Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Jake L @Jake_NFL1h Andy Dalton's pre-snap reads today must have been on point. He was on fire. Can't wait to watch the tape. Steve Palazzolo @StevePalazzolo1h Dalton was outstanding today. He just needs to show that he can take over a game and he did it. Now can he go on a run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Jake L @Jake_NFL2h There were at least two, if not three drops, so Dalton's 63.3% completion percentage was a bit worse than it should have been. Expand Jake L @Jake_NFL2h Dalton's second straight game with a ESPN Total QBR above 90, believe 98.9 is his highest ever. Interception probably kept him from 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Dan Hoard @Dan_Hoard23m OK #Bengals fans...send me your best back cover headlines for the NY tabloids tomorrow. How about "Cincinnati Wrecks Ryan" Enquirer Sports @ENQSports39m Video: Safety Chris Crocker discusses his pick-6 and the #Bengals' 49-9 win http://cin.ci/1hlRPGW View summary Enquirer Sports @ENQSports41m Video: Offensive coordinator Jay Gruden on the #Bengals' 49-9 win against the Jets http://cin.ci/1hlRHY2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 The Red Rocket Shoots Down The Jets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Joe Hoodberry @JoeGoodberry1h With Jermaine Gresham's TD today, Mo Sanu is the only contributing #Bengals without a Touchdown in 2013. Enquirer Sports @ENQSports2h Video: Head coach Marvin Lewis on the #Bengals' 49-9 win against the Jets http://cin.ci/1insmuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 After games, Marvin Jones traditionally will give away his receiver gloves to a fan on the way out of the stadium. They make a nice parting gift for a loyal season ticket holder. Those weren't leaving Jones' sight Sunday. No way. “Today it's only right to keep them,” Jones said. “When you play a great game, you just want to keep everything.” He may need to clear space in his trunk for the memorabilia haul fromBengals 49, Jets 9. • Bengals blog Jones caught eight passes for 122 yards and four touchdowns – all career highs. The four receiving touchdowns set a Bengals franchise record. Jones also tied Corey Dillon and Larry Kinnebrew for most total touchdowns in a game. Only one time in his college career did Jones score even two touchdowns in a game and speculated he'd date back to Pop Warner days to find any other time he hit paydirt that often. Fitting really, considering Andy Dalton and Jones have looked like they are playing against little tikes the last three weeks. Dalton has now thrown at least one touchdown to Jones in each of the last three weeks and seven total on the season. “He's had the potential since he's been here,” Dalton said. “I think he's just comfortable with everything that we're doing and everything that we're asking him to do. For him to come out and have a game like this, we needed it.” The trust level between Dalton and Jones has grown over the last month, but in no game was that more obvious than against the Jets. On two of the first three red zone trips, Dalton targeted Jones in one-on-one coverage throwing to the back shoulder. Quarterbacks don't throw back shoulder passes to just anybody. A comfort and understanding must exist to execute the improvisational pass. Twice, Jones made Dalton look smart on plays filed somewhere between indefensible and unpredictable. The first touchdown from nine yards out and second from six yards against single coverage looked as easy as the kicking back with a baseball hat on in the fourth quarter. “It's all about trust,” Jones said. “It's all about feel. It's a hard throw to stop. When you are in cahoots with your quarterback doing those things, it's hard. Normally when a cornerback is looking dead at you and not the quarterback it's like stealing right there.” Stealing's only a crime if you get caught and the Jets could never catch up to No. 82. He'd tiptoe on the sidelines just before halftime for acrobatic exclamation point to the dominant first half then add the fourth on a wide receiver screen in the red zone at the end of the third quarter. “It was unbelievable,” said A.J. Green, whose 115-yard day was dwarfed by Jones. “I don't think I have scored four touchdowns since high school. That guy is awesome." At 6-foot-2, a slight 195 pounds and soft smile, Jones hardly qualifies as intimidating. As analysis of him circulated the locker room Sunday, the same descriptor repeatedly attached themselves to him. Tough. Tough at the point of the catch. Tough of mind. Tough dealing with injuries. And now add in tough to stop. “That's what drew us to him on tape watching him at Cal,” offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said. “One of those California guys you think, hey, but this guy is a tough kid. Tough. Tough. Tough.” How tough exactly? Jones didn't practice until Friday this week with a shoulder injury and Gruden approached him before the game to see if he was even active. Jones felt worried much of the week he might not be able to go due to the shoulder he dinged selling our for a touchdown reception at Detroit. Jones sucked it up and played through the pain. “I almost told (wide receiver coach James Urban), hey, keep an eye on him he's a little banged up,” Gruden said then letting out a laugh. “I think he's all right.” http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20131027/SPT02/310270090/Bengals-Jones-enjoys-record-day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Enquirer Sports @ENQSports8m Check out 79 photos from the #Bengals' 49-9 win against the Jets in Cincinnati: http://cin.ci/1aj44Tl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Joe Hoodberry @JoeGoodberry33s Marvin Jones last three games: 15 Receptions, 284 yards (34 rushing), 6 touchdowns. Kevin Goheen @FSOhio_KGoheen1m On @FOXSportsOH #Bengals fourth win a row puts them in position to put AFC North in lockdown over the next 3 games. http://www.foxsportsohio.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/story/Bengals-win-puts-them-in-control-of-AFC-?blockID=955303&feedID=3724 … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Andy Dalton’s never been better. At least not for a three-game stretch like the one he’s currently on. Over the last three weeks he’s 69 of 104 (66.3 percent) for 1,074 yards with 11 touchdowns to only two interceptions. Oh, by the way, all wins. The latest came Sunday when he threw a career high five touchdowns, including four to Marvin Jones. Suddenly, the criticism previously fired at the Bengals quarterback have faded and drowned out by the sermons of validation offered by all his teammates. There was no shortage of praise and analysis of Dalton’s success in the joyous Bengals locker room Sunday. Here are few of the highlight quotes about the quarterback’s third consecutive 300-yard game. Marvin Lewis on what best explains the difference in Andy Dalton over the last three games: “Everybody around Andy is doing things. He has to continue to allow the play to work based on the defense. As long as he does that and doesn’t worry about how many catches 18 (A.J. Green) has, at the end of the day we’ll be fine. These other guys are getting to the spots and making the plays while they’re there. A.J. is going to get his, he’s so doggone good, he’s going to get his.” Marvin Jones on Dalton spending more time around the stadium, and with the receivers: “That’s something I feel that is really big. Sometimes, on Thursdays, Saturdays and on Fridays we have extra meetings, just with us — the quarterbacks, receivers, running backs and tight ends. It’s just having that extra time to see the game through each other’s eyes and be really confident and comfortable in what the plan is and what we have to do. That’s big, and that’s something that Andy’s been doing a good job of, and getting us all in and all ready to go.” Jones on if he thinks Dalton trusts the secondary receivers more now: “He definitely trusts us, and it shows in the distribution. We’ve got guys like Gio Bernard and Tyler Eifert that were added to the offense, and when you have that many players on your offense that do different things and bring different attributes to the game, it’s fun, man. And it shows. He trusts everybody. It’s important to us, and it’ll always be important to us going forward.” Dalton on utilizing different weapons: “Yeah. The personnel that we have, and the different looks that we’re getting with formations, and the different things that we’re doing — a bunch of guys are going to get involved in this offense. That’s big for us. Everybody’s going to know where A.J. is, but these other guys have to step up and make plays, and that’s what they’ve done. It’s been a lot of fun for me, just to be able to spread the ball around and have trust and confidence in the guys that they’re going to be in the right spots. And once the ball is in their hands, they’re making big plays. That’s been huge. It’s been the difference in what we’ve been doing offensively — we’re making these plays. Not only with throws down the field, but with the run after catch and making guys miss. That’s kind of where this offense has gone. We’ve got to keep getting better and keep doing that.” Dalton on if this is the most confident he’s been: “Yeah. This is where I want to be and how I want to be playing. It’s tough to do, but you have to be consistent with it. There’s times where you can have a big game, but the great players in this league consistently do it. That’s what I’m striving to be. We’ve got to keep this thing going.” A.J. Green on believing in Dalton: “He is playing unbelievable. We have had his back from Day 1, and we will continue to have his back. We are a family here. No matter what happens, we believe in him and he is one of our leaders.” Kyle Cook on the four touchdowns to Marvin Jones: “It was awesome. It was also great for Andy Dalton too. I told him congratulations on the record too, because in a way, he had his hand in that also because he is the quarterback.” Jay Gruden on the key to Dalton’s play: “The results speak for themselves what he has done agianst good defensive football teams. It’s not like they’ve been slouches, this is a great defense we played today. To accopmlish what he did today is a hell of an effort.” Gruden on Andy’s distribution: “Andy has confidence in all those guys. That’s a great benefit to have as a quarterback when you go back there and have faith in all your guys. Marvin definitely stepped up today hopefully that will carry on to the rest of the year.” http://cincinnati.com/blogs/bengals/2013/10/27/quotes-of-note-daltons-latest-day/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 :o Kevin Goheen @FSOhio_KGoheen2m #Bengals haven't allowed a touchdown at home in 140 minutes, 30 seconds. Rodgers to Jones, 7y td 5:30 left in 3rd qtr Week 3 last one at PBS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Bengals' 40-point win surprises, impresses In the National Football League, a 40-point win is ridiculous. This isn’t Ohio State paying $900,000 to Florida A&M, for the purpose of taking a beating. The New York Jets weren’t funding their entire athletic department by playing the Bengals. The New York Jets don’t have an athletic department. At least not one we recognized at PBS on Sunday. Winning by 40 in The League occurs when your team is very good, and decides to flex for an entire game. The Jets were not Jacksonville or Tampa Bay. They have four wins and a top-10 defense. They beat New England last week. The Bengals handled them like the Jets were Florida A&M. In the NFL, 49-9 is the sound two race cars make, when they trade paint on Turn Two. This is what some of us had been waiting to see. We’d been curious what a “total team effort’’ would look like. If there had been a complaint about the young and richly talented Bengals, it was that they hadn’t played every phase of the game consistently well and all at once. Well, so much for that. Cincinnati led 14-0 after a quarter. The Bengals had 172 yards that quarter. The Jets had one. One yard. The Bengals led 21-3 and 35-6. The first six times they had the ball, they scored four touchdowns. In between, another drive ended at the Jets 1-yard line. On the first play of the second half, safety Chris Crocker jumped an out route, intercepted Geno Smith’s pass and ran untroubled 32 yards for a TD. That made it 35-6, and this is what I did then: I retreated to the ample press dining area, where a bank of big, fine televisions lines the back wall. Each was tuned to a different game. Washington-Denver, Pittsburgh-Oakland, Arizona- Atlanta. I watched for awhile. This is notable only for this: Back in the early 2000s, I’d do the same thing. The difference then was, the Bengals were the team making me walk away. The Bengals were Florida A&M. The 180-degree turn the Bengals have made since then as never been more pronounced than it was Sunday. The offense was hellacious for the third week in a row. Andy Dalton is becoming comfortable with all his toys. The result was devastating against the Jets. For the sake of brevity, let’s just look at Cincinnati’s first drive of the game, an 80-yard, 10-play tear: Dalton targets six different receivers, connects with four of them. On the second play of the game, he throws deep to A.J. Green, incomplete, but a statement nonetheless. “We knew we’d have to take some shots,’’ Marvin Lewis explained. The Jets like to rush the quarterback hard, and with numbers. That leaves their cornerbacks in single coverage, and vulnerable. The next play, Dalton completes a 10-yarder to Jermaine Gresham, thereby assuring that Gresham feels loved and will (hopefully) keep his head in the game for the entire afternoon. Then Dalton shows some love to his other tight end, Tyler Eifert, for seven yards. Dalton throws deep again, incomplete again, to Mohamed Sanu. He throws to Dane Sanzenbacher for nine yards, he gets a pass interference call for 31 yards, he throws nine yards for a touchdown to Marvin Jones. (A word on Marvin Lewis Jones: He has a baby face and a Hollywood smile. He sings in his free time. He wrote a tune for his fiancé, which he sang on a TV show Tuesday night. He caught four TD passes Sunday. He’s very impressive.) If you are the Jets, whom do you take away? What is the plan when on seemingly every play, it appears as if you’re playing 11-on-15, and you’re the guys with 11? I asked this, of Marvin Lewis: “What does Marvin Lewis, defensive coordinator, circa 2000, do to stop the Cincinnati Bengals?’’ Lewis likened the Bengals offense to the Troy Aikman-Michael Irvin-Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys, who were winning Super Bowls in the mid-90s. “They had these kinds of parts, and a quarterback (Aikman) who just played within himself and delivered the football brilliantly all the time,’’ Lewis said. Is anyone else gulping at the coach’s comparison of these Bengals to the Holy Trinity of Aikman, Irvin and Smith? Those Cowboys had only one tight end, Jay Novacek. The Bengals have two. As Dalton’s trust in receivers not named A.J. grows, the potential is there for even more noise. After 49-9, you wonder how much more. The Bengals are 6-2 and done with what most considered the harder half of their games. Their horizon expands. A win by 40 might not be indicative of what’s to come. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t impressive. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20131027/COL03/310270102/Doc-Bengals-40-point-win-surprises-impresses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Steve Palazzolo @StevePalazzolo1h Dalton was outstanding today. He just needs to show that he can take over a game and he did it. Now can he go on a run? Ummm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Marvin Lewis on what best explains the difference in Andy Dalton over the last three games: “Everybody around Andy is doing things. He has to continue to allow the play to work based on the defense. As long as he does that and doesn’t worry about how many catches 18 (A.J. Green) has, at the end of the day we’ll be fine. These other guys are getting to the spots and making the plays while they’re there. A.J. is going to get his, he’s so doggone good, he’s going to get his.” Wow. I've been saying this forever (ad nauseum, for many of you, I'm sure), and even highlighted a comment Marvin made last week alluding to it, but I'm truly shocked to see Marvin say it in such plain English. Forcing AJ the ball was a problem, and by taking what the defense will give younot only will the whole offense play better, but AJ will actually find more opportunities. And the proof has been in the pudding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 This team has had a very impressive run. We really should be 7-1. Still, the team has REALLY come together and played like a TEAM. What's really crazy is that barring today's Pick sixes it's really been the offense that has carried this team, a reversal of what was going on five games ago. When we put together a game where the offense plays like it did today and the defense steps up the pressure, look the fuck out. This team is on the cusp of being great. Now go beat the Fins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 uSTADIUM @uSTADIUM1m According to the NY Daily News #Bengals CB Adam 'Pacman' Jones told #Jets WR David Nelson “Im going to find where you live & come & get you" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Dan Hoard @Dan_Hoard29s Here's the big question after #Bengals 49 Jets 9: What does the back cover of the New York Post look like? pic.twitter.com/m0Ezz1VExF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Bengals CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 27: Domata Peko #94 of the Cincinnati Bengals celebrates during the NFL game against the New York Jets at Paul Brown Stadium on October 27, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Mike Vaccaro, NY Post: Then, there’s this. There’s grotesque. There’s overmatched, and undermanned, and outwitted. There’s Bengals 49, Jets 9, which only tells a fraction of how bad it really was, which only provides a hint of how truly detached the Jets felt from the Bengals, separated by 40 points and a few dozen layers of NFL competitiveness. NY Post: The Bengals dismantled the Jets 49-9 at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday, handing the Jets their most humiliating loss of the season. NY Daily News: Apparently the Jaguars dressed up as the Jets for Halloween. Gang Green was utterly embarrassed in Cincinnati after transforming Andy Dalton into Peyton Manning for the evening, losing to the Bengals 49-9. CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 27: Adam Jones #24 of the Cincinnati Bengals celebrates an interception return for a touchdown during the game against the New York Jets at Paul Brown Stadium on October 27, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals defeated the Jets 49-9. (Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images) Coley Harvey, ESPN: What it means: Are there any words that can define what Sunday's blowout means for the Bengals? Not really. About the only thing I can think to say after the type of dominating performance that had to make the Oregon Ducks and Florida State Seminoles envious is the following: If you haven't already, wake up, NFL fans and turn your attention to Cincinnati. The football team here certainly looks for real. One Hell of a performance in all 3 phases of the game Offense, Defense and Special Teams. This was a great team win, now on to the next one. Read more: http://www.espn1530.com/pages/lancesBlog.html#ixzz2j16KC4Va Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 video in the link What it means: Are there any words that can define what Sunday's blowout means for the Bengals? Not really. About the only thing I can think to say after the type of dominating performance that had to make the Oregon Ducks and Florida State Seminoles envious is the following: If you haven't already, wake up, NFL fans and turn your attention to Cincinnati. The football team here certainly looks for real. Although the Bengals have had wins in which they seemed to control every facet of their game, none this season have been as complete as Sunday's. They put their foot on the proverbial gas and, for the first time, didn't let up. Stock watch: Training room -- falling. For the second straight week, injuries were a problem for Cincinnati. With a short week that includes a trip to South Florida, they could swell into something significant, too. Before the teams even returned to their locker rooms for halftime, linebacker Rey Maualuga, offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth and defensive backTaylor Mays had been lost to injuries. None of them returned to the game. Neither did receiver Mohamed Sanu. Maualuga's and Mays' injuries looked serious at the time. Maualuga was one of several Bengals who missed action at the end of last week's game in Detroit, too, when the injury bug first settled into the organization's camp. Cornerback Leon Hall was lost for the season during that game. Just two weeks ago, injuries didn't appear to be an issue at all for the Bengals, who were remarkably healthy. Dalton-to-Jones: Andy Dalton and Marvin Jones formed quite the duo in the blowout, setting a pair of career highs. Dalton's five touchdowns were the most of his three years in Cincinnati, and Jones' four touchdown receptions were the most in franchise history. The memory of Dalton's 203-yard showing at Cleveland five weeks ago is so distant, some of the young quarterback's biggest detractors are even forgetting about it. Over the past three games, he has thrown for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns. He is the ninth quarterback since 2001 to have such showings in three consecutive single-season games. Jones finished the day with eight catches for 122 yards. What's next? The Bengals travel to Miami on Thursday night for their final game against an AFC East team this season. If they can get past the Dolphins, they'll be 7-2 and virtually playing for home-field advantage. http://espn.go.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/2307/bengals-jets-nfl-rapid-reaction?ex_cid=espnapi_public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Joe Hoodberry @JoeGoodberry1m The play where Pacman Jones felt Nelson took a cheap shot. https://vine.co/v/hDZppdOpxqj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 wow. Pro Football Focus @PFF16m Even though Marvin Jones picked up 122 yards yesterday - he only ran 13 routes! That's 9.38 yards per ROUTE RUN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 wow. Pro Football Focus @PFF16m Even though Marvin Jones picked up 122 yards yesterday - he only ran 13 routes! That's 9.38 yards per ROUTE RUN. And 8 targets, 8 catches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 And 8 targets, 8 catches. I believe Sanzenbacher is also 5 for 5 on the season. Curious to see with the short week, and Sanu banged up, how much Hawkins and Sanzenbacher play Thursday night (and I don't think that's a bad thing). It just scrolled across the ticker on NFL Network that he will be on at 6pm tonight, and like most, Bengals.com will likely have it up at some point too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Dan Hoard @Dan_Hoard13m ICYMI...here are the radio calls from @MarvinJonesJr's record-setting performance vs. the Jets https://soundcloud.com/dan-hoard/marvin-jones-sets-team-record … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 » In his 40th start Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton engineered a slew of milestones Sunday for the era that began when the Bengals chose wide receiver A.J. Green in the first round and Dalton in the second round of the 2011 draft. In the 49-9 victory over the Jets at sold-out Paul Brown Stadium, Dalton oversaw his most points, his first game of five touchdown passes, and the first time his offense has generated 400 yards in three straight games. Talk about stunned. Proud Jets head coach Rex Ryan, he of the fabulous defenses, could only offer, "We got beat in every coverage known to man. Five touchdown passes. I don't know how many times that's happened in my lifetime. Not very often." » Dalton's five touchdown passes give him 16 at the halfway point, so he's on pace for 32 and that would tie him for the club record with Carson Palmer in 2005. His third straight 300-yard game puts Dalton on pace for 4,498, also a club record that would better Palmer's 4,131 in '07. Dalton has been torrid in the four-game winning streak with a passer rating of 116.8 built on 11 touchdowns and three interceptions. He's hit 68 percent of his passes (89-131) for 1,246 yards for 9.5 yards per pass. » Before he set the franchise record catching four touchdown passes, Bengals wide receiver Marvin Jones didn't exactly impress offensive coordinator Jay Gruden in pregame. Jones practiced only Friday last week with the shoulder injury he received catching a touchdown pass in Detroit. "I didn't know if he was going to play," Gruden said of his talk with receivers coach James Urban. "I told James, 'Let's keep an eye on him. He's a little banged up.' But I really think he was all right." Gruden was smiling at that point. Asked how Jones practiced Friday, he said, "He was OK, but you could tell he wasn't himself. He was sore." » Jones's four touchdowns is the first 4-TD game in the NFL since Randy Moss and Terrell Owens had four each on Nov. 18, 2007. » The Bengals have a quick turnaround in Miami this Thursday (8:25 p.m.-NFL Network) and they may be without some key people. Left tackle Andrew Whitworth, who left late in the first half, said he's getting an MRI on Monday for his knee and middle linebacker Rey Maualuga left with a concussion. "He met us at the (locker room) door," said head coach Marvin Lewis. "I haven't been told that anybody can't play Thursday." Also leaving the game were wide receiver Mohamed Sanu and safety Taylor Mays with shoulder injuries. » Right before his 60-yard interception return for a touchdown finished the scoring with 13:09 left, cornerbackAdam Jones jawed with the Jets sideline and that included Ryan. Jones said he asked Ryan why wide receiver David Nelson was playing dirty. "He told me to shut the hell up. It was something like 35-6," said Jones, who indicated he pointed to the scoreboard. "(Nelson) was playing dirty. He cut me like four times after the play. Thank God I took my medicine today, I guess, and I didn't go off. Hopefully he'll get fined. At least three fines. There were three real cheap shots after the play." » It's the first time the Bengals have had two picks returned for touchdowns since Dec. 16, 1984 and that was a blowout, too, at home, 52-21 over the Bills. Cornerback John Simmons (43 yards) and safety James Griffin (57) both went the distance. http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Postgame-quick-hits-Dalton-hits-milestones-Whit-to-get-MRI/dee35f94-c382-4246-ac07-3ea05c4620b8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 VS. POSTGAME QUOTESOCTOBER 27, 2013 BENGALS COACH MARVIN LEWIS Opening statement: “We played a complete football game today. We got off to a very good start offensively, moving the ball down the field and kept following up with good series on defense. When we got the turnover, we were able to hold for a field goal right away, which was key in the game. It was hard, and there are still improvements to be made, but it was a great effort by the offense. We got some bumps and bruises today, so we are going to have to lick our wounds and heal them quick. All in all I was pleased with the effort in all three phases today. There was good focus and a good start and finish.” Was this your most complete game since you’ve been here? “I don’t know about that ... it was the most complete game this season.” What best explains the difference in Andy Dalton over the last three games? “Everybody around Andy is doing things. He has to continue to allow the play to work based on the defense. As long as he does that and doesn’t worry about how many catches 18 (A.J. Green) has, at the end of the day we’ll be fine. These other guys are getting to the spots and making the plays while they’re there. A.J. is going to get his, he’s so doggone good, he’s going to get his.” How hard is this team to defend? “We have some good skilled players, and they continue to emerge.” Put yourself as Marvin Lewis, circa 2000, as a defensive coordinator. Looking at this team, what would your thoughts be? “You know you’ve got a wideout (A.J. Green) who is going to win versus single coverage, so you’ve got to find a way to double him and get people in his face as much as possible. It’s a very impressive group. We have some pieces that can keep developing and working, and we’ve got to keep doing it.” Marvin Jones seems to keep getting better and better: “He’s just Marvin. Marvin has a lot of ability and great speed. He’s tough at the catch and he’s showing how tough he truly is.” Is that what you like best about him? “He takes some shots. The one ball he didn’t catch was against Chicago I think, and that’s unlike Marvin. He’s a tough kid, he played through some injury tonight, because he was sore. But he continues to come back.” Most NFL games aren’t won or lost by 40 points, did you think this team had this type of game in it? “We had two interceptions for touchdowns, you don’t get that very often. Offensively we went into the game knowing we would have to take some shots.” You came in today on a three-game winning streak. What does it say to you as far as not backing down, but instead turning it up a notch? “We’ve got a lot of football left and a lot of work to do, these guys understand that. When the schedule came out and before we started OTAs, they knew what this season was going to be about. We’re at a five-game stretch where four of them were on the road. We had to really buckle down and go at it. The guys have done a great job of staying focused. The more mature pros have done a good job of leading the younger guys in the right direction.” There were some guys who got pretty banged up; any update on Rey Maualuga? “He met us at the door. He’ll be fine.” Do any of those injured guys have a shot at playing on Thursday? “I’ve not been told otherwise, so they all have a shot at playing. We were afforded the luxury of being able to pull in some other guys and not have to bring the hurt guys back out.” Based on Thursday’s game, how important was it you were able to give those guys some rest and play some other people? “I can’t really tell you that until we get through tomorrow and Tuesday and see where we are.” ANDY DALTON If you had to give us one reason why you’ve been so good these last three games, what would it be? “I’m playing with a lot of confidence. I’m seeing things out there. There’s a lot that’s put on me. I feel like I’ve gotten better as time has gone on. There’s a lot of work that I’ve put in to wanting to be able to play like I’ve been playing the last couple of weeks. And all of the work is paying off.” Do you have more trust in guys other than A.J. Green? How important is that trust — that if A.J. is not open, you have a second option? “That’s one thing about this team — that we’ve got so many guys that are really talented. I’ve said it before, you never know when opportunities are going to come and when there’s going to be a chance where they’re going to have a big game. It showed today. A.J. has had some big games, but today was a great chance for Marvin (Jones) to come out and have a big one. He rose to the occasion. He made some great catches — made some guys miss when he had the ball in his hands. It’s everything that we’ve seen in practice from him and from our guys. That’s what is so fun about this game, and fun about how the game went today — you see a guy that’s worked really hard. He puts in the time and puts in the effort. For him to come out and have a game like this, we needed it. It was a big win for us. It was great to see the team play the way it did — not just on offense, but on defense and on special teams. Playing a complete game.” What is the biggest improvement you have seen from Marvin Jones? “He’s really comfortable with what we’re doing. He understands running routes, and knowing that, “OK, if this guy is playing me this way, I’m going to run my route like this.’ That just comes with the time of playing and seeing different looks. He’s had the potential since he’s been here. I think he’s just comfortable with everything that we’re doing and everything that we’re asking him to do.” The coaches said throughout the week that there were going to be some opportunities to take some deep shots. That seemed to be the case, right? “Yeah, even though on the first drive we had a chance, but we just missed it. We had some good looks to throw the ball deep. We hit some big plays throwing the ball down the field. We’ve got to be consistent with that. We’ve got to keep making these plays. It’s really going to improve this offense and help us win these games.” You targeted six different players on the first drive, and four different players had receptions. Does that show how many weapons you guys have? “Yeah. The personnel that we have, and the different looks that we’re getting with formations, and the different things that we’re doing — a bunch of guys are going to get involved in this offense. That’s big for us. Everybody’s going to know where A.J. is, but these other guys have to step up and make plays, and that’s what they’ve done. It’s been a lot of fun for me, just to be able to spread the ball around and have trust and confidence in the guys that they’re going to be in the right spots. And once the ball is in their hands, they’re making big plays. That’s been huge. It’s been the difference in what we’ve been doing offensively — we’re making these plays. Not only with throws down the field, but with the run after catch and making guys miss. That’s kind of where this offense has gone. We’ve got to keep getting better and keep doing that.” Is this the most confident you’ve felt since you’ve gotten into the league? “Yeah. This is where I want to be and how I want to be playing. It’s tough to do, but you have to be consistent with it. There’s times where you can have a big game, but the great players in this league consistently do it. That’s what I’m striving to be. We’ve got to keep this thing going.” How would you describe this Bengals offense now? “I don’t know, but I feel like we’ve got so many things that we can do offensively. Changing plays or doing whatever we can. Even if there was a way to defend us, I wouldn’t be saying it (laughs), but I don’t know. We’re going to get a bunch of different looks, though.” On the final TD pass to Jones, were you guys just trying to get him another score? “It was a look where I could kick it to one of the sides, and that was the better side to throw it to. A lot of what Marvin did today was showing his talent and what he’s able to do. On a couple of them, he was in the right place at the right time. The plays were called and we got the looks that we wanted, and he made big plays. It was one of those things that consciously I wasn’t thinking, ‘Hey, let’s get Marvin a fourth one,’ but it was just the look they gave us and he made the play.” On throwing five touchdown passes: “We had a good plan going into today. The biggest thing we talked about with all these guys was to just go out and make plays. That’s what we did; we made big plays, big catches. Marv (Jones), obviously played unbelievable today. It was great to see all that happen.” You’re playing like a point guard in basketball, distributing the ball all over the field: “I think that’s the biggest thing with this team; we’ve got a lot of guys that can make plays. I’ve been saying it for a while, ‘You never know when you’re time is going to come.’ Marv did a great job today, stepped up, had a huge game. But we’ve got a lot of guys that can do a lot with it. Like you said, it’s kind of like a point guard out there; I’m just trying to get it to our guys.” Both the offensive and defensive lines dominated the line of scrimmage today: “Absolutely. Our offensive line has played great, shoot, this whole year, much less today. I feel like I didn’t even get hit out there. They’re a big part of it. They’re a big part of the success in the passing game and everything we were able to do. They did a really good job today.” Do you feel like you’re in the zone right now running this offense? “I’m really comfortable with what we’re doing with the guys that we have. We’ve just got to keep this thing rolling.” In your last 16 regular season games, you’re 13-3. The franchise record for a full season is 12-4. Do you understand that you’re in the midst of doing something special here? “Yeah, I think we’re in position where we want to be. We’ve just to keep playing complete games. That’s one thing you’ve seen these last several weeks. If it’s coming down to the fourth quarter, then we’re finding a way to win in the fourth. Or if it’s a game like this where we get up big, you just keep the lead. We’ve got to keep pushing, got to keep getting better. We’re in a good position right now.” MARVIN JONES The league did you no favors in scheduling you guys on a Thursday night game, after a 4 o’clock kickoff: It’s one of those things where you have to have a short memory. You have a short week, and we have to focus on the Dolphins and the execution in that game.” It seemed like Jets CB Antonio Cromartie was covering A.J. Green most of the time. What were they doing defensively that allowed you to get open? “They were playing man (man-to-man coverage). That’s what they do. They’re aggressive in the box. Sometimes they have eight players in the box and they throw a lot at you. So it’s pretty much man. It was big to go and capitalize on the opportunities — every opportunity that we had, we capitalized on them. We did a good job of doing that.” What was this like for you? “It was fun. It’s fun when the offense is clicking and you just go out there with your guys and just have fun and play the game. The opportunities were there. Andy (QB Andy Dalton) did a great job distributing the ball. And it was great play-calling. So it was fun out there.” Did you sense that they were on their heels, those times that you went over the top with the deep ball? “Yeah. That’s the thing: we’re well-balanced. We could go deep. Then, the short and intermediate routes. The opportunity was there. That’s the type of offense that we want to be. As receivers, we want to do everything. We want to go deep, then make then notice that and do the short to intermediate routes. It was just a good game plan going in. Coach (Jay) Gruden did a great job planning this game, and it showed.” You’ve said recently that Andy Dalton has spent more time here around the stadium, and with the receivers. Can you expand on that? “Definitely. That’s something I feel that is really big. Sometimes, on Thursdays, Saturdays and on Fridays we have extra meetings, just with us — the quarterbacks, receivers, running backs and tight ends. It’s just having that extra time to see the game through each other’s eyes and be really confident and comfortable in what the plan is and what we have to do. That’s big, and that’s something that Andy’s been doing a good job of, and getting us all in and all ready to go.” Do you think he trusts you guys more collectively now? It seemed that before he might just tuck the ball and take off when A.J. wasn’t open: “He definitely trusts us, and it shows in the distribution. We’ve got guys like Gio Bernard and Tyler Eifert that were added to the offense, and when you have that many players on your offense that do different things and bring different attributes to the game, it’s fun, man. And it shows. He trusts everybody. It’s important to us, and it’ll always be important to us going forward.” Did you show everybody today that there is more to this team than just A.J. Green? “We have a lot of players that can do a great job, and it shows. When you have players with the potential that we all have, it just brings it out. I think people will see now that we have the players that can go do it and help a superstar like A.J. That’s the beauty of it. It’s just fun to be part of an organization like this.” You were held out of practice twice this week. Were you worried that you wouldn’t be able to come out like this today? “I would be lying to you if I said I wasn’t worried. But we had a plan, and the trainers did a great job. I knew when it was getting closer, because it was getting better and better every day. I knew I’d have a chance to get out there. That’s all I ever wanted — go out there and play football with my guys. I’m glad it healed up to the point where I could do it.” How did you feel on Friday? “I felt all right. It was my first time moving around out there. I didn’t do that much, but it was good enough to have some reassurance that, ‘OK, I’m good for Sunday.’ I had a couple more days to rest it, and it felt pretty good.” Green said that you play with a chip on your shoulder. Is that true? Why? “I would say yes. I’m highly self-motivated. When I see people making plays, I want to make plays just as much. That’s been in me since I was a young kid. I just wanted to be great. I think a lot of that stems from that.” You usually give you gloves away at the end of the game. What did you do with them today? “I’m keeping those things. I’ll frame them or whatever. I usually dish them out, but not after this game.” Have you ever had four TDs in a game? “Oh, no, or at least not since I was a little kid. The most I’ve had in college was two.” Since the Buffalo game, you guys have been playing very well. Can you explain this three-game run you guys are on? “I’ve just been taking control of my opportunities, capitalizing on the opportunities that I get. Whether I’m in there 10 plays or 30 plays, just making sure I do what I can to do my best to get open and catch every ball. We have great game plans going into every game. That’s pretty much all it is.” Can you explain the feeling of a team on a night like this? “It’s a great feeling, stemming from that win out there in Buffalo. Even from that win here against the Patriots. We’re driving the train straight. That’s what Coach says a lot, and we’re putting these game together and playing for four quarters, and that’s everything that you can ask for. It’s exciting to be in those close games and games like this, where we can put the pedal to the metal, but at the same time sticking together through four quarters. I think that’s what we’ve done, and it’s great to see.” On his four-touchdown, 100-yard receiving performance: “It was just a great game. Just like Andy said, it was a great game plan. He always challenges us to win your one-on-one battles on the outside. He has a lot of trust in us, and we have a lot of trust in him to get it done. So it’s just a great day overall.” Do you think the football can be thrown your way on any play? “That’s what I think every time I step on the field. As a wide receiver, that’s what we think. We have to run every route like it’s our last, every route like we’re going to get the ball. That’s what receivers do. All we can do is capitalize on our opportunities. We’ll come out with the victory and come out with a great offense once again.” You guys took a lot of shots deep down the football field. Was that the game plan going into today? “Not necessarily. Coach (Gruden) had a great game plan. Whatever he called, whether it was deep or short to intermediate, we were just going to capitalize on our opportunities. That was the biggest thing that we talked about coming into this week. The plays were there. The shots were there. We made the best of it.” Taking care of your body and resting up during a short week is key right now, isn’t it? “Definitely. We have a short week. We have to put this in our short term memory. We have Miami coming and we just have to get ready for a physical game with them. We will do all the necessary steps to go in there fresh and fast.” All three phases played well today, allowing you to put together a complete game: “That’s what we want to do. The thing is, we know the potential of this team. We know that the different guys we have bring a lot of different attributes that make us successful. In order to win and be winners, we have to together a great game in all three phases of the game. I think we’ve been doing that, and it really shows.” ADAM JONES Is this the best top-to-bottom performance you’ve been a part of in Cincinnati? “Yes, it’s one of them. I would say that, as long as we can keep getting these kind of days and keep winning. Winning is the main thing. As long as we’re winning and staking them up and separating ourselves from the division, it’s always a good day.” How important was it that you did not let them back into the game after taking a big lead? “It was really important. Coach (Lewis) stressed that at halftime — ‘Make sure we play for 60 minutes.’ We’ve had games where we didn’t come back out at the half and play up to our ability, but today we stepped it up. Everybody played well. This was a great team win. Teams — our special teams played really well today —defense, and offense ... team win. We finally played on all sides of the ball.” It looked like you almost had another interception earlier in the game: “I didn’t trust myself on the first one. I should’ve caught it with my body, probably. I’m just happy, man. I’m out making plays, helping the team win and doing it together, you know? It’s always good when you can get good wins like this, back to back. We’ve got a short week. We’ve got to get back in here and get to work. This game will be over with. We’re going to enjoy it for probably another two hours, then come tomorrow, we’ll worry about Miami.” KYLE COOK A number of guys went down today. Do you have a concern just about the number of guys? “It’s always tough when you have guys that get hurt. Obviously, I don’t know anything about any of them, but you have young guys that can step up. When Andrew Whitworth went down, Anthony Collinscame in and played great. So you just have to continue to do that. We have guys that are ready to go, and they have bought into what the coaches are saying, so I think that helps.” Is this one of the better games this team has played since you have been here? “Yes I think so. We have had times in the past where we have played this well. There are a handful of games over the past that I can think of. It feels good because it means we are going in the right direction. The Jets are a good team and have won some big games this year. So it feels good.” Was this a statement win for you guys? Do you think you guys are one of the better teams in the NFL? “I don’t want to say that this is a statement game because this is the NFL. Everybody in the league is really good. It is still really early in the season and there is still a whole lot in front of us. You have to keep building on your success all year so that by the time December comes around, you have set yourself up for the playoffs. A lot of teams get hot then cold, so we just have to keep progressing on.” It’s nice to be 6-2 at the halfway point isn’t it? “It is really nice. It takes you back to the 2009 season when we went in at 5-2 and won the division. As long as we can keep progressing with this team and keep pushing forward, we should be good.” What did you think of Marvin Jones play today? “It was awesome. It was also great for Andy Dalton too. I told him congratulations on the record too, because in a way, he had his hand in that also because he is the quarterback.” A.J. Green gets a lot of attention around here, but I think Marvin Jones has shown that he can make these types of plays: “Oh yeah he can. He does a lot of things that help us score points and keep touchdown drives alive. It’s great for him and it’s great for Andy because he is putting up some great balls for him to catch.” CHRIS CROCKER Did you have an inkling the football was headed your way coming out of halftime? “I just expect the ball to come my way. That was the thing that we talked about in the defensive locker room: ‘Just expect the ball to come our way. Don’t try to take a play off.’ I got a good read on the route and stretched my glove, and off I went.” You made somebody very happy flinging the football into stands after scoring the touchdown: “That’s the 12th man. They’ve been in it with us too. Hopefully a little kid caught it and he got a little memento so he can say, ‘This is the ball Chris Crocker caught and ran for a touchdown.’ It’s just a special kind of feeling to get in that end zone. It’s a very emotional thing, so I was excited.” There aren’t many games like this in the NFL are there? “No, there aren’t. There aren’t many games like this. You don’t get a complete victory when you just smother the team. In all phases, we played very well. The thing that I’m most proud of is when we came out into the second half, we really put the pedal to the metal and we didn’t allow them to get back into the game. I’m not really worried about how fast we’re going to play at the start of the game. It’s about when we do get up, how we’re going to play, because that’s been the thorn in our butts this year.” CARLOS DUNLAP Was winning by 40 points a statement game for you guys? “It is a statement. We just have to keep preparing week by week like we are, and not looking ahead. We have to focus on each and every game.” You have six wins at the halfway point. Is this one of the best teams in the NFL? “I think it’s still early. It’s not about how you start, but how you finish. We have to continue to focus and keep it going. If we stop now, it won’t work.” You have won the last two games close, but you really finished this game: “This is one of the first games we were able to finish because we jumped on them early. Some teams we have let off the gas, and we don’t want to do that. This was just a statement game.” A.J. GREEN How about the day that Marvin Jones had today? “It was unbelievable. I don’t think I have scored four touchdowns since high school. That guy is awesome. You see him go work every day and it always comes out on Sundays. He always plays with a chip on his shoulder and plays every play like it’s his last. It is unbelievable. He is continuing to get better each week.” Did you see this game coming? “No I didn’t see this coming. I felt like this was the first game that we were really clicking on all cylinders — offense, defense and special teams. It was a really good thing.” A lot of people saw this game in the New York area. What do you think that most people who haven’t seen you play yet thought of this game? “They saw a team that is getting better each week. Each week we are trying to improve on something.” You have been very vocal in defending Andy Dalton. He has 11 touchdowns in three weeks. How good is he playing right now? “He is playing unbelievable. We have had his back from Day 1, and we will continue to have his back. We are a family here. No matter what happens, we believe in him and he is one of our leaders.” Was there some thought to get Marvin Jones his fourth touchdown? “Well yeah. When you have somebody playing that well you have to find ways to get him the ball.” JETS COACH REX RYAN Initial comments: “That was ugly, to say the least. We’re only fortunate that it only counts for one loss because you get your butt kicked like that, you know, we’re fortunate that that is all it is. Obviously, we have to play a hell of a lot better — file that in the obvious category or whatever (category) you want. We are a much better football team than showed up today and I believe that. We have to get a hell of a lot better. I say that after every game, win, lose or draw, but the real disappointing thing to me is we had a good week of preparation, I thought. But again, you’ve got to go out, execute — give all the credit in the world to Cincinnati. Marvin (Lewis) does a great job there. They did a great job today and the better team won today without question.” Were you surprised by the way your defense played today? “Yeah, I would say absolutely that surprised me. We got beat in every coverage known to man — five touchdown passes, I don’t know how many times that’s happened in my lifetime — not very often. Throwing into coverage ... Sometimes you’re in a man coverage and that’s going to be tough ... Sometimes when you call coverage and expect certain things played a certain way ... those were some disappointing things without question.” What do you attribute the coverage breakdowns to? “You’ve got to give them credit, obviously. It starts with protection. They did a great job protecting the quarterback, obviously, and then (Bengals QB Andy) Dalton was hot. That’s the thing about him — when he gets hot like that, we’ve seen over the last 3 weeks (he’s passed for) over 300 yards the past three weeks. He’s talented enough to do it and he’s got an outstanding group of receivers and skill position players. I think that contributes to it. Obviously, we have to do a much better job ... There are just some things we have to believe or something and do a better job playing to our leverage and obviously, we’ve got to improve a hell of a lot.” Why did you bench starting cornerback Dee Milliner? Was it because of mental mistakes this time? “No. I benched him because physically he wasn’t getting it done.” What are your thoughts on Jets QB Geno Smith’s performance? “Well, it was like the rest of the team. Obviously, it was a poor performance on everybody’s part.” Would you assess a 4-4 record as being pretty good for this team as some people might have? “ ... I don’t think so. Obviously, we have to get a hell of a lot better.” The New Orleans Saints play you next week; coming off this performance with the pass defense, that has to be a bad combination: “Well, if we don’t play better than we did today, than hell yeah, that guy (Saints QB Drew Brees) will break every record known to man against us. So I think we’ll play better.” You mentioned the other day that there was one bad day of practice. Did you have any inkling that something like this was coming? “No. I thought the preparation was better. After that, I thought we had some good practices and things. We knew it was going to be a challenge; we said that all week. They’ve got the two tight ends, they’ve got the wideouts and the quarterback got hot. It was disappointing. We couldn’t get pressure on the quarterback. We tried a zillion different ways — primarily rushing four and trying to play coverage — but you know, it started that way and obviously, (in) all phases, we never ... It wasn’t even close to how we have to play.” Can you explain why you thought Milliner was ready to start given how much time he’s missed with injuries? “Well, I’ve seen it on the practice field and everything else; this isn’t the first game he’s started. He’s started for a while now and that’s why.” So why isn’t it translating from practice to the games? “I mean, that’s a good question — but it wasn’t just him. We have a Pro Bowl corner (Antonio Cromartie) that didn’t have a good day, either. So (it’s) all of us. There isn’t one guy on that field that field in my opinion — now, we’ll see the tape and that may say otherwise — but I don’t know if there’s one guy that was out there on the sideline or on the field that had a good day.” Can you try to explain the up-and-down nature of the team? Do you think that there are so many young guys that they just lack the necessary maturity to be consistent week after week? “I don’t know what it is but part of it is you have to give the other team credit. There’s no easy game out there and certainly going against the Bengals, you have to give them their props. They’ve beaten a lot of good teams at home. They beat Pittsburgh, New England, Green Bay — but obviously, I thought we’d play a hell of a lot better than we did today.” What was your message to the team after the game? “I’ll keep my message private.” Rex, will you open up that spot that Milliner is playing to a competition? “Well, we’ll play who we think, who we feel is the best guy for us. There’s no question about that. We’ll decide that with every position.” You touched on Cromartie earlier. A lot of times, he’s by himself out there and now he’s given up a lot of big plays this season. Do you think you have to adjust at all to get him a little help? “Well, we gave everybody help today. It just didn’t look like it.” What made you change to Matt Simms at quarterback in the game when you did today? “I was going to play Geno one more series. That’s what I told (Jets offensive coordinator) Marty (Mornhinweg) and then it ended on another pick-six. But that was planned. I wanted him to play one more series and then put him in a 2-minute mode and then bring Simms in.” Is this as tough a loss as you’ve had as a head coach? “No. Shoot no. The loss to New England, 45-3, felt worse. On a scale of 10, this one’s a 10 but that one to New England was like an 11. It’s brutal.” Do you think some guys got too high on themselves after the big win against New England in overtime? “No. No chance. That wasn’t it. Guys, we know we haven’t arrived. We know that. We’re a team that has to keep developing and get better. Obviously, we took a giant step back today. But part of that credit has to go to Cincinnati. They’re way ahead of us right now and it’s pretty obvious.” Is this a step back for Geno at all? “I mean, it wasn’t a good performance for sure.” GENO SMITH Did you feel that you had any sort of rhythm on offense? “I feel like, as a group, we weren’t able to sustain drives. We weren’t able to put seven on the board. We didn’t play our best game today. Hats off to Cincinnati. They played a terrific game. We have to use this as motivation, as we always do, and get better from it.” What happened on the Chris Crocker interception? “The guy made a good play. It wasn’t my best pass, but he made a great play. I have to do a better job keeping the ball out of the defender’s reach so they can’t make those types of plays.” What happened on the other pick-six? “I made a late throw to the sideline. The guy made a good break on the ball and was able to grab it. I should have made the tackle, but I shouldn’t have forced it in the first place.” As one of the young leaders of this team, do you plan to say anything to the team after a loss like this? “I think it’s self explanatory after a loss like this. We’re a veteran-led team, and we know we need to give extra effort this week. No one wants to lose the game — especially like this. I think all the guys know what’s at stake. We just need to pick it up and get things rolling.” Are you discouraged with the up and down play? “No, it’s not discouraging. Mistakes are going to happen, no matter how many years I play in this league. It’s something to learn from.” Why do you think this team has so many ups and downs? “I don’t know what it is, but I know that’s how its been. I know every guy goes into every game with the intentions of executing the game-plan. Sometimes we have done it and sometimes we haven’t. That’s part of us developing consistency as a team and growing to get better.” What was your reaction to being taken out of the game? “I understand why the decision was made, but I always want to be in the game. I never want to be in a situation where we’re down and I have to be pulled from the game. It’s always upsetting, but I understand why the decision was made.” Did the Bengals do anything that surprised you? “I wouldn’t say they surprised us. They played their game. They got us behind early and their defensive line was able to get after us. They made it tough on us. We have to be able to step up to the plate and get it done on offense, no matter what the circumstance.” Do you think the guys were too confident coming off a big win over the Patriots? “No. I think we had a great week of preparation. Guys were extremely focused in practice. Guys were doing things extra, and watching extra film. We have to learn from it and get better from it and move on.” DAVID NELSON You guys didn’t play your best game today: “That’s putting it lightly. We came in with some high expectations after a big win last week. From start to finish, we just didn’t play well.” How do you put this one behind you so quickly to get ready for the Saints? “That’s a good question. We have to rely on the veteran leadership of the team. This team — all year long — has bounced back from loses. We have to continue to rely on that leadership, and move on from this. This is tough. Hopefully this won’t define us. Hopefully we can come together as a team this week and put a better product on the field next week.” JEREMY KERLEY What happened today? “We just came out flat. We didn’t come out firing. We have to learn — study the film, and move on.” How do you make sure this doesn’t snowball? “We just have to stay together. Bad things are going to happen. All you can do is worry about things that you can control. And things you can’t control, put them behind you. Obviously, this loss is over with. We’re going to study the film and put it in our rearview mirror. We’ll move forward from there.” DAVID HARRIS What can you say about his loss? “They made plays and we didn’t. You have to come back tomorrow and make all the corrections and watch the film to see what we did wrong and get it corrected. Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. We have another good team coming Sunday in the Saints. We got to get it turned around.” You have to get it corrected quickly, don’t you? “We have to start tomorrow — first thing. Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. We have to stick together in this locker room. Each man has to do their part to do better. It’s a long season and there is a lot of football ahead of us. We have to come to work prepared.” MATT SIMMS What were your feelings like when you got in a game for the first time this year? “There were a lot of emotions going. I was very excited to go in, but obviously, not in those circumstances. It was still a good experience to get out there and see the field and the defense. I got hit for the first time since preseason, so it was a good experience. We just have to go back to work.” What was the experience of the long run and how it ended when you went for it on fourth down? “I am probably going to get a few messages from my father telling me to be a little smarter. I wanted to show everyone that I’m going to sacrifice and play hard. I’m going to play to the last play, no matter what the score is.” CALVIN PACE It seemed like the defense couldn’t get a stop right from the start. How do you explain that? “They didn’t do anything that we didn’t think they were going to do. We just didn’t come out focused. (When you come out that way), especially in somebody else’s home, you are going to get your ass handed to you, which is what we did. A loss is a loss. We have a tough game against the Saints coming up. We have to rebound and put it behind us and keep it moving. We’ve been through this a couple times before. It is what it is right now. It all looks negative right now, but we’ll look at the film and I’m sure there’s something that we can build on. That’s all you can do. You have to take the positive out of it.” Last week you said that you have to win back-to-back games: “That obviously didn’t happen today. Give Cincinnati all the credit. They beat us in every facet of the game. Their defense was better than our defense. Their offense was better than our offense. It is what it is. We lost. Again, it all looks bad right now, but when we get back tomorrow, I’m sure there is something we can build on. We have to move forward. That’s all we can do.” http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Jets-Bengals-Postgame-Quotes/9f4ad6e6-1612-43ca-8766-ad56d612e28c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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