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People speak of their team with great hyperbole and emotion in the heat of the moment during games. Oddly enough, it’s therapeutic. I personally consider your “attacks” on many of those posts hours later as both rude and very disingenuous. But maybe that’s just me.

The defense hald a 'players only' meeting this week to address the bad play. I heard the safeties were late to the meeting.

Apologize if this topic has already been beaten to death (as I'm sure most of you are happy about, I don't come here that often anymore), but anybody notice that Baker Mayfield is kicking ass now? All the while Deshaun Cosby is sucking ass for the Clowns. Pure hilarity. couldn't happen to a more deserving fanbase.

Please Lou - PLEASE - don't let Groper Cleveland resurrect his career this weekend.

That’s my take on the hours-later replies to heat-of-the-moment posts. The six likes and one ❤️ reactions to my post would indicate (at least to me) that I’m not the only one that feels that way. Oh, well. No biggie. This is still THE BEST place to get Bengals-related news…and we ALL want the Bengals to win (well, most of us). 🦗

Go Eagles beat The Perverts Go Washington beat the Rats Go Las Vegas Sois beat the Squeelies Go Us beat the Gnats... by 3.5 points at least.

Between the lines, Pete was everything you wanted in a ballplayer. He wasn't blessed with particularly great size or speed, nor with the greatest arm. But his will to succeed and to win was probably unmatched in any other player I've ever seen. No mental lapses. No showboating. No dogging it. Ever. Just 100% focus and 100% hustle 100% of the time. I doubt there was ever a more accurate nickname in MLB history.

Aside from some fight in Vegas where the charges were dropped, did he have any other legal issues? Insane to me that Stealers being pissbabies turned this guy into some kind of dangerous menace as compared to the actual pieces of shit like DeShaun Watson or the long list of wife-beating dirtbags, drug addicts & serial drunk drivers the NFL has no problem protecting. Go ahead and rape women in public restrooms but don't you dare tackle someone too hard! Who is a bigger piece of shit, Burfict or Roger Goodell? It's not even a fair question TBH. NFL did him dirty. 100% scapegoat.

Here is something positive about Volson, at least in terms of availability. The Bengals have played 44 games (including playoffs) since Volson was a rookie, and he has started every single game. Moreover, he has taken a higher percentage of scrimmage snaps in that time than any other Bengals player. Has he even missed any snaps at all since he was drafted? He took 100% of scrimmage snaps last year, and possibly did as a rookie too. In fact, Volson may have taken a higher percentage of snaps than any other offensive lineman in his rookie class, regardless of position. If the Bengals are on offense, then Volson is in the game. Whatever else you might want to say about Volson, no one can deny that the dude has been durable as hell.

That sounds like the type of player you want to sign to a long-term deal, but what do I know

Nate Burleson propping up Chubb’s return like it was great. 11 rushes, 22 yards. Whoopie! 🙄

This one is mine

At game first time in MetLife . Giants fans seem nice but it’s pregame.

No one could have foreseen that a DL combination of Sheldon Rankins and some mid-round rookies would be a problem. No one is to blame. No one is ever to blame. The Bengals are the only team to have injured players and you are all stupid and idiots and poo-poo heads if you think anyone in the organization could possibly do anything at all to compensate for those injuries. May as well just lay down and die & hope there are no injuries next year, particularly to crucial spots like the 3rd string DL.

This thread is goofy. I guess some of y'all are newer here but if you see a post from @soisyou should automatically assume you're being trolled. 😆 No offense, I am amused.

Cleveland knew he was a creep but chose to overlook it. I hope that decision continues to haunt them for years to come.

Do you mean the Chiefs team that beat Baltimore because a guy's foot was two inches out of bounds, beat the Bengals because of a PI call that wouldn't have been called for any other team, and beat Atlanta because their defender was allowed to shove a guy out the back of the end zone before the touchdown pass got there?

Cowboys hand Stealers a gut-wrenching loss with a TD on 4th and Goal with seconds remaining. I feel so bad for that team and those fans.

Definitely not seeing any sense of urgency or hunger there. Just who is getting an extension and what uni combo are they wearing. Coaches acting like going 1-3 to start every season is some kind of strategy. Broken record time: All this team has done is lose a Super Bowl a couple of years ago. Further, all this franchise has done is lose a few Super Bowls. That's the legacy. Drop the hype until they actually accomplish something.

A lot of what was said here I agree with. I don't agree with the chicken little "the glory days are over" talk, that's just a typical emotional reaction to what is becoming a lost season for a fan base that has witnessed far too many. It's for that reason we can all recognize the same patterns we've seen in the past. As soon as they pay the QB, everything else starts to degrade. They market the shit out of the QB and seem to expect everyone to stay happy with that. They let some people who deserve a raise walk who they believe are "replaceable"... then they rely on the draft or over-the-hill FA's to fill that gap. Needless to say that's not how winning franchises go about it unless absolutely forced to. Do note: the Bengals are NOT forced to, and NEVER have been, quite the contrary - their concern seems to be to preempt that ever happening. Just think of Bates as a very simple example. Does any fan honestly think the Bengals couldn't AFFORD to give him a 4 year deal worth $16M a year in 2022? Hell, it likely was cheaper than that at that time, he didn't get that until after his franchise tag season. That is a horrible way to run a winning team. Let's also recognize that there *is* a coaching gap here, as evidenced by the Chiefs, 49ers, etc competing every single season, even when they lose half their defense to the cap. That's not just from good drafting, that's also finding the right fits and actually teaching them - and KEEPING the KEY players on both sides of the ball. I've said it many times, Lou knows how to scheme, he knows how to deploy tactics at halftime. However, his defense is highly specialized and he needs really specific fits in a few spots to make it work. This showed itself as a possibility in his first couple of seasons here, seemed likely when the FA influx before the SB run bore those immediate results, and is, IMO, being absolutely proven now. It's impossible for us to say whether Lou isn't getting heard on personnel matters anymore, but I bet he's at least second tier in this area (my evidence being his 'aw shucks' reaction to losing key players over the past two off-seasons). I think back to when they asked Burrow about their "championship window" and he replied "my whole career is our window"... Mikey probably creamed his pants when he heard that one, it's been the Bengals' MO for his entire time as owner - the QB is everything, nothing else matters, everyone else is replaceable, there is no price that is worth as much. That's simply not true. It's required to win, but you can't just leave everything else to chance/hope. Other teams recognize that "windows" really do exist, and spend accordingly.

I just went on an 11 mile bike 🚴 ride in 15-20 mph winds to blow off some steam. Didn’t work. Still pissed off. 😤 So now I’m having an adult beverage on my front porch and watching a nice sunset.

At one point, Pete held the MLB record for number of MLB records held. It's unforgivable that the man died without the recognition he so richly deserved, and Cooperstown will always be a hollow shell of an excuse. Even if he is posthumously honored it's too little too late. Pete was baseball. Baseball was Pete. Without one, the other is a hollow shell. MLB should hang it's head in shame that they chose to do this. Peter Edward Rose (1941-2024) RIP

Best punter in the league 🐐

The NFL themselves admitted that Gesicki's TD in week 1 should have counted.

Agreed

Nothing shows you're part of ONE TEAM like sitting out of practices because you're not the highest paid player at your position. 🙄

I can't stop watching this 😂

Everyone is talking about Myles Garrett against our OL. The Browns’ OL is currently made of Swiss cheese and spit. Combined with Deshaun Watson’s propensity to hold on to the ball too long, and I think our defense can get to him, too. Also, I think Chubb is going to be on a pitch count, and will he be able to run as effectively behind the current OL? I’ve watched a lot of the Browns this year and their running game isn’t there.

Bengals don't need a dome. No team should have a dome. Domes suck. Football is supposed to be played in the elements.

You had a GOOD crowd up there! I went to the original Rat Trap Stadium closing game in ‘95. Got the tickets for nothing from a client before that season started and the move announced. It was against the crap ‘95 Bengals, and the real Browns won easily. Didn’t wear any colors that day, and was plopped into the very heart of their season ticket holders (I was a guest after all). Had a friend of mine with me, and we spent the whole game toasting Art Modell. Nobody caught on, but kept getting weird looks from these obviously distraught Woofers because we were both smiling ear to ear…and toasting practically every play. A day to remember. Have some photos somewhere. Will share if I can run across them.

The issue here may be - speculating now - that in order for to learn from one's mistakes we must first admit they were mistakes. So long as the team is just "one or two bad bounces" away from being 5-0 (or whatever), improvement remains elusive.

Yeah, the NFL has no power to compel the cooperation of the woman. The local police didn't file charges in her case so the league can't get info that way. They can ask Watson what's in the settlement but if he's smart his attorney has the document. Meanwhile Cleveland still has to pay him, though not play him. If they release him, all the guaranteed money accelerates to the year he's cut (or half of it if after June 1). They can't afford that so they can't even just tell him to stay away while they send him checks. It will be misery for them for a couple more years.

On a more upbeat note: Next year Deshaun Watson’s dead cap number is $173 mil. He is currently on pace to eclipse David Carr’s all time single season sack record. He is averaging 4.0 yards per pass attempt which is dead last in the NFL. He is averaging 3.4 yards per drop back. The last player to do worse was Demarcus Russell. They are converting 18.18% of their 3rd downs, last by a wide margin (over 6%). To put it in context, the last team that was that bad was the 2012 Arizona Cardinals led by QBs Kevin Kolb, John Skelton, Ryan Lindley and Brian Hoyer. Damn shame.

I partially agree, you have to be vary careful with the '3rd contract' guys. But the approach should be to take each situation on its own merit. They had plenty of space for Bates if they chose that route. I think where they are old fashioned is they always seem to be 'worried' about not enough cap space two years from now "we will have to sign X and Y then so we need to save space" ; this completly ignores a teams ability to re-work current contracts, increases in the cap, etc.

The Bengals are 1-4 and their only win is over the worst team in the league...and it wasn't a walkover. This is a bad team until proven otherwise. I hope they win the next four, but I am doubtful. They are in loser mode right now where they find a different way to lose most every game. It's hard to overcome that aura without some major shakeup.

Below are three Bengals bold predictions ahead of their Week 5 divisional matchup against the Ravens. 1) The Ravens have some good players. So do the Bengals. Fuck those mothergrabbing Birds. 2) I like Edgar Allan Poe. I like the poem, too. But not this week. The Bengals will fricassee those mothergrabbing birds.. 3) Joe Burrow appeared in a dream I had this week. He stared at me with those beady eyes and said: "Fuck the Ravens, In fact, fuck all birds, including ducks. Fuck Chesapeake Bay. Fuck Baltimore. Fuck the Wire. Fuck eating a bunch of nasty crabs. Fuck the Orioles, except for the spirit of Frank Robinson, who the Reds should never have traded." Then Burrow started throwing TDs with both arms, he was a whirlwind of whizzing spins. JaMarr and Tee showed up at this point. They were saying, "Pleeaasse, Joe, more touchdowns. Eight is Not Enough."

I would definitely figure a big part of Cappa's numbers skyrocketing have something to do with having a competent RT beside him....

Nice to see the boys get a win today. I'm actually in Vegas with the wife and we decided to catch a Raiders game. Rooting for a Browns loss as well.

Q: What's the difference between The Cincinnati Bengals and The Girl Scouts? A: Adult Leadership carry on...

ChatGPT prompt: 20 seconds of coach speak about an underperforming player but the coach is an old sea captain

Still crazy to me how quickly they went from "gambling bad, we would never!" to having the sports book wired into the stadium seats under Goodell. They knew exactly what they were getting when they hired that slimy fuck.

I know that you meant "SOP" to mean standard operating procedure, but did anyone else have flashbacks to a previous board (I think it was the Enquirer one from the 90s) where "soP" became the term for Mike Brown? The rationale was that he was only in his position because of who his father was and his name should not be used on the forum, so the acronym for "son of Paul" was created. As it went, he wasn't worthy of having his letters be capitalized, so only the "P" for "Paul" was capitalized. Yeah, I'm old.

There's also "Bengals fans before we knew the deal..." I mean, yes, they're cheap because they aren't rich like Jerry Jones or Robert Kraft. It has also come out in the last 2 weeks that the sticking point was the guaranteed years, and most of the NFL commenters are saying they just didn't have that kind of money in the bank a year after extending Burrow. Are we not allowed to have new opinions based on new information? Yes, the Bengals are cheap. And we've always known it's because they didn't have a better option. But Mike Brown is a myopic little prick who made it this way. See... When the Bengals were given a free stadium by Cincy, what did they do with that? Invest in the team? Upgrade the facilities?? No, they spent 20 years being the cheapest team in the league because Mike had to control all of Daddy's legacy and buy back all of the shares. We became a laughing stock at the time when team values were growing exponentially. Really, that's frikkin' stupid. Stupid and cheap. Look at the value of the Bengals vs. the Stealers over that time. Billionaires aren't excited about owning "The Bengals". Mike inherited a team that had gone to two Super Bowls in the previous decade. He inherited a 3 star resort and ran it like a Super 8 motel. He occasionally came in and cleaned up the rooms when people started noticing all of the roaches. The beginning of the Marvin years was also the beginning of the Katie years. She's a bit smarter than her Dad, but shares many of his dismal tendencies. Luckily she actually goes out in public and doesn't like having people tell her she sucks at the grocery store. (Seriously, that's when she finally talked to daddy Mike) The other owners... They HATE Mike. He's a cheap leech who has voted against everything they did to grow and market the sport while taking their money gladly from the TV deals they make. Katie is following in those footsteps. And she will always be hindered in her bid to be a great NFL GM because she doesn't have the money to match what other teams are doing. We still have a scouting department that consists of Duke Tobin and a flock of crows. We pay the least for coaching... We still do "old school contracts" and refuse to have dead money. I could keep going. They're terrible owners who have milked the city of Cincinnati in a vain bid to stroke their own egos. Mike will never invite outside investment to pay his superstars... Full control of the team means everything to him. He will hold on to this bunny until it's dead. The team may suck, but he owns all of it. Katie doesn't seem any different. Neither of them have accomplished anything other than being born on Third Base with Sammy Sosa at the plate. Now they wax poetic about how great first base was back in the day. "Ah, we should do things like we did back on Third Base." said Mike. "Home plate is shaped weird, no one is giving out hand signals and the fielder is wearing armor. This isn't how my Dad would have done it back in the good ol' Third Base days." It's really a circle.. The Bengals are poor because they're cheap. But they're cheap because they're poor. Mike is downstairs putting RFID tags on Gatorade cases while Jerry Jones gets another Trillion bucks from Amazon. Mike Brown once got upset that we made a playoff game because it would cost the Bengals $35K to ship all of the equipment for an away game.

Echoing Jamie’s sentiments: this was indeed a mucho fun event. The stories were great. So many past players there, along with Tim and CD. Personalities like Dan Hoard, Lapham, Hobson. Also the always elegant First Lady of the Bengals, Nancy Brown. A few more photos: