"It's a Trap!"

[Pat5775]

(12-04-2016, 07:43 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Yes, Admiral Ackbar, it's a trap; a trap game, that is.  The Cleveland Browns host our Bengals next week and it's not going to be easy beating them.  The Stains have nothing to lose and they have neither respect nor admiration for the Bengals.  Also, most of their fans are jerks.  To get to 8-7-1, the Bengals need to get to 5-7-1 along the way -- and that needs to happen in Cleveland.

Here's how to beat the poop out of the Turds:

Play aggressive defense.  Don't play prevent defense until it's 00:00 in the fourth quarter i.e. when the game is over.

Don't get cute on offense.  Stick with simple.  Secure the ball.

Make every PAT and field goal.

I agree 100%. However...

We have reverted back to soft, conservative defense. I don't know if Guenther is Chuck Bresnahan 2.0 or if Marvin stupidly altered the playbook to his liking or what but they seem to favor prevent defense the majority of the time. 


We love to get cute on offense, as infuriating as it is. Prime example: that play today where Fisher caught the underneath pass and fumbled. That play should never have been called in that situation. We had a big lead, burkhead was moving the ball, there was no need for it. 

Nugent is good for at least one missed XP or field goal. I guarantee it will happen.