11-17-2015, 01:51 AM
(11-17-2015, 01:37 AM)Gamma Ray Tan Wrote: Inexcusable. I'm afraid not much has changed. Marvin can not get this team up for ANY big game, period. Bengals just collapsed.....at least the offense did. Sorry Dalton..... No free passes. I don't care how many regular season 1pm games you win, until you win on the big stage, you will be just another QB.....a QB that can't beat TJ Yates.
Didn't he just beat the Browns with a 139.8 rating in prime time last week? Just stop.
(11-17-2015, 01:38 AM)jj22 Wrote: This was a big loss because of how they looked (for the world to see/confirm their suspicions). A lot of good vibes/talk gone. Dalton got knocked out of the MVP race, Eifert not Gronk like, the world found out you CAN cover all of our weapons, and the primetime/big game monkey is alive and well on their backs. It might be one loss but it'll play out significant in the way they discuss the Bengals from here on out.
Fair or not, this is true. The Bengals can't afford to look like this in prime time. Great game by the D, but the O provided plenty of fuel for the doubters.
This team has has some good showings in prime-time over the last couple years, but they've also had stinkers full of mental blunders. Dalton was off tonight, but 6+ drops (3 drive killers by Eifert) and AJ lost us the game with that fumble.
The blame as usual will fall on Dalton though.
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