02-10-2022, 08:00 PM
(02-06-2022, 04:41 PM)fredtoast Wrote: This just is not true at all. When underdogs become winners the media loves them.
And the national media is already giving the Bengals a lot of love just because of Burrow.
Sportsbooks make us a 4 point underdog. I think that is very reasonable.
They give us love, sure, but it's always with a little pat on the head and a "aww...ain't they cute" type of condescension.
There's been a lot of "they don't know they're not supposed to be here" type of comments.
(02-08-2022, 10:28 AM)Whacked Wrote: The Chiefs are dang good and stupid talented
Our Bengals just have this magic about them and an intangible x-factor.
We have heart. Bengals = Rocky Balboa
It also helps we don’t have all these EGO’s and DIVA’s to please.
This seems to be the national perception, but why? We're just as talented as the Chiefs on offense, and we're better on defense.
So why are we viewed as the "scrappy" guys getting by on pure magic? I'd say for the media it's because they can't let go of our past.
Actually, that's probably the reason for Bengals fans as well (the one's who feel that way).
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
