bengals.com Quick Thoughts: - So I was off by one game, I said 11-5 (that included beating Ravens) the game I messed up on: Texans, had it won though didn't we?  bit.ly/vcG9vZ - If Playoffs started today, guess where we (6 seed) would play: 3 seed @Texans ;) Retribution? (hard to call a playoff win for this young team on the road but it would be fun ;) - I hope Dalton doesn't get injured, you know Bmore is gonna send the farm - Simpson's flip? sweet, just a taste of the excitment this team has brought us all year ;) - Once again we beat a losing team, (9 times 9 wins)  now as i said:  bit.ly/tFmEFI  we have one more chance to beat a winner, we will either carry the "Beat losers only label" (see Reds 2010) or head into the playoffs knowing we beat a quality Defense, thats right, Flacko Offense is the least of our worries (but the D must still play one of there best games of the year! Why? Their D definitely will play huge! Nugent be ready! This could eas

Bengals.com Well here we go again, with the win over the Rams today, the National media is talking about Cincy playoff possibilities. Thats 8 times we we have played losing teams and we have won them all. At this rate, theres only one winning team remaining on our sked that can keep us from the Playoffs: Baltiomore! Final Game at PBS. If Jets and Cincy win out, its comes down to strength of sked. From Bengals.com : »  The Bengals and Jets are tied for that last AFC Wild Card spot at 8-6 overall and 6-5 in the AFC.  But if they finish tied, ESPN.com says the Jets still hold the tiebreakers based on best winning percentage in common games. Plus, the Jets have a higher strength of victory percentage at .396-.304 Winning only against losers (the what if's loom large now: what if we had just fallen on the fumble v Texans, what if we could have sucked it up a few more minutes to beat the Steelers) is getting old, but it is what it is, and those W's are great stepping stones for th

Bengals.com Previous Winning excitement has turned to reality that after playoff talk throughout the NFL, the Bengals playoffs hopes took a huge hit in the loss to the Texans. It wouldnt be that bad if we werent beat by some QB named: 1)  Yancy Gates  (oh sorry another "...ates" he was busy beating something else, rediculously enough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgbvdFW5qoQ )  ....or.... 2) Tony Yates , wait he was a UC player (Champ team 61/62) and Coach during MY, UC years (Metro Conference BBall We sucked!) ....or...... 3) TJ Yates ??? yea thats its, wait, who? You know what, I dont care, not even looking it up, but it was huge for The Texans, From SI.com: " Yates led the biggest drive in Texans history on Sunday, one that put them in the end zone and the playoffs." My Post game tweet:  " @ CincyGy   Steven S  Congrats  # Texans  Youve deserved this for quite sometime! Youv'e got your division,  # Bengals  I had no expectations So No Dis

Nov 27: "12/4  @ Pittsburgh  28-27 Steelers......hmmmm, I really wish that first loss 3 weeks ago would have been @Heinz, because we could say: paybacks! Well heres to saying the same, but at Pitt, for Rookie Dalton it may be too much: Steelers Win, but wait what if, just what if Bengals shock the world? and Go 8-4, well then You know what? Playoffs! But for now it will be:  7-5" Theres really not much to comment on, the kids just were not ready fo primetime today. The only prob was the final score, 35/38-??? the game was no surprise to me, chalk another learning experience up for the young boys....onto next week, and the D getting their swagger back, and Andy and the O getting there grove back: Onward! Texans will not be easy, they continue to win with a strong D no matter who the QB is. Rams in dome, new environment for Dalton, then home v Cards & Purple Birds, 1 week at a time Cincy! WHO DEY? !!  yes Pitt i Know WE DEY: this time! ;) Sunday Night Football upd

Bengals.com So we beat Cleveland...my immediate reaction: Yawwwn. Thats what winning will do to a fanbase, when you beat someone your supposed to. But wait, any win in the NFL is huge right? Rich Eisen on the NFL Network said we "evaded disaster" by beating our northern Ohio rivals. So not only Bengal fans, but popular talking heads are now "expecting" Bengal wins over certain teams. Green shined as very few recievers can in the NFL right now, the Rookie will soon be giving Dalton and Cam a run for their R.O.Y. honors. Gresham was huge, Benson rushed for 100+ until late conservative play calling and tough Browns D line erased a few yards. It was as Eisen called it a "hard fought" win for Cincy. But some are now becoming: expected . And since our expectations are now being realized lets analyze where we may be after 16 games, since Cincy continues to be mentioned in the Wild Card picture: 12/4 @ Pittsburgh 28-27 Steelers......hmmmm, I really wish that

Courtesy Bengals.com This season and its results have come out of no-where and we are fortunate. I am thankful for such a quick resurgence into slight NFL respectability in the post: Palmer-Chad Era. Notice I didn't mention TO, he didn't add much, but did cause a "better getcha popcorn" false bravado that never quite "popped". I suffered no disappointment in Cincy's loss to either Pitt or Bmore, even though our rising young talent is starting to tease us with their capabilities and possibly dare I say: Wild Card Chances???? I have/had no expectations for post season, which is why I guess I had no disappointment in loosing to the #2 and #3 defenses in the NFL. We were "in" both games, and just missed upsetting the Ravens with the help of a blown call, that was a TD by Dalton to Gresham.                   You be the Judge:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYxkeJNNSkw , AND even with that, I wasn't the slight bit disappointed: Why? THE PO

Courtesy Bengals.com I normally dont buy that "Moral Victory" stuff, this time? OK, why?  I dont think Daltons confidence is fazed one bit. And If he is growoing into the leader we think he is: watch the heck out: haters, steelers, etc, etc ;)  Down 14-0 early, last years Bungles would have crawled up in a furball and died, not these Bengals, 5 + sacks later, an Injured AJ Green, Dalton and D fought till the end: NO Shame, be proud of your Boys Cincy I am!!! The usually grumpy, salty, sarcastic Marv is now even a beliver:  "I don't think this team has to worry about being able to play the so-called elite in the AFC," Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said. "We can and we will." Lance Mcallisters  Quote of day:  "We can play with the elite, now we have to beat the elite"--Marvin with Lap on 700 WLW Read more:  http://www.espn1530.com/pages/lancesBlog.html#ixzz1dkp881QN Random but relevant thoughts: * AJ's absence leaves a huge voi

AJ leaves two Titans KO'ed (Don CPEAK USPresswire) From the timeline of the 6-2 comeback win by the WhoDeys: @whodey_girl Good Who Dey Morning! RT @richeisen: Your current 1 and 2 seeds in the AFC are the Bengals and Texans. And NINE weeks in too. Believe it. @AdamSchefter RT @YoungSimba28: Andy Dalton. Franchise quarterback? ... Possibly. For now, I'm going with very good young QB. Time to add to that. @AdamSchefter RT @VETTESPD20: Who wins next week bengals or steelers?? Who dey!!!! ... Bengals are a big threat to Baltimore and Pittsburgh. @whodeybaby Gotta love it!! RT @whodey_girl: @whodeybaby Our #Bengals bandwagon is getting bigger and our haters are getting louder :) Posted after telling my boys In Cali who were pimping Palmer after the His underthrown but nice ore halftime TD toss, I told them wait till he has to come from behind: Good for 3 Ints. Result loss, and 3 Ints: @CincyGy Carson same ol same ol his talent quit on him like he did Cincy nice passer

Before I get to the praise of the maturing young WhoDeys I just came upon Carrolls excuse for his coaching bumble: Raging Hormones? Well this Seattle Fans hormones were certainly raging, i think..... SeattleTimes.com Hes (she? it?) is either saying "Come to me my little seachickens you need a hug" (and a QB) or "Thats right its 4th and 2, we dont need guaranteed points, were in Daltons Head, run it in for 6". OOOPS, not so fast, said one of the top Defenses in the league. Cincy's D held going into the half and Carrolls blaming hormones!! hahah, what??? Carrolls hormonal rant: "We learned about what happens when a coach gets hormonal and tries to freakin' jam it down their throat..." Wait, what? The last time I checked ( and i just did to make sure ) Raging Hormones is a welcome thing for boys when women have them! Coach were not too sure what to say, but were glad your hormones were acting up Sunday! While Carroll was having strange biological c

   Carson Palmer Timeline: Bengal Hurler > Cali Quitter > Raider Savior? (chukle) = Cincys Pirate Booty: 2 first round draft picks! >Back to Raider Hurler or Raider Washout: time will tell..... At first glance Palmers return from of his self elected "retirement" seemed like a win/win for the Bengals and Palmer. Palmer gets to play again, and Mike Browns curmudgeonly old stubborn ways netted Cincy 1 for sure, and possibly 2, 1st round draft picks. Nice! And by the looks of it, it was the same ol' "lack-of-confidence" Palmer, who threw three interceptions in his over-hyped debut. Sorry Raiders, we wish you the best, and Palmer much success but guess what: WE GOT OVER! and WE GOT DALTON! I truly cant believe Brown won an off field bargaining victory, but he did and we reap the bene's of this move for years to come! Cincinnati.com Look what Palmers Quitting has netted: 1. Dalton Starting! and Wala! A rookie who is hungry, talented, un-tainted

This Blog was created during the debacle that was the 2010 Bengals, there simply wasn't a reason to get excited, well along comes Andy Dalton, AJ, Jerome, and Rey Rey Rey chompin', and a team that doesn't know Bungle history, Hello 2011, Hello refreshing outlook, Anybody want to buy my Carson Jersey: Cheap? (I won it at a Sports bar 😂 no other mans name replaces my fathers ;) so I don’t buy names Jeeseys)  Ocho & TO Gone, Palmer quit/Gone, annnnnddd: The Bengals are winning,   WITH the coaching staff and owner that gets all the blame, BUT the New Players on the field, with a  POSITIVE, UNSELFISH, attitude: their winning,  No Coincidence! Palmer not wanting to report and honor his contract (something that at the time I supported and I was wrong, you don't quit: ever!) may have been the best thing that happened to Cincy in the off season, Go ahead with your bad self: Andy Dalton, Aj Green, Rey Rey etc. Welcome to the fresh air ;) We needed you!