(09-16-2024, 11:02 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: Based on what I witnessed during the Pats game, I truly didn't think we would hang with the Chiefs yesterday. But to my surprise, we had every chance to win that game, but again, we beat ourselves. They will get it together and I feel good after this loss. I actually see some light that wasn't present last week.
For those of you standing on the ledge, take a deep breath and relax. We're going to be fine.
Agreed.
With that agreed being said, they almost have to win next week to avoid going 0-3. Thankfully its against the Commandos who they better win against, otherwise, well they just gotta win.
(09-16-2024, 11:02 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: Based on what I witnessed during the Pats game, I truly didn't think we would hang with the Chiefs yesterday. But to my surprise, we had every chance to win that game, but again, we beat ourselves. They will get it together and I feel good after this loss. I actually see some light that wasn't present last week.
For those of you standing on the ledge, take a deep breath and relax. We're going to be fine.
I guess how one feels about the game depends on expectations. I thought the game would be close with the Bengals having a chance to win. I stated before the game that I expected the Bengals to bring their A game or at least their A- game. The Bengals always play KC close and they finally had that first game experience. (Practice does not replicate the speed and intensity of game action. The lack of playing in preseason games meant the Bengals were not taking good angles or tackling well the first actual game action they had.)
Then when they got some breaks (interceptions), I was sure they would win this game. To have it snatched out at the end was devastating.
I guess those who thought the Bengals were going to get demolished are happy that they lost a close game. But those who expected a close game and that the Bengals could likely win are not going to be so happy.
It's a loss to a major rival. Its a loss in the AFC. It just bad news all over. So, no, I'm not happy.
With that agreed being said, they almost have to win next week to avoid going 0-3. Thankfully its against the Commandos who they better win against, otherwise, well they just gotta win.
Every year, we spot the other teams, 2 game lead, then We have to fight our way back into the race.
(09-15-2024, 11:20 PM)Ell Prez Wrote: Well, you don’t know me, but I suppose you know my posts. I’m a realist. I’ve been a Bengals fan since 2002. I’ve been reading the boards since 2002. And I’ve been burned so many times by the bengals. I don’t complain, I call things like I see them.
This team played better. But they’re not a superbowl team this year. And I was hopeful they could be. But I saw their deficiencies this off season and didn’t believe they improved enough to make a post season run. My gripes were not getting better at DL and run D and also the O line. We signed T Brown and I said that wasn’t good enough. I stand behind that, although they’ve played better.
I love chase. He’s my favorite player. I have him in both my fantasy leagues even though he wasn’t Best available. But he was an ass today and caused us field position, while also laying a dud. JJ is doubled ever single week and still puts up #s. So far this year, chase has been pretty silent. And Joe burrow has been pretty bad.
I love Hendrickson and can never say anything bad about him. I defended him when he wanted more money, because I think he deserves it.
I’m not a Steelers fan. I’m not a bandwagon fan. I’m not a Homer. I’m a guy who spends way too much time on here, and way too much of my emotional currency on the Bengals. I want it to be worth it. And it’s not. It wasn’t last year either. The Bengals need to make a superbowl to be successful in my eyes. I wouldn’t say that about any Palmer or Dalton team. Burrow is special. But he hasn’t been the same since the Super Bowl. Im sorry you don’t like my posts or pessimism. I also don’t like peoples blind optimism like everything is okay because we only lost by 1.
The problem is it isn't blind optimism, we all know this team starts slow and it only took 2 games this time to wake up unlike last
year when it took 4 or 5. When we went to the Super Bowl a couple years back we looked worse than this early as well. You are
clearly showing blind negativism because of all the frustrating years of being a Bengals fan and I understand this, but it is different
now and we very well could be a Super Bowl team again this season.
Don't give up on them just yet, we have 15 more games to play and just played Mahomes and the Chiefs to the wire and had a
great chance of winning if not for a rookie mistake.
(09-15-2024, 11:47 PM)BengalYankee Wrote: If this was the Marv years we would be 2-0 or 1-1 as he was way better than Zac in September.
It's January when Zac is better than Marv.
Yep, much rather it be the Zac way than the Marv way.
With that agreed being said, they almost have to win next week to avoid going 0-3. Thankfully its against the Commandos who they better win against, otherwise, well they just gotta win.
Yeah, we're once again in the dreaded 'must-win' territory only a scant three weeks into the season. But, even considering that things are set up nicely for them to go on a four-game winning streak heading into the Cleveland game. Add a win at Cleveland and it will be pandemonium here.
(09-16-2024, 01:36 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Yeah, we're once again in the dreaded 'must-win' territory only a scant three weeks into the season. But, even considering that things are set up nicely for them to go on a four-game winning streak heading into the Cleveland game. Add a win at Cleveland and it will be pandemonium here.
Not to mention the Chefs just lost Pacheco. They're not going to be as good without him.
(09-16-2024, 01:36 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Yeah, we're once again in the dreaded 'must-win' territory only a scant three weeks into the season. But, even considering that things are set up nicely for them to go on a four-game winning streak heading into the Cleveland game. Add a win at Cleveland and it will be pandemonium here.
Fans should be pissed that the team starts poorly every single year. 1 and 9 the past five years in the first two games. Or is it 1 and 11 the past six years? I think this may be an NFL record. This means the coaching staff does not have them ready. And losing early like this, especially AFC games, means it is a tough road to get home games in the playoffs.
Not to compare apples to oranges, but Andy Reid has his teams ready at the start of every season. Zac Taylor does not have his teams ready at the start of the season.
Hurrah for losing a close one this week against a quality opponent. The teams is still 0 and 2 to start yet another year. Is anyone going to hold Zac Taylor's feet to the fire for not having his teams ready on day 1 of the season and needing a couple of games to get started?
I like Zac Taylor and am sure he will turn this around. But these continual slow starts mean little margin for error. And if no one holds his feet to the fire for these poor starts every year, and just look how he does later on, he will continue the same failed preseason plans.
(09-16-2024, 01:30 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: The problem is it isn't blind optimism, we all know this team starts slow and it only took 2 games this time to wake up unlike last
year when it took 4 or 5. When we went to the Super Bowl a couple years back we looked worse than this early as well. You are
clearly showing blind negativism because of all the frustrating years of being a Bengals fan and I understand this, but it is different
now and we very well could be a Super Bowl team again this season.
Don't give up on them just yet, we have 15 more games to play and just played Mahomes and the Chiefs to the wire and had a
great chance of winning if not for a rookie mistake.
Yep, much rather it be the Zac way than the Marv way.
Why can't we have Marv for Sept-Oct and Zac from Nov-Feb?
(09-16-2024, 02:09 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Not to mention the Chefs just lost Pacheco. They're not going to be as good without him.
I still believe the bengals are the biggest threat to the chiefs when the postseason starts. I cant see anyone else in the afc dethroning them. Bengals just have to get there
It's because you are of such profound wisdom, Frank Booth. - SunsetBengal
Well, people can wallow in misery or look at the big picture. We're 0-2, who cares, it's a 17-game season. Chefs lost Pacheco and Mahomes doesn't really look like himself throwing 3 interceptions yesterday. The Ravens' biggest weapon is struggling to make field goals this year. Dolphins lost Tua. Pittsburgh is ahead right now in the AFCN but I do not see them sustaining that in any shape or fashion. Watson is struggling in Cleveland and has yet another sexual harassment allegation to contend with. Sunshine is down in Jacksonville, and people wonder why they paid him. We are never going to win 17 games. We are still playoff bound barring injury to Burrow. To hear some of you, we are already out of the playoffs. I swear, this nation is becoming nothing but a bunch of quitters.
I just have a hard time shrugging off losses like this where they choked it away and it was a critical game because it was AFC and it was Kansas City. Contrary to some opinions seeding IS important. Courtesy of that game yesterday our best hope now is division champ, and even there were are 2 games behind the Stealers. Something like home field advantage is unlikely now. This isn't quite as disastrous as last season when are first two games were both in division and embarrassing losses but it also is still bad news.
(09-16-2024, 02:35 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Well, people can wallow in misery or look at the big picture. We're 0-2, who cares, it's a 17-game season. Chefs lost Pacheco and Mahomes doesn't really look like himself throwing 3 interceptions yesterday. The Ravens' biggest weapon is struggling to make field goals this year. Dolphins lost Tua. Pittsburgh is ahead right now in the AFCN but I do not see them sustaining that in any shape or fashion. Watson is struggling in Cleveland and has yet another sexual harassment allegation to contend with. Sunshine is down in Jacksonville, and people wonder why they paid him. We are never going to win 17 games. We are still playoff bound barring injury to Burrow. To hear some of you, we are already out of the playoffs. I swear, this nation is becoming nothing but a bunch of quitters.
(09-16-2024, 02:35 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Well, people can wallow in misery or look at the big picture. We're 0-2, who cares, it's a 17-game season. Chefs lost Pacheco and Mahomes doesn't really look like himself throwing 3 interceptions yesterday. The Ravens' biggest weapon is struggling to make field goals this year. Dolphins lost Tua. Pittsburgh is ahead right now in the AFCN but I do not see them sustaining that in any shape or fashion. Watson is struggling in Cleveland and has yet another sexual harassment allegation to contend with. Sunshine is down in Jacksonville, and people wonder why they paid him. We are never going to win 17 games. We are still playoff bound barring injury to Burrow. To hear some of you, we are already out of the playoffs. I swear, this nation is becoming nothing but a bunch of quitters.
I agree with all our points except "who cares" if "we're 0-2." We should care. I expect the Bengals to win the division and be in the playoff and compete for a Super Bowl. I expected the Bengals to have a close game against KC. But losing the first two games year in and year out (well, they won one game in 12 of the first two) is not acceptable. Yes, I expect the Bengals to do very well the rest of the year. But starting 2 games behind KC for home field advantage in the playoffs (and, I guess three counting the head-to-head tie breaker) is not a "who cares" situation.
(09-16-2024, 02:35 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Well, people can wallow in misery or look at the big picture. We're 0-2, who cares, it's a 17-game season. Chefs lost Pacheco and Mahomes doesn't really look like himself throwing 3 interceptions yesterday. The Ravens' biggest weapon is struggling to make field goals this year. Dolphins lost Tua. Pittsburgh is ahead right now in the AFCN but I do not see them sustaining that in any shape or fashion. Watson is struggling in Cleveland and has yet another sexual harassment allegation to contend with. Sunshine is down in Jacksonville, and people wonder why they paid him. We are never going to win 17 games. We are still playoff bound barring injury to Burrow. To hear some of you, we are already out of the playoffs. I swear, this nation is becoming nothing but a bunch of quitters.
(09-15-2024, 10:03 PM)BengalsBong Wrote: No. We are still lacking an identity on offense when we see it, I think TE will be a big part of it.
Gesicki is our best catching option at the moment.
We definitely found an identity
All the stuff we did out of 12 personnel worked fine
Eric All caught passes and it looked natural. He blocked well.
When it was Sample and All the runs were all nice
When it was Gesicki and All it was still solid.
I think our identity will be Chase and Tee in 12 and we generate our big plays out of that on the ground and off play action and occasional go routes.
I know the numbers werent impressive but i love Brown and Moss’s running styles. I feel like we could be a team that has a 50/50 pass run split if we wanted to.
(09-16-2024, 07:20 PM)Housh Wrote: We definitely found an identity
All the stuff we did out of 12 personnel worked fine
Eric All caught passes and it looked natural. He blocked well.
When it was Sample and All the runs were all nice
When it was Gesicki and All it was still solid.
I think our identity will be Chase and Tee in 12 and we generate our big plays out of that on the ground and off play action and occasional go routes.
I know the numbers werent impressive but i love Brown and Moss’s running styles. I feel like we could be a team that has a 50/50 pass run split if we wanted to.
I agree and believe that we'd all be happy with the results of something like that. However, Gesicki seemed to be more effective out of the slot than in line.
Volson is meh, but I like him, and he has far exceeded my expectations
(09-16-2024, 07:20 PM)Housh Wrote: We definitely found an identity
All the stuff we did out of 12 personnel worked fine
Eric All caught passes and it looked natural. He blocked well.
When it was Sample and All the runs were all nice
When it was Gesicki and All it was still solid.
I think our identity will be Chase and Tee in 12 and we generate our big plays out of that on the ground and off play action and occasional go routes.
I know the numbers werent impressive but i love Brown and Moss’s running styles. I feel like we could be a team that has a 50/50 pass run split if we wanted to.
I agree but until things start clicking and we are putting up 30 plus a game and stacking wins then it is still in transition.
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