The QB position

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(05-07-2018, 11:43 AM)fredtoast Wrote: How many Bengal players have went to other teams and played well in the playoffs?

I'll admit it is hard to explain, but for example look at the 2013 season.  When we played the Chargers in December they were 5-6 and fighting as hard as they could to make the playoffs.  I don't see how you could claim that the coaches or players held anything back.  They were trying as hard as they could to win.  I don't see how they could have "stepped it up" in the playoffs.

I just don't buy this claim that players and coaches for other teams don't try as hard during the regular season.

Well, Palmer did go on to win a playoff game....although I wouldn't say he sat the world on fire.  Others are Rex Burkhead, Mo Sanu, JJoe, Flowers, (did Housh win any?), Whit, Big Willie, Ochocinco, Jon Kitna in Dallas, although injured early.....Benson in GB, these are just off the top of my head.


 Here's my theory.  It's two fold.  The team always has a fatal flaw or two, and that gets exposed in the playoffs more than it does in the regular season against also rans (and sometimes you're facing an opponent for the 2nd time, they learn your tendencies).  Second, we seem to be more interested in making our players fit a scheme more than adapting our scheme to our players' strengths.  Talent can overcome that at times, but not when the opponent is playoff caliber.  Teams add wrinkles and adjust as the season goes on, and often have plays they keep stashed away until the postseason.  These are things we don't seem to do.

As for 2013......we've discussed this before, and you don't agree with me.  We gave them a healthy dose of BJGE in San Diego and controlled the clock.  In Cincy, we forgot him on the bench early in the 2nd half.  I think we may have have out thought ourselves.

Then, there's just that "clutch gene".......some have it, some don't.  If you buy into that sort of thing.


EDIT: I see you said "played well in the playoffs", not won a playoff game. Still, Rex, Mo, Whit, and JJoe all at least played well in postseason games. Palmer played well enough.