***Week 8 GameDay Thread - Eagles @ Bengals***

[*Awful Llama*]

(10-27-2024, 04:58 PM)Timanky12 Wrote: We can hope

If ticket sales drop, changes could happen

I mean, they sacked Shula mid-season, so I guess change can happen.  Guess Zac just has to blow a 21-0 halftime lead to the Raiders next week.    

[*ochocincos*]

(10-27-2024, 04:49 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: 0-4 at home. Any non-laughing stock franchise would make changes.

MB will wait until the Bye week.
He's the eternal optimist.

Waiting until the Bye week will confirm if the Bengals have any chance to compete for a playoff spot or not, as they could end up between 6-5 at best and 3-8 at worst.


My opinion though based on what I've seen through 8 weeks is this is a mid team.
They can beat the trash teams (CAR, NYG, CLE, maybe LV next week), but they are too inconsistent and don't have enough big time playmakers to beat the good ones.

Unfortunately, we knew it was going to be a struggle staying competitive once Burrow signed his veteran deal, resulting in the FO having to rely more on drafting well and getting more immediate contributions from guys on rookie contracts than being able to pay so many quality veteran paid guys to cover the rest.

When it comes to proven playmakers, the Bengals really have maybe 4-5 on the team total right now?
Burrow
Chase
Higgins
Hendrickson
Logan Wilson being the maybe 5th

[bengalrick]

(10-27-2024, 04:56 PM)Bengalion Wrote: They aren't giving up just yet, we will be 4-5 after the Raiders game next week. Relax.

Is this Zac?

[reuben.ahmed]

please update and include zac Taylor overall record in sig

[Timanky12]

The problem is, the defense is not good. Can’t stop run, can’t cover receivers, no pressure on QB. Offense goes to sleep, with piss poor play calling, killing drives.

[bengalrick]

(10-27-2024, 05:02 PM)ochocincos Wrote: MB will wait until the Bye week.
He's the eternal optimist.

Waiting until the Bye week will confirm if the Bengals have any chance to compete for a playoff spot or not, as they could end up between 6-5 at best and 3-8 at worst.


My opinion though based on what I've seen through 8 weeks is this is a mid team.
They can beat the trash teams (CAR, NYG, CLE, maybe LV next week), but they are too inconsistent and don't have enough big time playmakers to beat the good ones.

Unfortunately, we knew it was going to be a struggle staying competitive once Burrow signed his veteran deal, resulting in the FO having to rely more on drafting well and getting more immediate contributions from guys on rookie contracts than being able to pay so many quality veteran paid guys to cover the rest.

When it comes to proven playmakers, the Bengals really have maybe 4-5 on the team total right now?
Burrow
Chase
Higgins
Hendrickson
Logan Wilson being the maybe 5th

Logan Wilson???!!!   

[Nicomo Cosca]

(10-27-2024, 04:51 PM)casear2727 Wrote: We should be thankful that we have Zac, according to the sunshine pumpers.   

Some folks are “happy with what we have”

They’ll still be talking about those two playoff runs 10 years from now.

[THE PISTONS]

When we made the SB, we had a top roster. And our staff is mediocre.

Now, I'm not sure we even have a top 20 roster.

[GridironMonarch]

(10-27-2024, 04:49 PM)bengalrick Wrote: Nope.  This is the NFL.  GIGANTIC tv contract is split up evenly among 32 owners.  They already got that $$$$$.  Mike Brown, like all the rest of them, is a BILLIONAIRE.  Winning or losing is immaterial to most of them. (See Jimmy & Dee in Cleveland).

Revenue not coming in from select sources still matters. NFL owners don’t all get the same profit from NFL branding and TV. The NFL DOES INDEED have a revenue-sharing system in place, which means that all 32 teams share in the league's profits. However, the amount of money that each team receives is not equal. The teams that are more successful on the field tend to receive more money from the league. This is because they are more likely to sell more tickets, merchandise, therefore, broadcast rights. If said tickets, merch, etc. suffer a significant enough hit, that factors in -- especially to billionaires, who want to stay that way, by keeping all available revenue streams open. 

[RunKijanaRun]

Please blow this thing to hell

[bengalrick]

(10-27-2024, 05:04 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: When we made the SB, we had a top roster. And our staff is mediocre.

Now, I'm not sure we even have a top 20 roster.

They did not have a top roster.

[THE PISTONS]

(10-27-2024, 05:05 PM)RunKijanaRun Wrote: Please blow this thing to hell

They're going to have trouble building a team around a big qb contract. It puts a premium on drafting and developing guys. Our mediocre staff relies on players to make spectacular plays over scheme.

[*Awful Llama*]

And the ***** Browns are going to win.  Watch them go on a run and guess who will end up in the cellar at season's end?

[jj22]

Browns showing how a QB makes all the difference in the world. Suddenly play calling improves, suddenly coaching improves..

[bengalrick]

(10-27-2024, 05:05 PM)GridironMonarch Wrote: Revenue not coming in from select sources still matters. NFL owners don’t all get the same profit from NFL branding and TV. The NFL DOES INDEED have a revenue-sharing system in place, which means that all 32 teams share in the league's profits. However, the amount of money that each team receives is not equal. The teams that are more successful on the field tend to receive more money from the league. This is because they are more likely to sell more tickets, merchandise, therefore, broadcast rights. If said tickets, merch, etc. suffer a significant enough hit, that factors in -- especially to billionaires, who want to stay that way, by keeping all available revenue streams open. 

Good points.  Always good hearing from Katie.

[BengalsLUFC]

Ravens losing is icing on the cake.


We could have been a game back ffs.

[Frank Booth]

Looking at some early PFF data and the Bengals DL only had 2 pressures from guys not named Trey Hendrickson.

1 hurry by BJ Hill and 1 QB hit by Joseph Ossai.

Rankins, Hubbard, Murphy, Jackson, Jenkins, and Guy combined for 0 pressures on 54 total rushes.

Not ideal.

— Gridiron Grading (@GridironGrading) October 27, 2024

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[CJD]

No other discussion matters.

This team will never be successful again with Taylor at HC.

[Mickeypoo]

(10-27-2024, 04:58 PM)Timanky12 Wrote: We can hope

If ticket sales drop, changes could happen

Good luck with that.  I've been watching this crap for 35+ years.

If complete and utter incompetence, idiocy and embarrassment won SB's we would have about 30 Lombardi's at this point.

I genuinely hope they just sell the team.  Bengals football in no way shape or form is fun anymore.  I drag myself to the TV wondering how we are going to eff things up and lose every game.  No excitement, no cheering.  Just waiting for the implosion and they sure as shit didn't let me down today.

They will change NOTHING no matter how bad it gets.  It's the Brown family.  The root cause of the infection and there is no medication or cure.  The Brown family are like a disease that just slowly eats away fun and excitement.

We are halfway through this season.  It's over.  No matter what happens between now and next season I will have no hope, no excitement and I will expect what most likely will happen.  More losing, more wasting Burrow and Chase, more embarrassment.  Same coaches, crappy draft that everyone will get excited for (hope) and then the inevitable losing season will start again.

I'm done being Charlie Brown and Lucy (Brown family) pulling the ball away.  35+ years.  I'm done.  This season finally broke me.  Eff the Brown family.  

[Destro]

Wheels are off.