I was just thinking, maybe, if we’re going to go with a quarterback who gets so few reps in a given week of practice, it might behoove us to, then, play the receivers who he gets those precious reps with and not the first stringers, who he never throws to. I know at least Jerome Simpson and Glenn Holt were active for today’s game- not sure about Caldwell. I actually saw Simpson on the field for that pathetic two-point attempt, lined up wide to Fitzpatrick’s left. We couldn’t throw a jumpball to Simpson with his leaping ability and big, soft hands there?

I don’t expect- no one does, a backup QB to set the world on fire but I do expect him not to launch a floater down the middle a good ten feet over Reggie Kelly’s head. I do expect him not to stumble every other time he drops back. Likewise, I expect a professional center not to turn his QB into the fox with the grapes by constantly sending shotgun snaps over his head. I expect that professional center to hold his own in the middle at least every once in a while. I expect our center not to be the poster child for why they banned canning the center by noseguards a while back. I expect a competent offensive coordinator to take his stymied number one receiver and move him around the formation, to implement plays designed to get him involved- bubble screens, end arounds, to work around the o-line lack of middle push with delays draws and screens. I expect an adequate head coach not to be out of timeouts before the fourth quarter even starts and to hold the others mentioned accountable for living up to the expectations of them.

I expect the first overall pick in the ’09 draft.

Marvin Lewis could begin his Bengals career with the number one overall pick and end it with the number one overall pick. It’s amazing how far the franchise has fallen since the zenith of 2005. Good teams find ways to win games like this, as opposed to invent ways to let a pathetic opponent win in your own house. How can a team go from taking the champs to OT and then losing to the sad-sack Cleveland Browns AT HOME while keeping their best weapon to 79 yards on 25 carries? A team with no mental toughness. Horrible.

If Palmer had played we beat the browns by 3 touchdowns

i spent the money for the Sunday Ticket, because i dont get to watch the Bengals games where i live. My buddy is a Cowboys fan so we watch all the Cowboys games as well. Every Week we suffer watching the Bengals with their lack of leadership and confidence, suffer watching Marvin’s inability to motivate the players and to show any kind of emotions on the side line. How many games have we seen where we dont have the correct personel on the field, or the play called in on time, or wasted time outs? We watch Bratkowski keep Chad in as the X Reciever and never move him around at all. We sit there every sunday before the game and wonder why Pat Sims is inactive, Why Caldwell is inactive, why Simpson dosnt get on the field. We watch the game and wonder Where is Kenny Watson? DeDe Dorsey? Why is Orien Harris playing soo much?
And then the Bengals lose the game…after mental mistakes, missed plays, dumb penalties, predictable play calling, and just being a flat out bad team week in and week out….
Then we watch the Cowboys games. Yes they did lose this week but im sure we would love it if the Bengals were 3-1. We watch as they Throw the ball down the field, move T.O. around before the snap, actually get pressure on the QB, Block for thier own running and passing game, and use their draft picks! actually get them playing time! We watch the Cowboys manage the clock and work the middle of the field. We see them ooze confidence, and if they arent winning… they fix their gameplans. and you know what? they Win! actually win games…
How can i watch next weeks game with my best friend? We dont stand a chance. I expect to lose by at least 21…at least

FIRE MARVIN!!!

FIRE MARVIN!!!

FIRE MARVIN!!!

FIRE MARVIN!!!

I’d take Cowher or Johnson in a heartbeat but neither would touch this Mike Brown-infested situation with a ten-foot pole.