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Cincinnati Bengals (Same Ole Bengals)

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RB07OSU said:
Haha well I know you're a lifelong Bengals fan like me because that was about verbatim what I said after we scored that TD. I told everyone to shut the heck up (candidly a more profane version of that) because we still need the extra point and that I fully expected a miss or block. Same on the missed chip shot. You just can't make this stuff up, the Bengals have found more innovative ways to lose or almost lose than any team in the history of the NFL. And that's legit almost every week they play.

That being said, I attribute about 0% of the blame to McPherson on both misses...the snaps were terrible (our 3rd string TE filling in for Clark Harris at LS) and the laces were in (also likely because of the bad snap). McPherson went from thinking he would have to run back and cover the ball because of the high snap, to then reorienting to kicking (which threw him way off his rhythm), and then when he arrives to the ball the hold was tilted and laces were in. People are so fast to blame the kicker on a miss like that, but those nuances were very important in both kicks. McPherson does not miss kicks like that if the snap and hold are remotely good. Everyone pray for Clark Harris' bicep because we just witnessed how important he is to this team, but apparently they have another guy to come in if Harris is hurt long-term. To McPherson's credit though, he takes full blame even though we all know damned well (or should) that it really wasn't on him.

I guess the best news is we played like absolute garbage and still almost won somehow. Bad news is that Pittsburgh is really bad on offense (but really good on defense) and we still found a way to lose at home, leaving us the only winless team in the AFC North, albeit I get that it is week 1. Bottom line is we know we have a great group of skilled position players and Burrow was just having an off game to start the season, but no preseason play for starters hurt us bad imo because we seemed so out of sync. Burrow is going to be fine and I hope that was just rust, but to be blunt he did cost us the game with the turnovers...some were not entirely his fault, but that pick 6 most certainly was and was pivotal early in the game.

But the real issue is the OL has to play much, much, much, much better than that if we want to be a contender again. Collins looked atrocious, Cappa and Karras were not as billed, and Jonah Williams was getting toasted almost every play...Volson I will give a break because he is a rookie that should have a year to develop but is being forced in because of the horrible decision to draft Jackson Carman. Cappa and Karras have enough of a track record in the NFL to believe they simply need more time together, but Collins had a rep for lazy play despite big talent and I don't really think Jonah Williams has proven much at this point of his career, and who knows on Volson. So I can't say I am really optimistic after that clown show from the OL, but am trying to reserve a modicum of hope that we just need more live reps to live up to not get Burrow killed and actually give Mixon a hole to run through.
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Totally agree with giving McPherson 0% of the blame.
 
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Thump said:
Totally agree with giving McPherson 0% of the blame.
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Same. Co-workers said "your kicker sucks" and I pointed out that the first was blocked because a corner wasn't, and the 2nd was a bad snap. I had no sound, so didn't realize we didn't have our usual long snapper in until reading it here, eases the blow a bit. I am however, furious at that clock management that snatched a loss from the jaws of a tie.
 
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Gizmo said:
Same. Co-workers said "your kicker sucks" and I pointed out that the first was blocked because a corner wasn't, and the 2nd was a bad snap. I had no sound, so didn't realize we didn't have our usual long snapper in until reading it here, eases the blow a bit. I am however, furious at that clock management that snatched a loss from the jaws of a tie.
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Tell me your coworker doesn’t watch football without telling me your coworker doesn’t watch football. :lol:
 
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Zem said:
Welp, long snapper Clark Harris isn't expected to return until week 11. Calling all out of football or practice squad LS veterans... And Higgins is questionable for this week.
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Well shit...not good. I did read we brought in a UFA long snapper (don't know his name) that apparently the staff liked so much they kept him on the practice squad even with Harris, so I think the immediate answer at LS is already in Cincy. Hopefully that pans out, we've gotta have the snap down right away. Absolutely gotta win this next one...can probably make it without Higgins, but not without a viable LS as we just witnessed.
 
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RB07OSU said:
Well shit...not good. I did read we brought in a UFA long snapper (don't know his name) that apparently the staff liked so much they kept him on the practice squad even with Harris, so I think the immediate answer at LS is already in Cincy. Hopefully that pans out, we've gotta have the snap down right away. Absolutely gotta win this next one...can probably make it without Higgins, but not without a viable LS as we just witnessed.
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Cal Adomitis they said the battles were really close between those two and Huber and Chrisman. Don’t really get why if they were so closely evaluated, they wouldn’t go with the younger guy. But hey, I don’t make the decisions.
 
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I expected some drop off after last season — so many things right to get the Bengals as far as they did. But I didn’t expect them to be this awful. I know it’s a long season, but they look awful in every facet right now.
 
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Fungo Squiggly said:
I expected some drop off after last season — so many things right to get the Bengals as far as they did. But I didn’t expect them to be this awful. I know it’s a long season, but they look awful in every facet right now.
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This is 100% worse than I could have imagined. We wasted money on an OL that is maybe somehow worse than last year. Defense can't stop an awful offense. Long year ahead.
 
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