Zac Taylor visits local bar to celebrate with the fans

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(01-18-2022, 12:21 PM)MileHighGrowler Wrote: On Saturday, we all needed to stop, take a moment, and celebrate being in the race.  Their last playoff win happened was I was 5.  No, it's not the Super Bowl, but one step at a time, and with an absence of playoff wins that many years in a row, it's most certainly something to celebrate.  The Bengals have also really stepped up as an organization in creating better fan engagement.  This is another piece to that puzzle and goes a long way to show the org cares about the people of the city.  I love the move.  

I want the team focused on the next game, and I have zero doubt they have been since Sunday.  But if people wanted to celebrate a milestone on Saturday, let 'em.  Unless they come out flat this weekend from carrying the party into the week (doesn't seem the players or staff will, because they don't have the same stock in that win that the city had), I'm not sure I understand the worry. 

Yeah that’s cool. Celebrate by all means. My thoughts were directed at the coaches and players. It’s a short week. They shouldn’t be celebrating one win or it will stay at one win. Gotta bring it next week. The titans say they want to run the ball to keep our offense off the field. They threw down the gauntlet. Can our defense stop the run? At times they have but at times they haven’t (Browns game for instance).

If everyone is satisfied with the one win and getting ready to improve the oline and further improving the defense in the offseason that’s cool. Myself I’ve said in the past I think we’ve got a little ways to go yet to go all the way. Would love to see them prove me wrong and it starts with never being satisfied with what you’ve done so far, and constantly learning from mistakes/planning for the future.

I’d like to see at least one more win this year. I kind of see us losing in the AFC championship game but would love to see us win it or go all the way. If there’s a team I wouldn’t want to face it’d be the Rams and that dline. I think we have a better chance against the Packers or Tampa.

To be honest I felt more relieved that they won than feeling celebratory. I’m relieved they didn’t blow it and that with Burrow we’ve turned a new leaf. But they need to at least make the AFC championship game to cement themselves as a potential Super Bowl team this year and next. They won one game. Still plenty left to do.