(02-04-2016, 10:08 PM)Go Cards Wrote: Burfict should have pulled the reins up after the ball was not caught. This happened directly in front of my seat and had a front row view of this debacle. There was time to digest the missed catch. 

(02-04-2016, 10:02 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: It's hilarious how little self-reflection Steelers players/coaches/fans have. I'm pretty positive all of us Bengals fans know Burfict is fairly dirty... but it's okay, because he's the exact thing the Steelers have had coming to them from their decades of dirty play. I'm just amazed it hasn't taken longer to catch up to them before the Bengals and Ravens finally decided they had enough of their shit and started dishing it back at them.

Until they either change how they conduct themselves as an organization, or change divisions, I don't think the Steelers will ever find themselves healthy enough to win another Super Bowl. It's as simple as that. They've worshipped their Harrison/Ward/Mitchell/Shazier/Wallace/etc head hunting, and now they're reaping what they sowed among the AFC North.

(02-05-2016, 02:47 AM)GodFather Wrote: I hope Burfict knock the whole 53 man roster out in one game

(02-05-2016, 02:58 AM)bengalhoel Wrote: I have been watching sports for 35 years at least and I have never seen anything like the hatred between these two teams and the fans. You can say what you want about Steelers/Ravens, Michigan/Ohio State, Yankees/Red Sox but nothing even comes close to what I have witnessed over the last 11 years. Seeing these Steelers players whining like little bitches when they have been doing worse for years is hard to swallow and harder to watch. What's bad is how the media babies him and his squad like they are innocent victims. Boomer Esiason (who once was my hero in my teens) gets on my nerves so bad with his uppity bullshit that he makes me want to puke. That whole CBS pregame crew blows, especially Blart Scott who still hasn't put together a complete sentence.

(02-04-2016, 10:08 PM)Go Cards Wrote: Burfict should have pulled the reins up after the ball was not caught. This happened directly in front of my seat and had a front row view of this debacle. There was time to digest the missed catch. 

Can forgive players trying to make plays though. Plus emotions were very high and the steelers were hitting that way as well. Can overlook this even though it was painful to watch the victory evaporate into thin air in this manner. 

Can not forgive Pac Man taking the verbal bait of a coach in a last ditch effort trying to magically pull a the win like it was a rabbit from a hat. Just plain stupidity.

They knew he was a hot head and exactly who's buttons to push. No excuse at all for taking the bait or for lying about the player winking at him either. That is just classless.  Great talent but weak minded. 

(02-05-2016, 10:55 AM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: Extremely well said.  As for the two games next year, I am certain that both teams will be put on notice.  The NFL cannot allow what went on this year to continue.  My guess is that the first sign of anything, there will be ejections.

(02-05-2016, 11:31 AM)jj22 Wrote: You must mean the NFL cannot allow Bengals players to fight back. They've allowed Steelers players and coaches to play cheap for years... If they do something, it's only because the Bengal players have begun defending themselves the last couple years. No more bringing knifes to gun fights.  No longer trying to play with class while clearly fighting (and losing) in the gutter....  If the Bengals don't defend themselves or react, the league is fine with the Steelers concussing and IR'ing our players. We all know it. It should make us rally behind out players. Not cower and demand our players revert back to getting beat up, abused, and bullied.

(02-05-2016, 11:43 AM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: The league has changed.  I don't think the league wants a game that results in hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, in multiple players being carted off the field, a game that is basic mayhem.  The place we watch the games is not filled with Bengals fans, and I don't live near Bengals fans.  I can tell you that the people I know, the people who don't root for either team, describe the recent games as insanity... basically one step above WWE.  The league, and every owner, is about one thing... making money.  I personally do not believe the league wants this.

(02-05-2016, 12:49 PM)RagnarLothbrok Wrote: So this might be a little off topic, but lets say that the trend of the past 2 seasons carries over into next season. Lets say these teams are aiming for each other and things get out of hand in both games. What does the NFL do going forward? Would they switch up the divisions a little bit to prevent the 2 teams from playing each other or would they just start handing out season long suspensions to prevent the teams from acting up. I'm really curious to hear what people think.

(02-05-2016, 01:00 PM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: I think you will see Bengal ejections pretty quick if things start to get out of hand, and those will be followed by Bengal suspensions.  That is the best way, in my opinion, to get things under control.  Fines do very little, but if a guy has to leave the field that will make a big impression.

(02-04-2016, 11:14 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: In addition,  Bengal stooler games used to make me nervous. Not anymore. I will be looking forward to them. There will soon be a day that pittsburgh is nothing but taint on the afc's ass. Much like cleveland is now.