Take a bow....week 1

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(09-09-2019, 09:50 AM)Earendil Wrote: Honestly I was just hoping they wouldn't be embarrassed, and boy am I happy with the result.  It's disappointing they couldn't pull it out, but Week 1 in Seattle is a pretty steep hill to climb.  I've been cautiously optimistic about Ross, but he blew me away.  He was ballin' out there.  I was hoping he would have a decent game and start showing some of his potential, but damn.  Props to Andy as well, he played a fantastic game.

I suddenly have a pretty good feeling about this season.  I won't get my hopes up for a playoff run, but I'm happy to see the discipline has improved, with a few exceptions (I'm looking at you Dre), and a completely different look to the offense.  They played aggressively, instead of the passive Marvin-Ball style that had long grown stale.

This is exactly what being a Bengals fan is all about right?   I mean, the fact we screwed up a win isn't that embarrassing.   Hell, we are giving kudos to a left guard that had his ass handed to him all day and our QB didn't break his hand when he threw the ball to their offensive lineman this time.  Something he has a penchant for when big wins are on the line, not that it's the only trick in his repertoire.  

I know we never planned for a rookie to start at guard and only has to because our personnel director has been horrible drafting.  So, I suppose it could have been worse.  Dalton didn't win us the game like a good QB would, and our line was almost mediocre.  Yay!