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(09-30-2021, 12:06 PM)masonbengals fan Wrote: It would be a excellent start.
are you kidding? I would not have believed it back in June.
So whos going to start for Bates? I think its time to unleash Henderson..he always seems to play well in preseason.
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I had no idea Bates was even hurt till this morning.
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3-1 with momentum and full of confidence sounds really good to me
especially with a tough schedule coming still.
Hate to say it but these games where Cincinnati is heavily favored in are almost "must wins" for the Bengals this season, if they're going to have a good year that is anyway.
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The scary (greedy) thought is it could have (should have) easily been 4-0
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Yes it would be an excellent start and us being at Home really helps. Hope the fans are crazy loud and we are starting to
build that Home field advantage that makes us nearly impossible to beat in our place. With the way the Defense is playing
and our young guys growing on Offense starting out 3-1 and getting a road win already could boost our confidence into
thinking we could go all the way.
The injuries to Bates and Higgins will hurt, no mistake about it but I think we can overcome it.
Better to have these guys healthy for the Packers game than to push it on a short week. Good thing I like our depth
players in Henderson, Sean Davis, Auden Tate, Irwin, Thomas and Morgan to fill in.
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(09-30-2021, 01:36 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Yes it would be an excellent start and us being at Home really helps. Hope the fans are crazy loud and we are starting to
build that Home field advantage that makes us nearly impossible to beat in our place. With the way the Defense is playing
and our young guys growing on Offense starting out 3-1 and getting a road win already could boost our confidence into
thinking we could go all the way.
The injuries to Boyd and Higgins will hurt, no mistake about it but I think we can overcome it.
Better to have these guys healthy for the Packers game than to push it on a short week. Good thing I like our depth
players in Henderson, Sean Davis, Auden Tate, Irwin, Thomas and Morgan to fill in.
Wait what?! I didnt hear about Boyd out too!?
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I’d be more than happy with a 3-1 start.The OL is obviously starting to jell.Burrow is getting nearer100%.
We need Higgins,Awuzie,Bates,back after this Jaguars game and we will be ready to stomp all over our next opponent.Green Bay.
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(09-30-2021, 01:46 PM)kalibengal Wrote: Wait what?! I didnt hear about Boyd out too!?
I'm sure he meant Bates
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3-1 would obviously be fantastic. Let's win tonight to make this thread a reality instead of flooding the forum with 2-2 meltdowns.
Even still, 2018 was a 4-1 start (6-10 finish). 2006 was a 3-0 start (8-8 finish). It's a long season.
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Huge game tonight. The team can be 2-2 and somewhat deflated (in reality or with us fans projecting) with GB coming to town, or 3-1 and psyched with GB coming to town. At 3-1, even if you drop the GB game, you can still rebound the following week up at Detroit and be 4-2, an incredible record for us six games in. I hesitate to call it a must win, but, we really have to get a W tonight.
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(09-30-2021, 01:20 PM)Whacked Wrote: The scary (greedy) thought is it could have (should have) easily been 4-0
We were close to losing against the Vikings, though. Lets say we could be 1-1-1.
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If a team that has only won 8 games in the past 3 seasons falls for a "trap game" we deserve to get crushed, tarred, and beaten.
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(09-30-2021, 01:46 PM)kalibengal Wrote: Wait what?! I didnt hear about Boyd out too!?
Sorry, Bates...
Will fix. Thanks for catching that, sorry if I scared yah lol
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(09-30-2021, 05:50 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Sorry, Bates...
Will fix. Thanks for catching that, sorry if I scared yah lol
C'mon Nate, you're better than this.
As to OP, yep, we really need this win, and we should....but the Bates and Higgins injuries throw in a wild card.
Man, if we could get that stadium rocking like the old Riverfront days in the 80s, be hard for anyone to come in and beat us.
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(09-30-2021, 02:10 PM)JaggedJimmyJay Wrote: 3-1 would obviously be fantastic. Let's win tonight to make this thread a reality instead of flooding the forum with 2-2 meltdowns.
Even still, 2018 was a 4-1 start (6-10 finish). 2006 was a 3-0 start (8-8 finish). It's a long season.
Agreed!!
(09-30-2021, 03:20 PM)Nately120 Wrote: We were close to losing against the Vikings, though. Lets say we could be 1-1-1.
Good point lol.
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(09-30-2021, 06:10 PM)Wyche Wrote: Man, if we could get that stadium rocking like the old Riverfront days in the 80s, be hard for anyone to come in and beat us.
Conversely, if it's hard for anyone to beat us in home games the stadium will rock.
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Just focus on the game that is in front of us. Be prepared to make adjustments on the fly and major adjustments (if needed) during halftime. I really hope Zac has a working (if not good) gameplan.
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