(06-13-2017, 09:39 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: I'm torn here. I really want to see the team succeed this year... and by "succeed" I mean win at least one damn playoff game. I'm nervous that merely making the playoffs will be enough to satisfy the Browns to give Marvin yet another extension, even if the team s***s the bed in the postseason again and gives Marvin an 0-7 playoff record. It's playoff win or bust, IMO. If we don't get that, and Marvin is extended... I will go ballistic

(06-13-2017, 10:31 PM)Tiger Teeth Wrote: This sounds like a fred stat.

(06-13-2017, 10:55 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Gotta have somebody be a stat man when Fred gets his ass banned all the time...

(06-13-2017, 07:30 PM)MaineBengal Wrote: If you don't count 2007, the Bengals have done really well in general in odd-numbered years. At the very least, they were really fun to watch in those seasons.

2015 is in the conversation of all-time best Bengals teams with the 8-0 start. Yeah, I know. Playoff collapse.

2013 was also a great year where Zim and Gruden springboarded into head coaching gigs. Dalton set a bunch of franchise season records at QB. The Defense played really well.

2011 was a shocker with the rookies Dalton and Green, where they defied expectations and made the playoffs.

2009 we swept the AFC North and won the division. It was flanked by two pretty horrible seasons though.

2007 crashed and burned big time, but had some fun moments with Carson, Chad and TJ. J-Joe and Leon Hall cemented themselves as one of the hot young CB tandems. Because this season sucked, you can argue that 2006-2008 was the worst 3 year stretch in Marvin's tenure.

2005 was epic, and is also in the conversation of best all-time Bengals teams.

2003 was Marvin's first year where the Bengals were competitive and had spirit for the first time in a long time.

Let's hope 2017 continues this trend, yeah?

(06-13-2017, 07:30 PM)MaineBengal Wrote: If you don't count 2007, the Bengals have done really well in general in odd-numbered years. At the very least, they were really fun to watch in those seasons.

2015 is in the conversation of all-time best Bengals teams with the 8-0 start. Yeah, I know. Playoff collapse.

2013 was also a great year where Zim and Gruden springboarded into head coaching gigs. Dalton set a bunch of franchise season records at QB. The Defense played really well.

2011 was a shocker with the rookies Dalton and Green, where they defied expectations and made the playoffs.

2009 we swept the AFC North and won the division. It was flanked by two pretty horrible seasons though.

2007 crashed and burned big time, but had some fun moments with Carson, Chad and TJ. J-Joe and Leon Hall cemented themselves as one of the hot young CB tandems. Because this season sucked, you can argue that 2006-2008 was the worst 3 year stretch in Marvin's tenure.

2005 was epic, and is also in the conversation of best all-time Bengals teams.

2003 was Marvin's first year where the Bengals were competitive and had spirit for the first time in a long time.

Let's hope 2017 continues this trend, yeah?

(06-14-2017, 10:14 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: The banhammer what twirling again?  I still say we need a smiley for that, swinging something that looks like Thor's hammer over its head.  

Sounds good to me, maybe use Hewitt as Thor.

(06-14-2017, 01:08 PM)grampahol Wrote: If odd numbers works I'll take it except this is the Bengals 50th anniversary which by all accounts isn't an odd number unless you just count the 5.. 

Thinking about getting banned I'm way overdue. It was a regular feature on the old board. Just a simple misspelling of the word AS seemed like a capital offense. One extra s.. What's the big deal about a bunch of extra S's?

It is harder to get banned on this board no shit.

(06-14-2017, 01:10 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: It is harder to get banned on this board no shit.

(06-14-2017, 12:27 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Last i saw Fred got banned again, dude just doesn't learn lol

Sounds good to me, maybe use Hewitt as Thor.

(06-14-2017, 01:10 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: It is harder to get banned on this board no shit.

(06-14-2017, 01:56 PM)Go Cards Wrote: Marvin good in odd years ?

No freakin wonder we always lose in playoffs !

Marv harnesses the odd year karma and does his thing kicking butt and taking names throughout the season.

Then the Playoffs roll around and it is 2018 !  An even number year and the whole thing unravels immediately.

Finally I understand the Bengals now.