Jump to content

Bengals' emotional journey continues in Saturday's playoff opener


Recommended Posts

...on the front page of the Washington Post website. I guess that happens when your team (the Redskins) stinks

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/07/AR2010010702692.html?hpid=artslot

[quote]Bengals' emotional journey continues in Saturday's playoff opener


By Mark Maske
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 8, 2010

Marvin Lewis walked through the tiny visitors' locker room at Giants Stadium late last Sunday night as his Cincinnati Bengals players hurriedly got dressed and packed their belongings for the trip home following a lopsided loss to the New York Jets to end the NFL's regular season.

The Bengals coach expressed his disappointment in his team's performance when he had spoken to reporters a few minutes earlier. But if he was angry, it didn't show. Lewis stopped by Chad Ochocinco's locker for a brief chat after the wide receiver motioned him over. Then, as he made his way toward the coaches' dressing area, he paused momentarily when he was asked about the possibility that his players might be emotionally drained even as the playoffs, and the biggest games of their season, neared.

"I feel extremely confident we'll be able to charge up everyone's emotional tank and get guys ready to go this week," Lewis said. "That's what I'm excited about. They generally make me proud. I think we'll be able to see that happen this week."
...
[click above link for the rest of the article]
[/quote]
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I kind of liked this one....

[quote]
Even the Jets seemed to sense that they would face a different Bengals team this weekend.

"It's zero-zero," veteran guard Alan Faneca said. "No matter what the score was, it's zero-zero next time, and we both start over." [/quote]

ULLY
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Interesting note from that article:

[quote]According to the team, citing research by the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the first time since the 1970 merger that a division-winning club had no players named to the Pro Bowl.[/quote]

By the way, is there no Pro Bowl selection thread here anywhere? I was looking to post this in that thread, but couldn't find one.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

[quote name='Bleeds Orange' date='08 January 2010 - 06:44 AM' timestamp='1262954667' post='853414']
Interesting note from that article:



By the way, is there no Pro Bowl selection thread here anywhere? I was looking to post this in that thread, but couldn't find one.
[/quote]



That was already posted in this thread, but here it is anyway . . .



[url="http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?showtopic=52622"]http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?showtopic=52622[/url]
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

×
×
  • Create New...