Outline · [ Standard ] · Linear+ Official Cincinnati Bengals Thread, FOUR IN A ROW!!!

And to think, I almost thought they weren't going to find a way to screw this one up.

The Bengals are so bad....

The Bengals are so bad.....

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Looking back at the last game, the defense did its job of holding the Steelers offense to only 3 field goals. The offense gave away 2 TDs and could only score one for themselves. Something is wrong and I think this team needs a major overhaul - starting from the top.

I actually had given up on Simpson. From all the reports and his not playing, the team getting new recievers and all. He had a heck of a game.
I didn't realize ha actually has some size to him. I thought he looked an awful lot like Slim out there yesterday. I think it may have been the best Caldwell looked as well. I don't see T.O. coming back. Chad? I think he comes back, just not at the current option price. I'd keep him for at least one more year, if the price is right.

And the BIG Story out of Cincy today is Palmer..

And the BIG Story out of Cincy today is Palmer..

It's a chess match - Palmer & Lewis vs. Mike Brown
Bratkowski is the problem and EVERYBODY sees this except Mike Brown.

It's a chess match - Palmer & Lewis vs. Mike Brown
Bratkowski is the problem and EVERYBODY sees this except Mike Brown.

I hope it's a chess match. I'm no where near 100% support for Mr. Brown but the # on Bratkowski is a lot closer to 0%.

Trade DENIED! Mike is calling Carson's bluff.
If they keep Bratkowski, then I may start rooting for another team until Mike Brown gives up his seat.

All is far from perfect in Bengaldom, but today it just got a smidge brighter
Long overdue move..Bye Bye Brat.

All is far from perfect in Bengaldom, but today it just got a smidge brighter
Long overdue move..Bye Bye Brat.

They got rid of a HUGE weakness!

BTW, veteran QB up for grabs!
LINK

Bengals might be going after Cam Newton - hard..... LINK

You wish....

You wish....

It all starts from that....

It all starts from that.... 

Being that I grew up 15 mins from what ued to be riverfront stadium, I have to share my 2 cents worth here. While, I have seen flashes of greatness, and flashes of dissapointment, at the end of the day, the Bengals, are well.......the Bengals.

Part of it was Bratkowski, and "losing" the team, part of it was when Chris Henry died, there went Carson's "go to deep receiver", who could stretch the field. Defense was same, but they have no "legitmate" pass rusher, a la Jared Allen, for example...

T.O. Was the only ###### bright spot they had last year, and if, and I say IF they had any sense whatsoever, they would bring him back, but they wont..We are going back to another "transition" stage, with Jay Gruden, and Lewis. Ocho will be gone, they need, and BETTER draft A.J. Green, another dang (Randy Moss) in his prime.

Call Carson's bluff, he hasnt been the same, sice his injury, you can go after a Vince Young, Donovan McNabb, or even a Kevin Kolb, to play with the younger players...If he has that much ###### money, go cry back to USC, and sip ur margaritas while playing golf in L.A., we dont need him anyway..


But Bengal Nation, just like in the case of the Raider Nation, with Al Davis, as long as Mike Brown is running that team, YES Mike Brown, NOT Marvin Lewis, the days of "commitment to excellence" in Cincy, will NEVER be there...

And if anyone thinks Brown isnt calling the shots, here is a shout-out: when the redskins offered a 1st rd pick, and 3rd round pk, for Ocho, he wouldnt budge, so beleive me, Carson will retire, as the Bengals WILL call his BLUFF..

Hope 2011 is better though, we will see...Benson is a free agent, they NEED to get bk to RUNNING the ball 1st, PASS 2nd, that is why we swept the division in 2009...

Andy "The Red Rifle" Dalton - Calm, cool and collected. Doesn't panic. If he gets sacked, the only thing he'll do is say "Okay, you got me" and moves on. He trusts his defense to hold the other team and get the ball back. When compared to the other QBs in the draft, there were those with more pizzazz, better footwork, and/or a better arm. But when it came to weakness, Andy had the least out of all of them. And he has the kind of weaknesses that can be eliminated in time. I'm very excited for this kid. It's the first time in a long time that we had some sort of leader on the team.

It really does look like the beginning of a new era.
No divas.
No passive leadership.
Aggressive defense.
People who execute without adlibbing.

From CBSsports.com:

On Tuesday, Oakland shocked the world by dealing two first-round draft picks -- a 2012 first-rounder and a 2013 conditional first-rounder -- for Carson Palmer, retired Bengals quarterback.

One of the names I mentioned in Sorting the Sunday Pile for the Raiders in their search to replace Jason Campbell was retired Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer. But even though the Raiders were reportedly trying to get Palmer, it seemed a highly unlikely end result, given the stubborn nature of Cincy owner Mike Brown.

But Oakland found a way to pry Palmer away from the Bengals, dealing a 2012 first-round draft pick and a 2013 conditional first-round pick to the Bengals for the no-longer-retired quarterback. Reports indicate that the 2013 conditional pick is a first-round pick only if Oakland wins at least one playoff game.

CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman confirms that the trade -- as originally reported by Jay Glazer of Fox Sports -- is a done deal. Glazer noted that Hue Jackson's close relationship with Brown -- Jackson was the former wide receivers coach in Cincinnati -- helped grease the wheels.

What likely helped grease the wheels more? The first-round draft pick that the Raiders gave the Bengals ... because they had to. As Ryan noted yesterday, the Raiders aren't exactly stocked with draft picks these days, having already given up their second-, fourth- and seventh-round picks in trades, and used their third-round pick on Terrelle Pryor.
In other words, the Raiders only had one real pick of value in 2012 to give up, and they were apparently willing to move it in order to make themselves a contender for the remainder of the year.

More than anything, though, Mike Brown deserves a tremendous round of applause for absolutely crushing this scenario with Palmer. He called the quarterback's bluff, refused to deal the quarterback, landed a new franchise guy in Andy Dalton, and then when a team got really desperate, received two first-round picks in exchange.

The conditional pick is likely something that involves the Raiders making the postseason and/or riding Palmer to the Super Bowl; at least one would hope anyway. Otherwise, Oakland has, once again, undervalued draft picks.

It's worth noting, though, that the Raiders are anticipating a slew of compensatory draft picks in 2012, because free agents Nnamdi Asomugha, Zach Miller, Robert Gallery and Thomas Howard all departed the Bay Area.

Also worth noting: Jason Campbell's time as a Raider is now finished, for all intents and purposes. He's a free agent after this season and given the committment Oakland gave to Palmer plus Campbell's injury, it's hard to imagine him playing another snap for Oakland.

They are, at least now, all in on Carson Palmer.

Maybe having over 100 of his 2003 Auto's may pay off

I can definitely see them going on the block.

I like the move, always thought M. Brown was a business guy first.

Young line up, a good record right now, future early round picks. This could be something...

I will say that this probably means the end of Ced Benson, as the Bengals can now afford to get the number 1 RB next year.

  Maybe having over 100 of his 2003 Auto's may pay off 

I can definitely see them going on the block.

I like the move, always thought M. Brown was a business guy first.

Young line up, a good record right now, future early round picks.  This could be something...

I will say that this probably means the end of Ced Benson, as the Bengals can now afford to get the number 1 RB next year.

Plus it doesn't hurt that Hue and Brown go way back.
Quite a few are enamored with getting a shot at Trent Richardson - who by many was thought to be better than Mark Ingram.