(09-29-2021, 12:14 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Clemson fan must not know where Tee Higgins, Jackson Carman, or DJ Reeder went to school

(09-29-2021, 12:16 AM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Perhaps I was a bit curt, but your post didn't come off well at all, in my POV.

(09-28-2021, 11:05 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Two reasons. 

One I'm a Clemson fan and want Lawrence to succeed long term.

Two, after last week's win the thread about a trap game showing up and suddenly Lou is the man and it is just the entertainment of the roller coaster of emotions here. After Chicago wins, it was time to clean house, now it's playoffs baby. So... there is the side of me that would chuckle watching the board lose its mind over it.

The team isn't going 16 - 1, they are going to lose several more games this season. Probably will win one or two that no one expects and lose one or two no one expects. But the reaction here from some (and you both know who) would be rather amusing.

(09-29-2021, 01:51 AM)CarolinaBengalFanGuy Wrote: I went to Clemson and I want him to fail miserably Thursday lol

(09-28-2021, 10:28 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Not going to lie... if he goes off and earns rookie of week against this defense I'm going to chuckle... alot

(09-29-2021, 12:17 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote:  You weren't always this whiney.

(09-29-2021, 09:37 AM)fredtoast Wrote: When it comes to whining about doom and gloom there are few in your cass.

(09-29-2021, 09:37 AM)fredtoast Wrote:

(09-02-2021, 03:37 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: I want to pick the Bengals to win, but this game will be close. Still not 100% sure what we have on offense as we haven't seen it at full speed yet and I think early on in the first game there will be some hiccups of guys getting on the same page with timing and such. It's a different speed in game situation versus practice.

I want to believe the DL is going to be improved and that the running game won't gash us each week like we saw a lot of last season. Cook will be a good test of that. If the line has it together and the Vikings have to count on the passing game, the Bengals have an advantage. With Irv Smith Jr out, there isn't an established TE weapon that they have to exploit what seems to be a common theme in town with not being able to cover TE's. Jefferson and Thielen are going to get their catches, and their yards and put up points but if the running game can be held down, the Bengals should be able to keep pace.

Cook held in check Bengals win say 20 - 17
Cook gets going Vikings win probably 28 - 20

(09-15-2021, 03:05 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Not sure how the Bears win this game unless Taylor just coaches like crap or Lou goes and meltdowns with his defensive play calls. The Bears offense is not good (certainly not better than Dalvin Cook, Justin Jefferson and Thielan), the only thing you have to worry about it Cole Kmet is a pretty good TE. They may have a worse coach then the Bengals and while they have better pass rushers then Minnesota, as the Rams showed their secondary is not good at all.

I'm picking the Bengals by 10.

(09-19-2021, 08:15 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Eh, let's not over-react to a loss in Chicago.

Pitt isn't a good team. They have some star power here and there but over-all it is not a good team.

I predict a 3 point win in this one, a field goal near the end from the rookie to win it. Say 23 - 20.

(09-28-2021, 01:05 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Losing Bates for any length of time would be a huge blow to the defense. Of course with as bad as Jacksonville has looked might be worth giving him the game off with it being on a short week so he has more time to rest up for week 5.

(09-28-2021, 01:11 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote: I'm going to predict a Bengals win 27 to 17.

It'll be a struggle early, short week, guys out of their routine and coming off a win so I'm guessing a slow start for the Bengals. Later in the game, the Bengals defense takes advantage of Lawernce being a rookie and his turnovers and sets the Bengals up with a short field or two that gives them the edge.

When it comes to whining about doom and gloom

(09-29-2021, 09:49 AM)PhilHos Wrote: Did you mean:
"few in your class"

or

"few in your ass"?

(09-29-2021, 02:55 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Not touching this one 

(09-29-2021, 02:58 PM)PhilHos Wrote: That's what fred said about your ass.

(09-29-2021, 01:51 AM)CarolinaBengalFanGuy Wrote: I went to Clemson and I want him to fail miserably Thursday lol

(09-29-2021, 12:17 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote: You weren't always this whiney.