MNF -- Steelers @ Bengals

**lovefootball** · 09-17-2013, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by AirFlacco

He still out-threw Jen by 30 yds for 280 and 1 TD and the win.

YOu guys should be slamming Big Jen who only generated 10 pts. Dalton generated
20 pts and won.

Big jen has his hands full this year. Constantly worrying who will knock him out of the game. Did you see him rush his offense to the line of scrimmage at the 2 minute warning in the 1st half. I'm thinking he was hit to many times earlier and had no idea what the clock read. Big jen is going to get his bell wrung eventually because of that bad OL.

**CincyCat** · 09-17-2013, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by akashicrecorder

Changing of the guard? Someone please tell me what the Bengals have ever done/won in recent memory...

That said, congrats to CincyCat. Always nice to see the Steelers lose.

Thank you.

**HKusp** · 09-17-2013, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by AirFlacco

He still out-threw Jen by 30 yds for 280 and 1 TD and the win.

YOu guys should be slamming Big Jen who only generated 10 pts. Dalton generated
20 pts and won.

It's a given that Ben is on the decline, whether that be from too many hits absorbed over the years, or Haley not using Ben's talents correctly (where have we seen that before, hmmmmm...) or it's from terrible terrible O-line play by the Steelers, or a combination of all of that, he and that offense is just bad bad bad right now. My big point was after hearing the last couple of years from the media how improved the Bengals are and how they are primed to win the division, I am not impressed by Dalton. I wanted to be, I really have been kind of rooting for the kid, but what I saw last night, and what I have seen from him before leads me to believe he just isn't quite as good as advertised. He has arguably top 5 offensive talent everywhere except RB and that new kid could be top 5 by next year. BGE is no slouch either. Dalton just couldn't make the throws last night that he SHOULD have made.

**Bigfish** · 09-17-2013, 06:39 PM

The Bengals are a talented team and I thought Dalton settled down a little in the second half. I've see enough to feel it's a 2 team race. I don't think Dalton is good enough to carry the team on his back, but he may not have to.

**CincyCat** · 09-17-2013, 06:59 PM

I really think Bernard and Eifert are a blessing and will provide a lot of offense this season. I am pretty happy and have high hopes Andy will settle down.

**AirFlacco** · 09-17-2013, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by lovefootball

Big jen has his hands full this year. Constantly worrying who will knock him out of the game. Did you see him rush his offense to the line of scrimmage at the 2 minute warning in the 1st half. I'm thinking he was hit to many times earlier and had no idea what the clock read. Big jen is going to get his bell wrung eventually because of that bad OL.

Exactly and I said that to a Squeelers fan after the draft. I said you're O-line sucks
bad man and even he agreed and that was before Pouncey went down. I also said it
last night on the thread when a Bengal rusher was mugged with a hammer and a chisel and tripped on the way to Big Jen by an o-lineman-lol.

When Pouncey was injured Harrison said they just lost their best offensive player but that was an obvious rip on Jen-lol.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ensive-player/

**Ravenswintitle** · 09-17-2013, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by CincyCat

I really think Bernard and Eifert are a blessing and will provide a lot of offense this season. I am pretty happy and have high hopes Andy will settle down.

I really think it was just nerves and being on MNF against a legendary franchise that most picked them to beat. The fact that all the passes were overthrown just tells me he was too amped up. Over the course of the year, if he settles in, the weapons are there.

Good luck except for two games this year :)

**CincyCat** · 09-17-2013, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Ravenswintitle

I really think it was just nerves and being on MNF against a legendary franchise that most picked them to beat. The fact that all the passes were overthrown just tells me he was too amped up. Over the course of the year, if he settles in, the weapons are there.

Good luck except for two games this year :)

Thanks man. Andy did admit that being on a national stage against a team that had a 12-2 run here had his adrenaline over jacked. Andy is a pretty good guy and seems to figure things out eventually.

I remember Flacco and his time to get to various levels. I can only hope Dalton will emulate Joe.