Game Thoughts from a Bengals Fan POV:
If this team doesnt start slow, they could have had two EASY wins. This defense has kept the Bengals in it until the offense wakes up the first two games. Stop digging holes, fellas. Agree with that - the Defense definitely tightened up in the 2nd half. In the first half we looked like we were tackling greased pigs though.
Failing on 10(!!!!!) straight 3rd down conversions is not going to make it easy on yourselves. Especially the 3 or 4 3rd-and-1 situations they had. The run blocking was a disappointment today.
Disappointed that Gresham didn't see more action. Do believe that should have been a PI on that throw at the end. Agreed, but Dalton was finding other targets so I think it worked out. He'll have his days.
AJ Green is going to be special. Great footwork. Expect to see him in starting lineups for fantasy squads very soon. That catch for the TD was comically good. I thought our receiver corps was good enough and wasn't totally happy with the Green pick at the time. I was wrong. This guy is going to be a big-time top-5 WR for a long time it looks like.
Whoever that 16th string announcer crew we got was awful, especially on that Green TD. That was not a conclusive angle, no matter how many times you argue against it.I was in a sports bar and had no sound. We always get the lowest-rung announcers so clearly it's no real lost. They had the radnom Vern Lundquist appearance - I take it he retired?
Simpson with 135 (+?) yards. Impressive. Could be heading towards fantasy relevance. The light turned on late last year. What was most impressive was his ability to shed would-be tacklers after the catch. Glad to see him blossom.
Benson running forward is very good. Benson dancing is not. I know, easy to say from your living room, but it is dumbfounding to see him run N-S with great success on one down and then dance around in the backfield the nexxt. Guess it's hard to hit the hole if it's not there. It's true though that he did not run with the authority he did last week.
This Dline could be something special if they can keep them together. Lots of young talent there. Agreed
Mostly impressed, still some bad mistakes, but a lot to be optomistic about.Relative to the youth of the team, the mistakes were low IMO. I have a pretty good feeling about this bunch too. Dalton is the genuine article - I wanted him all along (since like January) and even with my high expectations for him down the road I thought he played incredible today. We abandoned the run in the 2nd half and the offense improved which was a very pleasant surprise. Hated that they did not try the 53-yard field goal. Nugent can make those and the light air in Denver certainly wouldn't hurt. Thought this was a 6-win or so team at the start of the year and I still feel that way but they will be fun to watch.
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