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2022 Free Agency
VonBlade replied to MichaelWeston's topic in THE BENGALS FORUM - For Bengals Fans *Only*
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It's super difficult to look back on anything with maybe's. Yes Chase was 100% the right pick. But if we'd have paid Zeitler and Whitworth we would've be shorn up, but also not in a position to draft Joe and Chase. Dalton and Brandon Tate weren't gonna get us over the hump in the way our current GODLY Mixon/TB/Tee/Chase/Joe/CJ did. At least now we know we need OL help. I mean, I have been banging the OL drum since Kitna days, but it's so publically obvious we do I don't think the Bengals can ignore it. Also, besides a little depth on D, that's our only real weakness left. Do to the OL what we did to the DL and we're golden.
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It was opposite day. Bengals got to the SB, played best in the first half. Got some lucky breaks. The other team adjusted better and stuck the dagger in right at the end. At least I know how the Raiders, Titans and Chiefs feel. The ride was fun though, eh. There was a bit just after the half with the Int (but before 'cut his ass immediately' strolled on to the field to cost us half the distance) when I genuinely thought this was our time.
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Phantom holding call on Logan Wilson
VonBlade replied to BlackJesus's topic in THE BENGALS FORUM - For Bengals Fans *Only*
I'm not too salty. Without Tee's obvious facemask we wouldn't be in a position to care whether they got a bunch of homer, "let's call it the Hollywood ending SB" calls at the end because the game was over anyway. -
Rams Temperature Check
VonBlade replied to Jamie_B's topic in THE BENGALS FORUM - For Bengals Fans *Only*
Seriously overcast. Until this week, all the talk was how we'd done well to get there. Temper expectations. Had a good run. Got the playoff monkey off the back. Suddenly as we head into the SB everyone is talking about how they're gonna celebrate once we win. Not if, when. It's probably just my curmudgeonly old English self, but I hate tempting fate like that. Donald and Cooper are legit scary. If Apple is early season Apple, and our OL is the one that played against the Raiders, it'll be SB 24 levels of misery. BUT, if we turn up like the second half against the Chiefs, if Zac stops throwing Mixon into the teeth of the DL, any given Sunday. One thing is for certain, if we drag the OL from league worst to even barely average, this team is gonna unstoppable. Burrow is legit, Chase is a weapon, and Higgins is underrated. Can't cover everyone... (Also, anyone who voted they were less than 50% confident of their answer, why didn't you pick the other answer then?) -
9ers. Partly for the "let's break all the curses" vibe. Partly because the Rams scare me WAY more. That D line is all kinds of scary.
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2022 Draft
VonBlade replied to I_C_Deadpeople's topic in THE BENGALS FORUM - For Bengals Fans *Only*
I've been saying for about ten years we need OL and LB help. These days, I seriously would take a full OL draft. Just draft a metric fuckton of big dudes, Blackjesus getting priapic levels of big, and see who shakes out. We've got weapons. We've got DL, Corners looking good. Shore up the OL and win 48-21 every game. Obviously if we've got the room to do to the OL what we did to the DL in FA, I can get on board with that too. Hey Whit, busy? -
Playoffs vs Titans..game thread.
VonBlade replied to claptonrocks's topic in THE BENGALS FORUM - For Bengals Fans *Only*
You're not wrong. I love "let's go to Gene"; "It's clearly the ground, nothing more to say"; "Ruling upheld"; "Gene?"; "Erm, well, gosh, I guess NY has the angles and made the call they did" -
Playoffs vs Titans..game thread.
VonBlade replied to claptonrocks's topic in THE BENGALS FORUM - For Bengals Fans *Only*
The least likely victory I can recall. Unbelievable heart. My gast is entirely flabbered. At least our OL can't be that bad two weeks in a row. Bring on the Chiefs. -
2021 playoffs vs LV game thread..
VonBlade replied to claptonrocks's topic in THE BENGALS FORUM - For Bengals Fans *Only*
1) The D guy did the frustrated "dammit" leap before T caught it. 2) The ball was about a foot from his hands, and passed the D guy, when the whistle blew. 3) On both sides, those refs were a total shit show. -
2021 playoffs vs LV game thread..
VonBlade replied to claptonrocks's topic in THE BENGALS FORUM - For Bengals Fans *Only*
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Temperature Check
VonBlade replied to Jamie_B's topic in THE BENGALS FORUM - For Bengals Fans *Only*
Not shorts weather, definitely need a fleece and a beanie, but no coat.