Well for basically the whole first half it was all bad. Bad offensive and defense. The Bengals offense started showing signs of life late in the 2nd quarter and moved the ball, when Palmer made a bad pass for a pick 6. However they moved the ball all game once in that no huddle. When the offense was at its best in 2005 and 2006, they were no huddle. I believe they need to do that the majority of the time, instead of lining up with Coach Bratkowski's predictable plays. He really has to be the worst offesive coordinator in the league, he is just so predictable. We hardly had any good plays at all when we did huddle up, even in the second half.

I also was about to say I was surprised by how fast people turned on the Bengals. Then I remembered how much of a bandwagon town this was, and so when a team loses its the end of the world. Yes the Pats dominated this game, the Bengals for whatever reason were not ready to play. However I feel more confident about this team after week 1, than I did after last years week 1 lost. I think we will see Palmer and this offense be a top 10 offense again, as long as they use the no huddle more like they use to. Also the defense I know is not as bad as wh at they shwon yesterday. This team will be fine IMO.

Ravens win tonight and Bengals lose next week, Cincy will be a baseball town again.

Did I fall asleep and it became a football town?

Did I fall asleep and it became a football town?

 

I have said a few times on here, that this city is not as much of a baseball town anymore as people think. Shoot I think the Reds season this year proves that. In a baseball town with a team in first place in September, you would be seeing basically packed houses every game or close to it. I think this town is more split between the two now, and not a true town to one sport the other. However has to be the most negative own, even if a team is good its always negative.

Did I fall asleep and it became a football town?

 

Considering how little they've both won, I wouldn't call it either.

I think the economy has as much to do with attendance as anything. Your generation may perceive it as a split town, but my generation will never think that it is anything but the town that had the Big Red Machine. That made the town relevant.

I think the economy has as much to do with attendance as anything. Your generation may perceive it as a split town, but my generation will never think that it is anything but the town that had the Big Red Machine. That made the town relevant.

 

Did you see the attendance yesterday? What else was going on Sunday around noon? Everyone wanted to watch the biggest farce in Cincinnati sports history, a Mike Brown owned Bengals team.

I'm not ready to give up on Marvin quite yet but I definitely remember mentioning during today's game not only how much more physical the Pats were being than us, but how badly we were being out coached. I can't stand our offensive play calling but I don't think coaching was the issue with the defense. The Patriots are not the typical team you want to judge your defense with.

 

I didn't watch a single team in 2009 that was more physical than Cincinnati. Granted that was last year, but let's give them more than one game before we write them off. The first couple of weeks (at least) in the NFL season tend to be a little crazy with teams trying to shake off the rust and get back into form. It tends to produce some of the more unusual results of the season, IMO.

 

I expect a better effort from the Bengals going forward. However, the margin for error isn't great against a tough schedule...and they won't be sneaking up on anybody this year. That's all the more reason for them to re-establish the physical style that carried them last season. You may not surprise anyone, but you can still ring their bell for 60 minutes so they know they played a football game. The Patriots probably feel like week two is their opener because yesterday looked like a pre-season game where Bill Belichick decided to run up the score.

The Bengals are going to be playing a lot of very good QB's throughout this season. If they don't get more pressure on them, than they did on Brady, it is definitely going to be a long season for Bengals fans.

 

I like TO's comments after the game. Chad played great, 21 for my fantasy team. And thank you to sportsfan because I played Gresham and he got that TD, thought he had two lol.[/QUOTE]

 

 

Quite welcome, he'll be key for this offense's success this year. As long as he can stay healthy he should be a great fantasy player.

I think attendence is down due to a combination of the economy and the fact that it's a better view on your couch in front of your plasma rather than sitting behind a drunk guy yelling, standing and high fiving his buddies right in front of you. Then there's parking and walking to the game and fighting trough the crowds. It's just easier for middle of the road football fans to sit at home more comfortably.

I think attendence is down due to a combination of the economy and the fact that it's a better view on your couch in front of your plasma rather than sitting behind a drunk guy yelling, standing and high fiving his buddies right in front of you. Then there's parking and walking to the game and fighting trough the crowds. It's just easier for middle of the road football fans to sit at home more comfortably.

Exactly. And an issue that according to the commish that is being addressed by the league. The TV blackouts are only costing owners who are buying up seats and selling them at half price.

I think the economy has as much to do with attendance as anything. Your generation may perceive it as a split town, but my generation will never think that it is anything but the town that had the Big Red Machine. That made the town relevant.

 

I have said this before on here, that I believe my generation sees this as more of a football town. However I know a lot of older people got on me for that, that is why I say its more split now. Yes for the people who were around for the Big Red Machine, this would always be a baseball town because it was a great thing what they did. However most of the younger generation has never really seen the Reds that successful. I know for me I was 4 years old for the 1990 World Series, however honestly it really didn't mean to much to me at that age. So as crazy as it sounds, the Bengals have had more success in my time since I became a true sports fan than the Reds. Thats why I say its not really a baseball town anymore. Those days are done with how popular the NFL is. I believe I heard back then baseball was still the favorite sport of most people across the country. Its not like that in todays world.

This I completely agree with. The economy also does play a part in things. Especially in football. In baseball you can find rather cheap tickets still, so its surprising to see not many people at the ballpark still for a first place team in September.

Just watched the game again, how the refs missed the hold on Morgan Trent on the KO return is beyond me. Wow. No brainer. Clearly had a handful of jersey.

I have said this before on here, that I believe my generation sees this as more of a football town. However I know a lot of older people got on me for that, that is why I say its more split now. Yes for the people who were around for the Big Red Machine, this would always be a baseball town because it was a great thing what they did. However most of the younger generation has never really seen the Reds that successful. I know for me I was 4 years old for the 1990 World Series, however honestly it really didn't mean to much to me at that age. So as crazy as it sounds, the Bengals have had more success in my time since I became a true sports fan than the Reds. Thats why I say its not really a baseball town anymore. Those days are done with how popular the NFL is. I believe I heard back then baseball was still the favorite sport of most people across the country. Its not like that in todays world.

 

I had said this in Reds threads. The Reds organization has lost a whole generation of fans.