Since the season is over

[gupps]

Have a laugh:

 

 

[Le Tigre]

[|SF2|]

 

 

[KA14_HOF]

25 minutes ago, gupps said:

Have a laugh:

 

 

 

I don't get it, but it's still hilarious!

[|SF2|]

3 minutes ago, KA14_HOF said:

 

I don't get it, but it's still hilarious!

It’s in reference to this legendary bit on a sitcom called WKRP in Cincinnati a good 40 years ago:

 

 

[esjbh2]

Bailey Quarters for the win...you can have Jennifer.

[|BlackJesus|]

[KA14_HOF]

10 minutes ago, SF2 said:

It’s in reference to this legendary bit on a sitcom called WKRP in Cincinnati a good 40 years ago:

 

 

 

Ah yes! I loved WKRP. I forgot about this scene.

[Homer_Rice]

Opposing Offense: "Grr...Here We Come."

 

Bengals Defense: "Dear Sir, I have girdled your circumference with my arms. Would you please be so kind as to fall down now."

[|BlackJesus|]

[claptonrocks]

7 minutes ago, BlackJesus said:

Build a fuckin n interior Oline

Build an interior dline.

It's a he basics of building a good team.

We don't have that.

 

Draft should be taken high prospects to fill this void.

If not we'll continue to waste the Burrow years 

[claptonrocks]

29 minutes ago, Homer_Rice said:

Opposing Offense: "Grr...Here We Come."

 

Bengals Defense: "Dear Sir, I have girdled your circumference with my arms. Would you please be so kind as to fall down now."

They don't girdle.

They strip tackle which leads to the his fuckin mess 

[texbengal]

10 minutes ago, claptonrocks said:

Build a fuckin n interior Oline

Build an interior dline.

It's a he basics of building a good team.

We don't have that.

 

Draft should be taken high prospects to fill this void.

If not we'll continue to waste the Burrow years 

you forgot firing Duke. RIP Bill Tobin so you don’t need to keep Duke around any more. 

[TigerJ@w]

Will this effect stadium negotiations?  Amazing how this is occurring like the last time during the stadium negotiations.  The city/county should have the upper hand now. 

[MichaelWeston]

Steps

 

1. Fire Anarumo let Bettcher coach the rest of the year. He has been a DC for the Giants and Cardinals. 

2. Cut Stone, you don't want him back so just release him at this point

3. IR Hubbard. He is done here too

4. Cut Trenton Irwin, he's not doing anything to help us

5. Call up Justin Rogers-Tashawn Manning and Micah Abraham

6. Start Lee at C and Karras at LG

7. Get Manning some snaps at RG

8. Rotate in Ced Johnson at DE

9. Rotate Anderson-Anthony and Battle at Safety

10. Bench CTB and let Ivey and Newton start

[Griever]

[|High School Harry|]

9 hours ago, MichaelWeston said:

Steps

 

1. Fire Anarumo let Bettcher coach the rest of the year. He has been a DC for the Giants and Cardinals. 

2. Cut Stone, you don't want him back so just release him at this point

3. IR Hubbard. He is done here too

4. Cut Trenton Irwin, he's not doing anything to help us

5. Call up Justin Rogers-Tashawn Manning and Micah Abraham

6. Start Lee at C and Karras at LG

7. Get Manning some snaps at RG

8. Rotate in Ced Johnson at DE

9. Rotate Anderson-Anthony and Battle at Safety

10. Bench CTB and let Ivey and Newton start

11. Cut or IR Sheldon Rankins.  He's gone after this year, too.

Who's eligible to come off IR? Kirkland?  Give them some real time OJT.

[Cat]

Hand to God, I don't know how they address all the issues.

 

BJ Hill gets no push. Kris Jenkins hasn't done much of anything. We don't have anyone doing anything opposite Trey.

 

I saw Pratt chase the RB to the sideline and basically just fell over on his side like a toddler without making any contact. ADG had a terrible game. Secondary got spit-roasted again, but honestly I don't think Bates would have made a difference back there when the QB has such a clean pocket. Who is supposed to cover the middle of the field?

 

OBJr - if he was still hurt, he shouldn't have been out there. If he wasn't, then that's just sad. Ford is as bad as Volson at LG.

 

WR's - can they not get open? How many coverage sacks  / hits does Burrow have to take? Or is Burrow not seeing anything, even then the protection holds?

[|BlackJesus|]

Wasted his MVP season 

 

[UncleEarl]

1 hour ago, Cat said:

Hand to God, I don't know how they address all the issues.

 

It starts with a new defensive coach.  One that can get them at least on the same page.  These guys are NOT on the same page with each  other or the coaches.  No defense is this bad on personnel alone.

 

[I_C_Deadpeople]

16 hours ago, claptonrocks said:

Build a fuckin n interior Oline

Build an interior dline.

It's a he basics of building a good team.

We don't have that.

 

Draft should be taken high prospects to fill this void.

If not we'll continue to waste the Burrow years 

What has always been odd is - that is the way Paul Brown saw football - win the LOS. Yet, Mike Brown , somewhere along the way de-valued this and focused more on the elete positions. I think Marvin said at times that Mike liked his 'racehorses' but he wanted more strength (given the AFC Central). 

And the second oddity id Mike Brown, for decades said (many times) he wanted to emulate the Stealers organization yet did virtually nothing to actually accomplish that. The Stealers just had their 21st straight winning season. I hate them, but I respect thier organization. 

 

It is impossible to tell how much influence Mike Brown still has on things like the number of scouts. Does Duke Tobin want 5 more but knows it is a moot point asking for it? Or is Tobin complicit in the whole arrangement? Would the Blackburns actually change the front office structure once Mike Brown is incapacitated or passes on? 

 

 

[|BlackJesus|]

^ Here's a scary thought, it might actually get worse when Mike dies, as his progeny are all corporate lawyers who see the team as a financial asset to produce profit, rather than a legacy project of prestige like most of the NFL owners who are independently rich outside of football. 

 

What if these are the 'glory days' before the complete "McKinsey / Bain Capital" corporate mindset takeover? 😒 

[sparky151]

The Brown family has only known failure with the occasional bright season. Failure is what they are comfortable living with. They just want to "be competitive". 

 

The team does spend a fair amount (poorly) in the areas mandated by the CBA. But they don't spend much on scouting or coaching. Then wonder why the players don't perform.

 

 

[sparky151]

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/columnists/jason-williams/2024/12/01/bengals-nfl-playoff-chances-Stealers-schedule/76664959007/

 

This piece says the Stealers have 27 personnel folks compared to 6 for the Bengals. 

[LostInDaJungle]

"They sent a man to the moon just to watch him die
They drop turkeys out of planes just to fill up the sky
And they know damn well that they can't fly."