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(11-10-2021, 12:52 PM)BengalChris Wrote: Very weak schedule to start the season gave false perception of the defense.

We beat the Ravens and Steelers who have a combined 11 wins. There’s no need to diminish what we did.

(11-10-2021, 01:22 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Could it be that there's enough tape now that teams are starting to catch on and plan better, just like they are doing with Chase?

Chase is beating himself more than anything. He should have had a 2 TD game against the Jets, and he dropped a TD against the Browns, and maybe another one on the deep shot where he had a step on Newsome.

(11-10-2021, 02:22 PM)GodFather Wrote: How can you say that the OL is good when the Quarterback gets hit 12 times and sacked 5 times  against the Browns? Burrow is getting hit like crazy. They need to clean that up in bye week because I would not call that good at all. Im also not going to say they are garbage and the worst line ever, because thats ridiculous too. 

I just stand behind that this offensive line is a product of what the Bengals addressed in the offseason. They knew Hopkins was coming off a major injury so they should've addressed it. They did not... 

They drafted a second rounder after moving down because they wanted that extra pick. Is that addressing a necessity this team needs? No it does not..

And here we are.

I said 3 of them are good. Because they are. I don’t know why that’s such a controversial statement.

(11-10-2021, 03:25 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Film is not what is stopping Chase.

If he holds on to the balls that he usually catches he would have had another 100 yard game against the Browns.

Exactly.

(11-10-2021, 06:19 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: What about the first 2 years? :mellow:

IMO, the leash should be short with Lou. He was awful the first 2 years. We dumped a ton of money into the defense. After the last 2 games, our season ranks in total defense and points are mediocre at best.

So to me it's inexcusable. We need better.


Freaking bravo. This is also how I generally look at it. If only everyone could overlook the emotional "hot take" posts and handle them a little better, this board would be a MUCH better place.

Instead, I think a lot of people care way too much about scoring "I'm right" cool points on the board by taking obvious emotion-fueled hyperbole at face value, just to score easy "wins".

Then you also have other people who would rather just take out their frustrations with the losing on other posters rather than the team itself.

I'm not saying emotion-fueled hot takes are the way to go, I'm just saying that all this moral grandstanding about the boards being toxic with negativity is complete BS. The so-called positive posters are contributing just as much themselves.

Yall aren't being positive. You're just matching negativity with more negativity. THAT is how you create a toxic atmosphere.

I (and others) have tried to stimulate some positive conversations by starting threads (like the one I just started about the OL sticking up for Joe), and they quickly descend into madness. Like every single other thread here. There’s no escaping it. And that’s sad. I don’t want to read Facebook level garbage when I come here. This place is supposed to be better than that.