10-16-2016, 11:46 AM
(10-16-2016, 11:32 AM)The Real Deal Wrote: Good teams rise up from the ashes to win games like this where all odds are seemingly stacked against them. bad teams fold under the pressure and get throttled again. I think today will go a long way in knowing exactly what this team is, for better or worse.
That being said, yes I too have much lower expectations right now and am not nearly as excited as I have been/want to be. But I will be watching as always and that can change very quickly with solid play all around. The proof will certainly be in the pudding. I just hope it's not tapioca. I hate tapioca pudding.
Well said. IMHO I think so many things ride on today's game for many reasons.
The playoff hopes are currently in the ICU in critical condition.
A miracle win today, could send those hopes from the ICU to a semi-private room in stable condition.
A beat down today would send the hopes into an induced coma on life support.
Even if they WERE to make the playoffs, I see no SB hopes whatsoever because of holes mostly attributed to inexperience.
Making the playoffs this year, would, however, be good experience for the inexperience and new faces to build on for next year.
(Wait ..... did I, a Bengals fan, just say 'next year'????)
