KA14_HOF Posted October 18 Report Posted October 18 3 minutes ago, Griever said: As someone whose 2 favorite teams are the Reds & whoever is playing the Yankees, this makes me very happy. 3 Quote
I_C_Deadpeople Posted October 18 Report Posted October 18 16 minutes ago, Griever said: The OL has really picked it up this year although they had a tough go of it last week (in hindsight, that Giants DL is friiging awesome). Hopefully a healthy and rotating DL will secure the defence. 2 Quote
T-Dub Posted October 18 Report Posted October 18 1 hour ago, Griever said: Yeah he was clearly not right last season. Very relieved to see him playing like the guy he was made out to be, keep doing that. 1 Quote
claptonrocks Posted October 18 Report Posted October 18 4 hours ago, BlackJesus said: Amarius Mims effect? 🐻 The line as a unit.. 1 Quote
claptonrocks Posted October 18 Report Posted October 18 4 hours ago, BlackJesus said: Amarius Mims effect? 🐻 How good/bad is Trevor Lawrence? Quote
-GoBengals- Posted October 18 Report Posted October 18 17 hours ago, Griever said: i can dig it, i think all the browns players should go to the game and party and drink there as well 3 hours ago, BlackJesus said: Amarius Mims effect? 🐻 theyve done a good job in most games of offsetting the weaknesses with helpong on the end or with Moss in the gaps, which is a hindrance to the offense as a whole, BUT it keeps joe off his ass a lot more. 2 hours ago, Griever said: he is gonna need to wear shin guards from soccer if volson is gonna keep playing. 27 minutes ago, I_C_Deadpeople said: The OL has really picked it up this year although they had a tough go of it last week (in hindsight, that Giants DL is friiging awesome). Hopefully a healthy and rotating DL will secure the defence. volson sucks, but otherwise we have a GREAT group, id say if you took the top 4 linemen on each team the bengals are likely top 10 with that group. mims likely brings down the average, but his skillset is great. 11 minutes ago, Griever said: would be nice to have a full healthy locker room on both sides of the ball, a pipe dream in the nfl, but been an unfortunate year for injuries 1 Quote
Arkansas Bengal Posted October 19 Report Posted October 19 Cleveland Browns look to keep 'the numbers on' Cincinnati Bengals in Battle of Ohio series chris easterling, akron beacon journal Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 4:30 AM CDT·4 min read BEREA — Safety Grant Delpit pretty much summed up how the Browns got to the point where they are right now. He also summed up why, at least in the locker room, the players feel all hasn't been lost. "Yeah, the NFC East beat the hell out of us," Delpit said this week. "So we playing AFC North, that's all I say. We playing division games now, conference games, these are the ones that weigh. So we attacking it like that." Cleveland comes home from a three-game road swing on its schedule with a 1-5 record and a four-game losing streak. Four of those five losses, and three of the last four, came against NFC East teams — the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles. Sunday, though, will be the first time the Browns will step into AFC North play, setting up six division games in the final 11 games. They'll do so against the Cincinnati Bengals (2-4), a team against which they've had their share of success over the last 12 meetings, including the last eight since Cincinnati drafted quarterback Joe Burrow No. 1 overall in the 2020 draft. The Browns are 9-3 against the Bengals since 2018, and 6-2 since 2020. When the game's in Cleveland, they've won six in a row. Cleveland Browns defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo (54) celebrates a sack of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) on Sept. 10, 2023, in Cleveland. "I can't tell you why," running back Nick Chubb said. "We take it a week at a time. We just trying to get a win, whoever we're playing next week." Chubb may not care specifically about the domination his team has held over Cincinnati. He's had bigger things to deal with since the last time he lined up against them in last season's opener, which was the last full game he played before a devastating knee injury the next week. The Bengals, however, are well aware of how it's gone, especially when they travel to the lakefront. Burrow called it "frustrating" earlier this week in speaking with Cincinnati reporters, adding, "This is one that we need." Wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, Burrow's top target, didn't shy away from Cleveland's success in the series. Or that he believes the Browns are well aware of their success. "They've got the numbers on us right now with wins, and they know it," Chase told Cincinnati reporters this week. "That's why they brag about it the most. But it'll be a great game this week, a hard-fought game. It's always a great game when we play them. They know us, we know them, so it's all about who wants it more." Browns running back Nick Chubb is brought down by Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt during the first half Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Cleveland. Chubb's return Sunday against the Bengals after last year's knee injury certainly will be the emotional lift the Browns need in the midst of their losing skid. Cleveland hopes it's the on-field lift as well, especially against Cincinnati. No Browns offensive player has meant more to the formula that has led to Cleveland's recent dominance of the Battle of Ohio than Chubb. He's averaged 90.3 yards a game and 5.2 yards per carry with seven touchdowns in 10 career games against the Bengals, and Cleveland is 8-2 in those games. The formula has been simple: Chubb helps the Browns offense grind out the yards and clock, with the occasional shot play in the passing game, to get a lead. At that point, it's handed over to the players on the Browns roster who have made life especially miserable for Cincinnati — Myles Garrett and the defense. "They got a lot of great players," Bengals coach Zac Taylor told reporters. "You focus on the defensive side of the ball, Pro Bowl players at all positions, All-Pro players at all positions. Just collectively, it's a really tough group. They're really fast, but certainly, 95 [Garrett], he grabs your attention from the first snap you watch until the last one. Over the years, he's always been a problem." For Taylor to call Garrett a problem would be like saying Cincinnati is next to the Ohio River. It's acknowledging what has been obviously to anyone who's watched these teams play over the last several years. Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) celebrates after sacking Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (not pictured) on Sept. 10, 2023, in Cleveland. Garrett has 12 sacks in his career against the Bengals, while also forcing two fumbles and in general just getting into the Bengals' heads. He's sacked Burrow eight times to go with 21 total pressures, the most any player has sacked the Cincinnati star in the NFL. Burrow has been sacked 20 times by the Browns as a team, which has only been surpassed by the 21 times in the regular season the Baltimore Ravens have gotten to him. The Ravens, who sacked him three times in an overtime win at Cincinnati two weeks ago, have another four sacks in the playoffs. https://sports.yahoo.com/cleveland-browns-look-keep-numbers-093036808.html 1 Quote
Arkansas Bengal Posted October 19 Report Posted October 19 Top storylines, players to watch for Bengals vs. Browns in Week 7 chris roling Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 4:30 AM CDT·2 min read Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) is pushed out of bounds after a catch by Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward (21) in the third quarter of an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland.More The Cincinnati Bengals head into the first Battle of Ohio with the Cleveland Browns in 2024 with the season on the line. A win in Week 7 would mean advancing to 3-4 on the season before winnable-looking games against Philadelphia and Las Vegas—before they get a rematch with the Baltimore Ravens. Lose and the record goes to 2-5 and the season is pretty much lost in every way but officially. Actually escaping Cleveland with a win, though, has proved elusive for the Bengals in recent years, no matter what the Browns have going on at the time. Here's a look at some key storylines and players to watch. The reviving DL The return of Sheldon Rankins played a big role in the defense's sudden ability to look like at least an average unit in the Week 6 win over the New York Giants. The question now is whether that can continue as snap count totals climb at a fast rate for the likes of BJ Hill and Trey Hendrickson. This is especially the case against the Browns when getting depth names like Joseph Ossai on the field really hurts the run defense. Nick Chubb Chubb is back after last year's serious injury and will, of course, look to have a big game against one of his team's biggest rivals. It's hard to say just how many snaps he will get as the Browns take things slow. But with how bad the Bengals defense has looked for most of the year, he might not need many chances to change the game. Zac Taylor Taylor's somewhat questionable playcalling continued last week, notably late in the win over the Giants. After Joe Burrow got checked for a concussion after a hard hit, the offense ran it twice in a row, then leaned on the quarterback to bail them out on a third-and-12 look. Taylor and his staff will need to be better offensively to escape with a win. Amarius Mims (and Orlando Brown) The offensive line collapsed as a unit in Week 6 against the line of the Giants. That happens to be one of the units that best resembles AFC North lines. It was possibly a bad sign of things to come against a Browns defense led by Myles Garrett. The rookie Amarius Mims is an especially big point to watch, especially if he's asked to block Garrett and others without help. Joe Burrow Burrow and the offense were out of sync in Week 6, at least in part because the line couldn't handle the Giants. Might that be a blessing in disguise before Myles Garrett wreaks some havoc? Hard to say, but a Burrow playing closer to his MVPish form from a few games ago would dramatically shift the chances the Bengals can steal a win in this one. https://sports.yahoo.com/top-storylines-players-watch-bengals-093000945.html 1 Quote
Shebengal Posted October 19 Report Posted October 19 Everyone is talking about Myles Garrett against our OL. The Browns’ OL is currently made of Swiss cheese and spit. Combined with Deshaun Watson’s propensity to hold on to the ball too long, and I think our defense can get to him, too. Also, I think Chubb is going to be on a pitch count, and will he be able to run as effectively behind the current OL? I’ve watched a lot of the Browns this year and their running game isn’t there. 4 Quote
Whodeyman Posted October 19 Report Posted October 19 32 minutes ago, High School Harry said: If he ever gets to play 1 Quote
|High School Harry| Posted October 19 Report Posted October 19 1 hour ago, Whodeyman said: If he ever gets to play That's why they've been holding him back. To not only be fresh, but to be our Secret Weapon. Charlie Sizzle scares the bejesus out of me. Every time he touches the ball he looks like a fumble waiting to happen. 2 Quote
T-Dub Posted October 19 Report Posted October 19 1 hour ago, Whodeyman said: If he ever gets to play I assume there's a very good reason he's not. Likely several good reasons. 2 Quote
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