I finally got around to watching the game from last Sunday and there really wasn't that much that stood out to me. Here's what did though, along with some other odds and ends.
- Geno Atkins, to me at least, is a terror on the D-Line. Obviously, he's going up against backups but still, guy gets into the backfield a lot. He seems a step or steps quicker than whoever only momentarily can stay in front of him.
- Dennis Roland is going to get Carson killed at some point this season. And when that happens, the Bengals be fucked.
- WHERE THE FUCK IS ANDRE SMITH? Ok, he's back. Sort of. But was Alvin Keels exacting revenge on Katie B and MikeyBoy by trying to have Andre Smith never actually play? I mean, with the de-escalator clause and everything, Keels is hurting his and Andre's own bottom line as well. But Smith is still making plenty of money by being fat and hurt. So maybe Keels is cutting off his nose to spite his face. Which when the Bengals are involved doesn't seem that insane. And in reality, who's fault is it that Andre Smith stayed hurt so long? Could it be the same team doctors and trainers that are playing a part in the Antonio Bryant debacle?
- Speaking of Antonio Bryant. Sleeping W/ Bieniemy isn't the only one simmering with anger over how in the hell the situation has gone from AB being the number 2, to AB lining up in the slot now that TO is in the fold, to AB is still injured, to AB may possibly never play a single down for the Bengals. And it isn't just the the Bengals organization that is causing this to be some such a shitstorm. Where are the journalists who have access to the Bengals? Where is the Enquirer on this? Does the Enquirer even exist anymore? I haven't lived in Cincy for a couple years so if it had folded and no one told me I wouldn't be surprised.
- If I had to guess which media member asked for Tim Tebow's autograph after the game it would have to be Chick Ludwig. Who if I'm not mistaken is the same guy that was openly calling for the Bengals to take him in the first round, and then sitting back, popping the champagne, and letting the championships roll in.*
*Peter King may have actually said that last part about the champagne and the winning but you know Chick was thinking it.
Couple of things I noticed:
1. On the stretch play where Benson went for a loss, Gresham screwed up the block. Hopefully he continues to improve on his blocking in the next couple of weeks or they are going to have to swap Gresham & Kelly or something. If they go with Gresham, we can expect some rookie mistakes during the season and Benson will have some negative gains. Regardless Benson is going to be a good fantasy pick in the 2 or 3 round.
2. They played Rey a lot at MLB, I hope this was to test him to see if he was ready to take the spot over. I would love to see this happen and have the starting LB's be: Rivers, Rey, & M. Johnson. I could care less if they make mistakes, I want to see opposing teams getting hit and QB's pissing their cup.
3. The OL gave Palmer a nice pocket (going against a vanilla Def scheme) and he looked sharp. His mechanics look better than last year so far. I hope this trend continues.
4. Again the CB position has good depth this year. Jones will be turn out to be a good pickup for us.
5. Where is Gibril Wilson? That dude was all over the field in NY and MIA. But I have yet to hear his name called. I would think that he should be able to replace #41, who is always out of position in coverage.
Posted by: blesterov | August 19, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Chick Ludwig is a mornic former shell of himself, I swear he must be in the beginning stages of alzheimers or somehting. Guy used to be relevant, and more importantly, was creative and smart in his creativity. SOMETHING has happened to the poor guy.
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It was a family event. Sometimes it was hard to see how uncomfortable and embarrassed people got when they were weaving their way past our protest signs. They'd look down. Some would cover their children's eyes asdf so they wouldn't see our signs with photos of baby elephants being abused at the Ringling Bros. "training" facility. A few teenage girls looked about to cry when they realized their parents were going inside and they had to follow.
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