Pumped to see this man in action
Pumped to see this man in action
Adam Jones scores on an 81 yard punt return. Hopefully that means no more of Tate.
Arise and walk, come through. A world beyond that door is calling out for you. Arise and walk, come through. It's calling out for you.
Richardson runs 32 yards for his first NFL TD, Maualuga no where to be found.
Arise and walk, come through. A world beyond that door is calling out for you. Arise and walk, come through. It's calling out for you.
Tate with his first Bengals TD reception, Cincy goes up 24-10.
Arise and walk, come through. A world beyond that door is calling out for you. Arise and walk, come through. It's calling out for you.
The defense is so bad.
Bengals win 34-27. Nice game for the offense...the defense has a long way to go.
Ravens are losing 24-23 with about 1:55 left in the game...they'll only need a FG to win it, but the same thing happened to the Pats earlier...they got it all lined up, killed the clock, and... Wide right. <DOH!> Let's see how the Ravens do...
Nope, they didn't even get into field goal range. Ravens lose 24-23! Bengals are tied for first in the division!
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"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and what could be again." -- Terence Mann
The secondary used to be the strength of this team. It is now a HUGE handicap. It's going to be a struggle to 8-8 playing D like that. Regardless, they held on for the W.
That should be expected when you let your Pro Bowl CBs leave through free agency and replace them with an over-the-hill vet and make a 2nd round bust your starting safety.Originally Posted by cincrazy
No question. It's a travesty they let Joseph get away. And no disrespect to Leon Hall, but if you're going to choose to invest in Joseph or Hall, it's a no-brainer who to choose.
Joseph is better, but when the decision was made it was Hall who had a much better history of staying on the field.
I hated to lose J Joe but not at the money he got from Houston. JJ was good to miss 3 games every season to injury while Hall was a sure tackler and a good cover guy. Hall's issue is that he has not shaken off the rust from being shelved with an achilles issue. Zimmer has his hands full with this D as there are a ton of liabilities. The LB corp is weak, the secondary has 2 good players in Nelson and Hall, the D line generates no pass rush except for Geno. Other than that we should be fine. He needs a huge raise if we get a top 10 defensive ranking this season.
If you have a losing record at Reds games, please stop going.
Honestly I've never been that impressed with Hall. He's fine as a #2 corner, but as a #1 he's going to get exposed. The guy can't cover elite receivers. He couldn't do it in college at Michigan, and he can't do it now. He doesn't have the size or speed to match up with the best. JJ's history of injury or not, he's a better player.
Nobody is arguing that Hall is better however at the time JJ could not stay on the field for a full 16 games. With the money Houston was giving JJ I think it was an OK gamble to bet on Hall to be a good corner going forward. I still think Hall will be fine given time to recover from his injury. This team has a lot more wrong with it than Leon Hall.
If you have a losing record at Reds games, please stop going.
We'll be better when Dunlap gets back and we start to work Kirkpatrick into the mix.
Oh don't get me wrong, I wouldn't even call Hall a problem. He's not "bad," per se, I just don't think he's as good as his reputation. The safeties are terrible. As noted above, hopefully Kirkpatrick and Dunlap can solve some problems.
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