Thanks

[Italian fan]

I feel sorry for the defeat but after 15 years of frustation I'm proud of my team.

Then I'd like to analize the loss: first of all, the adjustments by coaches at the half were missing. Why, after the half, we were so uncapable to play and Pittsburgh was all over the field? I know Palmer's injury was huge for the team but I don't understand a similar second half. Why, with Kitna at the helm, did the coaches stop to call Rudi's name on the offense? Why the offensive line was so porous? With no offense that defense can't stop anybody. First half was a good one, some adjustments could allow a better 2nd half.

Now we have to hope a good Carson's recovery and some additions to the D

[Stripes]

I don't think the offensive line was porous so much as Kitna was holding the ball a bit too long and made it tough for the line to sustain its blocking.

I too am proud of my Bengals and look foward to a Lombardi Trophy to be presented to us after Superbowl XLI comes to a close.

[redsbengalsbucks]

I am very proud of our AFCN Champion BENGALS.

All I was hoping for was a winning season and a possible wild card playoff spot, but they gave us much more than that.

Now they need to improve the defense with some key free agents and draft pickups.

All my best wishes go to Carson Palmer's rehab and the classy way he has dealt with what must be a terrible

time in his football life.

[HoosierCat]

I am very proud of our AFCN Champion BENGALS.

All I was hoping for was a winning season and a possible wild card playoff spot, but they gave us much more than that.

Now they need to improve the defense with some key free agents and draft pickups.

All my best wishes go to Carson Palmer's rehab and the classy way he has dealt with what must be a terrible

time in his football life.

I'll second that.

As to Italianfan's questions: 1. the Bengals did make halftime adjustments 2. the same "who needs Rudi Johnson?" adjustments they've been making for weeks. They came out, ran him two stright times to open the half (for something like 21 yards) and then pretty much forgot about him. This despite the Steelers dropping six, seven, eight guys into pass coverage at times. Martzkowski's been doing this week in and week out, the Steelers, who can watch film just like everyone else, clearly came out loaded to stop the pass in the second half and our OC obliged by playing right into ther hands. Result: 3 sacks, 2 picks, and a classic, guffaw-inducing Kitna fumble. Game, set, match.

I'm not a Brat-hater, but this continued, obvious, stupid, and most-importantly LOSING strategy of abandoning the run in the second half has got to freaking stop.

[walshfan]

Ive allways been a Brat booster but when you have 8 or 9 defenders in the secondary wouldnt you think Rudi would be given the ball more?

I dont know what he was thinking unless Kitna was using audibles..

Id like to hear Brat give his version of why they continued to pass on obvious running situations.