We’ll just blame Mike Brown’s ineptitude.

He decided to go into television instead of coming back for the 1998 season, I’m sure that pissed off Mike Brown since Boomer’s run at the end of 1997 season was the one bright spot in the previous five years since he was forced out of town for future HOF David Klingler.

But some teams just don’t retire numbers, look at the Raiders no numbers retired.

Also Kenny Anderson’s 14. I want to say the same about Tim Krumrie’s 69…you’re unlikely to see any of those four numbers on gameday. The only number the Bengals have officially retired in their history is Bob Johnson’s #54.

which is honestly unlikely given individual matchups, although stranger things have happened, no. We lost week 1 on the flukiest play that will happen all season and then won 4 in a row due to determinism. When and if the hangover sets in from winning games in the last minute? Who knows?

I’ll try to field this one. The main difference has been health and depth. The Bengals finally have a healthy front seven (Odom hurt last year, Rivers out with busted jaw) along with key offseason and draft pickups in Tank Johnson and Rey Maualuga. They’re creating pressure where there was none last year. Also, there was probably a benefit from Zimmer spending the entire offseason picking brains about creating pressure.

Can they shut down the passing game? That’s going to be key, though I think it comes from stopping the run first and/or playing with a lead. The Houston O-line is suspect, and any pressure is going to force Schaub into hot reads and dump passing, which negates Andre’s big play ability to some extent. Our corners have been playing well, defending one-on-one, and our game plans have neutralized big #1 receivers every week. I am not so much a homer that I think the bengals shutout probably the best playmaking receiver in football, but he might have only a so-so day. And if the Houston O-line is porous, Slaton can’t run, and Walter and Daniels can only get short, quick catches and routes because Schaub is running for his life, it’ll be a long day for Houston and most likely a Bengals win.

He hasn’t been elite, but he’s been better than what we had, even if he can’t cover. He’s a thumper in the running game, and an intimidating presence for receivers that cross the field into his waiting arms.

Just a beautiful play on the ball. Probably a case of “right place/right time,” but it was something to behold. :)

He flies to the ball and hits like a monster truck… but sometimes there are people between him and the ball, and he abandons his assignment because he sees the ballcarrier and forgets to contain in lieu of chasing down the strange brown ball.

He’s definitely been an asset, though, especially in the running game. I don’t think he sees as many snaps on passing downs, where Keith Rivers, Dhani Jones, and backups like Brandon Johnson and Rashard Jeanty (when healthy) are more experienced.

I’m not looking down on the Who-Dey’s (btw, that has GOT to stop!). I like the Bengals, and have for a long time. My buddy Quan is trying to get me to go up for the game, but that’s damn far. I just found it a little bizzarro to be getting that vibe from them.

Just pride. We finally have a team worth feeling good about. And I stress the word team, because that’s been missing. These guys finally are playing with their heads up and finding ways to win on both sides of the ball, when in past years, they found ways to lose.

Houston is a good team, and whoa be to the team (Bengals or otherwise) that overlooks them. They have talent on both sides of the ball, but just haven’t pulled together as a team yet. In that sense, I look at your team and see many similarities with the Bengals of the past 5 years: all the promise in the world, but you never know what shows up on Sunday.

i was thinking the same thing. I’m not sure why you (Bengals fans) think the Texans will a push over and this is a game your “supposed to dominate/win”. I think you will be in for a surprise on Sunday. And when you lose don’t feel bad about your team b/c “they lost to the Texans” we are better than you think so don’t take it too hard. 24-14 Texans.

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You have it backwords. Dunta has been pretty much terrible this. Reeves is actually able to run with any cb, his problem has always been what happens after the qb throws the ball(doesn’t do a good job of finding the ball). He played great last week.

He has been limited to special teams mostly. Being behind Daniels at TE and Leach at FB isn’t going to net the guy much playing time right now. Most people I think have been hoping to see him get more involved.

on sideline, trying to bring in an innacurate Schaub pass in the AZ game. That is first time I’ve seen him in on offense.

Half of the fans wanted to resign him, the other half wasnt so sure. I was on the side of letting him go. Durring the off season the Bengals offered contracts to Derrick Ward and Cedric Benson. Ward chose the Bucs so the Bengals went with Benson. it really has worked out for the best. Cedric has run really hard, and the offensive line has created holes for him to run. He has suprised us all, he looks like he could be our feature back for the next 2-3 years. Hopeully the Bengals dont give him too many cariies and he breaks down like Rudi Johnson did. But thats in the future. Right now Benson is doing exactly what we need him to do.

He was looking at us.