(08-23-2017, 10:14 AM)clevelandsdad Wrote: I swear, Bengals fans have to be one of the most dramatic fan bases in sports.

We have a couple of flashes of offensive excitement during preseason week 1 and everyone loses their minds thinking that we are Super Bowl bound. Then come next week after a poor performance in preaseason week 2, everyone is kicking and screaming.

"We're DONE." "Our defense is old and slow again." "It's 2016 all over again."

Chill out lol. It's literally been 2 weeks and we've already gone from first to worst. At this rate, I can't imagine what the regular season will be like on these boards. Better than reality TV.

Everyone is being so dramatic and just needs to RELAX

(08-23-2017, 12:49 PM)muskiesfan Wrote: While there is a small hint of truth in this, it's just like reporting by mainstream media. Take the far extremes and paint them as the whole.

Plus, it seems being at all critical is not acceptable right now. If you don't think Ogbuehi is going to play well this year, you're obviously football ignorant and hate the guy personally and want his family harmed. When dealing with fans, you have to understand that they're all going to try and twist things to match their point of view. The same people exclaiming "calm down, it's only preseason!" or "preseason means nothing!" are the same ones saying that Ced is much improved over last season. Well, last season he was a horrible tackle regardless of where he lined up. If the preseason means nothing, how can we suddenly be so sure he's going to be fine? I have little faith in him, but I will reserve further judgement until the regular season starts. All any of us have is previous performance and Ced's previous performance is not good.

So yes, there are some wildly going from one extreme to the other, but most of it are fans with differing opinions on players trying to find ways to belittle each other for having differing opinions. So it's really just business as usual.

(08-23-2017, 06:21 PM)grampahol Wrote: Relax..its all scripted anyway..when the league decides it's the Bengals turn to win it all we will and not until then. 
That's my conspiracy theory side talking..
On the other hand maybe it really is all above board and there is no tinkering with the outcome of games..It's only millions upon millions of dollars being wagered every single game so of course there would be nobody calling the shots from a bookie den . After all, does anyone realistically believe that the bookies are going to be willing to lose billions of dollars as the Bengals win the Super Bowl? 
Oh wait, it's about drama.. Never mind.. 

(08-23-2017, 10:14 AM)clevelandsdad Wrote: I swear, Bengals fans have to be one of the most dramatic fan bases in sports.

We have a couple of flashes of offensive excitement during preseason week 1 and everyone loses their minds thinking that we are Super Bowl bound. Then come next week after a poor performance in preaseason week 2, everyone is kicking and screaming.

"We're DONE." "Our defense is old and slow again." "It's 2016 all over again."

Chill out lol. It's literally been 2 weeks and we've already gone from first to worst. At this rate, I can't imagine what the regular season will be like on these boards. Better than reality TV.

Everyone is being so dramatic and just needs to RELAX

(08-23-2017, 10:14 AM)clevelandsdad Wrote: I swear, Bengals fans have to be one of the most dramatic fan bases in sports.

We have a couple of flashes of offensive excitement during preseason week 1 and everyone loses their minds thinking that we are Super Bowl bound. Then come next week after a poor performance in preaseason week 2, everyone is kicking and screaming.

"We're DONE." "Our defense is old and slow again." "It's 2016 all over again."

Chill out lol. It's literally been 2 weeks and we've already gone from first to worst. At this rate, I can't imagine what the regular season will be like on these boards. Better than reality TV.

Everyone is being so dramatic and just needs to RELAX

(08-23-2017, 06:09 PM)Joelist Wrote: Then there are those of us who saw the EXACT SAME THING happen last preseason, with the OL not ready for prime time and the defense showing bad tackling and constantly getting caught out of position. And the reaction from others that "it's only preseason" was exactly l;ike this time.

So what happened?

In the regular season both issues were still there are killed us. The OL was a sieve and the defense took half the season to remember basic principles of defense. So we have direct, recent precedent for preseason play quality reflecting regular season play quality.

(08-23-2017, 10:14 AM)clevelandsdad Wrote: I swear, Bengals fans have to be one of the most dramatic fan bases in sports.

We have a couple of flashes of offensive excitement during preseason week 1 and everyone loses their minds thinking that we are Super Bowl bound. Then come next week after a poor performance in preaseason week 2, everyone is kicking and screaming.

"We're DONE." "Our defense is old and slow again." "It's 2016 all over again."

Chill out lol. It's literally been 2 weeks and we've already gone from first to worst. At this rate, I can't imagine what the regular season will be like on these boards. Better than reality TV.

Everyone is being so dramatic and just needs to RELAX

(08-23-2017, 10:14 AM)clevelandsdad Wrote: I swear, Bengals fans have to be one of the most dramatic fan bases in sports.

We have a couple of flashes of offensive excitement during preseason week 1 and everyone loses their minds thinking that we are Super Bowl bound. Then come next week after a poor performance in preaseason week 2, everyone is kicking and screaming.

"We're DONE." "Our defense is old and slow again." "It's 2016 all over again."

Chill out lol. It's literally been 2 weeks and we've already gone from first to worst. At this rate, I can't imagine what the regular season will be like on these boards. Better than reality TV.

Everyone is being so dramatic and just needs to RELAX

(08-23-2017, 06:09 PM)Joelist Wrote: Then there are those of us who saw the EXACT SAME THING happen last preseason, with the OL not ready for prime time and the defense showing bad tackling and constantly getting caught out of position. And the reaction from others that "it's only preseason" was exactly like this time.

So what happened?

In the regular season both issues were still there and killed us. The OL was a sieve and the defense took half the season to remember basic principles of defense. So we have direct, recent precedent for preseason play quality reflecting regular season play quality.

(08-23-2017, 10:14 AM)clevelandsdad Wrote: I swear, Bengals fans have to be one of the most dramatic fan bases in sports.

We have a couple of flashes of offensive excitement during preseason week 1 and everyone loses their minds thinking that we are Super Bowl bound. Then come next week after a poor performance in preaseason week 2, everyone is kicking and screaming.

"We're DONE." "Our defense is old and slow again." "It's 2016 all over again."

Chill out lol. It's literally been 2 weeks and we've already gone from first to worst. At this rate, I can't imagine what the regular season will be like on these boards. Better than reality TV.

Everyone is being so dramatic and just needs to RELAX

(08-24-2017, 03:29 PM)Marlon23 Wrote: This is what I think about this thread...

(08-23-2017, 10:14 AM)clevelandsdad Wrote: I swear, Bengals fans have to be one of the most dramatic fan bases in sports.

We have a couple of flashes of offensive excitement during preseason week 1 and everyone loses their minds thinking that we are Super Bowl bound. Then come next week after a poor performance in preaseason week 2, everyone is kicking and screaming.

"We're DONE." "Our defense is old and slow again." "It's 2016 all over again."

Chill out lol. It's literally been 2 weeks and we've already gone from first to worst. At this rate, I can't imagine what the regular season will be like on these boards. Better than reality TV.

Everyone is being so dramatic and just needs to RELAX