DanvilleBengal Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Thinking about our game and the Superbowl after a day, and how the Eagles played, I am convinced we would beat the Eagles--and this isn't from the annoyed Bengals fan side. Hurts is a lot like Lamar Jackson, so we have experienced running QBs and how to contain. Our run defense is good enough to temper their running game, and I am positive Mixon and Perine would find holes. And obviously our offense would provide points. Of course the equalizer is their defensive line against our o-linen but we done that and won. Just some thoughts--i got to get back to work... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 So we would have lost to a bad call instead of Philly. Meh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claptonrocks Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 11 minutes ago, T-Dub said: So we would have lost to a bad call instead of Philly. Meh. Playing devil advocate here.. Why was it a bad call if Bradbury admitted he was guilty of it.. Just sayin.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 21 minutes ago, claptonrocks said: Playing devil advocate here.. Why was it a bad call if Bradbury admitted he was guilty of it.. Just sayin.. Because they weren't calling that kind of stuff for the other 55 minutes? He's smart enough to see what happens when you complain. Too bad some of our guys aren't. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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|High School Harry| Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 I stuck to my guns and didn't watch it. Not as much boycotting as I simply was not interested. Still feel bad about the end of our season. Throw in the utter disrespect of no MVP votes for Joe and no Coach of the Year votes for Zac. I've read some stuff online and that's about it. I guess my bottom line feeling now is The Shield has been passed. The Super Bowl winner was chosen long before the game was played. And the NFL PTB made damn sure we didn't mess it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Like I have said, the NFL doesn't care if you complain, don't complain, go along with everything. They have the firmest of strangleholds on a public in the history of sports. The money from last night is already in the bank. And they know it will be there after the next SB. Figure eventually the Bengals will either play so lights out and destroy every team in the playoffs so that last plays don't matter; or become one of the favs in New York so that those last plays become in-their-pocket certainties. I'll be betting on the former...if such a scenario in this league can ever exist. The latter is pissing in the wind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Unless you can tell me that Willams and Cappa would have been 100% back I'm not convinced we would have won. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvilleBengal Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 58 minutes ago, Jamie_B said: Unless you can tell me that Willams and Cappa would have been 100% back I'm not convinced we would have won. I admit, Jamie, I probably couldn't be able to confirm that, it is still just my opinion though. There would still be myriad variables in play. Would Cappa an Jonah be close to at least 80%? Would Zac and the rest of the staff learn from the loss from the Rams? Not trying to get flamed--its just I wanted to say something. Hell, it's been years since I've even started a thread... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebengal Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, High School Harry said: And the NFL IIC made damn sure we didn't mess it up. Fixed it. (IIC stands for “Idiots in Charge.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claptonrocks Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 3 hours ago, T-Dub said: Because they weren't calling that kind of stuff for the other 55 minutes? He's smart enough to see what happens when you complain. Too bad some of our guys aren't. Goof points.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 4 hours ago, Jamie_B said: Unless you can tell me that Willams and Cappa would have been 100% back I'm not convinced we would have won. FWIW I'm not sure I want Jonah back, at least not as a starter. IDK if Carman is a starter either but he plays with an attitude & can move people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatternMaster Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Jonah is awful, not sure why everyone gives him a pass but wants to run Carman out of town. Last season Williams gave up a league leading 13 sacks, 6 hits, and 26 hurries. He should have benched based on his production, but his draft status and other factors kept that from happening. He seems to work hard and all, but he's just not that good at playing LT in the NFL. If the Bengals want to get serious about improving the oline getting rid of Jonah Williams or moving him to another position is the first step. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 For how good or bad this offensive line is, there is another flaw—in the passing game at least: After watching the SB, and noticing the relative ease of escapability both QB’s displayed, it reminded me just how far behind in this area Burrow is. Realizing the blasphemy written, just watch him sometime. His feel for pressure is only OK, and he has this maddening habit of always running on angles towards the collapsing pocket, as opposed to short loops away. By comparison, Hurts never allowed himself to be boxed in by two defensive linemen—rather looping away. Burrow finds the running escape path straight ahead decent enough, but isn’t really all that great scrambling to the outside—like Kermit. Just another observation from a different angle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|westside bengal| Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, Le Tigre said: For how good or bad this offensive line is, there is another flaw—in the passing game at least: After watching the SB, and noticing the relative ease of escapability both QB’s displayed, it reminded me just how far behind in this area Burrow is. Realizing the blasphemy written, just watch him sometime. His feel for pressure is only OK, and he has this maddening habit of always running on angles towards the collapsing pocket, as opposed to short loops away. By comparison, Hurts never allowed himself to be boxed in by two defensive linemen—rather looping away. Burrow finds the running escape path straight ahead decent enough, but isn’t really all that great scrambling to the outside—like Kermit. Just another observation from a different angle I understand what you are saying but if Joe had the Oline of KC or Philly would he be different? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|westside bengal| Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Looking back to the beginning of the season most of us were happy with the Oline free agents brought in but felt the job was incomplete and there were still many issues that were not fixed and that killed the team in the end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 The biggest thing I noticed was how well Andy Reid had schemed to get guys wide open. Something I'd like to see our O do alot more of. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saphead Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 It sounds like the field was in such terrible shape it might've neutralized the Eagles pass rush. Who knows, maybe our patchwork O-line would have held up just like in Buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_C_Deadpeople Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, Jamie_B said: The biggest thing I noticed was how well Andy Reid had schemed to get guys wide open. Something I'd like to see our O do alot more of. I think every team in the league is thinking the same. He is very creative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Jersey Bengal Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 18 minutes ago, I_C_Deadpeople said: I think every team in the league is thinking the same. He is very creative He's a good coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRAPradio Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, Jamie_B said: The biggest thing I noticed was how well Andy Reid had schemed to get guys wide open. Something I'd like to see our O do alot more of. I read somewhere they took that from someone (Jacksonville?) that played the Eagles earlier in the year and had success with it. I love that coaches watch film and take things from other teams that work. I think Callihan said we did that with the fake screen/TD to Hurst vs. the Ravens 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, westside bengal said: Looking back to the beginning of the season most of us were happy with the Oline free agents brought in but felt the job was incomplete and there were still many issues that were not fixed and that killed the team in the end. Collins never being healthy didn't help much. Getting bum-ass Cordy Glenn vibes from him but I guess we'll see how he shows up for camp. I'd sure as shit prepare to cut him if he turns up anything other than 100% ready to work. He can go convalesce somewhere else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 I doubt Collins will be able to play for at least a month into the season. He certainly won't be ready at the start of camp. Bengals need to find a starting option at RT this offseason. Maybe Carman or else a free agent or rookie. Prince went to Denver and Adeniji isn't the answer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 3 hours ago, westside bengal said: I understand what you are saying but if Joe had the Oline of KC or Philly would he be different? It goes beyond that, I think. There were breakdowns in the Eagle front five…and Hurts made some very good play-extending moves. Kermit did likewise. Just watch Burrow: even when there is even OK protection—which breaks down—he still has issues making escape routes to keep plays going. Basically—unless he really makes strides going forward—the Bengals don’t exactly have Fran Tarkenton on the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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