(01-10-2016, 02:59 AM)Bengalsrob Wrote: On a different note, it felt extremely awesome for those few seconds when I was absolutely sure we had the playoff win but it was fool's gold and I and my team were quickly back to being Charlie Brown  

(01-10-2016, 12:12 PM)BritishBengal Wrote: Call was right. First down ends the game. You can't kneel and give the Steelers a chance to get a TD with 1:40 on the clock. Hill proved why he lost a lot carries. He's a liability.

(01-10-2016, 12:58 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: A ref played no part in Hill's fumble though.

(01-10-2016, 01:02 PM)muskiesfan Wrote: I can see your point, but really? Hill's fumble absolves Burfict and Jones? Give me a break. They ***** up too. I don't understand why so many people won't put any blame on those 2. Their actions, without question, cost the Bengals the game. Without their actions, the Bengals could've still won even with the fumble.

(01-10-2016, 02:53 AM)Big Boss Wrote: It wouldn't really matter either way if Jeremy Hill had the common sense to take what they gave him, get on his knees immediately, and hold onto the goddamn ball with both arms.

(01-10-2016, 03:47 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: He had literally one job at that point. Protect the ball and Bengals win. Loss is primarily on Hill.

(01-10-2016, 01:05 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: It was the right play call, but the players HAVE to know to put two hands on the ball and go down at contact and not fight for extra yards.

Had he gone down at contact, it brings up second and 5 and the Steelers have to use the first of their three timeouts.  Repeat twice and run out their timeouts, hopefully getting the first down as well.  With the first down you can take a knee to end the game.

Just taking the knee and kicking a FG takes three seconds off of the clock after their time outs and gives them the ball back trailing by less than a TD.

(01-10-2016, 02:50 AM)AmeriknGrizzly Wrote: Ok pretty sure I'm gonna get a lot of flak for this but I don't blame Hill for this loss.

I rest full blame on whoever made the call for him to run on that play.  We had the lead and we had the positioning, all we had to do was kneel three times so Pit would burn timeouts and then kick the field goal to extend the lead.  After that you kickoff, they have no timeouts, and have to score a touchdown to win with only around a minute remaining.  Also after he stepped up after Gio was hit, c'mon he was a different player after that.  

I will concede that yes he should have held on to the ball but the ball should never have been put in his hands in the first place.

(01-10-2016, 03:11 AM)C0de_M0nkey Wrote: You can't blame Hue for Hill's fumble. Jeremy Hill is a bum and he's been a bum all year long. The only thing I blame Hue for is starting a mediocre 3.6 yard per carry running back with a history of ball security issues. A run up the middle is probably the best play Hue could have called in that situation. You dont take a knee unless the game is already over.

(01-10-2016, 02:59 AM)Millhouse Wrote: Oh we shoulda kneeled down in that situation 3 times for the best odds in the wet weather. But even if we did and go up by four, chances are we would have lost it some other way, like kickoff return or something lol.

(01-10-2016, 01:02 PM)muskiesfan Wrote: I can see your point, but really? Hill's fumble absolves Burfict and Jones? Give me a break. They ***** up too. I don't understand why so many people won't put any blame on those 2. Their actions, without question, cost the Bengals the game. Without their actions, the Bengals could've still won even with the fumble.