First preseason game overreaction thread

[samhain]

(08-12-2023, 11:35 AM)RegularGuy22 Wrote: Sure it's only first preseason game but it's still losing. Losing sets a negative tone. Packers looked prepared, Bengals looked confused. If our 1st team has injuries they will be in trouble. GB played their 2nd and 3rd stringers too and they man-handled our guys most of the night. After Clifford threw 2 INT I thought he was wrecked, but no, he leads several scoring drives right down the field.

I sure hope Marissa does more player interviews on sidelines as they are getting trounced on the field. And a nice touch was the shots of Bengals players snickering and giggling when it was 30-19.

Meh.  I'm getting used to the fact that the Taylor staff doesn't exactly view the preseason like old school coaches once did.  He's not going to put a ton of miles on these players when it's not for keeps.  

I used to oppose this way of conducting offseason work, but it's hard to argue with the results.  

Add the fact that the Bengals now have a roster that's been together in it's current state for almost 3 seasons plus 2 deep playoff runs and I think I can cut them a bit of slack at this point.