Who played football?

[BFritz21]

(06-01-2015, 03:32 PM)UDWhoDey Wrote: Hey all.  I graduated from HS in 1989 as an under-sized LB.  Played 2 years of semi-pro ball as corner and safety (once in 1993 as a spritely youth and in 2002 as "the old dude at 33".  Just curious who else?

Questions:
1.  Who else played advanced ball?
2.  What position did you play?
3.  Given your experience how does that factor into your view of Bengals?

1.  Yes, semi-pro (They did not pay me)
2.  Defensive back
3.  I don't get the hype about the QB being the being face for Bengals.  Or for Dalton being at fault for the overall team.  In my semi-pro teams QB was just a member of team.  Did not view him as overall fault or credit.  We were ranked #2 at one point nationally in my Dayton Steelers semipro team in 1993 (hated the team name :)

Others?

1.  Played all through grade school and then started varsity as a freshman on the defending state championship sean in the second biggest class in the state (meaning the class with the second largest schools).  Word is that a few D1 schools (Penn State was the largest I heard) took notice of me my sophomore year and asked about me.

2.  First part of freshman year, I played JV QB and varsity special teams.  Then, they moved me to varsity safety (when we went double -safety) for the last few games and the playoffs.  Sophomore year, we went with our base set as two safeties, so I was in on every play on defense and I also played special teams (returned kicks).  One game, we played a 5-3 because the team we were playing was run heavy (Shawn Alexander's high school), so they played me at corner (had an interception).  The day of the wreck, they decided to play me at receiver on offense, too, but then the wreck was that night.

3.  Just factors into my view of the Bengals because, before the wreck, I watched the NFL, but college football was where my heart was because it was more pure football and I always wanted to play at Ohio State, but, after the wreck, I needed something closer to make me feel like I was a part of football still.  Bengals keep my love alive and being at the games makes me feel like I'm still a part of football.  Also didn't watch the Bengals much after 91 because, when they were on TV (which wasn't much), they were pretty much awful.  Now they're the only team for me.