***Week 9 GameDay Thread - Browns @ Bengals***

[Mickeypoo]

(11-07-2021, 04:47 PM)Whacked Wrote: Honestly it’s psychological. You immediately throw up a self defense barrier b/c you’ve been let down so many times. Human instinct.

This right here.  I went numb after the 2015 playoff debacle.

I very stupidly got excited again, first time in 6 years, after Ravens win.  Within 7 days the Bengals reminded me why I checked out emotionally.