09-12-2022, 05:07 PM
(09-12-2022, 02:18 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: I am not sure this point is being talked about enough.
Making the Super Bowl last year is going to have an impact on this team and I think it already has. It just HAS to be harder for these guys to get up after reaching the pinnacle of the sport less than a year ago....especially for the first game of the year against a team you beat the hell out of two times ago a year prior.
I think this game will end up being a huge wake up call for this team...a slice of humble pie if you will. Every team is going to give it their all against the Bengals this year...they aren't sneaking up on anyone.
Having swag is good, but they can't go into every game thinking it's going to be easy. I think there was somewhat of an over confidence this week and the Steelers hit them in the mouth. It's a corny saying, but the Steelers "wanted it more".
Hopefully this week was the end of that. Onward and upward from here on out. Can't take anything for granted and expect wins.
Why are people acting like this game was an anomaly compared to last year? There were tons of games last year where we came out slow, struggled, and either came back to win close or lose close. We had 10 games last year that were within 3 points. We won 5 of them and lost 5 of them. We had 3 games go into OT (including out first game last year) and lost 2 of them.
This is the exact same team we watched last year. Maybe it's some fans who needed the humble pie and not the players?
