(10-26-2015, 09:00 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: Like I said, wait until they lay their first egg.

There will threads with so much hate and ridicule, that will make the above thread look timid.

(10-26-2015, 08:26 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: I could care less about that!  I haven't used foul language, attacked or been disrespectful to any member on here. Outside of that, its all like a video game!

(10-26-2015, 09:05 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Hey, that's super

Just reporting how you toook the hit, not weighing the validity of your remarks. 

(10-26-2015, 09:13 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: Just gave my opinion on what lies ahead for this team. If they were 0-6, it wouldn't have been moved to Smack Talk and I would have been called a 'homer'.

(10-26-2015, 09:16 PM)crispy Wrote: You came off as a Steeler's fan trolling by posing as a Bengals fan.  That's why you got the neg rep.

(10-26-2015, 09:00 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: Like I said, wait until they lay their first egg.

There will threads with so much hate and ridicule, that will make the above thread look timid.

(10-26-2015, 09:13 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: Just gave my opinion on what lies ahead for this team. If they were 0-6, it wouldn't have been moved to Smack Talk and I would have been called a 'homer'.

(10-26-2015, 09:35 PM)BengalChris Wrote: You're the only person on this board I've ever seen with a negative rep.

(10-26-2015, 01:20 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Funny how teams that execute better and more consistently suddenly also have "mental toughness".

Andy Dalton has lead the Bengals from behind to win tough games before.

In 2012 we started the season 3-5 but finished 7-1 including an "elimination games" against the Steelers in late December.

This team has shown "mental toughness" before.  They just have not shown it in the postseason.  and that is a hump we can't get over no matter how many regular season games we win.  People are still going to doubt us until we actually do it.

People said the exact same thing about Matt Ryan and the Falcons.  Over his first four seasons Ryan was putting up better passing numbers than Dalton and also won more games, but he still didn't get any respect until he took Atlanta to the NFC Championship game in his fifth season.  Now, even though he has not had a winning season since 2012, Ryan is generally accepted as one of the best QBs in the league.  He just had to get over that hurdle of winning a post season game.  His passer rating his first four seasons was 88.4, and his passer rating in the three seasons since his playoff win in 2012 is 91.2.  Almost identical.  Yet he is considered a much better QB just because he "proved he could win in the postseason".

I don't think that is a very valid way to judge players.  But I can't deny that it is the way many people do it.

(10-26-2015, 02:07 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: There is no quit in this team either. They seem to have that WILL that was not there in the past, especially Dalton and the gang.

(10-26-2015, 03:59 PM)Shady Wrote: Mental toughness is a part of it, but I still have to credit our scouting department and coaches for bringing in some great talent through the draft and developing that talent. Plus we bring in guys who know how to go about doing things the right way. Call it leadership, mental toughness, or whatever. They've got it. If we stay healthy we could win the Super Bowl this year. Getting Burfict back wouldn't hurt though.

(10-26-2015, 12:06 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: Negative!  You wouldn't see them lay eggs during the season, especially big stage games.  These next 3 games will tell the true story.

(10-26-2015, 10:47 PM)Anderson HOF Wrote:  Negative back at you.... so what you are saying is the crucial games we have won over the last four years against the teams  to make the playoffs were not big games ?  I don;t care if we play at 1,4 or 8... in the end it is the whole package of work.. as for playoffs that as been a disappointment but really I only see the Charger game as the major disappointment since that is the only one at home and possible 2nd game against Houston.  No way we were winning last year at Indy with the team we fielded and Houston was better than us in the 1st playoff season and has a huge home field advantage.


I do believe we are a older , more mature team that is healthy.. that is the big reason... we have proven metal toughness over the 4 years in some crucial games.. if we had not.,, we would never had made the playoffs in probably the toughest division over the past 4 years.

(10-26-2015, 11:07 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: What I am saying is, they struggle with big stage games.  (When they play a game that's nationally televised, with no other game being played at that time: Thursday night, Sunday night, Monday night, and all playoff games)

They had 4 in 2013, 3 during the season, one playoff game, and they won one.

They had 5 last year, 4 regular season and one playoff game and won one.

They had one primetime pre-season game this year, against Tampa, and looked horrible.

It is a monkey that can be removed, and history rewritten this year, OR, the beat goes on.

Time will tell.

(10-26-2015, 11:07 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: What I am saying is, they struggle with big stage games.  (When they play a game that's nationally televised, with no other game being played at that time: Thursday night, Sunday night, Monday night, and all playoff games)

They had 4 in 2013, 3 during the season, one playoff game, and they won one.

They had 5 last year, 4 regular season and one playoff game and won one.

They had one primetime pre-season game this year, against Tampa, and looked horrible.

It is a monkey that can be removed, and history rewritten this year, OR, the beat goes on.

Time will tell

(10-26-2015, 11:36 PM)Anderson HOF Wrote: Here is a list of  good teams  that the Bengals have beaten in last 4 years.. i believe the NFL says a win is a win.. i don;t think they give extra bonus for winning at night and if you are throwing in a pre season game.. that is so funny i don't know what to say. So are you saying that if a team loses to shit teams at 1 pm but beats good teams at 8 pm.. that means they are a better team ?  I understand the frustration on losing on a prime time game but i could care less if this year we go 12-4 and our four loses are to cleveland, houston , denver and 49ers in prime time.. that also means we  went 6-0 in our division and won the division... 
Quality Teams we beat during that season
Steelers
Ravens
Packers
Patriots
Seahawks
Broncos
San Diego
Chiefs
Colts
Giants
Lions

(10-26-2015, 11:48 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: If you can't see this then there is nothing more I can say. It is what it is.

Ive been watching this team since Nippert Stadium.  There are certain monkeys this franchise has on their backs, that have nothing to do with Marvin Lewis or Andy Dalton.

(10-26-2015, 11:59 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: BOTTOM LINE:  They are 5-13 in playoff games. The 5 wins, all at home.

Nine of the 13 losses are away games.

Until, they can get over the big stage game fright, they will continue to falter.

So, if they go 12-4, and their 4 losses are the big stage games where they poop their pants like Cleveland last year, and do the same thing in the big stage playoff game, you wouldn't you consider that a monkey on their backs after 47 years of the same pattern, when you have 21 year old franchises, like the Jaguars who are 5-6 in the playoffs?

(10-27-2015, 12:03 AM)Anderson HOF Wrote: and if you can't understand the nature of a football season.. guess you been watching football wrong since nippert.. so i can't help you either.