(01-24-2021, 04:18 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: Whadda bout Chili Mac ?!?!?



Made all over the U.S. now even by Campbell's.

(01-24-2021, 11:43 PM)Benton Wrote: Someone who worked there told me the amount of dough is based off some corporate metric. Basically it's a formula that says "you sold X amount of larges this date last year and Y amount of mediums," then it factors in recent sales and tells them how much dough to thaw out for which sizes.

So, yeah, that's why you can call and get two mediums but no large.

(01-23-2021, 12:03 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: 1. Gio continues to be overrated by our fan base (some people actually think he’s better than Mixon or could be a true #1 on a good team). I think at least some of it is how likable he is. Kind of similar to Andy.

2. Elite weapons are every bit as important as the trenches in the modern NFL. Just look at the teams left in the playoffs.

3. Palmer was a better QB than Dalton.

4. Dunlap does not deserve all the hate he got. It’s shocking to me that people still side with the team time after time with this stuff.

5. Geno has not been a top player for at least a couple years now. It’s not just the shoulder injury. We absolutely need to get out of that contract.

(01-25-2021, 06:50 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: My hot take, that will get so much anger and hostility thrown at it:

If year 3 of Taylor is a failure and you move on from him, you should also trade Burrow for a 1st rounder and move on from him as well.

No wait... don't start foaming at the mouth just yet, there is a reason to this.

If this season is a failure, that is year two of the rookie contract wasted.

Now, I know it has happened sometimes, but it is very very rare that a new coach comes into a bad team and takes them to the playoffs. This also means you are counting on the Bengals front office to sign the right coach.... yikes.

Let's be honest, if Taylor gets fired we are probably a 5 or 6 win team at best. So, new coach, and new system, means the team is probably looking at 8 wins. 3rd year of the rookie contract now wasted.

Year 2 of the new coach, maybe we get lucky end up as a wildcard team. Probably not going to make a deep playoff run your first time in at this point, would be 7 years since we made the playoffs? So year 4 of the rookie contract is now gone.

Now, you have a shot at maybe a deeper playoff run. Year 5 option year is going to be expensive. New contract after year 4 also really going to be expensive. So, do you dismantle the roster to keep the QB?

My thought is that if you get a new coach, let him get a QB in the draft and this extends the window of being competitive. This is a Brown family owned team, we have to stop believing they will scout and do things right to build a constant winning team.


Now, please remember. I am not saying Burrow isn't a good QB with a high ceiling. He is, but all the hype before the draft about him and how he was so far above all the other QBs, yet I saw Herbert doing good things in LA, I saw Jalen Hurts look like he has the chance to do things in Philly, it is so rare that there is just one good QB in a class. I just think if we are going to waste the entire rookie contract of Burrow rebuilding, why not extend that window to 5 years again with another top rookie passer while landing a 1st round pick out of Burrow (as long as he plays to the high level again.)

(01-25-2021, 04:55 PM)Synric Wrote: I remember guys fighting over this lol.

(01-25-2021, 07:36 PM)WiregrassBenGal Wrote: 1.) Yes, Zac Taylor has been slightly unlucky. How many times have the Bengals been truly blown out in his two years?
2.) To an extent, the Buccaneers and Tom Brady winning yesterday was fixed/scripted similar to his comeback win against the Falcons.
3.) To me, Goldstar is slightly spicier/tastier than Skyline. Also, the one near my sister in Wilmington had breakfast, which was good.
4.) I never saw Carson Palmer play that much, but he was really classy when he played the Bengals as a Raider and came over and hugged Andy after the game.

(01-25-2021, 03:41 AM)Stewy Wrote: Houston as well and I have never seen it on any menu......ever.  Not a Mexican place, not a Tex mex place, not a fast food place. Not a single restaurant on Uber Eats, Grub Hub or DoorDash have it on any menu within distance to my house.  So I don't know where your eating, but you might want to up the quality.

(01-25-2021, 04:55 PM)Synric Wrote: I remember guys fighting over this lol.

(01-25-2021, 04:55 PM)Synric Wrote: I remember guys fighting over this lol.

(01-25-2021, 07:49 PM)bfine32 Wrote: The dude/dudette that made the decision to put hot sauce in MREs is my lifetime hero. 

(01-25-2021, 08:52 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Throw some Tobasco sauce in there and you're good to go.

(01-25-2021, 09:09 PM)Synric Wrote: I have been out almost 10 years now and I still use a Tobasco in my eggs because of that Omlet MRE.

(01-25-2021, 04:55 PM)Synric Wrote: I remember guys fighting over this lol.

(01-25-2021, 07:01 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: Well if you’re taking about pure overall talent, that’s just a given fact

(01-25-2021, 08:49 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: The army was actually the only time my wife had chili mac before she was with me and I started making it for her.

(01-25-2021, 09:09 PM)Synric Wrote: I have been out almost 10 years now and I still use a Tobasco in my eggs because of that Omlet MRE.

(01-26-2021, 03:33 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: The Chili Mac, Pizza and Cajun Rice were my 3 favs.


Palmer was clearly the better talent. Who had the better Bengals career is up for debate.


We got served Chili Mac with way too much chili powder right before the gas chamber. Did that happen to everyone, or was that just my sadistic drill sergeants?


Never be last to the MRE box. You'll see a stack of those things.

(01-25-2021, 07:49 PM)bfine32 Wrote: The dude/dudette that made the decision to put hot sauce in MREs is my lifetime hero. 

(01-26-2021, 11:54 AM)Pat5775 Wrote: Great point. Obviously we can’t know for certain, but I’d say it’s a safe bet that the Bengals wouldn’t have skipped a beat with Palmer at QB from 2011-2015. Carson demanded his trade too soon... but nobody could have seen that fast resurgence under Green/Dalton coming in January 2011.

(01-26-2021, 11:54 AM)Pat5775 Wrote: Great point. Obviously we can’t know for certain, but I’d say it’s a safe bet that the Bengals wouldn’t have skipped a beat with Palmer at QB from 2011-2015. Carson demanded his trade too soon... but nobody could have seen that fast resurgence under Green/Dalton coming in January 2011.