(12-31-2015, 11:57 AM)Sled21 Wrote: The Bengal's fan base is so predictable.  Fans hated on Maualuga, until last season when we didn't have him and sorely missed him, then he was wonderful. Fans hate on Brandon Tate, until someone else is back there dropping punts (and Adam Jones can't return punts when we are short at corner).... Fans hated on Dalton to the point of actually booing the kid at a benefit baseball game this past off season after he took us to the playoffs 4 years in a row....now that we don't have him they are hating on AJ who has started 2 games, winning the first one and taking the leagues #1 defense into overtime in their house in the thin atmosphere. Of course, if AJ can't play due to his left wrist, then he would be wonderful and the hate would go to Wenning.... why do those fans even root for this team. Every game.. all is lost, all is lost... why not go be a Steeler or Raven fan? This is our roster this year, why not cheer for them instead of criticizing them all the time?

(12-31-2015, 12:10 PM)2MinutesHate Wrote: Excellent post.  Jungle Noise has been pretty quiet all season as everything was fine and dandy with most positions until Dalton got hurt.  Now the natives are restless and we have a new QB to attack.  It seems thread after thread seems to be filled with members positioning themselves on this or that side of McCarron now that Dalton cannot be criticized due to his injury.  

Like it or not, we have at least 2 games left of what was a pretty good year.  It's disappointing that if we don't win our first playoff game that the rest of the offseason will be filled with hate for McCarron and whatif's about Andy Dalton and the playoff game he didn't play in.

(12-31-2015, 11:57 AM)Sled21 Wrote: The Bengal's fan base is so predictable.  Fans hated on Maualuga, until last season when we didn't have him and sorely missed him, then he was wonderful. Fans hate on Brandon Tate, until someone else is back there dropping punts (and Adam Jones can't return punts when we are short at corner).... Fans hated on Dalton to the point of actually booing the kid at a benefit baseball game this past off season after he took us to the playoffs 4 years in a row....now that we don't have him they are hating on AJ who has started 2 games, winning the first one and taking the leagues #1 defense into overtime in their house in the thin atmosphere. Of course, if AJ can't play due to his left wrist, then he would be wonderful and the hate would go to Wenning.... why do those fans even root for this team. Every game.. all is lost, all is lost... why not go be a Steeler or Raven fan? This is our roster this year, why not cheer for them instead of criticizing them all the time?

(12-31-2015, 12:34 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Marlon, the magician of the Elipses!

(12-31-2015, 11:57 AM)Sled21 Wrote: The Bengal's fan base is so predictable.  Fans hated on Maualuga, until last season when we didn't have him and sorely missed him, then he was wonderful. Fans hate on Brandon Tate, until someone else is back there dropping punts (and Adam Jones can't return punts when we are short at corner).... Fans hated on Dalton to the point of actually booing the kid at a benefit baseball game this past off season after he took us to the playoffs 4 years in a row....now that we don't have him they are hating on AJ who has started 2 games, winning the first one and taking the leagues #1 defense into overtime in their house in the thin atmosphere. Of course, if AJ can't play due to his left wrist, then he would be wonderful and the hate would go to Wenning.... why do those fans even root for this team. Every game.. all is lost, all is lost... why not go be a Steeler or Raven fan? This is our roster this year, why not cheer for them instead of criticizing them all the time?

(12-30-2015, 08:46 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: What catches?  All of them that were within their catch radius.    I'm not going to hammer any particular players, but I seem to remember at least 3 very catchable balls in the 2nd half that resulted in non-catches, and killed momentum when we could have potentially put the Broncos away.

(12-31-2015, 01:44 PM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: That's how it is for any fandom. Maualuga had many bad seasons, last year he had a decent one. Tate has had costly mistakes.

If AJ can't go, I don't see that big of a drop off between him and Wenning to be honest. Wenning has better deep ball accuracy, but McCarron has more experience thus far. McCarron is a backup QB who talked about comparing himself and the situation as to Tom Brady and compared himself to Brett Favre. If you compare yourself to the greats before you even get your start, you should be prepared for criticism.

You can cheer for a team but be critical on a player. Or else you are just doing blind homerism. If Wenning has to play, my stance on McCarron doesn't change. He is only viewed as a backup QB to me.

It's not like he's the QB of the future. No. He's the QB of NOW and most likely has to play in the playoffs just for us to get our real QB back.

Sorry that I'm putting so much pressure on a QB that there is so much hype about "living up the pressure".

(12-31-2015, 03:35 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: The definition of compare:
estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between.

He's definitely noting the similarity between himself and Brady's situation. 

Lastly, Coley Harvey's article title (lol) - Which QB would AJ McCarron really want to be compared to? Brett Favre:
http://espn.go.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/20626/bengals-aj-mccarron-brett-favre-tom-brady-qb-really-want-compared-to-2

(12-31-2015, 11:57 AM)Sled21 Wrote: The Bengal's fan base is so predictable.  Fans hated on Maualuga, until last season when we didn't have him and sorely missed him, then he was wonderful. Fans hate on Brandon Tate, until someone else is back there dropping punts (and Adam Jones can't return punts when we are short at corner).... Fans hated on Dalton to the point of actually booing the kid at a benefit baseball game this past off season after he took us to the playoffs 4 years in a row....now that we don't have him they are hating on AJ who has started 2 games, winning the first one and taking the leagues #1 defense into overtime in their house in the thin atmosphere. Of course, if AJ can't play due to his left wrist, then he would be wonderful and the hate would go to Wenning.... why do those fans even root for this team. Every game.. all is lost, all is lost... why not go be a Steeler or Raven fan? This is our roster this year, why not cheer for them instead of criticizing them all the time?

(12-31-2015, 04:58 PM)Sled21 Wrote: And yet once again...comparing one's situation to a situation another person was in is not the same as comparing yourself to that person. It's really not that hard to understand......
As for that article, read the article instead of the headline and you will see exactly what was said does not come close to the headline. Favre is McCarron's favorite QB, and he stated that at the end of his career that is who he would most like to be compared to.....not now!!!! Would you be happier if he said he wanted to be compared to Akili Smith???

(12-31-2015, 10:05 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: Sure that guy hangs on to the ball, but makes really boneheaded decisions in the process.

I'd rather see him wave fair-catch, take the knee, or let it bounce into the end zone.

^Supposedly the most exciting plays in football are now reduced to this.^

That's about all I have to say about Brandon Tate.

Do I root for him to succeed?  Absolutely. 

He plays for my team and is better than anyone else they have trotted out there who isn't named Adam Jones.

Which is your whole point.

Yet I want to throw my TV through the window when he acts like an imbecile

Please for the love of God...  next off-season get this team a threat at kick/punt returns and just let go of BT !!

(12-31-2015, 11:57 AM)Sled21 Wrote: The Bengal's fan base is so predictable.  Fans hated on Maualuga, until last season when we didn't have him and sorely missed him, then he was wonderful. Fans hate on Brandon Tate, until someone else is back there dropping punts (and Adam Jones can't return punts when we are short at corner).... Fans hated on Dalton to the point of actually booing the kid at a benefit baseball game this past off season after he took us to the playoffs 4 years in a row....now that we don't have him they are hating on AJ who has started 2 games, winning the first one and taking the leagues #1 defense into overtime in their house in the thin atmosphere. Of course, if AJ can't play due to his left wrist, then he would be wonderful and the hate would go to Wenning.... why do those fans even root for this team. Every game.. all is lost, all is lost... why not go be a Steeler or Raven fan? This is our roster this year, why not cheer for them instead of criticizing them all the time?