[HairOnFire]

Wow, Schnarfer thinks the Bengals are loaded only a day or two after claiming the Bengals were doomed by the continued presence of Mike Brown.

Who knew sniffing your own farts could cause violent mood swings?

[Dadraftnick]

The only ones that can beat us is ourselves. Are you joking.You need to add Mike Brown to that list.With this team 6 to 8 million under the cap his wallet is fat ,because that money does not cary over.But,you have to wonder if a few hundred thousand more or a million more and they would have not got Pat Williams or any of the other free agents that he was too cheep to sign.

[The_Next_Big_Thing]

The only ones that can beat us is ourselves. Are you joking.You need to add Mike Brown to that list.With this team 6 to 8 million under the cap his wallet is fat ,because that money does not cary over.But,you have to wonder if a few hundred thousand more or a million more and they would have not got Pat Williams or any of the other free agents that he was too cheep to sign.

6 to 8 million? Wow, we miraculously found another 2 million? Thank goodness, now we can afford to extend some of our players.

Asshat!

[Dadraftnick]

The only ones that can beat us is ourselves. Are you joking.You need to add Mike Brown to that list.With this team 6 to 8 million under the cap his wallet is fat ,because that money does not cary over.But,you have to wonder if a few hundred thousand more or a million more and they would have not got Pat Williams or any of the other free agents that he was too cheep to sign.

6 to 8 million? Wow, we miraculously found another 2 million? Thank goodness, now we can afford to extend some of our players.

Asshat!

You can get personal and nasty and call people names,I dont make you right.If the Bengals had to cut Warrick (who had a cap number around 2.2 million) then how the hell were we going to get Simon ?The number of 6to8 million was what I have seen on a couple places.I saw 6 million before they cut Warrick.I bet you one thing Marvin is getting tired of this kind of stuff.If they were closer to the cap than 6 Million than they could have cut someone to make room.

But you know maybe your right Mike Brown is a genius .We dont need any free agents. Mikes success record speaks for its self 14 years 0 playoffs the longest playoff drought in the NFL.Why change when you know what your doing.

[Dadraftnick]

Is that grape or cherry Kool-aid ?

[The_Next_Big_Thing]

The only ones that can beat us is ourselves. Are you joking.You need to add Mike Brown to that list.With this team 6 to 8 million under the cap his wallet is fat ,because that money does not cary over.But,you have to wonder if a few hundred thousand more or a million more and they would have not got Pat Williams or any of the other free agents that he was too cheep to sign.

6 to 8 million? Wow, we miraculously found another 2 million? Thank goodness, now we can afford to extend some of our players.

Asshat!

You can get personal and nasty and call people names,I dont make you right.If the Bengals had to cut Warrick (who had a cap number around 2.2 million) then how the hell were we going to get Simon ?The number of 6to8 million was what I have seen on a couple places.I saw 6 million before they cut Warrick.I bet you one thing Marvin is getting tired of this kind of stuff.If they were closer to the cap than 6 Million than they could have cut someone to make room.

But you know maybe your right Mike Brown is a genius .We dont need any free agents. Mikes success record speaks for its self 14 years 0 playoffs the longest playoff drought in the NFL.Why change when you know what your doing.

Wake up. The 6 million was AS WARRICK WAS CUT, not before, but after.

Don't you think if Marvin thought these guys were better than what he was drafting he would have signed them and let Warrick go earlier?

Pat Williams? Pat Williams with all of 2.5 sacks and 37 solo tackles last year. QUick, lets change that and get him. I mean if he can average a little over 2 total TACKLES per game, he has to be an improvement, right? Bryan Robinson, who Marvin chose OVER PAT WILLIAMS, had 1 tackle per game, but then again, he was a second stringer at Miami, NOT THE STARTER.

John Thornton isn't good enough, right? That's why we need Pat Williams, right? Guess what, he played better than Pat Williams last season. He too had 37 solo tackles, and 3 sacks.

But Pat Williams has a big name, so we should sign him right? Naw, I don't think so, lets let Washington keep signing those big name guys instead of building a team.

[BengalBax]

The only ones that can beat us is ourselves. Are you joking.You need to add Mike Brown to that list.With this team 6 to 8 million under the cap his wallet is fat ,because that money does not cary over.But,you have to wonder if a few hundred thousand more or a million more and they would have not got Pat Williams or any of the other free agents that he was too cheep to sign.

6 to 8 million? Wow, we miraculously found another 2 million? Thank goodness, now we can afford to extend some of our players.

Asshat!

You can get personal and nasty and call people names,I dont make you right.If the Bengals had to cut Warrick (who had a cap number around 2.2 million) then how the hell were we going to get Simon ?The number of 6to8 million was what I have seen on a couple places.I saw 6 million before they cut Warrick.I bet you one thing Marvin is getting tired of this kind of stuff.If they were closer to the cap than 6 Million than they could have cut someone to make room.

But you know maybe your right Mike Brown is a genius .We dont need any free agents. Mikes success record speaks for its self 14 years 0 playoffs the longest playoff drought in the NFL.Why change when you know what your doing.

Wake up. The 6 million was AS WARRICK WAS CUT, not before, but after.

Don't you think if Marvin thought these guys were better than what he was drafting he would have signed them and let Warrick go earlier?

Pat Williams? Pat Williams with all of 2.5 sacks and 37 solo tackles last year. QUick, lets change that and get him. I mean if he can average a little over 2 total TACKLES per game, he has to be an improvement, right? Bryan Robinson, who Marvin chose OVER PAT WILLIAMS, had 1 tackle per game, but then again, he was a second stringer at Miami, NOT THE STARTER.

John Thornton isn't good enough, right? That's why we need Pat Williams, right? Guess what, he played better than Pat Williams last season. He too had 37 solo tackles, and 3 sacks.

But Pat Williams has a big name, so we should sign him right? Naw, I don't think so, lets let Washington keep signing those big name guys instead of building a team.

I think this is actually a great post, making perfect sense. A lot of these big names we have passed on over the past couple of years haven't been super impressive on the teams that got them.

[bengalboomer7]

Good post, but there is a lot of things you don't take into account. Pat Williams job isn't to make tackles, it's filling up a gap so athletic linebackers can make the play. You can throw out all the stats you want, but I don't think you can convince too many people that Brian robinson or John Thornton is better than Pat Williams. Don't get me wrong, I agree with your argument, but I've said 100 times you build through the draft, not FA

I don't think you had a reason to call him anything though. This is what I don't get, and I'm not picking on you I'm just generalizing. What gives anyone the right to think that their opinion is better, or more correct, than anyone else's posts. Just cause you happened to know the Bengals exact salary cap figure does that make you so much more special than the guy who didn't. Does it make you more of a fan? I just don't get that