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That game scares me so much. I'm pretty sure that Nick Bosa and Burrow are good friends from their time together at OSU, so hopefully that will make him think twice before blowing by Jonah Williams and destroying Burrow with a vicious sack. Maybe we can talk to Shanahan before the game and agree that a nice two hand touch is all we need to declare the QB down, rather than let Burrow get sacked 12 times.

49ers have the best defense in the NFL.

I can't remember who posted it but I thought that the NKY district in 5A was actually not paired up with the Woodford and Scout County district for 2023. Can anyone say with certainty one way or the other?

Everything else will work itself it out as long as Burrow gets right. I'm confident this team can overcome anything as long as Burrow is himself.

Joe Burrow has to be the all time leader in taking a sack on 3rd down.

Somehow Cincy is favored by 5 points.

Not exactly right down Main St. The borders don't really make a ton of sense in my opinion. Also, the kids who are allowed to transfer within the district is wildly inconsistent (speaking with direct knowledge of a close family member). I'll let everyone guess which school is usually impacted positively. East has some more rural areas and West has Wilmore (more affluent area), but the disparity isn't as drastic as athletic success, academic success, and community perspective would have everyone believe.

Cincinnati travels to Arizona in a must win game. This season is in danger of slipping away. What looked like an easy W at the beginning of the years looks anything but right now. The Bengals look lost in all 3 phases and the Joe Burrow calf injury from July is still dominating the storylines around this team. Meanwhile the Cardinals look far more intriguing than anyone would have predicted just a few weeks ago. If Cincinnati will come anywhere near their preseason expectations of competing for a Super Bowl, a win this week is an absolute must.

Ever since Jessamine split into East and West the community has never gotten behind East Jessamine. It's been almost 30 years and I can't think of another school district that has such a severe disparity between two schools. Anyone "in the know" and who is being perfectly honest would confirm that East Middle and High is essentially a 2nd class school and that extends beyond football. The athletes are all over Nicholasville, not just the West side. The district level administration needs to start equally supporting both schools, and is there a more high profile program at any school other than the football team?

Exactly. You could rationalize it away. We started off the year with two of the best pass rushers in the NFL in Pittsburgh and Dallas, not too long after we played at a Cleveland team who always had our number. This year, you can't say the same thing. The offense is totally lost and the special teams has taken a big step backwards (if that was even possible). This Bengals team feels as lost as ever and that's the most disappointing part of this year and why I am willing to lead the fire Zac Taylor movement. This is a product of coaching, and teams that are well coached never lose by 24 to bad/mediocre teams.

Counterpoint, Joe Burrow carried the team in those years. The QB is the most important person in an NFL franchise (see 2020 Buccaneers). That being said, I really do like Zac Taylor. I was just watching his post game press conference and he has a great head on his shoulders. He's very professional and cerebral with his answers. I just question if he is better suited as an NFL OC or QB coach, rather than the head guy.

Respectfully, please present the argument in his defense.

I am starting the fire Zac Taylor movement.

@theguru is it too early to start a 2024 Bengals thread?

My area has the Bills game on and that's not competitive either.

Did that drive really just take over 10 minutes off the clock?

I've got Fields in on fantasy this week. So that's my silver lining lol.

I'm unable to watch or even listen this week (thankfully) what exactly happened?

I can live with that more than I can watching the best roster we've had in franchise history going 5-12 and getting boat raced by a bad Titans team. Even if Burrow isn't 100% this team should be more competitive in these games. That's a product of coaching. There's a reason why the Rams and 49ers are competitive despite their constant coordinator turnover, it's their HC. Our HC has underwhelmed and got bailed out by a generational QB and WR, not to mention an excellent DC.

Agreed. Mail it in. On to 2024.

Why? He's been successful with the Chiefs and Commanders, and he certainly has not had a loaded roster in Washington. I would argue that we have been successful these last few years despite our coaching rather than because of it.

Fire Zac Taylor, hire Eric Bieniemy or Ben Johnson. Let's get us a coach who knows how to use a top 3 QB and WR corps.

I believe that's 21 in a row for East Jessamine. There's basically no way to spin that in a positive way. They have the athletes and resources to be more competitive than that.

98-7?? Is that a typo??

I went to Boone and Beechwood around 15 minutes before kickoff both times, and the line was much faster for Boone. Hopefully that continues.