01-12-2022, 10:38 AM
I predict I may not go on this sites Game Day postings as if play by play as the game happens. Being the play-offs, I doubt I will want to go tappa, tappa, tappa all through this Play-Off Game. So I will post something I have mentioned in games in past, and that is Field Position. Sometimes Fans freak out wondering why Bengals are off to a slow start, and they need reminded that Bengals have started with backs to the end zone so far. It's very hard to move the ball 90 yards for a score. Field position comes into play, but Bengals should get the ball in good field position during game. When you get those turnovers and start around the 50 or better, you need to come away with points, even a field goal. Fans don't like field goals, always wanting to go for it on 4th down, but coming away with 3 is better than nothing. So as some will be posting during the game, try to remember Field Position. If Raiders make a great punt and Bengals start backs in end zone, or penalties on kick-off which happens a lot in NFL puts Bengals backs in end zone, well, hopefully that doesn't happen all game.
The game is on NBC, so Bengals Fans all over should not be asking, How Do I Watch The Game ? It's the only game on and on a major network. Since it is NBC, is that Collinsworth and ex Red announcer Al Michaels from back in 1970 to around 1973. Al and Joe on the radio. Al was no homer announcer for the Reds though. I remember he refused to be a Reds homer and he only drank water during games to have a good broadcasting voice. Of course many younger remember Al with John Madden or more lately Al with Collinsworth. Bengals Collinsworth did a great job also on WLW radio Sports Talk, but like Al Michaels moved way up the broadcasting ladder. They did not move up by being Cincinnati Homers, that is NOT their jobs on National Game Broadcasts. Some Cincy Fans don't get that. However Collinsworth might get a little excited if Bengals win, and Michaels may have to scrape him off the ceiling like a run away balloon if Bengals win. I like that the 2 Cincy guys made The Big Time in broadcasting over the years.
So far the Bengals.com did not practice list looks OK, and Bengals look good to go. Many keys players back off covid list, ready to play. So GO BENGALS in THE JUNGLE. After last 2 seasons, I would have been happy with 8 wins at start of season. Bengals won AFC NORTH that many thought Ravens or Browns would win start of season. As Vince Lombardi would tell his players, " Now in Play-Offs, dig down deeper and give me More. You've played well, Now play even better ". The Packers wondered how they could play even better, but they said Lombardi was right, in crunch time in big money games, they found an extra something in the gas tank to Get It Done.
GO BENGALS....Everybody is talking about Crosby, but I have Hope.....Bengals have Hendrickson at Defensive End, so Crosby isn't the Lone Ranger in this game. ...Sadly there will be a lot of Raiders Fans in The Jungle. The whole Hells Angels and then the Rap Music Thing. As if putting on a Raiders hat makes you a Rapper. But this isn't Oakland, LA or Las Vegas, so I hope they have a losers trip home to Lost Wages, Nevada. It could be a Close Game, if so, I like Bengals Field Goal Kicker they drafted. I like Bengals Defense more than Raiders. I would not trade Bengals receivers , Mixon or Burrow for what Raiders have. Still, Raiders are a Play-Off team and The Play-Offs are all good teams. I hope Bengals do win easy, but if it is close, that kicker Bengals drafted is huge, plus I like Huber, Bengals best punter ever, he has earned that. I like our Kicking Game.
Also, Madden is NOT coaching in this game, and neither is Paul Brown. So I hope they focus on the game, and don't fall into a Madden funeral celebration in this as TV likes to do. Madden and Paul Brown aren't in this game. I hope TV Network can lay off that jazz and cover the players and coaches actually in this game. Madden and Paul Brown have not coached these teams since 1970's era, so I hope the Media can lay off that stuff, and cover the game.
The game is on NBC, so Bengals Fans all over should not be asking, How Do I Watch The Game ? It's the only game on and on a major network. Since it is NBC, is that Collinsworth and ex Red announcer Al Michaels from back in 1970 to around 1973. Al and Joe on the radio. Al was no homer announcer for the Reds though. I remember he refused to be a Reds homer and he only drank water during games to have a good broadcasting voice. Of course many younger remember Al with John Madden or more lately Al with Collinsworth. Bengals Collinsworth did a great job also on WLW radio Sports Talk, but like Al Michaels moved way up the broadcasting ladder. They did not move up by being Cincinnati Homers, that is NOT their jobs on National Game Broadcasts. Some Cincy Fans don't get that. However Collinsworth might get a little excited if Bengals win, and Michaels may have to scrape him off the ceiling like a run away balloon if Bengals win. I like that the 2 Cincy guys made The Big Time in broadcasting over the years.
So far the Bengals.com did not practice list looks OK, and Bengals look good to go. Many keys players back off covid list, ready to play. So GO BENGALS in THE JUNGLE. After last 2 seasons, I would have been happy with 8 wins at start of season. Bengals won AFC NORTH that many thought Ravens or Browns would win start of season. As Vince Lombardi would tell his players, " Now in Play-Offs, dig down deeper and give me More. You've played well, Now play even better ". The Packers wondered how they could play even better, but they said Lombardi was right, in crunch time in big money games, they found an extra something in the gas tank to Get It Done.
GO BENGALS....Everybody is talking about Crosby, but I have Hope.....Bengals have Hendrickson at Defensive End, so Crosby isn't the Lone Ranger in this game. ...Sadly there will be a lot of Raiders Fans in The Jungle. The whole Hells Angels and then the Rap Music Thing. As if putting on a Raiders hat makes you a Rapper. But this isn't Oakland, LA or Las Vegas, so I hope they have a losers trip home to Lost Wages, Nevada. It could be a Close Game, if so, I like Bengals Field Goal Kicker they drafted. I like Bengals Defense more than Raiders. I would not trade Bengals receivers , Mixon or Burrow for what Raiders have. Still, Raiders are a Play-Off team and The Play-Offs are all good teams. I hope Bengals do win easy, but if it is close, that kicker Bengals drafted is huge, plus I like Huber, Bengals best punter ever, he has earned that. I like our Kicking Game.
Also, Madden is NOT coaching in this game, and neither is Paul Brown. So I hope they focus on the game, and don't fall into a Madden funeral celebration in this as TV likes to do. Madden and Paul Brown aren't in this game. I hope TV Network can lay off that jazz and cover the players and coaches actually in this game. Madden and Paul Brown have not coached these teams since 1970's era, so I hope the Media can lay off that stuff, and cover the game.
1968 Bengal Fan
