(07-21-2022, 01:48 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Welcome back Tiger Blood ole buddy. 

Yes, they will have a target on their back we will see how the coaches and players handle it.

(07-21-2022, 01:42 PM)Tiger Blood Wrote: they've got the talent to get back to the sb, we'll see how zac and his coaches handle the expectations and not being the underdogs,

(07-21-2022, 08:03 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Players too.. they are the hunted now

(07-21-2022, 08:04 AM)Essex Johnson Wrote: A healthy season like last yr. Would be div. Finals,  multiple game injuries to 2  to 3 core players is making playoffs.

(07-21-2022, 08:27 PM)Nepa Wrote: I see posters often mention the Bengals "healthy season" in 2021. Yes, relative to the season before that. But they had some very significant injuries, including for the playoffs and Super Bowl. 

Teams rated higher than the Bengals for health for the 2021 regular season included Buffalo, KC, and Rams, where the Bengals were only 9th. 

https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/bills-enjoyed-the-second-healthiest-starting-lineup-in-nfl-in-2021/article_b37146d8-8e94-11ec-ac3a-f787068ebed4.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_TheBuffaloNews

If they had the lack of injuries of KC, Buffalo and Rams, the Bengals likely would have won the SuperBowl. In other words, there is room to improve in terms of health.

(07-21-2022, 07:43 PM)Tiger Blood Wrote: i'm hoping they still have a huge chip on there shoulders. mcvay and rams didn't win it his first go round. hopefully we get back this year and get ours.

(07-21-2022, 08:27 PM)Nepa Wrote: I see posters often mention the Bengals "healthy season" in 2021. Yes, relative to the season before that. But they had some very significant injuries, including for the playoffs and Super Bowl. 

Teams rated higher than the Bengals for health for the 2021 regular season included Buffalo, KC, and Rams, where the Bengals were only 9th. 

https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/bills-enjoyed-the-second-healthiest-starting-lineup-in-nfl-in-2021/article_b37146d8-8e94-11ec-ac3a-f787068ebed4.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_TheBuffaloNews

If they had the lack of injuries of KC, Buffalo and Rams, the Bengals likely would have won the SuperBowl. In other words, there is room to improve in terms of health.

(07-22-2022, 01:44 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: There is also a reason why Quinton Spain isn't here, he is cheap right now and knows the system.

(07-22-2022, 06:07 PM)fredtoast Wrote: He must not be healthy.  He may not be a big star, but he is a quality starter.

Over the last 6 seasons Spain is 21st in games played (88) and 27th in games started (84) among all NFL offensive linemen.  That is pretty impressive when you consider that there are 160 starting O-linemen every week in the NFL.

(07-23-2022, 01:48 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Could be. He has a tendency to get overweight as well. Lots of factors in why we haven't brought him back yet.

(07-22-2022, 01:49 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Truth. Yeah, we were way more blessed than the Ravens in terms of injuries but it isn't like we were completely healthy either 
on our Playoff run without Ogunjobi, ADG, Ossai, Bachie, D'Ante Smith etc. And players like Hopkins, Spain, Adeniji, Logan, Tee
Higgins all banged up. Need to improve in our health not hope we stay lucky.

(07-23-2022, 03:37 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Probably the same reason no other team has signed him.

I don't think he is healthy.  But there are a lot of other guys out there who are not signed but seem to be healthy.  So who knows what is going on with them.

(07-23-2022, 03:44 PM)Nepa Wrote: And our Right Tackle, Riley Reiff. Missing him for the playoffs was significant.

I wonder how the Bills stay so healthy each year. 2nd healthiest last year. 5th in 2020. 1st in 2019. 4th in 2018. 9th in 2017.