UnluckyforSome

A few minutes ago I was thinking of turning this off at halftime.

Bengals don't look to have much going for them tonight except for those sweet white tiger alts.

If they start Corbett we are back to being the dumbest team in the league again.

Man on the street interviews. And some women too. Part of this reminds me that I had an ex-girlfriend that is a Falcons fan. She was nice. Except for that. https://youtu.be/ZKMvI-qcIvI?si=gzvBbLeYUBLjEvdn

Damn, am I really going to watch Steelers-Bengals on Amazon in a few minutes? Unfortunately, yes, at least for a little bit.

Well, to some extent. Some people believe Stafford is a shoe-in for the HOF. Alternatively, some folks think he is a very skilled stat compiler. I guess there is a difference in some minds about the circumstances and perspective.

Right. I am curious if it includes big time throws in either formulation.

Not really any point in arguing back and forth about it, other than for the sake of arguing. If you believe in him, you believe in him. I don't. I point to his W-L record. I point to how awful he plays. I point to how he crow-hops around (as another poster put it a while back) in the pocket. I point to how success is so incredibly rarely ever seen at that size in the NFL, at any position. That it's year 3, and there are still "questions" just seems ridiculous. I don't hate him. He has the weight of all the expectations of the organization and fans on his shoulders and just he isn't cut out for it. 9 wins total, in year 3 is just not it, and none of the excuses are going to hold water on that mark.

Not sure of the contract, but unless this is Taylor's final contract year, I would be surprised if Cincinnati moves on, just to avoid paying out money to a coach no longer there.

I think trap game only applies to a good team facing an inferior opponent.

Absolutely, and I would hope that someone smarter than me is making that ultimate decision. He has been better than ok, despite the shortcomings. Top half of the league, top 20ish. The unfortunate trend is every off-season seems to feature the next highest-paid player at their position. If I had to go on a hunch, we will pay him what he wants, because of everything that doesn't equate to his performance on the field. I don't think I would lose sleep over it, again it's not my money or choice, but he isn't worth that kind of deal.

The problem with giving him a big payday is that he probably will always be lesser than his peers in pass protection. He has improved in that area somewhat, but enough to reset the left tackle market? Not my money, I don't really care, but I am not so sure he should command that amount.

Find it in the draft. Really the only method. There is such a premium on the position that what's available and affordable on the market is either over-the-hill hasbeens, never-weres, and flawed prospects.

I don't think you can count on 9 wins getting you in anyway, unless a team wins a division with 9 wins. Bengals won 9 games last season and did not make it. Seahawks won 10 and did not make it. Too many better teams ahead.

I mean, they could run the table. Not probable, but possible.

He's a no-go.

Fields can run around and make things happen. Of course, those things are not always good things. My hope is we get the 9 sacks, -10 yards passing version of Fields, and not the 1 that rushed for 1000 yards as a qb.

That is kind of my problem as well. They look very unfinished, as if the intent was just to get something made up so they could say there is an alternate helmet. It is a little reminiscent in that way of teams that make up a black alternate uniform because it's black.

I don't care for the black helmets. I do like the results though.

It would be very Panthers to go up there and get absolutely boat raced and provide them with their 1st win.

Agreed, but honestly and unfortunately, I would guess most of those fans weren't traveling from Texas, but from right around the corner and down the street.

At the very least, at the absolute minimum, he hasn't been a waste of payroll like a former te was for his too-long tenure here.

Jerruh was just eager to get over to the glory hole.