08-08-2022, 05:55 PM
For me, a fan since ‘87, my list goes:
Burrow (love everything about this kid. The fact he steered this team to the playoffs to even give us a chance at a playoff run was nothing short of amazing. Coming off a horrific injury, no preseason, a 7-5 record before “the run”, etc. Kid is just special and I can’t wait to see where this team goes with him at the helm!)
Boomer (the QB that made me a Bengals fan for life. His moxy, his uniqueness being a lefty, his play action and no huddle handling. I was in 5th grade when we lost that SB and my hatred for San Fran lasts to this day.)
Palmer (made us dangerous again. His demeanor was yin to Chad’s yang, watching those two together was fun! For the first time in years the Bengals had a franchise QB and the future looked bright. Bye bye doormat moniker!)
Kitna (while I would scream at my tv at occassional boneheaded mistakes, the guy made it work with what he had. His arm wasn’t the strongest, he was mid tier at reading defenses, but damn did he make it work. In a time when we needed a “bridge” guy to play AND tutor Palmer, you couldn’t ask for a better guy. I was mad as hell when we let him leave, not Palmer level mad…but pretty mad.
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Andy (we needed stability badly when Carson took his ball and went home and we got it. Its a shame he couldn’t get that playoff monkey off his back, as he is a great guy and team mate and did a lot for this team when many expected us to be bad. )
Blake (The Bengals were so bad in the 90s, I spent more time as a teenager chasin’ tail
and partying than I did watching Bengals games. I just remember no one had a prettier moonball than Blake. He and Dillon were the only reasons for me to tune in on the occassional Sunday.)
I was alive but not old enough to know whats what when Kenny was balling out so I can’t include him on MY list.
Burrow (love everything about this kid. The fact he steered this team to the playoffs to even give us a chance at a playoff run was nothing short of amazing. Coming off a horrific injury, no preseason, a 7-5 record before “the run”, etc. Kid is just special and I can’t wait to see where this team goes with him at the helm!)
Boomer (the QB that made me a Bengals fan for life. His moxy, his uniqueness being a lefty, his play action and no huddle handling. I was in 5th grade when we lost that SB and my hatred for San Fran lasts to this day.)
Palmer (made us dangerous again. His demeanor was yin to Chad’s yang, watching those two together was fun! For the first time in years the Bengals had a franchise QB and the future looked bright. Bye bye doormat moniker!)
Kitna (while I would scream at my tv at occassional boneheaded mistakes, the guy made it work with what he had. His arm wasn’t the strongest, he was mid tier at reading defenses, but damn did he make it work. In a time when we needed a “bridge” guy to play AND tutor Palmer, you couldn’t ask for a better guy. I was mad as hell when we let him leave, not Palmer level mad…but pretty mad.
)Andy (we needed stability badly when Carson took his ball and went home and we got it. Its a shame he couldn’t get that playoff monkey off his back, as he is a great guy and team mate and did a lot for this team when many expected us to be bad. )
Blake (The Bengals were so bad in the 90s, I spent more time as a teenager chasin’ tail
and partying than I did watching Bengals games. I just remember no one had a prettier moonball than Blake. He and Dillon were the only reasons for me to tune in on the occassional Sunday.)I was alive but not old enough to know whats what when Kenny was balling out so I can’t include him on MY list.
