02-11-2022, 02:17 PM
(02-11-2022, 09:16 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Great point about their new pieces having some early growing pains as well.
The big names seem to be what is swaying so much of the National narrative about the game.
I must have heard 1000 times this week how they (a player, a coach, an official??? Ok, I made that last one up) want to get Aaron Donald a ring.
That is understandable, and he may be one of the best defensive players of all time. I would love to have heard someone say: "I want to get the Bengals a ring in honor of Paul Brown, who helped CREATE this league in to what it is today". I also think it would be great to offer a ring to all the members of the Ring of Honor.
Sure, that is a Cincinnati slant, but Donald may be an outstanding player but there are lots of stories from Cincy that helped create the league as it is today that make the Bengals every bit as deserving as the Rams.
And while I understand that the Rams were in LA years ago before moving to St. Louis and then back, I just don't think they have near the fan base. I could be wrong, but the Bengals have a lot of folks out there that remember those two Super Bowls (two of the closest of all time, especially in an era of blow out Super Bowls) and are so pumped to win the next one.
Yes, a lot of people don't know about everything that Paul Brown did for football. Also that Walsh was in Cincy and we were
running the hurry up before he went to the 49ers who always get that credit even though it is false. So many things that PB
did are kind of brushed over. Maybe a Superbowl will bring these things out into the open. Sure hope we win Sunday for this
very reason. If the Rams win I will be happy for Whit the most, but Aaron Donald is such a great player he deserves a ring
and this will be his best shot at getting one as this will probably be the best roster he ever gets to play with.
But same with Mahomes and the Chiefs, they had the best roster they may ever have and couldn't beat us.
