10-28-2022, 11:30 PM
Greetings Bengals fans!
I have spent the last 30 years being a Detroit Lions fan. As you can imagine, it has been a rather aggravating 30 years of Sundays, and for some stupid reason Thanksgiving games. For the last 20 years I have casually noticed the Bengals. Always a bit upset when they lost, and a bit happy when they won. From Madden 2001 - Madden 2009 I always chose to play for the Bengals.
Recently I've been okay with the Lions because they started to feel like a team who, while still managing to find ways to lose, always seemed to fight to the end. But the last couple of weeks they just gave up. I'm 41 now, and I feel like my mental health could take a hit if I keep tuning in as a fan. I'll still watch Detroit, but I really wanted to find another team to devote my energy to. I'm through being disappointed by lack of wins and an overabundance of excuses.
I wanted to go with a team who wasn't in the NFC, and didn't want to go with the seemingly obvious choices of Brady, Rogers, and Mahomes. And, as an added bonus with regard to my son, the orange in the team colors helps, with that being his favorite color. I tuned into the Super Bowl, and while me joining your fanbase seems very bandwagon-esque, it was how they played that made me like the team. As a Lions fan, I tuned in to root for our Quarterback, having been a Stafford fan since his effort against an early game against the Browns where he destroyed his shoulder and managed to stay in the game to throw a much needed last second pass to tie the game. I ended up surprisingly disappointed that the Bengals lost. I loved the way they played, and felt the like refs absolutely helped that outcome.
I have purchased two Bengals shirts and a hat. Three more items than I ever purchased for the Lions. I have joined this board, having never even been a part of an online community of Lions fans. And I have felt very welcomed over on a Bengals Facebook fan page. And to top it all off, my first game as a Bengals fan is a Monday Night Football game on Halloween. It has been so long since I've been genuinely excited for an NFL game!
Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this board! I look forward to being a part of the conversations!
I have spent the last 30 years being a Detroit Lions fan. As you can imagine, it has been a rather aggravating 30 years of Sundays, and for some stupid reason Thanksgiving games. For the last 20 years I have casually noticed the Bengals. Always a bit upset when they lost, and a bit happy when they won. From Madden 2001 - Madden 2009 I always chose to play for the Bengals.
Recently I've been okay with the Lions because they started to feel like a team who, while still managing to find ways to lose, always seemed to fight to the end. But the last couple of weeks they just gave up. I'm 41 now, and I feel like my mental health could take a hit if I keep tuning in as a fan. I'll still watch Detroit, but I really wanted to find another team to devote my energy to. I'm through being disappointed by lack of wins and an overabundance of excuses.
I wanted to go with a team who wasn't in the NFC, and didn't want to go with the seemingly obvious choices of Brady, Rogers, and Mahomes. And, as an added bonus with regard to my son, the orange in the team colors helps, with that being his favorite color. I tuned into the Super Bowl, and while me joining your fanbase seems very bandwagon-esque, it was how they played that made me like the team. As a Lions fan, I tuned in to root for our Quarterback, having been a Stafford fan since his effort against an early game against the Browns where he destroyed his shoulder and managed to stay in the game to throw a much needed last second pass to tie the game. I ended up surprisingly disappointed that the Bengals lost. I loved the way they played, and felt the like refs absolutely helped that outcome.
I have purchased two Bengals shirts and a hat. Three more items than I ever purchased for the Lions. I have joined this board, having never even been a part of an online community of Lions fans. And I have felt very welcomed over on a Bengals Facebook fan page. And to top it all off, my first game as a Bengals fan is a Monday Night Football game on Halloween. It has been so long since I've been genuinely excited for an NFL game!
Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this board! I look forward to being a part of the conversations!
