(05-09-2019, 03:22 PM)impactplaya Wrote: was Hue the OC that year?
he did nothing in that week leading up to the Steelers
game to throw any kind of wrinkle at the Steelers.
in the playoffs you cant use the same playbook as the regular
season.
that offense was vanilla 101 in the Steelers game

(05-09-2019, 11:53 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Palmers knee injury was not an issu at all. His 2006 numbers were pretty much the same as his 2005 numbers.

What destroyed that team was having one of the very best O-lines in the league in 2005 then in just 3 years losing Braham to injury completely, Steinbach to free agency, and Levi and Willie suffering injuries from which they never fully recovered.

(05-09-2019, 03:33 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: January 8, 2006... one of the worst days I’ve ever had for a variety of reasons. I won’t get into the entire day I had, but we all know what capped it off

Anyway, if the 2005 Steelers could win it all, so could the 2005 bengals. But who knows? Knowing what we do about Marvin Lewis now and his Primetime bengals, I’d say it’s doubtful they win. Though I think it’s obvious Marv didn’t have his hand in the offensive play calling back then...

Everything just fell into place for the Steelers after that game. They barely snuck by Peyton and the Colts. Jake Plummer completely fell apart. Seattle would have won if the refs called a fair game but Cincy would have had a completely different path to the Super Bowl. Would we have won it all that year? My gut says no.

I remember not even expecting to beat Pittsburgh that day, but I expected them to put up a great fight. We will never know how that game would have turned out if we had our elite QB, and I honestly hate to even think about it. Playing the what-if game here is nothing but depressing.

If Palmer never had his knee ripped to shreds, I firmly believe his Bengal career would have been very different (better). Be it mental or physical (or both), that knee injury ruined him. He was never the same for us, and didn’t regain elite status until 10 years later in Arizona. A whole lot of what-ifs that stem from that one single second on January 8, 2006.

(05-09-2019, 03:33 PM)Pat5775 Wrote:  that knee injury ruined him. He was never the same for us, and didn’t regain elite status until 10 years later in Arizona.

(05-09-2019, 03:38 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Oh ya, hmmmmmm

What would winning that game have done for the future of this team ? What if we would have won the next game ? The Bengals coming into 2006 with an uninjured Palmer and a playoff victory would have made no difference huh ?

(05-09-2019, 03:40 PM)NKURyan Wrote: I remember feeling completely shell shocked after that game. I remember feeling awful. I remember thinking that it was probably the worst I'd ever feel as a fan. Then January 2015 came along.

2015 will always sting more, IMO, for that small fraction of time where the Bengals had finally taken the lead and we all finally, finally, FINALLY thought that elusive postseason win was ours. When Burfict picked off that pass and ran down the tunnel, PBS was euphoric. Pure, unmatched joy. Fans were hugging each other and jumping into complete strangers' arms. Our moment had come against our most hated of rivals, but then... snatched away. Absolutely devastating.

(05-09-2019, 04:19 PM)Jakeypoo Wrote: We would have lost to the Colts in the next week. I would say the 2006 team was actually better but had a huge collapse at the end of the season. Three straight losses to end of the year.

(05-09-2019, 02:44 PM)depthchart Wrote: To me it is a little like having certain Teachers in High School.

The kids size up one Teacher versus another and determine what they think they can get away with.

The same kids may behave in one class but misbehave with a different Teacher in another class.

Would Peko/Burfict/Pac Man act the same way were Bill Belichick their Head Coach ?

Would they even have been on a Bill Belichick team to begin with or have been cut for melting down ?

(05-09-2019, 03:51 PM)fredtoast Wrote: We started the '06 season on fire.

13 point win on the road against a playoff bound Chiefs team
17 point win against the Browns.
8  point win at Pittsburgh.

At that point Dr Z. of Sports Illustrated had us ranked as the NUMBER ONE team in the league.  What ruined that '06 team was a huge pile of injuries and suspensions.  Palmers knee was n ever a problem.

(05-09-2019, 05:14 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I actually don't agree, as there were certain things that happened that had really never happened before even under Marvin. The whole Peko running on the field thing was very out of place, the late-game fumble followed by "the hit" and then Joey Porter instigating Adam Jones. It all felt scripted.

(05-09-2019, 05:06 PM)NKURyan Wrote: Not just losses, either. Missed PAT in Denver to tie the game, and a missed FG against Pittsburgh that would've won the game.

(05-09-2019, 07:54 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: Ahhhh  glory days folks.  Glory days.  Such great great times.  Love to reminisce about 2005 & 2015.

(05-09-2019, 03:04 PM)NKURyan Wrote: No kidding? Gee, I almost forgot. 

That game in 2015 wouldn't have even been close with Andy Dalton at QB. They would've been up by at least two scores the way the defense played that night, and at that point there's no room for a meltdown. The only reason the Steelers were in that game was because McCarron did nothing for 3 quarters... I'll give him credit for pulling them into the lead at the end, but had they got anything from their QB before then it's not even a game IMO.

(05-09-2019, 09:04 PM)Dean_Gilberry95 Wrote: In mccaron’s defense the weather was pretty shitty (Rainy) the whole game.

(05-09-2019, 06:30 PM)depthchart Wrote: It is fair to imply that what happened in that game was not an everyday occurrence.

It was not a player free for all under Marvin.

Just that these players did feel free enough to react as they did under Marvin where they may have not done so under say Bill Belichick for fear of reprisal from Bill.

When you say it felt "scripted" what do you mean ?

Are you implying that Steeler Coaches instigated a "script" (so to speak) -or- that the events were so unusual/weird that it didn't seem real ?

(05-09-2019, 03:04 PM)NKURyan Wrote: No kidding? Gee, I almost forgot. 

That game in 2015 wouldn't have even been close with Andy Dalton at QB. They would've been up by at least two scores the way the defense played that night, and at that point there's no room for a meltdown. The only reason the Steelers were in that game was because McCarron did nothing for 3 quarters... I'll give him credit for pulling them into the lead at the end, but had they got anything from their QB before then it's not even a game IMO.