04-02-2016, 01:28 PM
(04-02-2016, 12:30 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: Nah man, there are plenty of ways to poke fun at us without completely crossing the line. I mean. "JJ Watt exposed that BB gun Dalton is emotionally brittle?" Cmon. Aiming for Dalton might be the most petty thing he could do and he does it right out of the gate.
There are plenty of writers, even on NFL.com, that can write about the Bengals without blowing a load of Steeler hate so their Steeler readers can get off at home.
For example, here is Elliot Harrison in his power rankings (we are 9 of 32)
"Wow, where to put the Bengals? This is still one of the strongest teams in the AFC. Thank goodness they kept Adam Jones and let both of their free-agent wide receivers walk. So now when A.J. Green is getting blanketed every play, the cornerback can walk over and argue with the refs. We kid, we kid. Felt Cincy needed to keep either Mohamed Sanu or Marvin Jones, although Marvin Jones will make more money in Detroit ($40 million over five years, with $17 million fully guaranteed) than Cincinnati owner Mike Brown was going to pay. So let's see what seventh-round pick Mario Alford -- who can run faster than a '93 Ford Probe GT -- can do. The defection that I am really worried about: Hue Jackson."
I found what he wrote to be funny without blatantly insulting Bengal players and or fans.
Exactly. I'm not one of those people who whines any time a negative article is written. There's a difference between realistic criticism and some of the stuff Dameshek wrote (bringing up the 90's and calling Dalton emotionally fragile after his best season). Dude sounded like a total doosh.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
