"You can't talk Super Bowl....."

[Shake n Blake]

(10-20-2015, 08:22 PM)Johnny Cupcakes Wrote: I don't think you really understood his post.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with considering yourself an extension of the team.  Without fans, there would be no team, so without you, there would be no Bengals.  You're definitely part of the team.

BUT...saying that we need to "focus"?  What the hell is a fan focusing on more than one game going to do for the Bengals?  If you focus hard enough, will it pay off? Is talking "super bowl" somehow detrimental to the team?

Focusing on the next game is a player thing. Looking forward to all of the games and talking "what if" is a fan thing.

Unless your focusing includes sneaking ex-lax into the opposing team's breakfast or picking a fight with a star player in a bar, you're not focusing on helping the team win enough.

This x1000. Normally I'd agree with Bonnie on fans being an extension of the team. I'm guilty of saying "we" all the time. That said, this stuff about "taking it one week at a time" always kills me. What we say as fans has no affect on the team whatsoever. 

I'm not sure yet if this team can win in the playoffs, but they're getting my hopes up. This team is better than the 2005 squad, IMO. Dalton is looking like '05 Carson. The defense is probably better overall. Nailing down a playoff BYE is crucial though. This Steelers game is also huge as a win would put us 3 games ahead of them while a loss would have them breathing down our necks.