A lot of Bengal fans are jumping off the wagon. That is a shame because this team is about to turn the corner. On paper, the defense allowed an other 100 yard rusher. What I saw was on Sunday was a Bengal's defense that played tough and stuffed the run. That was a good running team that the Bengals played yesterday and when a back of Johnson's caliber has that many carries, he is going to break a big run.
My colleague here mentioned the nice play of Odom and Rivers. I will add Rucker, Ndukwe, and Hall to that list. These guys and the rest of the defense is getting better every week. They are playing faster and tougher then they have had in a long time. That is good. Imagine what this group could do if the offense helped them out. This is a unit that can rank in the top 15 by season's end.
The offense was a mess yesterday. Still there were good things to take away. Whitworth kept one of the best DTs in the league in check. Perry made some nice runs against a team that knew the run was coming. Palmer had a lot more time to throw the ball. Those are things to build on. Also, it is unlikely Palmer, Chad, and TJ are going to be out of sync for the rest of the season. They are going to get it together. They have too much pride not to. Once that happens, and if the D continues to improve like they are, the Bengals will be back in the hunt.
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PP9, MDBengal here, while I like the optimism this team will not finish with more than 6 wins at best. The talent on this team just isn't what we Bengals' fans think. The O'Line is a shell of what it was in 2005 -- 60 percent of that line is gone. Chad's antics during the offseason, TJ's refusal to step up and be a leader when it was sorely needed in the offseason, Mike Brown's insistence to embarrass Marvin with Chris Henry, and countless other problems have overtaken this team and it folded.
I expect Marvin to resign at the en of the year and the Bengals to be faced with yet another coaching search of what can turn this franchise around. Sadly, as long as Mike Brown owns the team, it will not change. What evidence do we have that it will?
I do appreciate the optimism, and for some reason I will not abandon my poor pathetic Bengals, but you are insane if you expect them to turn a corner. The play of Rivers is encouraging, and they aren't getting gashed for 8 yard run after 8 yard run, but still this is not a good defense. They rarely get pressure, make way to many mistakes, and continue to harp on the one or two plays that lost them the game. The culture here is nothing but losing, we saw a fluke in 2005 and sadly as long as mike brown is alive we can hope for mediocrity at best.
Just to be clear, this entry was written by my comrade, Bering Sea Bengal. lol
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