(12-10-2019, 01:46 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Seems like from this BB quote, Bengals probably don't get very close to any "line" when it comes to fair play. Maybe they're always fair and square wins the day, lol.

"We're competitive and we'll try to be competitive in every area," Belichick said during a conference call with Cincinnati media Tuesday morning. "But we don't knowingly, intentionally want to do anything that's across the line.

"But since that's [Spygate] happened, I'd say we've tried to keep a good distance behind the line and not maybe take it as far as we would might have in the past. But it's never really fundamentally changed there." - Bill Belichick

It's a wonder how much fair play (or not) comes into winning super bowls, since we seem to think the Steelers always have the refs side, for example.

The league allows advance scouts. The league allowed footballs within a certain PSI range, it's apparent they push the line (and crossed it in the past). NOt sure if Bengals even take advantage of the basic rules (do we have scouts? Lol).

(12-10-2019, 01:48 PM)TheCincinnatiKid Wrote: The only line the Bengals play by is the Salary Cap line, and ensuring we are absolutely nowhere near that line.

(12-10-2019, 02:16 PM)ochocincos Wrote: That's generally false.
They do typically spend about to the salary cap year-to-year. The reason it may not seem that way is because they roll over money to therefore increase their own cap.
Also, they likely would be a lot closer if they had extended AJ Green, as was originally the plan before he got hurt in camp.

The Bengals' big problem is they overpay for their own to get close to that cap.
E.g. Bobby Hart, Preston Brown, etc.

(12-10-2019, 01:46 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Seems like from this BB quote, Bengals probably don't get very close to any "line" when it comes to fair play. Maybe they're always fair and square wins the day, lol.

"We're competitive and we'll try to be competitive in every area," Belichick said during a conference call with Cincinnati media Tuesday morning. "But we don't knowingly, intentionally want to do anything that's across the line.

"But since that's [Spygate] happened, I'd say we've tried to keep a good distance behind the line and not maybe take it as far as we would might have in the past. But it's never really fundamentally changed there." - Bill Belichick

It's a wonder how much fair play (or not) comes into winning super bowls, since we seem to think the Steelers always have the refs side, for example.

The league allows advance scouts. The league allowed footballs within a certain PSI range, it's apparent they push the line (and crossed it in the past). NOt sure if Bengals even take advantage of the basic rules (do we have scouts? Lol).

(12-11-2019, 09:36 AM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: I never, NEVER, ever see the Bengals o-line throw chop blocks.  Certain teams through multiple coaching regimes will chop block you to slow down the pass rush or to generate outside running lanes from time to time.  This is just a microcosm of the discussion at hand, but I find it interesting that certain teams have certain traits that they possess through multiple coaching regimes/o-line coaches no matter what.

(12-10-2019, 02:28 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: You need scouts and personnel to do what the Patriots do. But, I would think A LOT of teams use Advanced Scouts to scout opponents to gameplan. Other teams just likely don't tape it.

(12-11-2019, 01:50 AM)JSR18 Wrote:
               "If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'"
                                                   
                                          --a nameless grade school football coach

(12-11-2019, 03:32 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Also, Gordon Bombay.

(12-11-2019, 02:59 PM)fredtoast Wrote: From what I understand the film crew was actually there doing a story on the scouts.  They have a whole series on all parts of the organization from equipment managers to coaches.

(12-11-2019, 02:59 PM)fredtoast Wrote: From what I understand the film crew was actually there doing a story on the scouts.  They have a whole series on all parts of the organization from equipment managers to coaches.

(12-14-2019, 09:02 PM)BengalChris Wrote: Yep. But the Bengals need all the excuses for they can get for losing so much this season. None of it is their fault, of course.

(12-15-2019, 09:19 PM)fredtoast Wrote: What are you talking about?  Who has said that none of it is their fault?

(12-14-2019, 09:02 PM)BengalChris Wrote: Yep. But the Bengals need all the excuses for they can get for losing so much this season. None of it is their fault, of course.