yellowdog
Footballguy
Who Dey!!!!!I like our chances today
-QG
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***Official 2012 Cincy Bengals Season Thread*** (3 Viewers)
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Good season, fellas! 
Brown has some serious decisions to make on Lewis and Dalton. I fear "first-round exit" is as far as these two will ever get.
Brown has some serious decisions to make on Lewis and Dalton. I fear "first-round exit" is as far as these two will ever get.
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
1) marvin has made the playoffs 3 of the last 4 years, completely turning over the roster in the process. He ain't going anywhere, nor should he.
2) Dalton's only in his 2nd year. A little early to be calling his career over.
More thoughts later, but there should be some good players available at that #37 pick we got for QuitGuy3
-QG
2) Dalton's only in his 2nd year. A little early to be calling his career over.
More thoughts later, but there should be some good players available at that #37 pick we got for QuitGuy3
-QG
notdarkyet
Footballguy
Jermaine Gresham just dropped another pass as you read this sentence.
Forgive me, this is going to be kind of all over the place...
The offense failed the defense big time. Defense was pretty well on point for most of the game, but spent waaaay too much time on the field. Can't afford to give away first downs by dropping catchable balls. Dalton is struggling and so is the Oline. I really think losing Sanu hurt the offense bad. My biggest beef with Marvin is not noticing that the line got worse the moment he put Cook back in 4 weeks ago. Should have rolled with the hot hand, they were working well together with Robinson in there. I don't like screwing with their chemistry like that. They had success running the ball, didn't call nearly enough runs IMO. Not sure if Gruden has coached his way out of HC chances or not. Also not sure if losing him is good or bad anymore.
Defense played pretty well. 4 DTD in the last 4 games. Asking this Defense to do way too much.
Guess we can start looking at mock drafts.
Forgive me, this is going to be kind of all over the place...
The offense failed the defense big time. Defense was pretty well on point for most of the game, but spent waaaay too much time on the field. Can't afford to give away first downs by dropping catchable balls. Dalton is struggling and so is the Oline. I really think losing Sanu hurt the offense bad. My biggest beef with Marvin is not noticing that the line got worse the moment he put Cook back in 4 weeks ago. Should have rolled with the hot hand, they were working well together with Robinson in there. I don't like screwing with their chemistry like that. They had success running the ball, didn't call nearly enough runs IMO. Not sure if Gruden has coached his way out of HC chances or not. Also not sure if losing him is good or bad anymore.
Defense played pretty well. 4 DTD in the last 4 games. Asking this Defense to do way too much.
Guess we can start looking at mock drafts.
knowledge dropper
Footballguy
I agree. The OL regressed when Cook returned. I don't think he was 100% and should have been kept on IR. WR depth was lacking late in the year. Cutting Binns was dumb. The D was solid, but Maulaluga has regressed. Secondary should get a healthy Kirkpatrick next year and they need a safety in draft. A change of pace RB should be a priority. I would try to keep Josh Brown at kicker.
I think Zimmer leaving is more likely than Gruden, and that would really hurt.
I think Zimmer leaving is more likely than Gruden, and that would really hurt.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I dunno. I think he's pretty good. Being a Ravens fan, I know from "our QB is limited". Shore up that O line and get a better RB, and I think Dalton magically becomes a better QB. I think it's amazing how fast the Bengals have flipped their roster from Palmer/Benson/criminals to what they have now.
cheese
Footballguy
It's really a pretty good Oline. My biggest concern with Dalton is that he constantly seems to feel pressure that isn't there. He ducks his head down and looks to escape when he has a pocket and misses guys open downfield. This obviously makes the OL looks worse than it is in pass pro. This showed up quite a bit in this game.It really was a pretty bad game for everyone across the board. Hall stepped up with the pick6, but if the Texans punch in a couple of goal line chances we would be talking a lot differently about how the defense played. They really struggled to get off the field on 3rd downs all day.Gresham, wow. I'm going to try to not overreact, but man that was one of the worst performances I have seen from one guy. His drop after drop compared to what the Texans did to our LBs was really the difference in the game.The only good news is that the Steelers could be losing players and getting older, the Ravens are losing Lewis, and the Bengals have Atkins/Dunlap/AJGreen and more to build around. Overall, we clearly didn't accomplish our goals this year, but that is mainly because the expectations have been raised and that is a good thing.
notdarkyet
Footballguy
Gresham and Maualuga could be released for all I care. They have both failed to live up to expectations. Gresham has all the physical skills, but he drops waaay too many balls. Maualuga has to lead the league in being late to the play. Get Burfict in the middle. Rey is a liability.
cheese
Footballguy
Ya, Rey is a FA and likely wont even get a phone call from the Bengals IMO. We have to do something at LB though. We are likely stuck with Gresham, but I wouldn't be too shocked if Charles or a rookie took his starting job. I hope for his sake JG was injured the 2nd half the year. Severe regression.'notdarkyet said:
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
Yeah Carson never overthrew anybody :eyeroll:The dogpile on Dalton is comically ridiculous at this point. I love my Bengal Brothers and Sisters but this is crazy.-QG
Nucker101
Footballguy
Have you seen some of his deep passes since his injury? The guy has made some atrocious throws. Dalton is a solid, unappreciated QB.
Norcalhoya
Footballguy
Andy dalton is a bottom 16 qb and always will be. Good enough to start for a team. If they have weapons he can get them a winning record, but can't see him ever getting to conference championship with him at qb.
doowain
Footballguy
ROFL. A QB who was thrown into the fire on Day 1 and in 2 years has taken his team to the playoffs both years. Yet there is no chance he could get better?There was no consistent 2nd option in the passing game all year and BJGE is simply not the answer at RB. Dalton is being judged overall far too much by this one game. Don't forget he's still a young player learning to be an NFL QB. He has far exceeded all expectations. Jesus.
knowledge dropper
Footballguy
Let's give Dalton an explosive weapon at RB and some of the secondary receivers some time to develop before we bury him.
Area51Inhabitant
Footballguy
As long as Dalton continues to suck on third downs, the Bengals offense will never reach anywhere close to its fullest potential. If he doesn't show marked improvement by next year, the Bengals really need to think about going in a new direction.
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notdarkyet
Footballguy
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/25/bengals-sign-aaron-maybin/
Low risk, high reward. Zimmer seems to do well with these guys. Could somewhat of an insurance policy against losing Johnson to FA and will allow them to let the draft come to them. Not much to hate on here IMO.
notdarkyet
Footballguy
Yea, probably makes more sense. Adriel Jeremiah with a nice pro bowl. Had the AFC not gotten their teeth kicked in, could have been MVP. Chris Collinsworth is annoying, he goes out of his way to disparage the Bengals. Was droning on for several minutes about Julio being the better of the two.
PlasmaDogPlasma
Footballguy
I guess now we know who the guy that still watches the Pro Bowl is.
-QGSimilar threads
