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Bengals Vs. Texans: Second-Half Open Thread

HOUSTON, TX - JANUARY 07:  (L-R) Running back Cedric Benson #32 and quarterback Andy Dalton #14 celebrate after Benson scores on a one-yard touchdown run in the first quarter while taking on the Houston Texans in their 2012 AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Reliant Stadium on January 7, 2012 in Houston, Texas.  (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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5 months ago: HOUSTON, TX - JANUARY 07: (L-R) Running back Cedric Benson #32 and quarterback Andy Dalton #14 celebrate after Benson scores on a one-yard touchdown run in the first quarter while taking on the Houston Texans in their 2012 AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Reliant Stadium on January 7, 2012 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

The Bengals went into the locker room trailing the Texans by a score of 17-10 at halftime. The Texans, thanks to a freak pick six by J.J. Watt, have all the momentum, but the Bengals get the ball back first in the second half. They need to do something with it.

The Texans are fired up and so are their fans. If the Bengals can score quickly, they can stay right in this game, but if they can't this game can get out of hand quickly. They still have plenty of time to win their first playoff game in over 20 years as long as they come out firing on all cylinders in the second half.

Hey, this is the Bengals. They've been a second-half team all year. Here's your open thread.

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Second?
Marvin is challenging the review between you and I......
After it clearly showed me hitting the button first. But hey, that's how we roll.......
On my screen it shows second

But since there’s not enough evidence to overturn, Marvin loses again.

He is now trying to challenge that ruling too.......
He's spending halftime sewing some new red flags to use

Maybe the refs won’t notice ;-)

hahahaha........

He’s giving the blow up doll in the review booth a pep talk……

this just in... Marvin is challenging the challenge rules
Was Marvin trying to challenge halftime?
third actually
who dey

make adjustments and kick some ass

Bronze goes to?
sir charles

that's disturbing...
No, that's very disturbing
We got this boys

Lets go!!!! Stay positive!!!!

+1
and enjoy our bengals... could be our last game until september
Opposite of positive I'm afraid.
that is not positive sir
Rodney Harrison go fuck yourself
what did he say?
"You really think the bengals still have a change in this game"

or some bullsh*t like that it pisses me off when he spews that stupidity acting like it was dalton’s fault for throwing that int

*chance not change
I'd actually be more worried if we were leading
Take out the amazing Watt play that happens maybe once a year...

and Marvin’s attack of stupidity and the missed FG….I like what we’ve seen here. Gruden has done some different stuff tonight. DL looks strong.

Jay Gruden makes some adjustments and scores 14 pts in the third

Yates gets hit with surprise stunts and plays out of his element

Please God give us one...

Haven’t we suffered enough?

almost 1500 posts in hte opening thread
still chain smoking into the second half
What did Rodney Harrison say?

That he got a boner watching JJ Watt?

They said something about our game?

I’ve only heard them talking about Brees.

Maybe Rodney got a boner watching Drew Brees get a boner watching JJ Watt?
Barkley maintained that the Bengals were going to win this game...

Roidney thought he was silly for thinking so

I don't know.

Quick, ask indesignkat! I’m sure he knows.

He's too busy flushing the dictionary page by page
I've seen some people who couldn't admit they were wrong

But “the dictionary is wrong” is an impressive amount of ego.

e·go

[ee-goh, eg-oh]
noun, plural e·gos.
1.
the "I" or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
2.
Psychoanalysis . the part of the psychic apparatus that experiences and reacts to the outside world and thus mediates between the primitive drives of the id and the demands of the social and physical environment.
3.
egotism; conceit; self-importance: Her ego becomes more unbearable each day.
4.
self-esteem or self-image; feelings: Your criticism wounded his ego.
5.
( often initial capital letter ) Philosophy .
a.
the enduring and conscious element that knows experience.
b.
Scholasticism . the complete person comprising both body and soul.

I see I missed something
"You really think the Bengals still have a chance in this game"

and other things along the lines of that

We outplayed them the first half

no reason to believe we can’t in the 2nd half. I will say the Texan def line is impossing their will on the last tthree drives when they know we’re going to pass. Realy think we have to establish some run in the second half.

just imagine if they still had mario williams...
well, iuf we had Hall???
that was in reference to just the defensive line for the Texans

the what if game could go all day

Marvin is choking this game away

Two bad challenges. The one time he decides to be aggressive right before the half. Sweet God in heaven.

He did the same thing with bad early challenges in the 09 playoff game.
Well the good news...

He doesn’t have any more challenges to screw up.

yeap, lets hope it doesn't bite us
+1, I like the positive thinking. The blow up doll in the booth has the rest of the night off!
Shouldnt Watts have been put on his ass,before the ball was released

From what i saw he wasnt in pass rush,i couldnt pinpoint what lardass just sat in his crouch,until it was way to late
still a incredible catch,gaurd should have been on him

Mcglyn
also missed the tackle after the int.
Negative Neds out?

Cause I think it’s been a good game. Random crap happens sometimes, but we mostly survived our worst quarter.

Agree, the bounces went against us and we're only down 7........

Jennings hasn’t been too bad. Hell = officially freezing over as we speak.

lol
He even turned around for the ball and everything.........

Zim is like Yoda.

Jennings makes me think we can wait on picking another high round CB

with the resigning of Pacman of course…

Stephon Gilmore, 2nd round
ehhh... maybe

I want at least a guard and safety with two of the first three.

I think we're gonna be fine.

We’ve been a second half team all year. Yates hasn’t looked good, IMO. He will turn the ball over if he keeps throwing dangerous passes like he has so far.

We’re only down 7 which isn’t much for this team. Second quarter is over so now we’ll come stormin back :)

I hope you're right.

I could see this team straight collapsing after that second quarter

plenty of time

to turn the tide, I trust Dalton

les go guys

get it done

They've done a great job of containing Andre.

They are still loathe to cover a TE or Walter.

3 catches between them

I don’t consider that “loathe to cover”.

I'm about to throw up on Marvin.
who is making the call in the booth though?

that’s who Marvin bases his ecision off of. Is it gruden?

Gruden stays on the sideline.
Throw up doesn't mean what you think it means

and I hate it when people use words wrong.

156-156

in net yardage, with the exception of the J.J. Watt freak play, this is quite literally an even game

Gruden has call a pretty good game but

How come we haven’t strechted the field again after the Pass Interference?

AJ will make the play more often then not. We need to go deep a few times in this half.

it would be more entertaining if you tried for one thing!
it is about time for our defense to force some turnovers.
We've had a ton of chances

I’ve been calling for one all game and I still think we’ll get one unless Yates plays differently.

Look at that, Mike Brown.

They have a dome AND a indoor bubble.

Mike Brown is saying "I'm owner and you're not"
if Benson plays like he did 1st half we will be ok
Looks good so far
Lets go Bengals.

Get it done.

hoping for the best

preparing for the worst

Seasons already a success

WHEN we pull this out it will be icing on the cake.

dag

mcglyn didn’t even engage Watt

Good job Benson!
ooooh spin move
oh shit he got more than 2 yards
Do Not Panic

keep it going Cincy.

Benson tripped himself

again..

Damn turf.
Well, that's one way to follow up a 7 yard run.
Bad run Benson!
Meh

Is 2 good runs in a row too much to ask?

OK Gruden you HAD called a good game so far

I HATE BENSON

that was on Pressley.
doesn't happen that often

Marvin to sideline reoporter about replay challenge misfires. She does not watch CIN FB mch. She believed him

Doesn't actually

Unfortunately just happens at bad times.

now he losses yards
damnit, the tv apparently is over a minute ahead of the online version....
oh well, WHO DEY!!!!
Might as well turn it off for a couple minutes
well Im watching online - so I can't follow this thread without being spoiled prior to watching each play...
and another great start to the half
ffs 12 men,your killin me
Ok, why do we suck at the opening drive in the second half always?
Jesus. Stupid flag there.

Gotta be aware.

If they keep going with Benson it is over
seriously

what is with you. Did Benson not cut your grass right when he was a kid?
I get discussing whether he is worth a hoot or not, but you have a stronger fixation than Hinkley

12 men in the effing huddle?

We’re not looking much like a playoff team.

12 men on the field? Seriously?
nice pep talk marvin shit
Benson listened for one play
could this half have started any better?
maybe a little

not much though

Okay, that was rough

Let’s just start this half over.

WTF

Now a timeout. What happened at halftime? Did someone punch a coach?

here we go

prep for off season at this rate.

What the hell, Dalton.

You’ve been in loud crowds before. Houston isn’t HALF as loud as Pitt and Seattle were.

Could be

Since the roof is closed

Unless NBC has it poorly mic'd

it doesn’t seem as loud as Seattle did. He doesn’t need a play call. “Throw to AJ” is all he needs.

Time Out,wow. Ok deep breath and get your shit together here ffs
this is just silly...

That should not be happening.

This is really bad!
tale of 2 halves

now, we look rattled…dammit

For some reason we seem to on the first drive after the half

IDK why, but maybe it just seems that way.

when your HC is rattled at half

you cannot help but come out rattled to start third qtr.

it looked that bad in the locker room huh?

i was glad to see the 2nd quarter end, but this is looking worse.
The only we're going to win is the defense.
We'll be fine

We always get it together.

rather he takes the TO than go with sumthin that could be doomed but it aint great
Leonard is better than Benson
Our worst offensive player touching the ball way too much
WASTED drive.
O line have decide to shit the bed there
3 and out... yay
Good tackle by Miles
awful first possession...

that freak play mustve rattled them a lot. come on D need a turnover

Well, I'm glad we got the ball first...
Cant let them score here (Captain Obvious)
Hate to be negative, but if we let them score a TD here I don't really think we can come back.
Is this soundtrack sounding familiar?
yep..
D looks shook as well.

Team looks rattled and confused.

lost contain again
There they go forgetting the backside support.
Where is the backside contain? Geez
not the way to start the half
What happened to tackling people?
Frostee has played well.
play action coming up
You called it

doesn’t happen very often..obviously very happy when it does = )

Does Mayock have money on the Texans

or is he just dating Andre Johnson?

yep he has been jizzing over them all day
daniels held rucker
Yates would turn it over

but not if they are running like this

Why does Mayock have a hard on for the Texans?

Mayock usually has high praise for whichever team does things well. He’s by far the best tv announcer (imo)

Another INT opportunity missed
ball was right there to be taken
'Dre dropping the ball.

I wonder if that happens if he’s been playing all year.

bengals starting to look silly on the big stage
shoulda been picked
pacman could have intercepted that
Oh.

Pac should’ve had a pick there.

good teams take that ball away
another missed opportunity

gotta pick that off

Come on Turnover!
Sack!!! Nelson!!!
REGGIE!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah!!!!!!!!
tecmo bowl sack
REGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGIE!
That Texan with the blue stain needs to change his pants.
we needed that
this could be the impetus of momentum shifting
sack that beeeoooccchhh!!!!
smells like

Reggie Nelson! in a good way

Surprised they didnt call some BS penalty on Nelson...
+1

“He looked at him wrong”

haha

i wouldnt be surprised

Yates is giving us every chance to pick the ball off

Pacman has to get one soon.

If Pac has his head up...

he gets that ball.

Or Clements since it's his first Playoff experience

Be a great story for him to get a pick 6

Okay, half starts over here
Stop the failed Benson experiment right here

Scott and Leonard

Yes

We are going to revamp our whole offense in the middle of a playoff game. Good plan.

hell be gone next year
do they tell Tate to fair catch at the seven?
wondering the same thing...
The coverage was right on him

It was a good call IMO

with everyone around, yes, better 7 than 1
Supposedly teams are no longer telling them to stand at 10

and let it go if it’s over there head. I’ve heard that a lot lately. Since the Punters are better at putting spin on the ball.

Still it seems he should let it go.

BTW -- the bowl game today in Mobile

after the game go to youtube because3 one of the worst injuries in a while. RB from SMU looks like broken femur (thigh bone) from legal tackle. not for weak of heart.

Just a commercial break

"Personal foul, tackling the QB before he had been given a fair chance to throw the ball. 30 yard penalty. #20 is ejected from the game for repeated infractions."
They should have two plays called already plus snap count

Throw it down the middle to Gresham and shut this crowd down.

Defensive stops are irrelevant

if the offense doesn’t capitalize

wow wonder what this play is going to be?
Stop trying to run.

Benson and Scott aren’t doing it. Air it out. You got Gresh, AJ and Hawk. THROW.

The just can't run
no running room

OL not that good.

and running backs arent that good

I think it’s more the line.

jfc, they tap the center to announce the snap. I wonder if it looks different on a run

bengals sucking wind on the sideline
3rd and 1 is workable.
nice finish by scott
Need to pick it up
it might just be me

but Bernard Scott seems like a better option than Ced Benson all the time

He is

We can’t figure out why Benson continues to play all the time

Scott for the 1st!
Keep scott in there
i'll take the first down
Wow! Scott's 3rd 1st down
Whoever said Scott is better in short yardage situations than Ced is absolutely, 100% right.
100%

We jus move the ball better with him

Ced looks disinterested

he has mentallly packed it up

use the pass to set up the run!
Beautiful Throw
benson looks pissed
Lets go Whalen!!
Whalen sighting
Whalen again

starting to like this guy

dalton the better qb today
Nice throw

kept his cool

again Whalen has impressed me
Dalton is pretty cool under pressure - he won't get rattled
Call captain ahab

we goin whalen today

Cmon Dalton

Get some momentum going here like you did in the first half

I wouldn't critique Dalton too much Mayock

According to Mayock, throwing it out of bounds does you no good. Something to keep in mind

He would absolutely love Palmer.
Not sure I like that play call there
Gruden gets too cute sometimes.
Offensive Line is getting manhandled
Wasted another drive.

That call to Scott was stupid. Gruden is starting to play out of HC talks.

At least we flipped the field
You jinxed us ;-)
not rocket science

where was the hot read

Simpson doing nothing

Today
They just don’t have enough weapons

do they not know they are going to blitz on 3rd down

every single time

Anyone having issues with reception?

Can watch other channels fine but for last 10 minutes blocky popup everywhere on directv HD.

No issues..watching on DirecTV

Nope.

I’m seeing the awful playcall just fine.

Nevermind

Must of been my receiver, changed channel’s and restarted receiver and out of the blue started working fine. Good, I think…

nope

of course wyff4 in Greenville is good

the defense has the snap timed up

either Cook needs to change his rhythm or don’t look left before snapping

He's coached to do that
well

the tap on the center by livings isn’t helping matters

Please let the flag be on them

who’s man was that who sacked Dalton

the offensive lines man
I think it was the back

but didn’t see who it was

From here on out Adam Jones should start returning punts

We need every opportunity to get back in the game.

Yep.

Go big now. He gets hurt? Oh well. Pac can get us closer. Tate isn’t now.

block in the back
It's pretty obvious when they are going to snap...they need to stop the slap
Agreed

They are coached to do that. It’s 100% on the coaches. FIX IT NOW!

just play your game Bengals

this is the kind of game you guys can win

Cmon Defense

Yates is giving us chances. Time to capatilize

i know how many near ints?
pick six right now!
WHO-DEY

Its our time now,shut up the crowd

Need a TO on this drive
please please please

Get a freaking turnover!!! Yates has given us to many opportunities

really could use a turrnover here
You'd think they'd stop airing this Pepsi Max ad

It didn’t seem to do much to help the Jets on to victory

I know right

I’m so over that commercial as I’m sure most NFL fans are including Jets fans.

Must stop the run
Yep

Then when Yates drops back we need to go after him like we did the first 10 min of the game. Force him into a bad decision.

can we switch over to the fire alexander thread
cant make a conclusion on that

most of the guys on that line are backups

Foster is due to finally cough that ball up to us.

He’s already done it half a dozen times. This time? Get that ball, D.

What's funny is that, as many times as the ball has come out of his hands, I don't think he's actually fumbled yet.
the way to use Scott is as a pass catcher

Try to sneak him up the field against LB.
Don’t throw till he’s out of a crowd.

Our oline is being depants
we should have 4 to's by my count
so that makes up for the oline?
but nothing to show equals bad news
Cmon D

They are only going to throw short passes and call runs.

COVER FOSTER.

He has slipped about 10 times tonight and he’s wide damn open.

tyhat screen was beauty
Yep

But the D should be ready for that. They aren’t going to allow Yates to throw much and when they do it’s going to be screens and short dump passes.

Easy Mayock

Pittsburgh has to play tomorrow, what if my Broncos beat them, then what?

I'd enjoy seeing you and FrankWyt get into a Broncos-Steelers argument in here.
uh, we've already done that on MHR

I’m not in the mood, I’ve already said I’m sorry

I’m sorry you felt it was an argument. I told you on the MHR thread, I did not in any way mean for you to take it that way. I was just trying to illustrate the fact that if the Broncos win, it’s not going to be because of what the Steelers did against the Jags

that's water under the bridge

I’m focused on Sunday, that’s all

lol, no interest. To quote a pretty good coach “talk is cheap, play the damn game”

there is how you counter a blitz.

Take note Gruden.

its almost the 4th already
COVER FOSTER.

That’s the one guy they are giving it to.

Foster is on fire

= (

OMG

Cmon, we know what they are going to do. Short passes and run. STOP THEM!

Foster's murdering us
foster is now going to collect the bill...ughhh!
somebody get foster
foster is killing lawson
anything misdirection or backside is a huge gain
Defense cant handle the dink and dunk

Right now.

Foster should laugh at Crocker

Crocker’s best days were at Marshall.

The worse part of it is we should know they are going to make these type of calls
tired of seeing pacman arm tackle
CROCKER YOU SOB!!!!!!!!!
Come on Crocker!
Crocker soooooooo cloooooose
CHRIST CROCKER
Christ would have caught it :)
watching other teams run on us shows me how bad our o line is
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
now that is the worst one yet
Another Pick missed

Cmon guys. We have to get that.

5th to missed
GOD!

YOU HAD THAT AND SIX.

gosh dang it Crocker smh
Does he eat with those hands?
That will hurt us massively
Was a pick 6

Why the H*** can’t we get these easy INT’s?

another dropped fucking pick
and then he gets the first down
We are missing opportunities, they are not...difference in game
And the end begins
and then Crocker whiffs on the blitz.
They can't cover a damn thing out there.

Draft 500 CBs.

winners and losers

they are winners….we are losers

That is why we need to not miss our chances
Yates has given us every chance to win this game
We are not a playoff team... Every year... I hate this team
Then feel free to leave
we are in the playoffs

but a loss here would make Fifteen straight to playoff teams which is about a whole season’s worth of games.

They missed their one chance with that miss of the int. It doesn't look good.
and pacman is hurt
his arms

all those missed tackles
thats incredible,looks like me,just get the fuk out of the way

this ain't good fellas
huge missed opportunity

“if they could catch, they’d be receivers”

Meh, it's not hard catches.

I know. My team has Ike Taylor on it..(and Troy Polamalu this year has the same problem) I feel your pain man

especially if Houston scores here
how do you miss that int?

fucking frustrating

Jones is down

sure not from tackling. He has not done that today.

Obvious our needs are OL and CB/DB's

We HAVE to draft a ball hawk CB and hopefully a Safety also.

Crocker with the meat hooks

coulda been a hero

same as in pitt

missed int, then corner goes down,,,deja vu

Crocker drops the pick

Having a top free safety would go a long way.

I hate Chris Crocker

he made a good play..till he dropped the ball, that’s all

Do you think we could get JJ Watt to come play SS for us?
LOL

Would be an improvement on our ball skills in the secondary.

well at least they will open up the passing game after going down by two scores
We're gonna be in trouble shortly

If they score here they won’t let Yates throw it much more. Have to stop them soon and answer immediately. Running out of time here.

just don't know how to make the big play when it matters most

That is the kind of confidence we have got to get.

Our DL is able too, but the back half of the Defense can't.
Watching the game live, hope I don't regret it

At least they aren’t embarrassing themselves as most ML teams do on national TV.

Go Bengals.

Subtract that, now acting like a ML team
This is all oline's fault though

d had this game in control

waiting on that foster fumble…

wonder which corner is about to get picked on? hmm

i think it’s jones

and game over
No.

No the game is not over.

If you feel the game is over, you should turn off your TV and get out of this thread.

Game was over at this point do not lie to yourself!
agreed
That it is over, Texas D is too good to give up 2 TD's
Oh for fucks sake
WIDE OPEN.

Lol. This team.

Time to start talking about the draft now, damn it.
Go join all the people who gave up on us a few weeks ago.

Oh wait, you were one of them.

WHYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!
that is what i call bad
ok... we may need to wait next season
Horrible

Please draft multiple CB"s and OL

this sucks now
game...set...match

f u jennings

wasn't Jennings-A. Jones
Now we get to see Crocker and Pacman yelling at each other
This is over.
saw that coming

nice season everybody

WTF was he doing?

must've bit on something of a fake

he turned the wrong way as cat was running downfield

god dammit pacman
I don't know how manty more chances we can get

Yates will come out of this looking great when he has played absolutely horrible

We just don’t want it bad enough game over!

marvin lewis

enough said… he’s a loser and needs to go if this team wants to have some success

Knew it was time for the Pedro Showing
Yeah it's Marvin Lewis' fault that Hall is injured and Pacman is on Andre.
Seriously, do you only show up when something bad happens?

You are extremely annoying. I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re a fan of a different team who comes here to exasperate.

he seriously does that doesn’t he? Wow, nothing can be more annoying than that. Why doesn’t someone ban him?

Nobody knows how to cover a god damn thing out there.
Those commenting the game is over

Please leave. Please.

You really think we can come back if the D can't force ONE turnover?

we’re down 2 scores, yes. We have one full quarter. One TD from us and this game is back on

Why? You got to take the good with the bad
how do you let that happen?
grrrrr

This game isn’t over, but now I’d say our chances are worse than 1 in 1000.

Yep

I’m sure they will take the ball out of Yates hands. Which reduces our chances greatly.

thought it was jennings

f u pacman

3rd string rookie yates doing it on us
wife decided she didn't want to leave the couch to get cheesy poofs

so I’ve been running around town getting them and the right brand of cottage cheese. Finally get back home and see this.

Yeah, I’m that whipped.

I hope she's pregnant man.
As well as that was covered on the other side first half

was as bad as Adam just butchere3d it without Crocker able to get help over the top.

Where making Yates look like John elway

Pacman comes out and who do you think they are going to throw the ball to?

Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out.

Chris Crocker should be cut right now
if we don't score here...it's over
This orange Kool-Aid tastes like bitter almonds.....

AAACK cyanide
/slumps to the floor

Jones when he returns

bites and takes a mouthfull for the double move.

here's where we r best

When we don’t have to run. let’s go TD and right back in this

Come on, we need a fairly quick TD.

Then we’re right back in it.

its not over til...

definitely a winnable game still but we must take advantage of opportunities

I am taking off my Bengals hat and not watching until I know

Final Score, hopefully that will help them rally. I am bad luck.

and if they lose today

And have that fifteenth straight loss to playoff teams, Mediocre Marvin’s overall record vs playoff teams drops to 14-47-1. For me that’s pretty compelling evidence.

What will frustrate me the most is the "Experts"

Will say how a rookie QB looked great against us and how Dalton didn’t play well when the truth is it’s the exact opposite. Our Secondary just cannot make any kind of plays.

sorry i ever said Adam Jones

PACMAN started pouting,see ya

The Bengals will tie this game
it is like clockwork.

When you don’t capitalize on a dropped pick bad stuff happens.

I hope this doesn't...

cause Pacman to make bad life decisions. Like, you know…coming back here.

Cmon Dalton

Get this team back in the game.

Crocker with his shit fucking hands could have prevented all of that
Simpson must be wearing Crocker's gloves
its not over

But…

no

far from over, but the offense needs to finish drives

Drive doesn't mean what you think it means

and I hate it when people use words for the wrong reason

Go deep to AJ for the love of god
another Simpson leap
HE DID IT AGAIN!!! JUMPED A DUDE
Please go deep to AJ!
Jesus, Simpson's got a vertical.
His ability to jump is ungodly
Simpson is a good high jumper.
I believe he did high jump in college.
but not a good enougb WR
gold medalist Jeremy Simpson!
Ok, let's get back in this. Moving nicely
Gresham sighting!
holy shit Gresh got a ball thrown his way!!!
Holy shit a Gresham spot
Is that Gresham's first catch?
No run and we move the ball like it's nothing
Pathetic

Marvin Lewis is a pathetic excuse for a head coach.

Ah....+1.5 mil
Gresham with a catch

call CPD — we found our missing person

sorry guys im late

Marvin lewis sux

We didn't miss you and your sux
Simpson should just leap all over the field.

Like the Mighty Ducks had the guy do figure skating to distract the other team.

It's our quarter now...

Lehgo… WHO DEY!!

I'm telling everyone the reason Gresh doesn't get more balls is the OFFENSIVE LINE

They have to keep the TE in to block far too much or Dalton will get killed.

Why can't they have Lee do that?
so go 2TE and leave Simpson on the bench
also

get rid of the ball faster. Do a draw play when it isn’t the last play of the first half. Things like that mess with the defense’s rhythm.

I know Simpson just made a neat play for a 1st down but...

the rest of the game reminds me why I hope we can replace him. The 3 or 4 times a game where he doesn’t get catches that should be his is frustrating.

The mistakes he makes are all very coachable..

The thing is, he doesn’t learn. It’s maddening.

if u don't think we can win this log off

Positive energy baby. Let’s go Bengals, we believe

To those blaming Marvin

How is this Marvin’s fault?

A freak pick 6 and the defensive Backfield getting burned deep?

The challenges were awful.

His team once again lacks focus in a big game. It’s a trend.

My thinking as well
OK...we can finally say our yearly motto......

Theres always next year!!

Please say it as your logging out
Nobody has the right to be negative with this team here.
You are correct, NO ONE has the right
ok then

bye bye

oh for fucks sake
Fuck that was a terrible sack
A loss of 20, damn.
WHY THE HELL

can’t Andy throw it the fuck away?

Sigh.

Sorry, we’re done.

FIX THE OL and SECONDARY
come on, Dalton

Simpson doesn’t make that catch. That’s a Green pass

jesus dalton

why did you run back the extra 8 yards?

cant take 20 yard sacks

This team never heard of a screen pass

RUNNING BACK 10 YARDS?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! turns TV off

Missed....opportunity
overthrew...
Throw it up to AJ
Screw it

If I’m the Bengals, I’m trading up for DeCastro. We need to fix this O-line, and it starts with fixing the shitstorm at Guard.

OL and CB has to be our top priorities
come back to that in three snaps
Oof

What do we do?

GO FOR IT.

It’s 3 yards.

do you go for it?

You HAVE to. You just have to.
They need to go for it.
Trust the D I guess?
weak ass Marvin.

No Balls.

marvin lewis

stupid yet again

WTF?

We’re punting here?

They have been running all over our D and they have to be worn out by now.

I guess Marvin figures they will just run run run, but can we stop them?

Apparently not.

Bengals need TWO scores. They might not get the ball 3 more times tonight.

stupid announcer

punting team is out “Cincinnati will go for it”

I know right!

What are they watching?

are you fucking kidding me?

punting on 4th and 3 when you’re down 14?

I could see punting early when the Bengals D was playing lights out

but now that they’re worn down and giving up big runs, the last thing we want is another long Houston drive. The way they’ve been playing they could take half the remaining time off the clock.

you have to go for it here I think
ya gotta find the sticks

if Houston thinks challenge I bring the offense back out for fourth and three

Remember that Leonard back to punt formation from last year?
you go for it here

it is that time

agree with all…you gotta go for this.

We gotta punt

Plenty of time left

There really isn't

Not for two touchdowns

4th and 3

Should not punt. Games basically over without a gift from Tebow himself

Of fucking COURSE we line up for the punt.

Have some balls, Marv.

thats what got us in this situation,
was that Livings that got beat on the sack?
yeah, whiffed on his guy
Benson ran past the blitz
The play call was a middle screen

they let the D-line in too quickly

I think the consensus here

is GO FOR IT!

I guess they figure that the Texans will just try to take time off the clock

But I don’t buy that we can stop the run at this late stage of the game

God Damn Livings..........

I hope we’re not subjected to his half ass play anymore.

Go for a quick hit to Gresh.

We can pick up 3 yards on that every damn time.

maybe he’s saving his “go all out” for the playoffs…

4th and 3.

Just hit Leonard or Hawkins here. Grow a pair, Marvin. PLAYING NOT TO LOSE? YOU ARE LOSING.

We have nothing to lose

Go for it!

Mayock is a tard, but he was right about Simpson.......

he runs the route and stands there like a damn statue.

yes go for it!!!
Why did he catch that? lmao.
Fuck.

That’s probably better anyways.

WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?

Dalton has lost his damn mind

He avoided the huge sack.

helped the d there.

he had a wide open receiver in the flat

If he didn’t panic and run backwards again

good call, bad execution

Same as a punt I guess

Better if he didn’t intercept it

Better for Houston if he didn't intercept it, you mean
DANG IT THIS SUCKS :(((((
WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

why why

dalton

rookie mistake… awful

That was actually a heads up play
Yeah, as good a punt, with a possible catch.
Going for it!!!

at least they tried. Same thing as if they punted, so no loss.

Great play Dalton. Great play. Love your “composure” and missing Leonard out in the flats.

that's pretty much a punt anyway
just as good as a punt
Problem is, we needed a first down
TYJoseph

For not batting it

Well, worked as well as a punt thanks to JJoe
same as a bad punt

Ok now can I say Game Over!

game over

Texans will run off clock

Offensive Line fails us again
mcglynn and livings failed

It had to be Joseph didn’t it

Once the play broke down - good move by Dalton
yeah he sort of punted it
And it ends up being like a punt anyways because Joseph is stupid.
Hey defense how bout a fucking turnover?

How about a stop?!

Problem is we won't get the chance now

They aren’t going to throw the ball now

Thinking Pacman was just mad at himself
He's is just a selfish loser

True colors come out in the heat of battle

Nice play by Nate
looks like the sideline

is imploding

Looks like that happened in the second quarter.

Damn is Dalton Tebow

Whats with the Andy Dalton bashing,its the o-line watch the game

We're going to see that

Pacman play for years.

J Joe

gave us a break. Just get the ball back and stay poised

Game fucking over.

Just a sickening performance. I have no words. Classic Bengals choke job. New faces, same result.

why does the announcer have to talk shit about Pacman like that?

“Not surprising given his history”

Because he’s playing like shit.

still its unwarranted and not professional

And throwing a hissy fit and pushing the defensive coordinator away on the sideline is? He needs to be a man and grow a pair.

yes he does

But talking about the troubles he has had when he is clearly trying to get on the right track is right either

he's a piece of shit human being

he deserves whatever is said about him

Is it lonely on your pedestal?
Nah

He’s always got his high horse to talk to.

Exactly.

You can say he’s playing bad. But don’t be a bitch and talk about the guy like that.

divas and meltdowns

I don’t like that it happened. I don’t like that they pointed it out either, but it reeked of Ocho2005

That's pretty much it right there.
It is starting to look like the game is over.
You said that 20 minutes ago

You were supposed to leave. If it’s over why are you still watching?

now that is demoralizing...
guys

watching this, three and out with a decent return means right back where we were but with two minutes less on clock.

correction — cancel that thought

It isn't three and out. The D can't stop the run.
yeah, it's over, I've conceded
Cmon D!

Need a turnover really badly now

If we get a stop have to put Jones in on the Punt Return
no chance they get a stop here

D blows when it matters

they were there and then they weren't
STOP THE RUN

We know they are doing it

Big game Bengals...
and thats why zimmer wont be a HC

his D never play when the game is on the line.. getting beat by freaking TJ Yates, once again.

Do you just troll waiting for something bad to happen?
that's a fair critique

I happen to agree with it, but at least you defended it instead of just out of nowhere negativity.

right

It is atleast a fair and justified post.

they're not getting beat by Yates

they’re getting beat by Foster’s running & Andre Johnson juking Pacman out of his shoes.

And Yates.
Coaches need to call a timeout

Defense giving NO effort

lol this isn't bastketball..

but I get what you’re saying.

Didn't stop the run second half of the season

Or today

still far from over, but only if the Defense can get a stop and the o can start to put some drives together
Uh

the defense knows they’re going to run?

You have to respect the play action.
C'mon, Barb Bush isn't singing yet......
She's tuning up mind you....but not singing yet.
Ha ha

Peko trying to muscle the ball out of his hands.

Well, It's been a good year.

Hope we’ll focus on the positives over the next few months.

21 years...
now we are being beaten into submission
STOP THE RUN

PUT all 11 in the box if need be.

Nothing worse then getting ran on
nope marvin lewis will be back
Gotta honor that contract.
well the positive is

Good experience in the post season.

Good stop
HOLY CRAP PEDRO SAID SOMETHING POSITIVE!
to all the "well, it's over" folks

I hope your leaving. Why would you start prognosticating that with 9 minutes to go?

Yes!! Let's do this

its hard, but theres still time

Eight minutes left...

Not dead yet. Just throw it deep to AJ. RIGHT AWAY.

It's time to put Pacman back as return man.
REDEEM YOURSELF, PAC.
its time to release pacman
gotta change things up ASAP
We r gonna pull this out

Score and the magic is back

get the ball back

and score before the four minute mark, there is a shot.

Tick-tock
frustrating game

all breaks go texan way

Frustrating can’t even describe this game. We started off so strong.

the freak int really turned the whole thing around
true
and then the freak missed int pick 6
Why not let Adam Jones return here?
cause he is being cut,directly after the game
so is yates rookie of the year now?
the way they are talking
Obviously

Exactly what I said above. Dalton hasn’t played bad but all we will hear is that he was outplayed by Yates, when the fact is Yates should have multiple picks if our secondary was even halfway decent.

Peerman almost got there
Why did he field that....?
nice try, Tate

for real

y did tate not let that go
LET IT ROLL INTO THE ENDZONE OMG
Mike Brown runs the team

Why expect anything else than a letdown?

Tate always looks like he's about to break...

and runs into everything.

there is time

but the Bengals have to play perfectly from here

this is gonna be a tough one to comeback from...

lets score once and at least give us a chance to change the momentum

Tate has went to the Ced Benson school of running......

one cut, then run right into the back of a teammate.

Ease up on Benson 9 plays for 12 yds

The bengals are a team built for letting fans down!

why jones isn't back there I have no clue
Jones is being released
Really need a number one corner

The rest of our secondary would look great if they were all playing down a notch. Hall on a number 2, adam slot, clements takes crocks spot.

But Hall would have been huge for this game, even if he isn’t a number one.

hall would have helped a ton..

But with a great #1 corner, the secondary would be one of the better in the nfl. with just hall healthy they are prob middle of the pack. But jennings might be good next year, its possible… maybe…

Tate being Tate...

A whole year and you still can’t figure it out. I would trade his one touchdown for all of the field position he has cost us.

this could be it

Remember when the Texans drove from their own 2 on us late last time? Time to return the favor

need a big play now with tate trying to play hero!

I get the fact that something needs done, but why take that out!

I know you guys consider me to be a pessimist

but be honest here… do you think the bengals will ever win anything with M. Lewis? He’s atrocious and if this were anywhere else, he would have been fired long ago…

true dat

His record vs playoff teams after 10 years is terrible. He’s just good enough to mediocre at best.

I don't care if you are a pessimist

it’s that you don’t show up until it’s time to gloat. You never (or just enough to say “yeah I do”) are here when things are going okay.

NEGATIVE NANCIES

We were supposed to go MAYBE 4-12. MAYBE. So get over yourselves.

Thank you

No reason to be negative against this team.

Really? No reason, right now in this moment?

When they put up a “reflections from 2011” thread, we can all talk about the great memories, but this game had been some kind of sick joke. Of course the game thread is going to reflect that.

now that was just rude of you tate
DEEP TO AJ. RIGHT NOW.
team has a lot of holes

In terms of talent; DB and LB ain’t all that and the DL has a ton of free agents to be.
OL can’t run block and they need another threat besides AJ Green.

challenge killed us right now
I do think the team has given up hope though.
NOW it is over.
fuck, that's pretty much it.
As much as it sucks to be losing, disregarding our abysmal performance in the second half...

If we do lose this game, I won’t really be that mad. Considering people thought we were going to be in the Luck sweepstakes before the beginning of this season and where we are now with this great group of young guys on our team is above my expectations. Just image if we actually got a good running back and more help on defense, we could be great.

Don't forget the OL
Right, that could use improvement, too.
And a good head coach
Seriously.

Great season. 2 first round picks. The future is bright. Sucks to be 0-3 in the playoffs under Marvin but the arrow is pointing up and that’s all we can ask for.

Ok, Barbara.........your on!

WOW

Great season guys. It's been a pleasure.
awesome

game over.. as usual Marvin didnt have his team ready

No dear

They came out sharp. If he did one thing right it was having them ready.

agree

missed fg,and o-line let the crowd back in the game

shut up

Marvin coached a decent game…they came out ready to play…bad things happen

good game

no excuse for those challenges either way

like wasting all the challenges in the first half?

marvin sucks… its time to let him go if they want to win something..

name a play that he should have challenged instead

that that INT was an INT

he just shouldnt have challenged any of them

wasnt MARVINS fault,the oline is pathetic
anyone that says any different can……………….

Oh I agree....shouldn't have challenged either of them

the O-line is by far the biggest reason

You call butchering challenges a “decent” game? The Bengals team (as players) may just be the best team in the league for WINNING ONE GAME with Marvin as coach.

Thats just STUPID
was that "whoop there it is?"
Maybe next year - as usual.
am i going to get yelled at if i say its over now?
his foot was out, thanks for not having a challege
We are quite the unlucky team, huh?
No challenges there MARVIN

his foot is out

Alright boys its been a good season for the most part

cant wait to get started with the draft talk! sigh….

Everyone please remember where we were at before the season started

We have made HUGE strides in one year.

With the extra picks we've accumulated fans should be super excited about this teams future

Great experience, great young players who will only get better from this game.

Future

I’m tired of being excited for the future. We say that every season, and every season, it’s the same result. Every time something seems legit it comes crashing down on us.

we have a team of rookies chill!

Now if we take a step back next year ill understand the anger, but this team is way ahead of schedule.

next year, next year, next year

Overall I’m very happy about this year but next year, despite the infusion of talent this team will have, is just next year. We might have tougher competition. You only get so many chances in the Playoffs.

Opponents are known

They’re not too tough. And these young guys give us the first fresh start we’ve had in years, so it really IS next year now.

Agree

This hurts but the building blocks are there. Need to fill some major holes on both sides of the ball but at least most of these guys are heading in the right direction.

His foot was out of bounds

And we can’t challenge. FML

It wasn't

I watched for that on the replay. His 3rd foot down was out but he’d already had 2 in.

its a shame he threw away the challenges…his second foot was on the line out of bounds

he came down out of bounds, but we can't challenge

If there aren’t major, MAJOR moves made this offseason, next season will continue the same trend of having a losing season every two years.

Thank you Nancy
What major moves?
im curious too.

Major moves for the defence and offence. Get some secondary help. With Hall back, draft/pickup some safeties and CBs that will actually see playing time. Upgrade the offensive line. Get another RB and another WR threat opposite Green that is reliable, and actually get the offence on the same page (which, granted, was most likely a result of the lockout). Also, get Marvin the hell out of here, contract or no contract.

Agreed, we have to improve, not just stay status quo. Which is what I'm afraid of.
right

Barring a decent replacement for fat-ass Lippincott they will continue not to know how to manage a roster

Yes because it's not like we re-signed Whit/Leon or brought in Lawson/Howard/Clements or anything

Those were great moves. And we need to have some more of those if we ever want to win.

bottom line

Is Fifteen straight losses to playoff teams.

As well as 21 seasons without a playoff victory.

Great season either way......

not much we can say. Draft a CB, OL, RB and S by BPA by position and we’re there. This team is close, so very, very, very close. Again.

And we'll be at 21 now.

Better picks for our run at the Super Bowl next season.

not much difference from 25
Sorry but we resign Benson I will be sick
2cd that,and add you Pacman

arghhhhhhhhhhh

Well the season was more than I could expect....

but this is still disappointing to get blown out once again in the playoffs. Hopefully they get another last place type schedule next year and can squeak into the playoffs and get another shot.

Had high hopes for this game but my worst fears came true. Until next season, Who Dey!

Gotta tell ourselves,this aint the end, its the beginning

Wtf Andy had no run game all year to back him up. I know he will bounce back: he threw 4 picks v Boise in a bowl game as a jnr and came back and won the Rose Bowl. No worries here

Curse of Cincinnati strikes again.

Well people it has been a great year but I say that just about does it. For whatever reason we just can’t catch a break. As usual we will get em next year.

you want reasons?

Brown.
Lippincott.

3 and out

Quick TD, offside kick… could still happen you know

Well.....that was ridiculous
nice play D

way to give up

My god, Foster just embarrassed the hell out of the defense
Does anyone think we can come back from THIS?
We didn't need to spot them another TD. psh.
Okay, NOW it's over.
damn
it was a great season Bengals

you guys have nothing to be ashamed of

I dunno, someone needs to be ashamed of themselves after that last touchdown
Think about this

We’ve got 2 guys that are solid OROY candidates, and according to ProFootballFocus we’ve got the best pass rushing DE and DT in the league.

We’ve got 2 first round picks and a bunch more through the rest of the draft, plus we’ve got a lot of FA money. Gresh is great, we’ve got a lot of very solid D-linemen, and we’ve got some really good players we had to do without his year like Leon Hall and Jordan Shipley.

If we bring in a new RB, G, S, and CB in the draft and/or FA and we’re a playoff team for the next few years.

oh yes

thanks for screwing the Raiders in the Palmer trade!

I still can't believe the Raiders did that
Jesus Christ Crocker

okay, he got the touchdown… you fucking escorted him in.

Now the crap is happening that makes people point and laugh, jfc. The loss is one thing, but don’t make it ridiculous.

What the hell does jfc mean?
jesus friendship christ

but not friendship

Bye crocker

Damn he’s terrible

this is embarassing
this looks like the 2nd steelers game
Chris Crocker....*facepalm*
Final play as a Bengal, It was Ndukwe v Keller all over again.

Goodbye Chris,solid player but its over

and there is the humiliation...
Okay, on to silver linings...

The way Livings, Benson and Crocker played they will most likely not be back.

I would draft another tailback if I were you

Benson’s best days are behind him

beat days?

When were those?

and his best days weren't very good
yea

Hopefully that positive comes out of this.

Zimmer...

Why the hell are your guys jogging all over the field?

Because they gave up a long time ago.

I gotta agree. Every Bengal game I’ve watched this year, Crocker always seemed like a weakness

+1,000..........

he’s “that guy.” The guy that everyone sees as a huge weakness but our FO.

yeah. He's not terrible... but he's not an answer

That play was terrible.

No

He really is terrible lol

There's not a more unclutch team

Than the Cincinnati Bengals. No matter the coach, team, players, owner. There is a curse I’m convinced.

I hate Chris Crocker
Can we cut Crocker now?
Put him on a grey hound bus........
He'll be cut.
Ok, now I'm getting frustrated

Seems like the team has given up. I know the games over but you have to pick up your pride and finish the game like Pro’s.

Not at the season, but frustrated that the team has given up.
Still love my BENGALS

We need another clearing house,and we will be back next year

They bring back those Cancer’s i’ll set that stadium on fire j/k

It will NEVER change.

Never.

Thats OK

Neither will i
I have tried,i’m just a BENGALS fan

lol at crocker

That was pretty funny

well

at least we made it and we’ll always have next year

God, this sucks.

I mean, if you suck, you should at least try.

I hate this team's mentality right now...
Maybe next year?

Ok we where clearly not good enough for the playoffs maybe next year! Only thing that scares me about next year is Gruden and zimmer will prob be gone and cheap mike brown won’t hire good replacements!

Not sure about them leaving

AND Marvin is supposed to have control over the coaching staff now.

Is it too late to get season tickets?

what in the hell was Crocker doing?

at least now it will be the regular guys on here now

and none of the negative bandwagoners

Zimmer needs to fucking tear into Crocker.

He’s supposed to be a veteran. There’s no excuse for that.

it was fun boys on here

sorry for the Ced rants
happy we got this far so not all bad

Its just sickening
Its ok

I am proud of this team. They were good enough to make the playoffs and there are 20 other teams (including the “dream team”) that are at home. Dalton looks like the real deal and there’s AJ, Gresh and Shipley.

Agree

I know fans want results but look at the progess we’ve made in 1 year. If we can build on this season the sky is the limit.

We have to improve the following 3 area's

OG(OL as a whole would benefit), CB, S, and RB.

We have picks and if we can make a signing or two in FA we should be back in the Playoffs next year.

3 area's should have read

CB and S as 1 area under DB’s.

and now is the time

for the torture of “WHO SHOULD BE GONE” debate we always go through. A whole bunch of Greyhound players tonight.

O well.....

I mean theres not much more to say. You can say that we exceeded expectations all year and all that but the truth is we are getting blown out in a playoff game and it hurts

I'm sick of watching the offensive line get blown up

cut the OL coach.

I know there are weaknesses, but the schemes are wide open, as if they are predictable or readily readable.

Seriously. Paul Alexander is done here.
He's Mikey boy

So I wouldn’t get your hopes up.

Game ,set and match.

We don’t have enough draft picks to fix the problems on ths team. I don’t even know where to beigin.
It’s one thing to lose and another to get humiliated in the process. I think it’s time for ALL the coaches to go—even Zimmer

So apparently Brian Leonard should be our new RB ;-)

KIDDING. This is clearly garbage time and not at all indicative of a real game.

get out of bounds gresham
holy shit

a draw to Leonard.. it’s not the last play of the half 60 yards form ta TD.. when did they start using this play when it matters?

oh yeah

The Bengals in a nutshell
These announcers are assholes.
why?
Have you been listening to them?

If you have, I shouldn’t need to explain.

ok, that helps. thanks

I'm not exactly in the mood to type out the reasons.

I think they’re assholes, okay? If you disagree it’s fine.

Mayock is one of the most fair announcers ever. But if a team is playing like crap/doing dumb stuff, he calls it

Agree

What are the chances here to put up 21 points in less then 4 min. Cmon, let the clock run

yeah thats what happens when NBC doesn't do more than 1 game a week and they suddenly

have to get another set of announcers. They suck

atleast they used leonard alot today
Garbage time...

and all the sudden they remember Gresham exists.

Too Friggin True, Why they dont use him 10 times more rips my balls.
Such a smart veiw of things you have

Boy you’d take a ass-whoopn,

tex is in deep coverage. they’re giving up the underneath. they dont care

Hey guys

Just wanted to say that you guys have a bright future with Dalton. He is awesome.

I know that losing is no fun, but with a few more positions shored up, the bengals will be kicking ass.

For sure you will be a playoff team for the foreseeable future.

And regardless of what the media says after the game, dalton is definitely the better qb right now. Yates just has a much better supporting cast for the time being.

thanks

you’re not wrong. Good luck next week. We hate losing, but we hate the Ravens just as much.

Thanks

You guys played a very good game and deserve to win. Good luck with the Ravens – you are going to need it. I do like your team and hope you go far into the playoffs.

We don't match up well with the ravens historically......

Still….any given Sunday I suppose.

it depends on

which version of Flacco turns up. And don’t tell Mr Malor I said that.

That's very true.
no doubt

sweep the leg next week. anything it takes to knock the ratbirds out, please.

The best thing about this game is

It highlights our dire needs this offseason

Defense cracked this game
So hey

Jay may not get that HC job afterall— that’s good news.

Is it now?
I think so

I think Jay called a pretty good game. You can’t blame everything on the coaches.

Question

Why is it that we lose in the Playoffs and all of a sudden people think that we have to make MAJOR changes?

People calling to fire ALL coaches? Cmon people. Those are the biggest Knee Jerk reactions this year, IMO.

we thought they needed changes all year.
Right, but I didn't hear many fans saying things like

“We need MAJOR changes” or “We need to fire ALL coaches”

They were

And last year it was deserved. This year it is not.

Where did people say that Zimmer need to be fired?

They specifically said that Zimmer should go too. Never heard that all year, but I guess I could have missed it.

Dorey said it

He doesn’t seem to strike me as being a regular.

People have questioned Zimmer. They just get beat down for doing it.

I never said that. I said Lewis needs to go and we need upgrades on the defence, but I’ve never said anything but good things about Zimmer. Given, he’s had his bad days, just as any coaches have, but I actually am a strong believer that he’s the top coach on the team.

Marvin hate has been persistant as has the OL coach as well.

but yeah, alot of knee jerky here.

People are calling for Zimmer to go

People are calling for “Major” changes. Those things are absurd to me.

We have the same needs we knew we did. Which means we have a lot less needs then we thought BEFORE the season started, IMO.

We have the same needs we have all year
I don't

OL coach, I’ve been calling since week 5 or so, even during the win streak. When they are that far in and still tapping the leg for the snap…

I agree w/Benson being not the answer. Don’t blame him as much as others, but would be content to not have him back.

I agree with those comments

Byut saying Zimmer needs to go? Cmon man. That has to be knee jerk.

what has Zim done

That says he should keep his job? I don’t see a defense that got better as the year went along, I saw a defense that got worse and worse.

It's a defense built around Leon

So when Leon goes on IR, it’s going to get worse. They still held together pretty well overall.

put up a top 10 defense with no secondary and reject players
Against a weak schedule.

It’s typical odd number years for this team. When we have weak schedules we make it places. When we don’t we win 4 games.
Is it rash to jump out and say fire Zimmer?— most likely yes. When I see a team never shows up for “must win” games that is the fault of ALL the coaches and it has become a habit.

He has consistently put a good defense on the field

but I will agree with the mental mistakes. They showed up the first half. Shoulda had 3 INT’s at least.

I'm not saying that I think he should go

but the comments are defended appropriately. The Bengals have a lot of breakdowns late in games.

I’d be afraid to lose all the players to wherever he went! I think the defense is good, but acknowledge they have too many weird whole team mental lapses. I think if he gets decent replacement corners (I’m ready to let Adam Jones go(X)) and a damned solid safety, it can be a top defense still.

(X) (used X since can’t use asterisk) , although I think he is good enough, I don’t like the diva type stuff that he can still pull. That’s three or four times this year and he has been burned a few times this year, more than diva actions warrant.

Agree with everything you just said
that was from someone who doesn't post here
Seems to me you give dalton a better line and he will decimate defenses.

He has been making throws under pressure all afternoon. Shore up that line and the sky is the limit.

so what are the chaces do the reds have this year?

Pujols gone
Fielder maybe gone (has he signed?)

Picked up Latos

looks good to win the division

Dalton is grooving this garbage time drive.
the 2011 0-16 bengals

went 9-7 and made the playoffs. while adding some solid core players in the draft. enjoy the off season, look forward towards 2012. it’s been a good run.

yep.....changes need to be made and I hope they can make them but the Bengals didn't

disappoint me this season

WelL can't say I'm surprised

This is how Our defense has played in December. What is shocking is the stupid coaching
And the lousy play by the Pro Bowlers Dalton, Gresham and Green. Especially Dalton.
bengals need to take a hard look at the line coaches, line players before looking to get that breakaway back. Bottom line is Bengals could not dominate line of scrimmage, both sides. Got to fix at in free agency or the draft.

Wtf is lousy with dalton,Gresh or AJ especialy when your Oline and RBs shit the fuckin Bed, what are you expecting?
Ignorance
he just mad
Must be.
I think under the circumstances the young guys did what they could

dissapointed with the D but were gassed as the O couldnt stay on the field.

NEWAYZ....goo Texans

if there is another team in the AFC I’d like to see go to the super bowl its them

Denver for the shear "wuh?" of it...would be something.
I'd love to see the Broncos go to the Super Bowl!
ESPN orgasm
They'd lose it if they got

a Saints/Denver game.

actually they're still hoping for a Denver vs. Denver action thriller

Double tebow

I put money on the Niners at 10-1 odds

Not that i think they will win. I do think they have a good chance, but i like the odds (house money)

Alex Smith Vs TJ Yates

Super Bowl. Imagine that.

if the broncos go to the superbowl

wouldn’t it have to be renamed to the tebow bowl

Denver and Detroit let's go
Great season

Its hard to win with our secondary….get kirkpatrick a guard and start mays….. sb next year

Great season

Its hard to win with our secondary….get kirkpatrick a guard and start mays….. sb next year

Stupid phone
secondary exposed us once hall went down
If they go for a damn FG here...
Throw the fade to AJ.

Let him get a playoff TD.

True

This is all for experience now

NO FADE !!!!!!!!!!!
please come to MHR

tomorrow guys, we need all the help we can get to beat the Steelers

You know we don't actually play in the game, right? ;-)
I'm the reserve punter.
you'd better get good net

Britton Colquitt is awesome at that after all!

Crocker is the worst player in the league

Vince Young would disagree
Mark Sanchez
Touche

I was going to say Jamarcus, but he isn’t actually IN the league anymore :)

yeah…this.. Sanchez by far

Big Ben

Just kidding just kidding lol

Nah

He said worst player, not worst person ;-)

c'mon man

putting the emoticon at the end doesn’t make it not beating a dead horse.

hey..some people don’t think he’s that good. I’ve literally heard everything from second best qb in the nfl to worst…everything in between.

no he is definitely up there with the best
I wouldn't say second best.

But easily top 5. His ability to make plays is scary.

top 5

I could probably agree with that. i hate ranking players on my team. Of course I love em.

Cedric Benson and Nate Livings are cheering that comment
hardly

he shouldnt be the starting SS in cincy is something most of us agree on.

Kareem Jackson disagrees
Gruden

If the Jacksonville job consideration is still on, what are the odds Gruden bolts to that offer after this performance?

100%

even before today

I was thinking there would be some hesitation based on today’s game. Clearly, he’ll bolt at any opportunity to get out of here.

Chudzinski must be really happy about this result.
Why that Gruden,took this mess of a offense to the playoff's
shrug

if he wants to go, let him. take the draft pick we’ll get from the jags for it and be happy

We'll get a draft pick?!
they were in contact with him using the media to do it before the season was over

all the bengals have to do is file it with the league office

And that will help them get a new OC

I’m not complaining. We need to bring some coaches into this system that actually have some life in them and don’t just play conservative all game, every game.

must be a little kid

If you’re referring to me with that comment… No, I’m actually older than a “little kid”. When you see winning teams, they don’t just get the lead and go into defence mode. It may work in hockey, but in football, the best teams are explosive offences (Packers, Saints, Patriots, etc.) that just continue to attack, unless they have top defences.

If you weren’t referring to me, disregard that comment.

your drunk,or just not very smart

sorry for getting personal
i’d rather fans like you just stay in the closet

I’m a closet fan? Haha you’re funny.

I think you comment should explode

because I’m pretty sure you made a point then negated your point with another??

Proper arguments consider counterpoints. We don’t have a top defence, therefore we can’t go into a shell. Therefore, we need to attack, not play conservative.

You know Dalton's thinkn

I’m a rookie,how fukn stupid are these guys
i thought they went to college

Who made that pick 6 in the 1st half?

well whoever it was…….%^&* that guy lol

Watt.

The rookie that got ignored going into this.

JJ Watt

Unbelievable play. No one to blame on that one.

still %^&* that guy
so Mike Brown

wants to pay Pac Man and not Jonathan Joseph?

They offered Joseph good money.

He wanted to leave.

I believe you over Mike Mayock

we have to sensationalize everything, don’t we?

Mike Brown should have Franchised him.

For that he deserves Bengals’ fans ire. But when it came time to match the Texans, he did. The money was spread out a little differently but it was equal money. Joseph just wanted a change of scenery.

Whenever I watch Bengals games on TV

the Natti looks like a beautiful city, never been, but I’ve heard good things

I've always wanted to visit Moab.

You’ve been a cool guy, thanks for chatting with us.

now they just look plain stupid
all in all

it was a positive season… unfortunately I dont think Mike Brown and Marvin Lewis will take the next step with this team, because they are losers at nature and they do not know how to win.

Mike Brown actually surprised me this season......even if you just include the Palmer trade
just..

eh nevermind

lol

that’s what i thought too = D

By the way what in your nature makes it right to be a cruel and mean individual
I guess I'd rather be a loser by nature that just a @$$hole
they are losers at nature

never heard of that before

Looked like joseph deliberately tried not to pick that.

Mercy-defense.

He did that earlier too when AJ ran the wrong route.
Could you imagine this team if we had J-Joe?
costing us more than just money high draft pick beating us
i do all the time

sob =(

Sucks royally.........

but glad we made it when everyone was against us. We have some pieces that shouldn’t even be on the practice squad. We eliminate those (Livings, Crocker) and we’re good.

Cya Benson

Thanks for 2009

i hate chris crocker
we got our ass waxed the 2nd half
Guys, I'm out for the day

I can’t keep reading all the negative comments on here.

Everyone stay positive and think back and remember what we were supposed to do this year.

THIS SEASON=SUCCESS

It has been........great building blocks.

We just have to keep building. After this year, I will remain positive we will do that.

Goodbye to the following..

Cedric Benson
Chris Crocker
Nate Livings
Paul Alexander

I hope

I’ll be back on tomorrow when hopefully everyone can realize what this team has done this year.

Who needs a good offensive line, anyways? They don't throw or catch the ball.

Thanks for the “competitive” football, Mikey Boy!

Secondary and O-Line............if we do not address the way we need to, get ready to be having this same conersation again next year.

We’ll be an exciting one and out team.

At this point...

making it back feels so impossible. Such a rotten feeling.

o go get your tissues..........quit feeling sorry for yourself
Longing for the days of the old O-Line

Jones, Steinbach, Braham, Williams, Big Willie

Big Willie can probably still go.
Not sure we belonged here today
we belonged

one great play and a couple of poor ones made the difference

shrug

at the end of the season there can only be 1 winner. wasn’t our day. at least we got into the playoffs

Games are decided by a few plays, great teams have their own share of them too

That pick 6 shouldn’t have happened if the guy was blocked properly. The Bengals belonged, they were the 6th best team in the AFC. And showed it today.

Well thanks for having me guys

it’s a better season than anyone expected, you have NOTHING to be ashamed of. Have a nice draft, perhaps I’ll stop by in the offseason, no BLEEPING LOCKOUT HOORAY :)

Thanks

Good luck against the Steelers!

Well guess turning it off didn't help

Next time they play I won’t watch. Good job making the playoffs, they are the team I thought they were, unable to beat a good team. Next year with more experience and better players maybe they can.

Embarrassing

Crocker sucks

Mays

cannot be worse

Beg to differ

We need a new safety

You could be surprised
we need to resign nelson

and get a real ss, stop with the projects and scrubs.

if you are actually embarrassed by a bunch of guys you don't know and who don't impact your life

I dread to see what happens when your kid shits his pants….

\why it Thom Yorke on tv in the Lions locker room?

On a brighter note.......

I wouldn’t kick Alex Flannigan out of the sack.

oh no no no

me either

Well

at least we are the first 0-16 team to make the playoffs in NFL history ;)

looking forward to floria being the deek towards cincy he normally is on pft

so i can post a thought similar to what you expressed

Well geez, all that's left to do is pour another drink and fire up the peace pipe
+1

Rum and a little dank while I watch highlights of the season. Should do me right.

Great season guys, we won 9 more than we were supposed to.
Watts INT was incredible

Honestly, coming into this game I thought he was going to be a factor for a sack or two. Never did I imagine a pick 6. Absolutely unbelievable performance by him.

Tough loss, but still, congratulations on the season. We’ll see you next year bigger and badder, no doubt

Thanks

I can’t say I’ll be rooting for you…so yeah.

it’s all good, I understand

You're cool dude

= )

as are you, actually pretty much all of you. Thanks for having me !

Texan fan from here on out
but

i’ll root for good games

I won't go Broncos

and I hate Tebow

well

we have to wait to see what our owner does, but thanks frank

22 years of shame

22 years no playoff wins

There's always next year?
Keep your heads up fellas

it didnt seem like today was our day anyway
but we have made it this far, what a season.

O line

I want Castro !!

there is 3 serious holes on that line
2.

The Guards. That’s it.

yep

and I think Clint Boling is a natural LG..so he might get a shot there.

Game ball goes to Watt, no doubt.

After that pick six, the game was just different.

Yep

Up until that I was impressed.

Their Line backers mauled us
We were not suppose to be here

REMEMBER THAT

How about YOU remember that?

You’ve been one of the most negative here.

why because I said

Maybe we didnt belong here today?/ Obviously I was right

I understand we weren’t supposed to be here, but at the same time, to get all the way here and get our asses kicked like that is absolutely embarrassing.

I agree...i look at it as 2 seasons...

Over achieved in the regular season.

Got embarrassed in the post season. Very disappointing which does not discount what they did all year.

to be fair

at some point, you have to stop using that as a crutch.
The Bengals deserved to be there. They looked great for the first half (even with that pick 6).

The Texans whooped the line in the second half. Are offensive lines schemes something you can adjust to? I’ve nver really thought of that. Anyway, it seems to be a common theme. I’ll go ExNFLScout on the OL coach. Getting a fixation.

The next couple of days will be rough.

Everyone will want to point fingers. assign blame. Scream bloody hell. some will just sit and fucking sigh. We’ll see the big picture eventually but right now? It just flat out sucks.

it's started...see below
and more below
I am disappointed but considering everything I am satisfied with the season

Much better than 4-12, next year will be the decider. No playoff wins Marvin should go.

yeah

we have got to stay positive, I’m gonna go to the airport to welcome the team home

Smack Pacman in his mouth

Tell him never to embarrass his mother,and the city of Cincinnati again

slap him on the back

and wish him well, he’s not a #1 corner, and he had to play it from the time Hall went down

Dont care if he was the best ever

Doesnt belong in a Bengal uniform

Chris Crocker fucking sucks.

He may be the worst starting safety in the NFL. He can’t pick up deep coverage, he can’t tackle a runner, and he can’t catch an easy interception. And Zimmer loves this guy? Hard to understand.

Crocker

Cut by Cleveland. Cut by Miami. Welcome to Cincy as Starting SS. He was CHEAP! Are you surprised?

Marvin is dissapointing
We were not supposed to be here

REMEMBER THAT

Irrelevant. They got there

and couldn’t make plays.

Exactly. Once you get there, you prove that you we’re SUPPOSED to be there. You don’t go out and prove the naysayers wrong, which is exactly what they did.

Disaster of a game but...

… a season of success?

It’s obviously disappointing to see the Bengals get bumped off so quickly again, but the season has proved that the team at least has the foundation for a more competitive team next season.

+10000000000000

Tired of hearing they shouldnt of been there. They were there and got out coached and played

I want Lions to get there ass kicked,just for spite now
Marvin?

Well i guess he keeps his job for another 10 years

Looking forward to the offseason

Lots to talk about..hoping we have an awesome draft to build on the last couple of years and come back to compete.

I am an empty shell at the moment
Successful season

We weren’t even supposed to have a winning season this year. I’m excited for next season and have a feeling that the team can only get better. Unfortunately, I’m sure the talking heads will be all over the loss and trash the Bengals, but whatever. They can all eat crow for thinking the Bengals would not even be competitive.

WHO DEY!

Time to turn off the

“Play Defense” sign at Super Dome.

See you, guys.

I sort of lost it during the game, so if I was rude to any of you I apologize. And I’m as frustrated as anyone, but stay away from that ledge- this team is ahead of schedule and getting better. We’ll be alright.

Just sorta hurts to not have Bengals football until August. :(

+1

Most of us are fans here…some sound mostly negative and pop out of the woodwork to say “Marvin sucks” or “fire everybody”. Other than that, most people are cool and root for their favorite team hard. And that’s how it should be.

Marvin is average!

You either want to be Pittsburgh or you are happy making the playoffs. Stop accepting average!

Well

He makes mistakes, yeah. After almost 10 years as HC, his clock management is poor at times. But I think the organization takes 2 steps back if he leaves. Unless we make the playoffs a few years in a row, we won’t be an attractive place for other coaches or top FAs (and we’ll have trouble retaining our own). I honestly believe Marvin is our best chance at the moment for reasonable success (simply because of Mike Brown).

At least we have each other

“I love you you love me we’re a happy family…”

there's always Bengals football

365 baby, we got a good offseason ahead

They actually HAVE an offseason this year!

:-)

Hopefully that means a better offense!

Did #58 make a tacklet today????
he did

he got blown up a few times as well

more than a few I should say
I've never seen a back get outside as easily as Foster did today
the cutbacks killed us

Can’t lose contain like that

just pissed
Me too, for all the talent and potential

there is no guarantee that they will be back anytime soon. Especially when u consider the history of this franchise. I just wish they could have gone out playing the Texans alot better.

+1

I love this team, no matter what. I just hate to see the season end on such a sour note,

Our history isnt the greatest.
Dunlap was hardly a factor...........unfortunately
definately not 100%
So who are the free agent D-linemen and DE's next year
Rodney Harrison is a douche

He’s so arrogant, just like most former Pats from that old dynasty.

Dalton

Looked like a Rookie today

Think about it this way guys

yeah this loss stings more than salt in an open womb, but we have the pieces to make the playoffs consistently. We have the draft picks to fix this. In a few hours we’ll all calm down and begin to think rationally again. Pacman is not going to get cut, he is a solid corner. Its mot fair to expect him to defend Andre all game. We’ll get Hall back and hopefully a shutdown corner in the draft. Then we just need to sign/draft a stud guard. We’ll be fine, lets not call for bloody hell yet

uh... open womb?
ahahaha

my bad. I was distracted by Faith Hill. *wound

hopefully our future free agent WR plays well
Sign Geno Atkins now
I don't follow enough of the College game. Who are the big Safties and when are they expected to go in the draft?
And apparently I can't spell either
still pissed
chill out buddy

We’ll get our own Eric Berry next draft.

Mark Barron

Plays SS for Alabama..He is the top Safety this year. Should be available when we pick in Round 1, but doubt the Bengals will take him. CB and G will likely be the 1st round picks IMO

unless Trent Richardson falls to us
Faith is still hot

that a plus

We need to draft a CB, OL, RB and S..........

it doesn’t matter how we do it. BPA by those positions and we’ll be fine. If a miracle occurs and we throw some money at a FA that could fill one of those spots, then we’re good to go. This one hurt, but this season has given me a lot more happiness than bitterness. All in all, successful season. These guys got to get a taste of the playoffs, hopefully they don’t forget this one for awhile. I know we won’t.

We have the money to get in some good FAs and re-sign some of our own. We’ll see how things go in the offseason. Hopefully, they learned their lesson with the loss of JJ last year and be more aggressive.

The thing is we don't have that many holes to fill (ok, will give a minute to inject any porn references here)...........

ok, that should do it. So we’re really not that bad. Call me crazy, but we’re so damn close.

Mike Brown?

Learned his lesson? You new to this as a Bengal fan? :)

#1 on my "big board" tonight is a bottle of J&B.........

is a guarantee every time. Never lets me down.

Cheers mate!

Makers 46 over here.

Also a very nice choice, either will never let you down.
Thanks

Thanks guys for the verbal therapy. Think I needed it. Off to watch the next game.

Keep the faith. I will.

Keep the faith brothers...........

the pressure is off, let’s go watch the Lions hopefully hang in there. Hard to imagine them beating NO at home, but who the hell knows. For at least a couple hours and drinks worth, over and out.

One last post........

where is Erin Andrews when you need her? She needs to be bumped up to the pro’s. What a dime………..

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