Listening to sportcasters right now is hilarious

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(02-04-2022, 11:37 PM)Joelist Wrote: If you based everything on what these "analysts" say, the Rams are godlike beings and the Bengals are but gnats. It's actually kinda funny as they are WAY overselling the Rams, who barely got by SF courtesy of the 49ers dropping a 4th quarter INT right on the defenders hands. Then again, some of these same analysts oversold the Chiefs and the Titans too.

The reality is this game will likely be tight, really tight. The Bengals will hang right with the Rams and the key could easily be our D getting to Stafford, who may be great against the blitz but if you get real pressure on him he is not that good at all.

Remember, it is all about growing their audience and LA is a "God like being" market and Cincy is a "gnat" like market....'


HOWEVER, there is something going on that I simply can't believe.  The BENGALS are becoming "America's Team".  No, they won't get Cowboy Fans to burn their stars, but they have a lot of folks that have planted their stake as fans of the Bengals.  

If I try to look at it objectively, it makes sense:

Burrow is incredibly likable.  Just the right amount of brash confidence with a quirky, unapologetic side (Sponge Bob, the Glasses, the Rock attire).  He is also playing at a HOF QB level in just his second season coming off a devastating knee injury.  People see how Burrow deals with adversity and they can't help but admire the guy and want to follow him.  He NEVER glares at a lineman after someone blows him up.  That's football, he believes.  No Brady-like whining after hits.  Folks don't see Burrow as a soccer-like flopper, but a tough SOB.  

Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, CJ Uzomah, Joe Mixon, Sam Hubbard, DJ Reader, Trey Hendrickson, Logan Wilson, BJ Hill, Germaine Pratt, Mike Hilton, Jesse Bates, Chido Awuzie, Even McPherson....they are ALL just such likable guys.  The coaches are even likable.  The press conferences aren't condescending speeches, but positive and grateful.  

This is my favorite Bengals team of all time.  I think the nation, with social media, and the unbelievable playoff run, are starting to take notice.

I don't really know why a lot of the nation is kind of anti-KC...I am a little tired of the damn State Farm ads, too, but it sure doesn't make me hate them.  Maybe the nation of fringe fans of any teams were just sick of the Chiefs always being in the AFC Title game?  Regardless, you could feel the ground swell of Bengals fans around the country.  There were a ton at that game!

Compared to the Rams, who aren't even in the same city as they were when Kurt Warner led the "Greatest Show on Turf".  I believe that even though their market is huge, I don't see their fan base as huge.  People in LA LOVE the USC Trojans...I don't know if the Rams have that level of love...

But this incredibly likable team is building a future fan base before our eyes and it is SO COOL to watch.  

I am not going to be "get off my lawn" guy and say that fans that didn't suffer through the 90s can't hop on the bandwagon.  The way I look at it, the more fans they have, the less likely they are to get screwed by the league officiating.  

Only a select few (Kay Adams) seem to really get from a National perspective, what an incredibly fun and likable team the Bengals are right now.