Pretty cool view.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-next/0ap3000000558028/NFL-NEXT-The-Future-of-Officiating

Anyone else bet on Bengals or NFL games in general here?

I usually bet on Bengals games with some of my co-workers/friends. Nothing over $100 bucks usually though.

I've never tried fanduel or anything like that.

Bengals -1 @ Bills is the current spread for this week.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13896976/sammy-watkins-tells-buffalo-bills-making-look-bad-lack-targets

Crying about lack of production, saying he doesn't care if he's covered and someone else is wide open, throw to him anyways.

I'm glad we don't have anyone negative like this in the locker room anymore.

The team, the team, the team...

Pretty straight forward question here....Is Sunday a must win game? We currently have a 2 game lead in the AFCN and a win over Buffalo not only catapults us to a 6-0 start (tied for best in team history) and with some help from Arizona could put us ahead 3 games in the division. A 3 game lead doesn't sound bad at all 6 weeks in and IMO the steelers aren't going away with Ben possibly playing next week.

I personally would love to have the 3 game lead (maybe 3 1/2) depending on our bye week. We then, in week 8 could go into Pittsburgh and take that game to go up 4 1/2...however if we would stumble in that game we would still have a 1 1/2 game lead or 2 1/2 game lead depending on on bye week. Every game seems crucial anymore so again I question.....Is it a Must Win???

I will always love Chad Johnson. I still remember the days of him buying out 10,000 seats just so the game could be shown on T.V. and ask nothing in return other then being a Bengals fan.

Good read about last Sundays game with some Chad Johnson quotes:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000557649/article/cincinnati-bengals-have-a-different-feel-just-ask-chad-johnson

I was presenting down in Owen County, Kentucky (and hour or so south of here), and this girl raises her hand after someone asks who my favorite NFL team is and she tells me she's Andy Dalton's cousin.

I ask how they're related this far away and she tells me he's a distant cousin (not sure how distant), but she said she'd get me some autographed stuff.

Not sure if she'll come through, but cool none-the-less!

(She had reddish-blond hair, so I know she has the ginger gene!)

KEN ANDERSON



ANDY DALTON



BOOMER ESIASON

Am I the only one making the connection between our towering 6'6" stud TE Tyler Eifert and the Eiffel tower? I mean, it's just kinda staring everyone in the face but I have yet to hear anyone refer to Tyler as The Eifert Tower. In Geoff Hobson's latest article he throws out "Zonk" as an answer to New England's Gronk?...please no, don't let that stick.

Maybe I have horrible taste in nicknames, but I think The Eifert Tower is kind of a cool nickname. Burn me if you feel the need, it's just my $0.02.

This is pretty funny.  The one about Andy Dalton childhood photo and the offspring of Dalton and Andrew Luck are hilarious. 

http://boards.buffalobills.com/showthread.php?519310-Cincinnati-Bungles-Look-Alike-thread/page2

Looking at the Bill's games this season, it is pretty clear what they try to do and what they are successful doing when they win:  running the ball.  In their route of Miami and their win against Tennessee, they had a great YPC average running the ball and a few misdirection plays with Harvin as well as designed QB waggles with a run/pass option.  Now, Tyrod Taylor is saying me might be playing now, but I don't see him as a running threat as much after his injury.

The Bengals are coming off a very physical week where they played an extra quarter.  Don't forget this.  It isn't as bad as playing on a short week and traveling, but it does impact a team.  Remember last year when they traveled to Indy after the tie (puke) against Carolina?  They were flatter than a pancake and had one of their worst efforts in the Dalton/Green Era.  I agree that this team is different, but it is a concern nonetheless. 

The Bengals game plan on defense needs to focus on stopping the run.  Maybe Shawn Williams plays more of an in-box safety and they play single-high with Reggie behind him and the corners playing more press coverage.  Maybe we see more base defense with Rey M, Vinny Rey, and AJ Hawk?  Whatever the design, stopping the run and taking away their play-action game is key to stopping the Bills.

On offense, I think the Bills have struggled against multiple receiver sets, like they saw from the Giants.  They simply aren't as strong on the back end.  I know Hue said that Hill is going to break out soon, but this isn't the game. Spread them out and attack them to get up early and force them to do what they don't like and that is throw the ball.  They only average 200 ypg passing and they haven't faced a secondary like the Bengals at this point. 

My only fear is that if the Bengals focus on getting their own running game on track, they might be playing in to the Bill's hands.  They need to come out with tempo and have three receiver sets (hopefully using Kroft and Eifert as receivers as well in lieu of what could be an injury to MLJ) and attack the Bills.