Cincinnati Bengals Thread

King_of_Kingz

This will finally answer a long held question of mine...

Am I the only Bengals fan in the country?

I think we are shaping up nicely for a deep run this year with a solid draft, a lot of returning starters and plenty of weapons for Andy Dalton to throw to!

This really is a year where he needs to take a significant leap forward as our starter or else it might be time to look for a more experienced QB to hold the fort until another decent prospect arises, Maybe Johnny Manziel in 2 years time through a trade?

Personally I would like Andy to pull it out but I am skeptical as to whether he can control his interception to touchdown ratio at crucial times and games.

TO.

I know 3 other Bengals fans who are Irish and here in Ireland. Well 2 live here all year round the 3rd spends half a year here and half abroad So that makes 4 of you.

Oh and Welcome to the forum.

King_of_Kingz

Finally, I felt like the odd one out for years since I began following them and thank you for the welcome !

TO.

All 3 that I know play or played in the Irish American Football League (IAFL) here. Wide variety of teams followed among 500+ member in the league. I wouldn't be surprised if there is more than 4 of you because of the IAFL

King_of_Kingz

Well thats great news you never know if we have a few more good seasons we could multiply by the dozen

You can catch me wearing the stripes around the city center during the summer : )

Paully D

King_of_Kingz

I hope your other 10,000 or so posts had some more meaning ^^

Paully D

King_of_Kingz wrote: »

I hope your other 10,000 or so posts had some more meaning ^^

They were all equally as **** :pac:

Leslie91

Cool the 'Cats' are here!!!. Tell us how that big Estonian is doing.

King_of_Kingz

Well he just signed so I'd guess he's hitting the weight room

deisedude

Bengals fan here too. Studied in Cincy for a year!

King_of_Kingz

And Did you visit Paul Brown Stadium in that time?

deisedude

King_of_Kingz wrote: »

And Did you visit Paul Brown Stadium in that time?

Nope was a broke student at the time and the ticket prices were extortionate. Really only caught the football bug when i left oddly enough

Divisional rivals but I always route for them because they're never really a threat . Until now of course.

King_of_Kingz

Exactly , over the last few years we have become a serious presence in the division

deisedude

King_of_Kingz wrote: »

Exactly , over the last few years we have become a serious presence in the division

Hopefully this year if we get to the playoffs we wont finish one and done again. Thats a serious monkey we have to get off our backs. Lewis and front office have really got their game together the last few years and their drafting has been very good so hopefully this year we can push on again

King_of_Kingz

We were unlucky to come up against a stern Texans team each year, but Dalton has to start making the clutch throws, that's the only way we are going to progress...

we know our defense is stout and we are going to run the football well, we should get a lot more play action going than we do and with all the options available to him , coupled with the fact AJ will see double coverage the majority of the game, Andy should be able to step it up a gear this year if he is going to progress the way we need him to.

deisedude

King_of_Kingz wrote: »

We were unlucky to come up against a stern Texans team each year, but Dalton has to start making the clutch throws, that's the only way we are going to progress...

we know our defense is stout and we are going to run the football well, we should get a lot more play action going than we do and with all the options available to him , coupled with the fact AJ will see double coverage the majority of the game, Andy should be able to step it up a gear this year if he is going to progress the way we need him to.

We need Sanu to stay fit and continue on his promise before he got injured last year. How Eifert performs in his first season will be interesting too. AJ is carrying too much of the workload at the moment and if he gets injured we are fcuked.

King_of_Kingz

well thats what they have tried to address the last two years so i hope it pays off this year, alot of it is down to Eifert as if he plays well ,we will be able to go to a lot of two TE looks.

deisedude

Hard Knocks returns to Cincy. Bengals announced as the team on the HBO show this year

HigginsJ

deisedude wrote: »

Hard Knocks returns to Cincy. Bengals announced as the team on the HBO show this year

Love coach Lewis. Should be good fun. Very different squad to when they were last on it.

deisedude

HigginsJ wrote: »

Love coach Lewis. Should be good fun. Very different squad to when they were last on it.

Very much so. Won't be as entertaining without Chad though!

HigginsJ

deisedude wrote: »

Very much so. Won't be as entertaining without Chad though!

Who are the personalities in he squad that we should look out for?

Silver-Tiger

HigginsJ wrote: »

Who are the personalities in he squad that we should look out for?

deisedude

Ya, Pacman Jones is the obvious one. Always in trouble. I've a feeling Sanu could be a bit of a character too

DaveyCakes

One more for the list here!

Joe Mixon

Had to dig this one out. No love for the Bengals here huh?

John Ross and Joe Mixon. Wow, Instant massive upgrade to the offense. If their coach wasn't such an incompetent hack. They would be a force in the AFC north next season.