(12-09-2019, 12:05 AM)J24 Wrote: They out gained Cleveland by 118 today and they did beat themselves in the Redzone. In all honesty this is another game they should/could have one but they ended up screwing themselves over again.

That's the story of this team for decades now. Hell we should be the Cincinnati Woulda,coulda,shoulda's instead of the Bengals.

(12-08-2019, 11:56 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: Well Zac is still taking them out for pizza and ice cream afterwards.

So why wouldn't they be pumped?

I do believe that Ben Baby tweeted that orange slices were served during halftime.

Have any of you ever played on a really shitty team? I've had that experience. The first year that I played Semi-Pro, our team sucked, we only one two games that year, we really struggled to score points. However, we found little things to measure success by, and it held us together as a team. That same core group of guys stuck together, added a few quality additions, amd went on to win a league Championship, just two years later.

The moral of my anecdote is simply this. If the team still has morale, and feels like they were competitive, then they have not given up.

(12-09-2019, 12:15 AM)jason Wrote: I do believe that Ben Baby tweeted that orange slices were served during halftime.

Thanks for the update 

I was concerned about their nutrition and hydration.

Zac also gave Turner a foot rub to avoid getting an atomic wedgie in the locker room.

Spirits are high!

(12-09-2019, 12:05 AM)J24 Wrote: They out gained Cleveland by 118 today and they did beat themselves in the Redzone. In all honesty this is another game they should/could have one but they ended up screwing themselves over again.

Honestly, I'm tired of hearing what amounts to 'we could've won if we hadn't lost'. The truth is that they have found a variety of ways to lose 12 of the 13 games they've played. Unfortunately, you don't get credit for coulda/shoulda/woulda. 

(12-09-2019, 12:35 AM)Bengalholic Wrote: Honestly, I'm tired of hearing what amounts to 'we could've won if we hadn't lost'. The truth is that they have found a variety of ways to lose 12 of the 13 games they've played. Unfortunately, you don't get credit for coulda/shoulda/woulda. 

Indeed. And it's all contradictory.

For instance...outgain the Browns by 118 yards and have more turnovers. And lose.

Yet against teams like the Bills...we barely had a 1st down in the 1st half...got outgained tremendously in yards...and lost by several points.

So in one scenario yards matter. In another yards don't matter.

The point is...we're just a bad team. Outscored 230 - 337.

(12-09-2019, 12:17 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Have any of you ever played on a really shitty team?  I've had that experience.  The first year that I played Semi-Pro, our team sucked, we only one two games that year, we really struggled to score points.  However, we found little things to measure success by, and it held us together as a team.  That same core group of guys stuck together, added a few quality additions, amd went on to win a league Championship, just two years later.

The moral of my anecdote is simply this.  If the team still has morale, and feels like they were competitive, then they have not given up.

I get that Sunset and agree.

But still, "nobody can really stop us" ? Perhaps a better choice of words would be "we've beat ourselves a lot". Nobody can stop us seems pretty delusional and disingenuous or something ?

(12-09-2019, 12:35 AM)Bengalholic Wrote: Honestly, I'm tired of hearing what amounts to 'we could've won if we hadn't lost'. The truth is that they have found a variety of ways to lose 12 of the 13 games they've played. Unfortunately, you don't get credit for coulda/shoulda/woulda. 

Me 2

We've had a gut full of if's, but ummm's, if we woulda this, so on and so on.

If your aunt had balls she'd be your uncle. The results are the results. 

(12-09-2019, 12:45 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I get that Sunset and agree.

But still, "nobody can really stop us" ? Perhaps a better choice of words would be "we've beat ourselves a lot". Nobody can stop us seems pretty delusional and disingenuous or something ?

Yeah, it's great that they still have fight in them and haven't just given up...but saying they can't be stopped except by themselves is like a boxer getting knocked out 12 times in 13 fights and saying 'no one can stop me except my glass jaw'. 

If I would've got just one more match on my scratchy lottery ticket.

Dang it!!!

(12-09-2019, 12:49 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Me 2

We've had a gut full of if's, but ummm's, if we woulda this, so on and so on.

If your aunt had balls she'd be your uncle. The results are the results. 

Leave my Aunt Frank out of this! 

(12-08-2019, 11:35 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Yeah, 1-12 when it comes to beating their opponents, but 12-1 when beating themselves. Just depends how you look at it. 

Bengal Fap!

Looks like ol' Joe gonna be mad AF when his stocking isn't gonna be filled with candy and nuts.

Xmas carolers better wear some umpire masks to protect their grilles.

(12-09-2019, 12:56 AM)Bengalholic Wrote: Leave my Aunt Frank out of this! 

Oh yes. The diary of aunt Frank. I think I may be mentioned.

(12-09-2019, 12:51 AM)Bengalholic Wrote: Yeah, it's great that they still have fight in them and haven't just given up...but saying they can't be stopped except by themselves is like a boxer getting knocked out 12 times in 13 fights and saying 'no one can stop me except my glass jaw'. 

It's really just professional pride. If nothing else, it's a veiled shot at management or coaching.

One of the funnier quotes about football that I've ever heard was... "The only person who can shut down DeAndre Hopkins is Brock Osweiler.".

(12-09-2019, 01:00 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: Bengal Fap!

Half circle jerk. 

Can't even get that right!

(12-09-2019, 01:02 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: Oh yes. The diary of aunt Frank. I think I may be mentioned.

Sounds like the title of a really weird porno....

(12-09-2019, 01:04 AM)jason Wrote: Sounds like the title of a really weird porno....

Don't get him started Jason.

I'm sure it and all the other volumes are in his "collection".

Nobody can stop us? The officials seem able to stop the Bengals anytime they want.