11-17-2015, 03:58 PM
(11-17-2015, 09:16 AM)jj22 Wrote: FYI Bengals v. Browns was not even half the national audience only on NFLN (Not even CBS). It was a prime time game tho, but nobody saw it, so last nights game was the first time the nation got a chance to see the "new" Bengals. They were left wondering what all the fuss was about.
This game brought back all of our primetime, national tv game demons. And that's troublesome for those who thought maybe things had changed. Were not going to play a team as "bad' as the Texans in the playoff's in primetime. And yet we see the results.
Bro I get the frustration, but if the Bengals would've lost to the Browns on Thursday, it would've counted. People would've bashed them just like last year's Browns game. So when they win and play well it should also count. You can't bend things to fit the narrative.
Before the game I told my wife I was worried they'd be flat due to the fact that they had 11 days between games. I'm not excusing the performance, I'm just saying it might not be the "prime time curse".
Dalton didn't melt down like he has in the past. His deep ball was off. Eifert had the dropsies. Typical rust issues.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
