AFC Wildcard: New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals- INGAME THREAD

• RiverRat13

  jordo212000 wrote: The Bengals aren't drafting a QB haha (at least in the first few rounds). There's about $100 million reasons why.
  
  They made the playoffs. They're going to be fine. Get some more depth and get another WR and all will be fine

  A WR and a TE. I think a legit TE would make a world of difference, especially on a team committed to the run.
• sherm03

  

  I love the people calling for Graham's head.
  
  How about Palmer's 18/36 performance...or his 58.3 passer rating.
  
  How about the fact that Johnson and Coles had some huge drops.
  
  All of that is forgiven but Graham's 6 points in a 10 point loss are reason enough for people to call for his head? Sounds good to me.
• DaBrowns41

  jordo212000 wrote: The Bengals aren't drafting a QB haha (at least in the first few rounds). There's about $100 million reasons why.
  
  They made the playoffs. They're going to be fine. Get some more depth and get another WR and all will be fine

  I disagree. Until you can consistently beat good teams, you won't be a playoff caliber team.
• mhs95_06

  DaBrowns41 wrote:

  mhs95_06 wrote: But the Browns were 4-2 vs. the rest of the AFC. The Bengals won the big games early, going 6-0 in the division which they mostly played early in the season. The Bengals had those six important games, and then two other important ones late in the season when they were decimated by injuries, one the heartbreaking loss at SD when they were playing for the inside track on the first round bye in the playoffs, and then today.

  What big games early? The only big game you guys won was against the Packers, and that was in week 2. A mediocre Denver team doesn't count as a big game, neither do victories over Pittsburgh. I'll give you Baltimore because Baltimore is solid.
  
  Injuries are a part of the game. But Carson Palmer was a bigger issue than injuries.

  Winning your division is a lock to get to the playoffs, so all those games are big, and those go the furthest in winning your division which should always be a primary goal.
• jordo212000

  

  DaBrowns41 wrote:

  jordo212000 wrote: The Bengals aren't drafting a QB haha (at least in the first few rounds). There's about $100 million reasons why.
  
  They made the playoffs. They're going to be fine. Get some more depth and get another WR and all will be fine

  I disagree. Until you can consistently beat good teams, you won't be a playoff caliber team.

  What you just said makes no sense with what I just said. What do you disagree about?
  
  How can you not be playoff caliber.... after you just made the playoffs? haha
• Scarlet_Fever

  

  DaBrowns41 wrote:

  jordo212000 wrote: The Bengals aren't drafting a QB haha (at least in the first few rounds). There's about $100 million reasons why.
  
  They made the playoffs. They're going to be fine. Get some more depth and get another WR and all will be fine

  I disagree. Until you can consistently beat good teams, you won't be a playoff caliber team.

  I find this hilarious coming from a guy named named DaBrowns.
• DaBrowns41

  jordo212000 wrote:

  DaBrowns41 wrote:

  jordo212000 wrote: The Bengals aren't drafting a QB haha (at least in the first few rounds). There's about $100 million reasons why.
  
  They made the playoffs. They're going to be fine. Get some more depth and get another WR and all will be fine

  I disagree. Until you can consistently beat good teams, you won't be a playoff caliber team.

  What you just said makes no sense with what I just said. What do you disagree about?
  
  How can you not be playoff caliber.... after you just made the playoffs? haha

  Key word being "consistently". And by playoff caliber team, I mean actually win games in the playoffs.
  
  What's the use if you just make the playoffs all the time and never win?
• jordo212000

  

  Scarlet_Fever wrote: I find this hilarious coming from a guy named named DaBrowns.

  Even more hilarious is that he doesn't think the Bengals are playoff caliber. Mind you, they just made the playoffs haha
• mhs95_06

  DaBrowns41 wrote:

  jordo212000 wrote: The Bengals aren't drafting a QB haha (at least in the first few rounds). There's about $100 million reasons why.
  
  They made the playoffs. They're going to be fine. Get some more depth and get another WR and all will be fine

  I disagree. Until you can consistently beat good teams, you won't be a playoff caliber team.

  I disagree. You don't need to consistently beat good teams to be a "playoff caliber" team. But you do have to, to be able to advance deep in the playoffs!
• DaBrowns41

  mhs95_06 wrote:

  DaBrowns41 wrote:

  mhs95_06 wrote: But the Browns were 4-2 vs. the rest of the AFC. The Bengals won the big games early, going 6-0 in the division which they mostly played early in the season. The Bengals had those six important games, and then two other important ones late in the season when they were decimated by injuries, one the heartbreaking loss at SD when they were playing for the inside track on the first round bye in the playoffs, and then today.

  What big games early? The only big game you guys won was against the Packers, and that was in week 2. A mediocre Denver team doesn't count as a big game, neither do victories over Pittsburgh. I'll give you Baltimore because Baltimore is solid.
  
  Injuries are a part of the game. But Carson Palmer was a bigger issue than injuries.

  Winning your division is a lock to get to the playoffs, so all those games are big, and those go the furthest in winning your division which should always be a primary goal.

  I'll agree about the division. I'm just saying that this division isn't as tough as it has been in recent years.
  
  But if you want to be a good team, you have to beat other good teams, which you guys struggle with.
• RiverRat13

  sherm03 wrote:
  All of that is forgiven but Graham's 6 points in a 10 point loss are reason enough for people to call for his head? Sounds good to me.

  Graham has failed to come through in the clutch in multiple occasions. And if he hits either one of those, it is a different ballgame (down one score instead of two). If he hits them both, the Bengals still may not win but to simply say he only cost 6 points in a 10 point game is misguided.
• DaBrowns41

  Scarlet_Fever wrote:

  DaBrowns41 wrote:

  jordo212000 wrote: The Bengals aren't drafting a QB haha (at least in the first few rounds). There's about $100 million reasons why.
  
  They made the playoffs. They're going to be fine. Get some more depth and get another WR and all will be fine

  I disagree. Until you can consistently beat good teams, you won't be a playoff caliber team.

  I find this hilarious coming from a guy named named DaBrowns.

  Er... Ok?
• jordo212000

  

  DaBrowns41 wrote:
  What's the use if you just make the playoffs all the time and never win?

  Baby steps chief. A win would have been nice, but they seem headed in the right direction. Hopefully they can build on this experience.
• DaBrowns41

  mhs95_06 wrote:

  DaBrowns41 wrote:

  jordo212000 wrote: The Bengals aren't drafting a QB haha (at least in the first few rounds). There's about $100 million reasons why.
  
  They made the playoffs. They're going to be fine. Get some more depth and get another WR and all will be fine

  I disagree. Until you can consistently beat good teams, you won't be a playoff caliber team.

  I disagree. You don't need to consistently beat good teams to be a "playoff caliber" team. But you do have to, to be able to advance deep in the playoffs!

  If you can't beat good teams, then how do you know if you can beat playoff teams?
• jordo212000

  

  RiverRat13 wrote:

  sherm03 wrote:
  All of that is forgiven but Graham's 6 points in a 10 point loss are reason enough for people to call for his head? Sounds good to me.

  Graham has failed to come through in the clutch in multiple occasions. And if he hits either one of those, it is a different ballgame (down one score instead of two). If he hits them both, the Bengals still may not win but to simply say he only cost 6 points in a 10 point game is misguided.

  Yeah you can't just look at the points. The game is probably much different if those FGs are made. Especially towards the end of the game.
• DaBrowns41

  jordo212000 wrote:

  DaBrowns41 wrote:
  What's the use if you just make the playoffs all the time and never win?

  Baby steps chief. A win would have been nice, but they seem headed in the right direction. Hopefully they can build on this experience.

  The 2002 Browns and the 2007 Browns seemed to be making progression too...
  
  You guys think that I'm just trying to be a douche bag, and I'm actually just expressing my opinion respectfully.
  
  Just because I'm a Browns fan doesn't mean I can't have a legit conversation with fans from rival teams. So don't get all pissy with me because you're having a rough day.
• mhs95_06

  The Bengals are set-up to make money. If you can keep the locals' interest enough by just making the playoffs every few years with the revenue sharing, and get the taxpayers to finance alot of your expenses, you're owners are in the catbird seat!
• Hesston

  

  I'm not a Bengal hater, would have liked to see them win today but one thing for sure I can't stand Carson Palmer or his alma matre
• jordo212000

  

  DaBrowns41 wrote:
  You guys think that I'm just trying to be a douche bag, and I'm actually just expressing my opinion respectfully.
  
  Just because I'm a Browns fan doesn't mean I can't have a legit conversation with fans from rival teams. So don't get all pissy with me because you're having a rough day.

  How am I being "pissy" When you say that a team isn't playoff caliber, and that team just made the playoffs, you are going to attract some attention. (I know you backpedaled from that statement and said you meant something else).
  
  Believe me I'm not one of those fans who go crazy when their team loses. I was actually expecting them to lose. They're probably a year away
• DaBrowns41

  I really think that Palmer's inconsistency is holding back the offense, and obviously the loss of Chris Henry didn't help the WR situation.
  
  I'm really liking what they did with the OL, however, with rotating Andre Smith in there on specific run plays. He'll be a force in a few years.
• DaBrowns41

  jordo212000 wrote:

  DaBrowns41 wrote:
  You guys think that I'm just trying to be a douche bag, and I'm actually just expressing my opinion respectfully.
  
  Just because I'm a Browns fan doesn't mean I can't have a legit conversation with fans from rival teams. So don't get all pissy with me because you're having a rough day.

  How am I being "pissy" When you say that a team isn't playoff caliber, and that team just made the playoffs, you are going to attract some attention. (I know you backpedaled from that statement and said you meant something else).
  
  Believe me I'm not one of those fans who go crazy when their team loses. I was actually expecting them to lose. They're probably a year away

  A playoff caliber team, IMO, is a team that can beat good football teams and compete in the playoffs.
  
  IMO, Cincy was the worst team in the AFC playoff bracket. I think Houston would have given the Jets a better game.
  
  But Cincy did their jobs and won the division, and you can't ask for much else.
• mhs95_06

  DaBrowns41 wrote:

  mhs95_06 wrote:

  DaBrowns41 wrote:

  jordo212000 wrote: The Bengals aren't drafting a QB haha (at least in the first few rounds). There's about $100 million reasons why.
  
  They made the playoffs. They're going to be fine. Get some more depth and get another WR and all will be fine

  I disagree. Until you can consistently beat good teams, you won't be a playoff caliber team.

  I disagree. You don't need to consistently beat good teams to be a "playoff caliber" team. But you do have to, to be able to advance deep in the playoffs!

  If you can't beat good teams, then how do you know if you can beat playoff teams?

  You don't! That is the fun of the playoffs, seeing if you can. I think they might have been able to beat some if they didn't have a disproportionate amount of key, season ending(and some being the last playing of their lfe) injuries!
• mhs95_06

  jordo212000 wrote:

  DaBrowns41 wrote:
  You guys think that I'm just trying to be a douche bag, and I'm actually just expressing my opinion respectfully.
  
  Just because I'm a Browns fan doesn't mean I can't have a legit conversation with fans from rival teams. So don't get all pissy with me because you're having a rough day.

  How am I being "pissy" When you say that a team isn't playoff caliber, and that team just made the playoffs, you are going to attract some attention. (I know you backpedaled from that statement and said you meant something else).
  
  Believe me I'm not one of those fans who go crazy when their team loses. I was actually expecting them to lose. They're probably a year away

  A year away! That's what I'm talking about, getting to the playoffs every few years just makes up another dose of Kool-Aide to keep the money maker alive and well! It would have really been not good for the Bengals, with the economy the way it is, to be out of the race early, so they got their infrequent competetive playoff season at a perfect time!
• Al Capone

  AFC NORTH 2010
  1.STEELERS 12-4
  2.RAVENS 10-6
  
  3.BROWNS 6-10
  4.bungals 5-11
• osu45804

  

  Sucks being a Bengals fan right now, But I was very impressed w/ the turn around from last year... I don't think we were all healthy except for weeks 1-3 or something like that. Bengals need a deep threat WR to take the pressure off Chad/Coles b/c Caldwell goes over the middle a lot and has done a good job at it. Draft a TE unless they think Chase Daniels can do something next year. And just hope the Defense is healthy next year... WHO DEY!!