(07-22-2017, 09:35 PM)GodFather Wrote: This is the psyche of some Bengal fans who think regardless of any logic that "This will be the year because____"

I equate it to an addicted gambler who thinks their next play they will hit big!

(07-22-2017, 09:23 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Well you might be right.. but Matt Ryan was sacked 37 times last regular season.... and look what they did.. granted they were able to run the ball well.. but still 37 sacks is a lot and they went 11-5 in regular season.. 

(07-22-2017, 10:17 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Russell Wilson was sacked 40 times and their offense (and his numbers) took a hit.

There are exceptions, but in general you want to keep your QB relatively clean for a reason. Even Brady hates pressure.

(07-22-2017, 11:32 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: trust me I coached, I understand not a good thing to be sacked but I wanted to point out.. sacks don;t just mean you are doomed, also Altanta was able to run the ball well,, that is probably the difference of their success and failure on offense when factoring in the sacks.. so lets hope with addition to Mixon and i would say run blocking should be easier for our young tackles to improve on vs pass blocking we could see the running game take pressure off our passing game and open things up in the passing game. 

(07-22-2017, 12:25 PM)THE Bigzoman Wrote: Not going  over the flaws of this team because they've been talked about to death.

Yes, we have many promising rookies to look forward to. But they're still rookies.

I plan to enjoy watching their development and looking forward to next year. But I find it hard to be optimistic about a good showing this year from the bengals.

(07-22-2017, 11:12 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: First offensive play of the season will see,

Ross running a Go on the left side
Green running a Deep Post on the right side
Eifert in the Slot running a 15 yard Hook in the middle
Hill and Mixon set in the "I"

Dalton gets the ball, fakes to Hill who then runs left to help Ogbuhei, Mixon runs a quick across the middle and Dalton lets it fly to Ross down the left side who is single covered for a 49 yard throw and 26 yard run for a quick 6.

(07-23-2017, 07:10 AM)jeremydc Wrote: Up the left side for a 2 yard gain.

(07-23-2017, 05:33 AM)BonnieBengal Wrote: I'm tempering my expectations because even if they're great, Marvin probably won't play them.  I saw an article already where he was downplaying Mixon and saying how young he is, so we're probably stuck with Hill this year.

(07-23-2017, 05:33 AM)BonnieBengal Wrote: I'm tempering my expectations because even if they're great, Marvin probably won't play them.  I saw an article already where he was downplaying Mixon and saying how young he is, so we're probably stuck with Hill this year.

(07-22-2017, 09:45 PM)McC Wrote: And then there's the psyche of other fans who think they have the right to determine how others should think.

If you're not gonna root, don't ***** root.   Go all in or stay home.  Why do anything half assed?  It's the right of every fan to be as optimistic as they want.  If you hope and you're wrong, what have you lost?  And if you don't hope, why bother?

Trying to apply every day logic to fanhood is just plain dumb.

(07-22-2017, 03:35 PM)THE Bigzoman Wrote: I mean, we can if you want. I've just seen them discussed to death so I didnt think there was a need to.

Off-season was god awful offensively. Defensively we'll be fine. But I don't see the offense improving.


Again, the bright spots to it all are a bunch of rookies. Even defensively it's like that with Lawson billings wj3 etc.  Theyre promising, but still rookies. How many rookies turn into daks and zekes year one?

(07-22-2017, 09:42 PM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: Well, don't forget, these two guys had veterans from all positions all around them. Best offensive line in football. Dez Bryant out there. Jason Witten is one of the most underrated tight ends.

It's not like they were in rebuild mode.

But we've had rookies be successful here.

Dalton and Green were VERY successful their rookie season. Especially considering what happened to this team in general.

Dunlap had 9.5 sacks his rookie season.

Hill and Gio both had VERY productive rookie seasons. Hill had 1300+ all purpose yards and Gio had 1200+ all purpose yards.

And that's just from our team. There's multiple other teams that had players come in their rookie year and make an impact.

So, I mean, it's not hard to believe that John Ross and Joe Mixon could have success with the likes of Dalton, Green, Eifert, LaFell, Boyd, Hill, and Gio around them. If anything, it allows us not to be one dimensional.

Completely agree Wolf.

(07-23-2017, 11:49 AM)Essex Johnson Wrote: He will play if he performs well and there is a need.. no real evidence that the Bengals just sit rookies because they are rookies... many variables go into playing rookies.. besides would you rather we just play rookies regardless of anything else ?

I believe the biggest test to decide how much Mixon plays this season will be his ability to pick up blitz and block for Andy... if he is subpar in this area, does not matter how great a runner he is, that will limit his playing time. 

(07-23-2017, 06:30 PM)BonnieBengal Wrote: I've never sat down and figured out statistics for it but it seems like he usually sits the rookies.  Unless they really stink like Bodine.  Burfict is the exception.

(07-22-2017, 02:28 PM)CageTheBengal Wrote: I for one am excited that my favorite team in my favorite sport is about to begin a new season.

(07-23-2017, 07:24 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: My expectations for the Cincinnati Bengals haven't been this high since 1988.