Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brioni:
Burrow will retire ringless. That's good enough right there to smile about
I disagree. The shield will give him his version of SB 50 eventually.
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Originally Posted by Bearcat:
The one conversation I remember around here in '13 were people blowing their load on beating the Jaguars in the opener... of course, after '12, the bar was set really low, but of course as fans do, some took it to the extreme and thought they were playoff contender after that one game.
Looking at that 9-0 start, their SoS was .361, beating one team with a winning record (one that finished 8-8, and two others 7-9). In the remaining 8 games, their SoS was .554, playing 5 teams with winning records (offset a bit by a 3-13 and 4-12 teams).
Overall, giving them a SoV of .335.
For reference, the Bengals' current SoV is .237, which is the lowest in the league including the Panthers (.241).
Oh i know. It's pathetic, frustrating and then more frustrating. They're literally 3 plays away from being 7-3, the #5 seed half a game behind the Steelers.
Incredible how wide that thin line is and not surprising that it's the Bengals in this situation. The narrative between the Ravens/Bengals, Lahmuur/Burrow would be 180 degrees different. Burrow would probably be leading the MVP voting instead of being around 7-8th. But in Bengaland it should be expected that they continue to give themselves the short end of the stick with their all to predictable incompetence and ignorance.
Case in point. Rivals will cry about the refs and luck in the Chiefs v Donks game but it's not luck when you notice another team's weakness and exploit it. You know the last time i heard about the Bengals doing something like that? Probably never. Not any time that comes to mind, at least.
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Originally Posted by rfaulk34:
Oh i know. It's pathetic, frustrating and then more frustrating. They're literally 3 plays away from being 7-3, the #5 seed half a game behind the Steelers.
Incredible how wide that thin line is and not surprising that it's the Bengals in this situation. The narrative between the Ravens/Bengals, Lahmuur/Burrow would be 180 degrees different. Burrow would probably be leading the MVP voting instead of being around 7-8th. But in Bengaland it should be expected that they continue to give themselves the short end of the stick with their all to predictable incompetence and ignorance.
Case in point. Rivals will cry about the refs and luck in the Chiefs v Donks game but it's not luck when you notice another team's weakness and exploit it. You know the last time i heard about the Bengals doing something like that? Probably never. Not any time that comes to mind, at least.
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And the crazy shit is the Bengals could realistically be 8-7 heading into the final two games of the season if they just got their shit together a little.
I always love hearing the details of those plays, because it does make it seem far less random... they were still fucking lucky to win the game, but yeah knowing they were scheming for it puts it in a better light.
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Originally Posted by Bearcat:
And the crazy shit is the Bengals could realistically be 8-7 heading into the final two games of the season if they just got their shit together a little.
I always love hearing the details of those plays, because it does make it seem far less random... they were still fucking lucky to win the game, but yeah knowing they were scheming for it puts it in a better light.
This has been the weirdest season ever. I had so much hope in TC and right before the opener, with Tee getting "injured" and the Ja'Marr contract shit and him saying it would be a game time decision if he plays, i just felt this black cloud and knew they were going to lose. Even with all the stupid shit and close losses and craptastic defense, i still have this weird optimism about this season. I felt for sure they were going to win Thursday right until the end...so it's probably just gas. Only problem is, i never doubt my gut so it's weird having this feeling when there's no real evidence, on the defensive side, they will get their shit together.
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