Arkansas Bengal Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Peko: 'We'll be all right' Posted 2 hours ago Geoff Hobson Editor Bengals.com Andrew Whitworth says the Bengals can't panic in a league that ebbs and flows every week. Left tackle Andrew Whitworth was here one year when the Bengals played with their backup quarterback most of the season, another year when they lost three games in three weeks by a total of nine points, and another year when they lost 10 straight. Domata Peko has been here when a cornerback started Thursday after signing Monday and when the defense gave up 42 points in the second half to blow a 28-7 half-time lead and missed the playoffs by a game. They are the de facto offensive and defensive captains, both drafted in 2006. So they’ve been around. They’ve seen a lot worse than a 0-2-1 stretch that has them half game out of first place as they prep to play AFC North leader Baltimore in a 1 p.m. Sunday game at Paul Brown Stadium. “It’s not the end of the world guys, we’ll be all right,” Peko told Monday’s assembled death-watch media. “It’s a three-game little rut but I have a lot of faith in my team, I have a lot of faith in our group here and we’ll be okay.” Because the free-fall from 3-0 to 3-2-1 has been so swift and complete, it seems like they are 3-6. “Yeah, that’s what it feels like sometimes, you know? That’s what I’m saying,” Peko said. “I told a lot of guys ‘come on, we’ll be all right.’ It’s not the end of the world. We’ve got 10 games left. Let’s just take it one game at a time… The NFL, it’s a crazy league, man. I remember when Dallas lost their first game and everybody was ‘Hey, get (Tony) Romo out of there’ and now look at them. They’re winning game after game. I think this is a little stumbling block for us. It’s early in the year. We’ve just got to pick ourselves up and stay positive and grind and work and work and get better.” Whitworth remembers how ‘the ’09 AFC North champs recovered from a horrific Opening Day loss against Denver in the last 11 seconds and even the Green-Dalton vets can think back to 2011 and the 1-4 stretch in November and December before they clinched a Wild Card. “Every playoff stretch we’ve had so far, there’s been a lull somewhere in the season and we’ve had to regroup and find a way to win,” Whitworth said Monday. “This will be no different. We want to go to the playoffs. We’ve had a little bad stretch so we’ve got to go on a good one. We’ve got to win three, four or five in a row.” It sounds like there will no no-holds-barred-players-only meeting chaired by Brandon Marshall. Peko said defensive coordinator Paul Guenther spelled it out pretty well Monday. “Paulie put it best,” Peko said. “ We’re not playing with that fire and confidence we were playing with the first three weeks. That’s something we have to get back to. So this week we’re just going to get back to our Ps and Qs, get back to our fundamentals and get back to playing fast. I think sometimes we guess too much and guys are trying to do other people’s jobs. That’s the type of stuff that gets you beat.” The Bengals haven’t gone much for the Players Only gig under head coach Marvin Lewis and Whitworth says it’s not on the agenda. “ It’s not needed. What we need to do is be who we are and not doubt the guy next to us and not doubting anybody in the locker room or a new guy in this position. We have to do what you’re supposed to do,” Whitworth said. “I think too much is made of guys standing up in a meeting. A lot of time to me I think that comes more off as one guy entitling himself like he’s not the problem. It’s more about us putting away whether we think we play good or don’t play good and say how can I make the entire team better. Whatever we can do to find a way to make us all better that’s all we need. That’s why I say it’s important for all the leadership to find a way to lead this team to better places than we are right now.” Whitworth said on Monday that various players were talking to each other informally in an effort to get it figured out. “Every one of them is saying what can we do? Offense, defense. ‘Hey, what can we can do to make you better? Do you need more reps in practice from one of us? Because one of the starters can get in there and show you a look.’ Anything we can do to make us better,” Whitworth said. “It’s just finding a way. How can we make the looks better? How can we be more precise? How can we play at a faster tempo at everything we do? And execute. That’s the really what the game came down to yesterday. We just didn’t execute plays. It wasn’t that the plays couldn’t work, we just didn’t execute them.” It’s a little early to ask about players jumping ship. After all, they still have a winning record and they still haven’t lost at PBS in 12 games, a stretch that includes two victories over the Ravens. A win Sunday and they’ve got the tiebreaker over Baltimore as well as the division lead. So that makes Sunday absolutely huge. “I think we’ll be all right if we keep that mentality going and keep that energy going throughout the whole game we should be a tough team to beat,” Peko said. “Plus we’re back in the Jungle, man, and we’re still undefeated in the Jungle. Let’s keep that going. I know our crowd will be behind us and we’ve just got to keep rolling.” So, it will be a week of fundamentals. “We’ve just got to get back to what we did before. That’s playing fast, playing like your hair is on fire and playing every snap like it’s your last,” Peko said. “This week at practice we’re going to all get back to doing that. That gets to fundamentals. Getting back to striking your hands on offensive linemen, getting off blocks and then making tackles.” Peko and Whitworth have been to the playoffs four times in the last five years, so they know what a run looks, smells, and tastes like. “If you are playing NFL football and you are panicking then you are not going to be in this league for very long,” Whitworth said. “If you are not ready then you are going to miss it and you won’t be around long. This team has to find ways to get ready for this next opportunity, this next run. That’s what this league is about. It’s about going on runs, it’s about making plays. We need to be prepared to do that.” http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Peko-Well-be-all-right/00a010c9-1912-47c0-a6f6-f1c2367c2405 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Get back to basics. Gotta focus on fundementals. It was only one game. Gotta move on. He'll make the next kick he tries. It's just a flesh wound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 OK Peko, now go win 7 of those 10 games. No problem, it's all good. And this from a guy that I really like in the same way I like Maulauga...looks cool, is Samoan, etc but better playing days are probably behind them. Not that Maualuga had great days to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Not that Maualuga had great days to begin with. The more Vinny Rey plays the better Maualuga looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincity Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I was thinking the exact same thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Peko and Maualuga both need replaced. Not gonna happen this season, but neither of them are anything above average NFL players at their respective positions. I tire of Peko sitting on someone that runs right into him and acting all celebratory and Maualuga is even worse. I love me some Samoans given my knowledge of how important the sport of football is to their country and they really do have some cool ass hair but those two aren't helping the Bengals win games anymore. They are space eaters at best, which can only be spun in a positive way for Peko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah15 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Peko and Maualuga both need replaced. Not gonna happen this season, but neither of them are anything above average NFL players at their respective positions. I tire of Peko sitting on someone that runs right into him and acting all celebratory and Maualuga is even worse. I love me some Samoans given my knowledge of how important the sport of football is to their country and they really do have some cool ass hair but those two aren't helping the Bengals win games anymore. They are space eaters at best, which can only be spun in a positive way for Peko. Damn its hard to argue with you, i love peko alot as a person but as a player hes just there to take up space. He doesnt get any push what so ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnickyCat Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 The more Vinny Rey plays the better Maualuga looks.^Fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|schotzee| Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Peko, you gotta tell us to relax like Aaron Rodgers would have. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FulcherVulcher33 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 at some point in time to be a winning team they're going to have to be a player in free agency,I'm not saying they have to spend the most money on the biggest name but we're going to have to get somebody other than rookies every year to replace some people,and I don't mean aged vets that other teams don't want anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Will peko stop getting folded like s cheap suit at some point in the near future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Thank you for sharing, Domita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I do believe this is a good team in a funk and dealing with injuries that finally caught up to them. They will turn it around, I just hope they get it done soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hopeful Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I must not see what you all see in Peko. He is not the most dominate player on the field but I feel like he holds his own and he leadership and passion puts him over the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 That lockeroom is filled with winning NFL players. 4 out of 5 playoffs. What Peko said is true. The fanbase is filled with poisoned fans that jump ship everytime it doesn't come up roses. Most of the guys in that locker know only winning in the NFL with the Bengals. There are a few like Whit, Peko, Geathers, Hall that know some of the pre-2009 Bengal life. But nothing like the deep rooted 90 losing. That's dead to any current bengal player and that's assuming it was alive in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I must not see what you all see in Peko. He is not the most dominate player on the field but I feel like he holds his own and he leadership and passion puts him over the top. someone show him the vine of peko being put on skates and folded like a christmas party invitation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 someone show him the vine of peko being put on skates and folded like a christmas party invitation https://vine.co/v/Obva5ae1K5l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 https://vine.co/v/Obva5ae1K5l I simply can't believe that 2 300+lb men beat only one 300+lb man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 https://vine.co/v/Obva5ae1K5l Dumb. Go find the clip of him shedding blocks and taking down Bradshaw for a 2 yard loss. Or the other one shedding block and stopping Richardson for no gain. Or the one him shedding the Center and sacking Luck and if he didn't it was a TD and that played turned into a FG. Don't go off the deep end. He isn't all-pro but he's hardly trash you can find all kinds of unfavorable clips of All-Pro D-linemen getting rolled up on double teams on a QB sneak. It's sad, IMO, a guy that's busted his ass on a top defense and playoffs for years and fans are going to trash off 1 clip from vine, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Dumb. Go find the clip of him shedding blocks and taking down Bradshaw for a 2 yard loss. Or the other one shedding block and stopping Richardson for no gain. Or the one him shedding the Center and sacking Luck and if he didn't it was a TD and that played turned into a FG. Don't go off the deep end. He isn't all-pro but he's hardly trash you can find all kinds of unfavorable clips of All-Pro D-linemen getting rolled up on double teams on a QB sneak. It's sad, IMO, a guy that's busted his ass on a top defense and playoffs for years and fans are going to trash off 1 clip from vine, lol. https://vine.co/v/ObIrgiWlKMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 https://vine.co/v/ObIrgiWlKMI OMG! Look at Dunlap on that play! Cut him now! LOL, Joe Goodberry. Well he said Greshman ran that wrong route so clearly his opinion on anything is valuable. Tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I simply can't believe that 2 300+lb men beat only one 300+lb man. I cannot believe you see 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I cannot believe you see 2. If you don't see the double then I don't think you should be commenting on D-line play. It's a scoop block the center hits him first while the guard slides in and the Center attempts to peel off and get a LB. (Got that backwards, sorry, guard peels off) True you don't want him to lose ground but the Center doesn't get to the second level clean and actually is thrown off balance while the LB gets a clean shot to try to make the play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|schotzee| Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I simply can't believe that 2 300+lb men beat only one 300+lb man. Yep. He's pretty shitty alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I cannot believe you see 2. I can't believe you don't. Peko is very clearly double teamed by the center and right guard. A bigger issue is why the linebackers weren't playing closer to the line on a very obvious QB sneak situation. The run fits in the front 7 have simply been awful this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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