Joe on 'blocking out the noise'

[*jason*]

If you know what the noise is, you're not blocking it out very well. I'm only partially kidding. Start listening to the fans, and you'll be sitting with them soon. That clip seemed to leave out a portion of his reply that alluded to the excitement following the 2 NFC south wins. Unfortunately the team is not in the same position (healthy) as it was following those wins.

Blow the doors off the Panthers, and the mood will change, but as of this second; they ARE on a trajectory of missing the post season. The fans and local media have been around longer than Joe, and know the Bengals have a tendency to reach certain heights only to never touch them again.