Bengals @ Ravens: Prediction & "Open Thread"
by Bruce Raffel on Oct 11, 2009 9:32 AM EDT
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Keep it here all day for the Gametime 'Open Thread,' posting your thoughts and comments as the game progresses. I won't be able to join you until afterwards, as I will be cheering myself hoarse up in Section 206 at M&T Bank Stadium after some tailgating to get that "liquid encouragement" to be loud, proud and purple!
Who Dey Bengals? I just wanted to see how silly it looked to write and sounded to say. Not too sure where it came from as it sounds like it should be more from New Orleans than Cincinnati. No matter how you say it, we know who dey are, they're the team that we beat twice last year and plan on doing the same this year as well. However, this is not quite the same Bengals team as last year. They had a great draft in April but their #1 pick is still on the sidelines with a broken foot. Their second round pick, Rey Maualaga, has proved to have been an excellent pick in his short career at inside linebacker. The Bengals defense is playing well and is not the pushover it once was. Offensively, Carson Palmer is much healthier than he was last year but surprisingly has eschewed (like that word?) the deep pass for the most part this season. Cedric Benson is among the league leaders in rushing and while they lost TJ Whosyourmomma and signed Laverneous Coles in his place, there's still some guy there named Ochocinco.
But is that enough to go into enemy territory here in Baltimore and prove that their 3-1 record, including road wins in Green Bay and Cleveland and escape with a win and the lead in the AFC North?
(More on Bengals @ Ravens: Prediction & "Open Thread" after the 'Jump')
The simple answer is "no." For a more in depth answer, try "no blanking way!" Sigh, but here on The Beatdown, we tell others to bring it but back it up with knowledge, so we must do the same, The Bengals are widely thought to be one bad play away from being undefeated, but here we say they are just a couple of close finishes away from being 0-4 as well. Those close games look to be the trend that make me feel that their string of winning at the end will indeed end today. They've enjoyed great success running the ball so far this season, but that won't continue in Baltimore, which means they will have to go through the air. Carson Palmer is healthier than last year as I said earlier, but he is still not the guy he was a few years ago when he was mentioned along with the top of the league's elite QB's. His arm is not what it once was and he sticks with the shorter passes rather than the deep bombs that the Ravens' secondary has been susceptible to this year. Expecting to manufacture points off of long drives without a running game is a recipe for disaster, as the Ravens have been very opportunistic on defense at home.
The Ravens should still be able to run the ball on Cincinnati, depending on how often they choose to rush rather than pass. Joe Flacco is statistically among the league leaders in attempts, yards and even TD passes, and RB Willis McGahee leads the NFL in touchdowns. The Ravens offense is not only too strong for the Bengals, it is as well balanced as any in the NFL this season. That is a scary statement, but seemingly necessary since the defense has not mirrored the ones of years' past. However, that might just be a bump in the road for 2009, as the two offenses that have put yards and points on us (San Diego, New England) are two of the best in the league.
One thing the Ravens have done over the past two years is beat the teams they are supposed to beat, and beat them bad. The disappointing losses the Ravens have suffered since the beginning of 2008 are the ones with the tougher top ranked teams in games that we were either slight favorites or underdogs. This week the Ravens are 8.5 point favorites and to me there's no reason why we shouldn't cover just like we did in our three wins. As close as the Bengals are to either 4-0 or 0-4, the Ravens are looked at being one dropped pass (ouch!) away from being 4-0. None of what happened in the past means anything today, as Baltimore ends the weekend at 4-1 and alone at the top of the AFC North with a resounding victory in one of the toughest places for visitors to come into and win.
Ravens 27-10
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First post, Yeh!!!!!
I think that Ed Reed will go God-mode on Carson palmer, and get 4 ints. and we shut them down 35 to 0.
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Oct 11, 2009 10:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Keep Dreamin'
Name one good team the ravens beat? Cincy21 Ravens17
by havocmid on Oct 11, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chargers? Seriously. They are an average team at best.
by Heywood on Oct 11, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spoken by a fan of a team
that hasn’t mattered in the playoffs since Mike Brown took over….
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, the 1999 Bengals weren't good.
That’s really gonna bite us in the bud today. So are those 2008 Bengals, they’re gonna really be a big obstacle for the 2009 Bengals that are playing today.
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey I respect...
any fan of such a dysfunctional franchise….oh and pity.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BRAD ST.LOUIS!!!!
Goddamn he is terrible….
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't really blame him
His last kicker was 12 feet tall…
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Flacco throws the pick
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And he owns that one
it was all on him.
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
REED!!!!
Pick 6!!!!
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ED REED!!!
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow....
Carson Palmer is a beast. Nice catch by Henry despite the pass interference. Imagine what Palmer could have done with a better organization….
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 1:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hard to remain beastlike
with no offensive line
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is it with Cam
It’s either all run or all pass?
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you fucking kidding me Mark?
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Oct 11, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
FU MARK!!!
Joe Flacco's eyebrows have been charged with several penalties this season, most for acting as an "ineligible receiver downfield".
by ryuu on Oct 11, 2009 2:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm starting a collection
One-way ticket anywhere for Mark Clayton
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 2:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How about Hell?
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Oct 11, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, with him here
It’s starting feel like that now…
At least we got a close call – which is amazing
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The refs actually like us today!
I didn’t think it was possible.
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Oct 11, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably a league directive
“Give ‘em a few close ones today. We’ll get back to screwin’ ’em next week.”
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even more amazing
The Lions are hanging in with the hillbillies from PA.
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 2:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And again - ED REED!!!!
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Everytime Clayton catches a ball
…an angel gets its wings
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Then we have alot of crippled angels...
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Oct 11, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's just say that mass transit is BIG in heaven...
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Halftime thoughts
Ravens up 7-3. Apparently no one told the Ravens offense that there was a football game today. The time of possession is way too skewed to the Bengals. As I expected, Brad St. Louis would cost the Bengals points. Either the Ravens start moving the ball effectively or the defense will not be able to keep pulling amazing plays out of their asses.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Either no one told them
or they told them the field was only 30 yards long, so Flacco thinks he’s bombing with those 3 yard dumps. Agreed about how long the D can continue to pull it out.
On the upside – nice to see Ochocinco crying though…
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn!
Giants game is looking like one of my ESPN-NFL2k5 “triumphs”… LOL
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 2:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Will somebody tell Flacco that stretching the field
is not done sideline to sideline.
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
foxworth is making himself look like a career backup
"I know where you're at, man. You had it all, and now it's gone. It's torn a hole in your soul bigger than my Escalade. So you turned to the drugs, the alcohol. Pornography, free-basing with OJ, human trafficking, dog fights slash orgies... darkness."
-- Craig Robinson as Reg Mackworthy in Season 1, Episode 5 of Eastbound & Down
by jackmca on Oct 11, 2009 3:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Calling any member of the Raven's Offense....
Do any of you feel like…I don’t know…conducting a successful scoring fucking drive. I don’t think we can fault the Defense too much…they’ve been on the damn field going on 3 quarters straight.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Oct 11, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did Billick sneak in wearing a Halloween Cam disguise?
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is embarassing...
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Shouldn't they........
try passing instead of rushing? JM2¢W
Lonely Ravens fan in Cheese Head country (Watertown, WI)
by DorisF on Oct 11, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn't realize going into this game...
that the Bengals secondary were so shutdown. I mean, my god they are so good, we can’t even bother to attempt a throw pass the line of scrimmage. WHAT THE HELL?!
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You'd think
The Bengals uniforms were infected with H1N1 the way the Ravens are trying to avoid contact with them
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Alright...
no more screwing around. The Offense NEEDS to score on this drive. No more three and outs, stupid penalties, or screens on third down set up 7 yards before the first down.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If we manage to come out on top here
Ray Rice gets the game ball!
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GEEZ!
You’ve got McClain in front of you – why pass to him for a yard when Flacco could have run behind him for probably 7…
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And Rice saves the day again!
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RAY RICE!!!!
SINGLE HANDED SCORE!!!! ALL BY HIMSELF!!!
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
game ball?? I’ll give him my first born for this!!!
Lonely Ravens fan in Cheese Head country (Watertown, WI)
by DorisF on Oct 11, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That....
ravishing running back from Rutgers ripping up the field so righteously!!!
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
If you throw the ball down the field, people catch it – who knew?
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Unless that person is Mark Clayton
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Horrible none call
on OchoCingo’s pass interference.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty big blow out, guys.
We’ll see what happens. Exciting finish.
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Its not a blow out...
Once again, the Ravens lost control of themselves after the Officials established that they were going to heavily influence the outcome of the game. Either the officials were screwing up the numbers of who they were calling the penalties on, or they were just making bad calls. Not all of them of course. The Ray Lewis shot was a cheap shot. But how the fuck is Ed Reed interfering with a pass that he wasn’t involved with.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly, the foul was a misattributed number.
But a Ravens fan will always say it was a clean play. It was close.
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forget about the officials waiting til next week to screw us
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is fucking insane...
can we get one fucking game in which the officials do not call bullshit pass interference calls. How the fuck did Ed Reed Interfere when he wasn’t even close to the play? What the fuck?
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude, I'm telling you
Tagliabue may be gone, but his order stands – The Ravens do not win – PERIOD!
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There is no crying in football either Guys.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
by JUNGLEJOHN on Oct 11, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Btw - says a lot about Zimmer
Wife drops dead – so he sticks her in the fridge and goes to play ball…
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
With tragedy, guys in the spotlight often bury themselves in work.
Especially people involved in sports.
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He really called a great game...
under the worst situation imaginable. Between his defense and the officials, the Ravens didn’t stand a chance.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I AM BESIDES MYSELF!!!
I can understand the Ray Lewis personal foul, but the Frank Walker PI was complete bulls*** and pity just because it was Ochocinco he was defending. And Benson got over 100 yards…..go figure…..I’m done. I want to vote to replace the referees with robots.
"We're only going to score 17 points?!" - Tom Brady
by iLL on Oct 11, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ray Lewis led with his head and knocked a helmet off. That's against the rules.
The Frank Walker PI call is probably, technically, correct. It’s close, but that ended up being the call.
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was 3rd and 16...
going to be 4th and 16 and ever so timely the refs bail the opposing team the Ravens are playing with a flag. It’s becoming a habit every time the Ravens play an important game. Let them play ball, they’re grown men! I absolutely can’t stand when an officiating call determines the outcome of a game.
"We're only going to score 17 points?!" - Tom Brady
by iLL on Oct 11, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand the frustration, but if it's a foul sometimes, it's always a foul.
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright then
how about the kick return in which the bengals player was touching the return man before he had even caught the ball. That wasn’t called. How about the obvious pass interference on Chad “Let’s mock Hispanics” Johnson? Again, no call. As soon as the Bengals started driving, every single possible penalty got called all of the sudden.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Chad PI call was close.
Maybe it should have been called. There was no punt catch interference, as he got out of the way of the return man and was being pushed in the back.
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it should have been called.
if it’s a foul sometimes, it’s always a foul.
There was a time difference of five minutes between those two statements.
Water covers 2/3 of the Earth's surface. Ed Reed covers the rest.
by Ampallang on Oct 11, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know if it was a foul is my point.
The timing of the occurrence of a foul does not matter. That’s what I mean when I say “if it’s a foul sometimes, it’s always a foul.”
I simply don’t know if Chad interfered. It was close, and as a homer, I’m too jaded to admit that it should have been called. It was too close to call for me.
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now you know
You’re not supposed to notice stuff like that. It’s not NFL way!!!
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should'a knocked his head off
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
D-fensive Has anyone ever told you that you are a sore loser and cry baby?
Well I just said it.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
by JUNGLEJOHN on Oct 11, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh but it wasn't on Walker
It was called on Reed, who was about 10 yards away. So either they can’t read numbers, or they are idiots.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
it was Walker, the Refs thought that 41 looked like 20, common mistake.
"We're only going to score 17 points?!" - Tom Brady
by iLL on Oct 11, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I lean more towards...
they can neither read nor officiate. Then again, why fine Ravens players over their comments on shitty officiating when you can send them another terrible crew.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congratulations...
on the Ravens beating themselves. You should be proud of our mistakes, stupid penalties, lousy play calling, and absolutely shitty officiating. But oh well, sooner rather than later, about 6 or 7 Bengals will get arrested, Carson will get his Leg/elbow/nose/etc destroyed cause you support the worst organization in the league and things will return to normal with Bengals and the Browns fighting for the basement of the division. The season is too long for the Bengals to keep getting lucky.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well,
The Bengals have beaten the Steelers and Ravens, the two best teams in the division. Idk what to make of it, but luck sounds too nice. It’s like they have 9 inch clover leaves stuffed up their a**.
"We're only going to score 17 points?!" - Tom Brady
by iLL on Oct 11, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or an officiating crew in their pocket?
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a Steeler fan
I was rooting for the Bengals in this one. Yes we lost to you guys, and haven’t played the Ravens yet, but the Ravens are the better team. I have every confidence that the Bengals will begin to unravel as the season goes on, while the Ravens had some tough breaks (and yes – bad officiating – in the Pats game – didn’t see this game, so I can’t comment) that may have decided close games.
Now I could be wrong, but it just seems to me that the Bengals are dangerous, but not nearly as good as the Ravens. You guys have every chance to prove us all wrong, but at the moment it seems to me that you are capitalizing on some lousy play by other teams, but not really showing yourselves to be a great team.
by SteelerBuddha on Oct 11, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
4-1 is a good record.
The loss coming to the best defensive team in the league on a fluke play. Beating the vaunted Steelers (without Polamalu) defense, and Ravens defense, and Green Bay, supposedly good, playin down to the level of the Browns – but winning. 4-1 and atop the division, I’ll take it.
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You sound bitter, man.
Wishing injury and arrest on our team? Grow a pair and take a defeat in stride. I understand being upset and defensive after a game ends, but the Bengals haven’t had a significant arrest (read: that got to court or was a rightful arrest) in 3 years. They dominated the Ravens in every phase of the game-except turnovers-and you guys hung around because of a defensive TD.
Both teams had some luck, both teams had some self-harm mistakes. But don’t call it luck and don’t wish injury on our team.
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No no no no....
I never wish injury on any player, especially not Carson Palmer. I think he is one of the elite QB’s in the league. If he was with a franchise that actually cared about winning, he would have a fist full of rings. His injuries over the years are the direct fault of Mike Brown. A man that has spent more energy in keeping Chris Henry on the team than getting a front line to protect Carson. I don’t want to see Carson get hurt. I just think its going to end up happening because Mike Brown is an ass. No other QB of Carson caliber has been wasted to such an extent and its due solely to your owner. Right now your team is playing in spite of Mike Brown and family…but eventually the gremlin will rear his ugly head.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like the other team in Cincinnati,
The Bengals need to be Mikey-proofed, as the Reds need to be Dusty-proofed.
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can take this loss...
hell I can take the cycles of the NFL were teams go up and down. How Brown doesn’t get violently assaulted every he goes in public, I will never know…though that might explain why he only does one interview a year.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We all hate Brown.
2nd worst owner in sports behind Al Davis, but for different reasons. Davis is senile and doesn’t know how to build a team. Mike Brown is just profits-first, win-never.
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You better. . .
enjoy the food while it’s still hot.
"We're only going to score 17 points?!" - Tom Brady
by iLL on Oct 11, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And not you either
Luck’s gonna run out soon boys
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think we will have a winning season?
Joe Flacco's eyebrows have been charged with several penalties this season, most for acting as an "ineligible receiver downfield".
by ryuu on Oct 11, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely,
but this is unbelieveable. The past 2 weeks it feels like the refs have plaxico burress’d us everytime we have a huge stop on defense.
"We're only going to score 17 points?!" - Tom Brady
by iLL on Oct 11, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, this week we just made some bone head decisions.
Seriously, Ray? You can’t give a team 15 yards when they are driving down the field to score the winning TD. Immediately after that play I knew they were gonna score. We’ve shot our self in the foot for the second week in a row.
by mlb32001 on Oct 11, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well. . .
The Ravens and Steelers are tied, man we squeeked it out over the Lions.
Cincinnati sitting atop the division, wins against both Pittsburgha nd Baltimore? I never would have believed it.
Looks like our division is a nasty fight this year.
It’s looking more and more like the pieces both our teams lost, or failed to find are allowing teams to find cracks in our game and beat us.
That and the refs hating the Ravens. Seriously, you guys need to send all the refs some flowers and chocolates, because they are bitter about something.
by Phantaskippy on Oct 11, 2009 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and teddy bears
…stuffed with money
by sam_ravens on Oct 11, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No! You’ve discovered Tom’s secret!
by Phantaskippy on Oct 11, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think . . .
the refs are getting paid to make the AFC North the most competitive/closest division in the NFL. When the Browns start winning games and creeping close is when I jump off a 9-story building.
"We're only going to score 17 points?!" - Tom Brady
by iLL on Oct 11, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean like today?
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When do we play Detroit? I need a win!
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Oct 11, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably a week after
we’re OFFICIALLY eliminated…
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 11, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good prediction....
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Oct 11, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you see that game, Culpepper looks like his old self.
Not that that excuses the closeness of that game, our offense fell asleep in the second half.
Man I can’t wait to face you guys, just to see how good we both actually are.
by Phantaskippy on Oct 11, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont want to play another F***ing game
Im done with the god damn ravens for the week. bullshit.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Oct 11, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who Dey Who Dey Who Dey think gonna beat them Bengals
Well not the Ravens. Or the Steelers yet. Bruce Raffle isn’t there any way you can get these guys some Kleenex or something. We just played better than you today. Last week it was the refs. Now this week it is the refs. Is it just possible that you just lost to a team that played better today? How about that? Both you and the Steelers will get another chance in a few weeks. Until then… well…. Who Dey.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
by JUNGLEJOHN on Oct 11, 2009 7:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bengals fans need to understand what is going on here.
Your team is getting better. They have some young talented players, not just a bunch of punks.
That getting better process is happening fast. You will have some hiccups coming, all that youth is going to lead to some letdowns, but start getting the idea in your heads that the Bengals are on the way back up, and not just a lucky season when other teams are down, a real team.
Too bad your ownership will probably screw it up.
by Phantaskippy on Oct 12, 2009 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Totally agree with you JJ
Not happy about it, but we have to be realistic and not blame the refs because your Bengals were not the Bungels we expected today.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Oct 12, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I appreciate that Phantaskippy and Bruce
I don’t think anyone I have talked to thinks that we are on to to stay. We still have major challenges. My only point is one that I made last week before the win that I, if you remember did not expect. If you let down or don’t play at the top of your game we can beat you. Your team didn’t and we won. That is not to say that the next ime we play in a few weeks that you won’t return the favor. We are in experienced in handling success and that is sometime harder than handling adversity. Every week is a challenge and we have been pretty successful but if we don’t keep it up we will fall to the mediocracy that has plagued us for years.
Forgive me if I was a little harsh in my celebration, but in my defense, I only became a bit more troll like than I like in response to disrespect of my team. I hope you can understand that I know I over stepped a bit and I am not proud of it. But this is a new experience for me having the Bengals leading the division and beating all three teams in the process. You have to realize that it only feels this good because you guys and the Steelers are great teams. We feel good just knowing we can even compete with you. Hell both of you might just wax our tails next time. We won’t know until the end of the game.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
by JUNGLEJOHN on Oct 12, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i’ll accept the loss but the pass interference to give it to you was pretty bad. it’s geting old. the refs are terrible across the board thses days.
by raven on Oct 11, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I understand raven
But if you watch the pundits on the sports channels they, to the man, all think the calls were close but just. The study of the replays also indicated that the fumble we challenge actually was a fumble, but understandingly too close to reverse. I accepted that at the tine and still do.
There were a lot of penalties that were not called for both sides but I guess we just have to accept the human element in refereeing the game. It is unfortunate but true. The human factor plays into the game many ways. I will illustrate one of them. The great TD run by Rice is an example. Hall #29 was there standing beside the play with plenty of time. He had to think Rice was down and decided not to fall on Rice, which he could have easily done. I am sure it will be replayed several times. Watch it for your self. But if he did hit Rice it is distinctly possible that he could have been called for a late hit. He had to make a decision – he made the wrong one and it cost us a TD by Rice. I am not taking anything away from Rice’s run. It was an example of hard never quit running. I didn’t like the fact that he pulled it off but you have to hand it to him. He is going to be a star IMO.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
by JUNGLEJOHN on Oct 12, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hear that Bengal growlin', Mean and ang-a-ree, Here he comes a prowlin, Lean and hung-a-ree
To the writer – The simple answer is “yes”. Yes there is a blanking way!!!!
The bengals didnt just win that game they actually deserved that game!!! We ran all over THE RATBIRDS supposedly awesome run defense and we even missed a field goal and still managed to win the game.
WHODEY
P.S. Bengals are going to playoffs this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Dangit on Oct 11, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
'much as i hate to say it
they DID deserve to win that game, and we DIDNT. plain as that. the call on ray lewis was legit, we were rouging up their WRs all game, but whatever. the worst part, without question was Foxworth. HE WAS EXPOSED. VIVICA A. FOXWORTH IS A B****. he got his **** owned by whoever lined up across from him!!! anybody who disagrees with me, WHAT GAME WERE YOU WATCHING!?!?!?! When in doubt, throw to the left side, where no. 24 will allow whatever happens to happen!!! I am seriously worried about the possibility of dropping to 3-3 once favre watches his tape. this guy is a disaster.
"I know where you're at, man. You had it all, and now it's gone. It's torn a hole in your soul bigger than my Escalade. So you turned to the drugs, the alcohol. Pornography, free-basing with OJ, human trafficking, dog fights slash orgies... darkness."
-- Craig Robinson as Reg Mackworthy in Season 1, Episode 5 of Eastbound & Down
by jackmca on Oct 12, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I was a confident as you are Dangit
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
by JUNGLEJOHN on Oct 12, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I predicted the outcome of this game
Check out this link and see how a fan that knows football uses that knowledge to write a very good prediction.
http://www.cincyjungle.com/2009/10/10/1079127/bengals-and-ravens-fans-why-your
"A lie can travel around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes".....Mark Twain
by a_madmule on Oct 12, 2009 12:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You think last week's game was a letdown?
I feel sorry for all the disappointed Raven Fans, who live in the Washington, D.C. area and will not be able to see the serious beatdown by the Vikings this week, but instead will be punished by a forced-fed Skins game on the local AFC CBS affiliate.
Thank God for Sunday Ticket!
john
by PackCat on Oct 12, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh god i didn't know that.
thanks for the heads up. I’ll have to find a bar with the sunday ticket.
"I know where you're at, man. You had it all, and now it's gone. It's torn a hole in your soul bigger than my Escalade. So you turned to the drugs, the alcohol. Pornography, free-basing with OJ, human trafficking, dog fights slash orgies... darkness."
-- Craig Robinson as Reg Mackworthy in Season 1, Episode 5 of Eastbound & Down
by jackmca on Oct 12, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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