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I was in a physical basketball game.. playing D.. and I felt a knife go straight into the mass of my calf..
I turned to punch whoever just kicked me cuz I was in severe pain
Not a person within 10 feet
I turned to punch whoever just kicked me cuz I was in severe pain
Not a person within 10 feet
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Zem
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Is it one year to the day since his appendicitis, which caused him to miss camp, be rusty the first half of the first game, when he uncharacteristically threw multiple int's and the Bengals lost it in OT after Money Mac missed a fg?
Hurst was out about 5 weeks with a calf injury last year, and Burrow's looked pretty bad. I'll bet it will nag him for much of the season.
Hurst was out about 5 weeks with a calf injury last year, and Burrow's looked pretty bad. I'll bet it will nag him for much of the season.
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I almost wish I didn't read this post, that dredged up a bad memory. I don't give a crap about preseason, except Joe will inevitably come in cold for the first few weeks and we will probably be 1-2 or something before we gain a semblance of the team we actually are healthy.
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To correct an error in my post, Mac missed an xp, not a fg. Anyway, sincerest apologies. I'll try again. This Burrow injury, for some reason, reminds me of Money Mac's winning fg against the Chefs in the Jan. 2022 AFC Championship game, when Burrow completed that 27-yard pass to Boyd to start the game-clinching drive in Pittsburgh to seal that game last season, and Sam Hubbard's fumble return for TD against the Ravens.
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Haha all good. I am just hoping Joe is close to full speed at the end of August and practicing full go. Can't have him stale and start off a season as poorly as we have gotten away with lately...obviously we closed pretty strong, but we just can't get behind that much again this year.
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Safeties looked pretty damn good out there yesterday. Battle looks like he might push for a starting position and Tycen Anderson had two really nice picks. Hill also looked really good. It is just preseason of course, but that was encouraging.
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Pros:
Evans and Brown looked quick. Brown did not fumble which is the major knock on him.
Tycen looked good. 2 INTs. One he had to fight for and another he anticipated.
Iosivas looked good. Very tall, looked almost a full head taller then the Green Bay defenders around him. Made some nice catches both along the sidelined and in traffic.
Robbins hang time was epic.
After that initial sack the O-line looked fairly decent. Cartman continues his Jekyll & Hyde play. One drive he looked steady the next he'd whiff and let his man right into the backfield.
McPherson looks to be on automatic again.
Cons:
If Burrow misses any games we're in trouble. Neither back-up QB looked sharp.
Second string front 7 play was mediocre most of the game. Little pressure on the GB quarterback and gave up some big runs.
Offense generally looked lethargic and out of sync most of the night.
All in all about what you'd expect from a first pre-season game. Plenty to work on but nothing to panic over either.
On to Atlanta...
Evans and Brown looked quick. Brown did not fumble which is the major knock on him.
Tycen looked good. 2 INTs. One he had to fight for and another he anticipated.
Iosivas looked good. Very tall, looked almost a full head taller then the Green Bay defenders around him. Made some nice catches both along the sidelined and in traffic.
Robbins hang time was epic.
After that initial sack the O-line looked fairly decent. Cartman continues his Jekyll & Hyde play. One drive he looked steady the next he'd whiff and let his man right into the backfield.
McPherson looks to be on automatic again.
Cons:
If Burrow misses any games we're in trouble. Neither back-up QB looked sharp.
Second string front 7 play was mediocre most of the game. Little pressure on the GB quarterback and gave up some big runs.
Offense generally looked lethargic and out of sync most of the night.
All in all about what you'd expect from a first pre-season game. Plenty to work on but nothing to panic over either.
On to Atlanta...
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Pretty much agree with each point. With practically everyone sitting on offense, there is not much to glean in the preseason but if we are healthy, we know what we've got for the most part and will have a potent offense. The one intriguing part of the offense is Iosivas, I heard he could be a steal and he looked pretty damn good. It is a crowded WR room but hopefully we can keep him around....also have Charlie Jones, who apparently has been struggling with some injuries.
On defense, I am encouraged by the DB play overall. Hill, Battle and Tycen all look great at safety...I know the competition wasn't elite at WR, but each one of those guys made excellent plays on the ball that tell you they can ball...and we haven't seen Nick Scott yet. The play where Hill came over the top to batt away the deep throw from Love tells me all I need to know...he covered so much ground in so little time on a throw that frankly was perfect.
Then at CB, none of our starters played so I will take coverage there with a metric grain of salt. Saw some good and bad things with Turner, but the talent is there and we likely won't need him much this year if we can stay relatively healthy with Awuzie, CTB and Hilton. But I think he can play if called upon this year ala CTB last year, his physical skills are pretty impressive and I think he just needs a little adjustment to the NFL (as almost all rookies do initially). Our front 7 should be lights out, so if the secondary can hold its own, then this defense will be oppressive under Coach Lou.
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Facons v Bengals:The NFL Network replayed the game at 7:30 local time so I watched it without knowing anything that happened.
Pros: The kicking game continues to look solid. McPherson continues to be automatic and Robbins looks as good as advertised.
His kicks have great distance and hang time. Iosivas looks great, he's like the second coming of Houshmandzadeh. Our other rookie wide-out Charlie Jones looked pretty solid too.
Cons: The backup QB position is still an open wound. Siemian looked decent in his first drive bringing the team down the field. He was very hit & miss after that. Browning played the 2nd half and had a few good tosses and timely runs but there was no consistency with either signal caller behind center. The starting defense looked a little rusty as you'd expect but they did keep the Falcons starters out of the end zone with a timely interception. The rest of the night was pretty boring with neither team playing particularly well.
Overall, the Bengals continue to lack efficiency and consistency. A lot of that can be attributed to Zac's decision not to play most of our starters, especially on offense.
We can only hope when Burrow finally gets behind center he lifts the whole team. If he misses significant time we're in trouble. At least until they solve the backup QB question.
Pros: The kicking game continues to look solid. McPherson continues to be automatic and Robbins looks as good as advertised.
His kicks have great distance and hang time. Iosivas looks great, he's like the second coming of Houshmandzadeh. Our other rookie wide-out Charlie Jones looked pretty solid too.
Cons: The backup QB position is still an open wound. Siemian looked decent in his first drive bringing the team down the field. He was very hit & miss after that. Browning played the 2nd half and had a few good tosses and timely runs but there was no consistency with either signal caller behind center. The starting defense looked a little rusty as you'd expect but they did keep the Falcons starters out of the end zone with a timely interception. The rest of the night was pretty boring with neither team playing particularly well.
Overall, the Bengals continue to lack efficiency and consistency. A lot of that can be attributed to Zac's decision not to play most of our starters, especially on offense.
We can only hope when Burrow finally gets behind center he lifts the whole team. If he misses significant time we're in trouble. At least until they solve the backup QB question.
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