AmishBengalFan

Hey! That's Adrian Widdershins!!11!one!!

That remind me of that shocking Cup Final in ought-four, when Adrian Whiddershins was fallaciously declared to be offsides by a referee who most assuredly had put several quid on United that day! The egregiousness of that call certainly got my crumpets in a lather, what-what!

The team in Cleveland just made a smart move, dramatically increasing their (albeit) slim chances of beating the Chiefs this weekend. They've cut Cadeverous Toney: He only got in for three snaps last weekend.... Two on Special Teams: 1) Fair catch and flagged for taunting. 2) Muffed punt and Stealers recover. And one on Offense: 3) Illegal shift, 5 yard penalty This happened on the one-year anniversary of a brain-dead gaffe when he played for the Chiefs. He scored on what would've likely been the play of the year late in the game to beat the Bills.... Mahomes throws deep to Kelce, who laterals to Toney, who scores the go-ahead TD with under 90 seconds to play.... only to have it called back because the chucklehead lined up SIGNIFICANTLY OFFSIDES. Buffalo won that game 20-17, Toney became a meme. I'm thinking from now on, 12-10 should be Cadeverous Toney day, in the same way that 7-9 is Jeff Fisher day, Lol. TBH - Even on a team like Cleveland's current team, which is going nowhere fast, Kevin Stefanski and Co. don't have time for players who refuse to engage their brains.

Sorry, no.

Hey all.... Isobel wasn't going to make a 2025 calendar because there's an ongoing Postal Worker strike up in Canuckistan and she wouldn't be able to get them to anyone by New Years... but a last-minute company in the States has offered to print and ship her calendars from there... so if you're interested: Linky: https://isobelhamilton.art/product/cincinnatus-the-gentleman-tiger-2025-calendar/ Description: I've ordered several - if I got one for you last year, you're on my list and don't need to get one for yourself. Otherwise.... buy buy buy!

Forty bucks each. Four-Zero Lol. Good luck with that.

Okay, I dig that between our two helmets, three jerseys, four pants(*) and three sock color choices, our 72 possible combinations make us the modern day incarnation of the Swingin' A's ... even if some of the specific combinations are illegal under current league rules. (* - Black, White w/Black Stripes, White w/Orange Stripes, Orange.) But for the record, I don't care for the orange pants. Seen them under the black jerseys, seeing them now under the white ones. Except for the all-orange opening day combo, they remind me of the expansion team up on the North Coast and don't say "Bengals"... at least to me they don't. I would be okay if the only time we wore these in the future would be for the Open In Orange game. Carry on.

I like your thinking, but isn't your conclusion backwards? - If we catch Balmer, they win the tiebreak. - If we catch Burgh, we CAN win the tiebreak. It's easier to catch the team that loses, so I would think rooting for the Ratbirds would be the choice here.

Just got this email from Pumkie. Uncertain if anyone in my household(s) wants to go, but I thought I'd pass this along in case any of you who AREN'T on her mailing list might be interested. No indication as to the per-ticket price, but with food included I'm betting something in the $30 range. (Pure speculation, I might be off by an order of magnitude.) Hey Amish, SAVE THE DATE: December 5 for a STREAK member exclusive Wholidey Party in The Jungle! Kick off your holiday season with this family-friendly celebration loaded with activities in the West Club and on the field. Who Dey dressed as Santa and the Ben-Gals will also be around to help you snap some holiday card photos! DATE: Thursday, December 5, 2024 TIME: 5:00 - 8:00PM LOCATION: Paycor Stadium - West Club TICKETING: As a valued STREAK 25+ member, you will receive an email on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 10AM to purchase up to four tickets. Children under 2 do not need a ticket. Club capacity is limited, so make sure to have your app push notifications turned on and sign up for our text alerts by texting BENGALS to 29862 [the Bengals' short code is 28962, Pumkie made a typo - ABF] to receive a reminder when tickets are on sale! FEATURES: Holiday Dinner Buffet and non-alcoholic beverages included with ticket Holiday photo opportunities in the club, on the throne, and on the field with Who Dey dressed as Santa and the Ben-Gals 360° Holiday Photo Booth Balloon animals and holiday cheer from our towering elf Inflatables, pop-a-shot, ping pong, giant Jenga, and more Field goal attempts Sack races A holiday goodie bag on the way out Bengals Pro Shop in the club will be open- use your STREAK member discount for some holiday gifts! For your comfort and safety, field activities are weather permitting If any of you are interested in having me get tickets for you (depending on price) I'll be happy to be your Huckleberry. Sound off below....

Shoot! I didn't know that he had passed. My Bacon Number is Three (via Television) because of him. The Oracle does not have me in its' database, but I was on a TV show (CBS Sunday Morning) with him... his TV Bacon number is 2, so mine is 3. I already had a 4 (via Film). I was in a documentary with Little Feat's Richie Hayward, who has a Bacon number of 3. But since I've already got a 3 via Jones, I'll just go with that. Anyway, belated RIP JEJ. "You don't build a bond without being present."

Lol, Daniel Boris is hardly apolitical.... But with the globe realigning itself this week following Tuesday's election results, I think it's fair to assume that the Ukraine money laundering scheme is coming to an end. - Stock market hits record high - Migrant caravan at our border dissolves - Hamas calls for end to war - Bitcoin hits record high - Putin ready to end Ukraine war - Qatar kicks out Hamas leaders - EU will buy U.S. gas not Russian gas - Putin will sell oil in U.S. dollars - Zelenskyy phones Trump & Elon - NYC Mayor ends vouchers for illegals - Mexico to stop migrants at U.S. border - China wants to work peacefully with US

For non-Indiana residents: Indiana is a basketball state. I live in Bloomington, arguably the basketball capital of Indiana. The Pacers play barely an hour up the road from Bloomington. It has been my observation that nobody here really cares about the Pacers. They may be a thing in Indianapolis, I wouldn't argue against that at all. But unless the Pacers have a following elsewhere in the state - which +might+ be true, but is hard to fathom if those in Bloomington are largely apathetic about them - they're seemingly just an Indianapolis thing. I don't think it's a college vs pro thing, because there are huge Colts followings here, as well as those following the Indy Eleven (USL), and a sizable Indpls Indians (MiLB) contingency. But in 20 years of living here, nobody has ever said "hey, let's go watch the Pacers." Not once. And I think they've played like 700-800 home games up there during my time down here. Maybe it's demographics? Except for the urban centers like Indy, Ft Wayne, and the Chicago suburbs, the state is fairly monochrome. High school and college hoops dominate the fanscape over the majority of the state. Pro hoops? Not so much. The Pacers are currently in the bottom ten for average attendance this season. They were next-to-last last season. Next-to-last the season before. Dead last the season before that. Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/attendance Don't get me wrong. I follow unpopular teams as well. The BattleHawks in the XFL/UFL, Saskatchewan in the XFL, the Blues in the NHL, and of course the Bengals. The Pacers DO have fans. Somebody cares. And God bless those that do. It's just not that many of us.

Saw this on X... : )

Let's go! Andy's ghost demands a feathery sacrifice!

Hopefully the young man has extracted his head from his butt and has worked to earn the guarded trust of the coaching staff and the franchise QB this week. That he's not a healthy scratch is indicative that maybe... maybe... he learned his lesson. I think ZT let him play 2 weeks ago to give him a taste of what he was missing, and relegated him to the penalty box last week to encourage him to grow the eff up and be a professional football player. He's got skill and might very well be one in a million, but on the field he has to be one of eleven. Let's hope he understands that a little and focuses on two things tonight: ONE: Being a team player... when we give you the ball, do your job, and when we don't, do your job again. TWO: Play up to that high ceiling of potential that he has shown flashes of, even if it's only to selfishly show-up the coach by demonstrating what Zac's missing by keeping him out of the game. Do these things, and I'll be happy.

Hastily made Baltimore tourism video: For the record, I was stationed in Southern Maryland for the Navy 20 or so years ago and attended Johns Hopkins to get my Masters. Loved rooting for the Blue Jay's lacrosse team, but even in 2000 driving to Homewood Campus thru Baltimore proper was fought with peril. Visiting a decade later to see a Little Feat concert at a club near the Inner Harbor - hoo boy, it had gotten even worse than DC and PG County. Reports from friends in the area confirm that the decline has continued to accelerated, and that even the Inner Harbor (which was a hugely gentrified safe tourist destination) has begun to fail.

If you've been in "Charm City" within the past decade or two, you know how accurate this is.... Baltimore's mascot:

With his loss to the Carolina Panthers, Derek Carr now becomes the first QB in NFL history to lose to 31 different teams He goes for 32 against the Raiders on 12/29.

Old timers like me remember that back in the late 70s Tom Landry used to use their backup QB (Danny White) as the Cowboys' holder for FGs and XPs. White was a decent Punter, but the threat that any place kick could be a fake was real since they were direct-snapping to a QB. Nobody else did that then or since. The Punter has traditionally filled that role, since they're used to handling the ball and since (I think) it's become standard even at the college level, so they have lots of experience. And while I'm not advocating taking that job away from Rehkow, I'm wondering whether Browning has any experience place-holding and whether that Special Teams wrinkle might be worth adding to the mix? Thoughts?

During the prior offseason, Jimmy Haslam became (likely) the first owner in history to be actively helping the league investigate and suspend one of his own players. I think we know how this will play out. The Current Browns will find a way to terminate Watson's guaranteed contract in the least-costly manner possible. They're going to pay, there's no doubt about that, but I'll be surprised if he ever plays another down for them.

For the record, the QBs on their Roster incldue: ACTIVE QB1 - Jameis Winston (#5 Mark IV) QB2 - Dorian Thompson-Hyphen-Robinson (#17 Mark III) QB3 - Bailey Zappe (#2, would be Mark III if he starts) RESERVE/INJURED QB4 - Deshaun Watson (#4) PRACTICE SQUAD none They've never started #s 0, 1, 14, 16 or 19

Parting Shot: After doing Cleveland a favor by watching the Massage King hurt himself, the Team Currently Using The Browns Name have announced that Jameis Winston will be starting under center next week. That's THIRTY-NINE starting QBs in the franchises' 26-season history. Ty Detmer (Jersey #11) Tim Couch (2) Spergon Wynn (13) Doug Pederson (18) Kelly Holcomb (10) Luke McCown (12) Jeff Garcia (5) Charlie Frye (9) Trent Dilfer (8) Derek Anderson (3) Ken Dorsey (11 Mark II - first recycled number) Brady Quinn (10 Mark II) Bruce Gradkowski (7) Jake Delhomme (17) Seneca Wallace (6) Colt McCoy (12 Mark II) Brandon Weeden (3 Mark II) Thad Lewis (9 Mark II) Jason Campbell (17 Mark II) Brian Hoyer (6 Mark II) Connor Shaw (9 Mark III - first RE-recycled number) Johnny Manziel (2 Mark II) Austin Davis (7 Mark II) Josh McCown (13 Mark II), also first recycled last name Robert Griffin III (10 Mark III) Cody Kessler (6 Mark III) Deshone Kizer (7 Mark III) Kevin Hogan (8 Mark II) Baker Mayfield (6 Mark IV - first Re-RE-recycled number) Tyrod Taylor (5 Mark II) Nick Mullens (9 Mark IV) Case Keenum (5 Mark III) Jacoby Brissett (7 Mark IV) Deshaun Watson (4) Jeff Driskel (12 Mark III) Joe Flacco (15) Dorian Thompson-Hyphen-Robinson (17 Mark III) P.J. Walker (10 Mark IV) Jameis Winston (5 Mark IV) https://fb.watch/vqhvWmpT-B/ I know that being an NFL starting QB is a thing that only 32 men on the entire planet can do during any given week, and every one of these dudes is far better than ME at the job, so I suppose it's comforting to know that I'm AT BEST the 40th most skilled person to play QB for Cleveland's current football team.

The best thing to ever come out of Cleveland is I-71...

Never let the media, Park Avenue, or any of the yapping dogs up North try to convince you that the team currently wearing uniforms associated with the franchise founded up there in the 1940's is the same as the franchise that was birthed in 1999. Al Lerner's team is NOT Paul Brown's team. The original Browns won a Super Bowl or two after Art moved them to Baltimore. But in spite of the revisionist history spewed out of Park Avenue, the 1995 Browns and the 1996 Ravens are the same: They should be happy they have a team and leave it at that. As for "history", the CITY has history, but the TEAM playing there has none before 1999.