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RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - SladeX - 12-18-2022
Tough as nails
Mentally tough
Unrelenting
Fairly sounds like so-so. We’re not so-so.
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - Big_Ern - 12-18-2022
(12-18-2022, 10:50 PM)TheFan Wrote: Two interceptions, a punch out fumble, and 2 other dropped INTs. Yea, total luck on our part.
Everything started with the botched fake fumble. And the botched handoff had nothing to do with us.
Before that he was dicing
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - TheFan - 12-18-2022
(12-18-2022, 11:01 PM)Big_Ern Wrote: Everything started with the botched fake fumble. And the botched handoff had nothing to do with us.
Before that he was dicing
The fake was likely going to get stopped anyways. We had 3 defenders right in his face. It was 20-17 before the botched handoff.
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - Big_Ern - 12-18-2022
(12-18-2022, 11:04 PM)TheFan Wrote: The fake was likely going to get stopped anyways. We had 3 defenders right in his face. It was 20-17 before the botched handoff.
Perhaps. For whatever reason that sparked the downward spiral for the bucs. I was confident the whole way the Bengals would win. Was just crazy to see such a tale of two halves. We weathered the storm and they couldn't
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - pally - 12-18-2022
I think I just heard the phrase “fairly tough” used 73 times in the Bengals defensive locker room.
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) December 19, 2022
Yeah, that comment struck a chord.
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - Johnny Cupcakes - 12-18-2022
(12-18-2022, 10:00 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Did we even hit Fournette on that fumble?
No, and the ball barely did either. That fumble was on the QB, IMO, rather than the RB. It was rolling out of Brady’s hand before he even got to Fournette, and it made it a super difficult handle for him.
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - Wyche'sWarrior - 12-19-2022
(12-18-2022, 09:59 PM)BengalsLUFC Wrote: Flukey?
Ossai nearly snapped Brady’s arm off
Pratt showed incredible hand/eye coordination to pick that he was on his arse.
Flowers amazing to get down so low and keep control of the ball.
The only fluke could be fatty Fournette thinking the rock was a salad and dropping it.
Our defence was championship level in the second half we put our foot on their neck and didn’t let em up.
Actually, Brady had already dropped the ball before Fournette ever had a chance to get it.
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - Bengalbug - 12-19-2022
https://twitter.com/thechrismathis/status/1604679517943087104?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
“He (Brady) was fairly ok, but not good enough to win”. Lol
Good on you Eli.
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - hoosierbengal - 12-19-2022
(12-18-2022, 10:42 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: I'm sorry but I just don't see being called "fairly tough" as some sort of big thing?
Yes I agree it wasn’t that big of a thing but it was just weird when you listen to the three of four things he said leading up to it. He was being highly complimentary of the Bengals and then when he mentioned the Bengals defense he dropped the “fairly tough”. With that said he could have said a lot worse.
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - Sled21 - 12-19-2022
Imagine your best friend in your younger years trying to get you to go on a blind date so you can double with him and his girlfriend. He says "My girlfriend has a cousin in town and you should go out with her." You ask what she looks like and he says she's "Fairly attractive." Are you excited, or dreading it?
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - SunsetBengal - 12-19-2022
(12-19-2022, 08:51 AM)hoosierbengal Wrote: Yes I agree it wasn’t that big of a thing but it was just weird when you listen to the three of four things he said leading up to it. He was being highly complimentary of the Bengals and then when he mentioned the Bengals defense he dropped the “fairly tough”. With that said he could have said a lot worse.
Well, credit the opportunistic fan writer who chose to single out one sentence from all that Tom actually said. On the other hand, football is a competitive sport where the participants will grasp at the tiniest details looking for something to draw emotional energy from, in order to gain that competitive edge. In other words, Tom left the door open, why wouldn't the Bengals come rushing through it?
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - GAWhoDey - 12-19-2022
Come on, I refuse to believe that being called "fairly tough" is some great insult that would be a rallying cry for millionaire professional athletes. I'm not buying it, especially since the defense came out looking like they were playing in wet concrete for the first half. If they were so fired up over it, they wouldn't have allowed Geriatric Tom to shred them for the first 30 minutes.
Great adjustments at halftime and they did play great in second half, but I'm just not buying this narrative that Tommy gave them some great bulletin board material that motivated them to play great football, because for half the game, they did not, in fact, play very well.
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - bengalfan74 - 12-19-2022
(12-19-2022, 10:34 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Well, credit the opportunistic fan writer who chose to single out one sentence from all that Tom actually said. On the other hand, football is a competitive sport where the participants will grasp at the tiniest details looking for something to draw emotional energy from, in order to gain that competitive edge. In other words, Tom left the door open, why wouldn't the Bengals come rushing through it?
Bingo
I could be wrong but I don't think Brady meant it as a slight. And I don't like Brady at all, however.
"Fairly good defense" it does lean towards a slight. Mediocre, average, not very good can easily be read into it. But it can also be viewed as they're better than average, not bad, above awful and so on.
But we won so if it helped them
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - GAWhoDey - 12-19-2022
(12-19-2022, 10:28 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Imagine your best friend in your younger years trying to get you to go on a blind date so you can double with him and his girlfriend. He says "My girlfriend has a cousin in town and you should go out with her." You ask what she looks like and he says she's "Fairly attractive." Are you excited, or dreading it?
My first question would have been "Does she put out?" Attractiveness is great. Getting laid by a 6 is fun too.
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - Stewy - 12-19-2022
(12-19-2022, 12:50 AM)Bengalbug Wrote: https://twitter.com/thechrismathis/status/1604679517943087104?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
“He (Brady) was fairly ok, but not good enough to win”. Lol
Good on you Eli.
The best part of that is that Eli delivered that with a straight face and didn't laugh into the camera. lol
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - XenoMorph - 12-19-2022
(12-18-2022, 09:41 PM)pally Wrote: The defense took it personally
BJ HILL with nice shot at Tom Brady "We're fairly tough" on defense. Bengals walk in winners again. pic.twitter.com/rt8oGok8rD
— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) December 19, 2022
i mean fairly tough defense from a guy that has 7 rings isnt an insult imo lol
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - Stewy - 12-19-2022
(12-19-2022, 11:03 AM)GAWhoDey Wrote: Come on, I refuse to believe that being called "fairly tough" is some great insult that would be a rallying cry for millionaire professional athletes. I'm not buying it, especially since the defense came out looking like they were playing in wet concrete for the first half. If they were so fired up over it, they wouldn't have allowed Geriatric Tom to shred them for the first 30 minutes.
Great adjustments at halftime and they did play great in second half, but I'm just not buying this narrative that Tommy gave them some great bulletin board material that motivated them to play great football, because for half the game, they did not, in fact, play very well.
You can believe that, and perhaps the comment was taken out of context, but post game the Paul Dehner remarked that he heard "fairly tough" 74 times and ESPN have the comment on their front page lead.
You never know what's going to motivate players, but this sure did.
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - Bengalbug - 12-19-2022
(12-19-2022, 11:21 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: i mean fairly tough defense from a guy that has 7 rings isnt an insult imo lol
I guess, however they are number 10 this year in PPG. I’d say that’s a good defense. 18-20 would be fairly tough.
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - XenoMorph - 12-19-2022
(12-19-2022, 11:30 AM)Bengalbug Wrote: I guess, however they are number 10 this year in PPG. I’d say that’s a good defense. 18-20 would be fairly tough.
18-20 would be fairly tough to watch for us...
But not for tom brady to pick apart
RE: "Fairly Tough Defense?" - Interceptor - 12-19-2022
(12-19-2022, 11:12 AM)GAWhoDey Wrote: My first question would have been "Does she put out?" Attractiveness is great. Getting laid by a 6 is fun too.
Alcohol can raise that 6.