CJ says welcome back Chickster; the Ochocinco iPhone app

by Kirkendall on Oct 23, 2009 10:00 AM EDT in Analysis Comment 8 comments

First things, first. Former Dayton Daily News beat writer Chick Ludwig has resurfaced with the Cincinnati Enquirer as a blogger for the Bengals. Ludwig has always been a favorite of CJ for his willingness to opine a subject, as well as ask, sometimes repeatedly, questions that might not be the most popular questions with head coach Marvin Lewis. CJ gives a hearty re-welcoming for The Chickster.

Chad Ochocinco has an iPhone app you can use for $4.99. Do you even need to take a guess on what his app is about? The proceeds will go, in part, to paying the $10,000 find Chad was handed after wearing a black chin strap against the Texans.

Mike Zimmer doesn't think the defense is very good because of a combination of missed tackles and plays that go longer than 20 yards (which the Bengals have given up more than any other NFL team).

Andre Smith finally got in some contact work on Thursday.

Roy Williams is struggling to recover from his forearm injury he suffered earlier in the year.

“My arm is sore. I’m on a day by day basis as far as what happens,” Williams said.

When asked if the arm could feel pain free as quickly as tomorrow, he said: “I don’t know. I haven’t woke up yet without hurting. I wish it was that easy. When I come back, I’ll be playing with pain.”

Jay Cutler, John Erardi writes, is the key for the Bears, mostly because of injuries on defense.

James Walker has the interesting note of the day. Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has rushed for 323 yards in two games against the AFC North. In the other four games against the NFC, Peterson has rushed for 301 yards.

Rey Maualuga is 14th in Scout.com's NFL Rookie Ranking.

Do you think Palmer was onto something about the violent hits in the NFL eventually leading to a death on the football field? The NFL is upping the ante.

Is this weekend's game between the Patriots and Buccaneers in London why the NFL is losing international buzz?

0 recs | Comment 8 comments | Share

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

zimmers d

ok, the bengals lead the league in giving up the long ball, not shocking. when you commit to an all out blitz and don’t get the qb, someone will be open down field.

the problem facing zimmer now, the loss of odom. if his D no longer can put heavy pressure on qbs, the long plays against the bengals D will increase.

this weekend’s game will be huge for what zimmer can and can’t do the rest of 2009. if the bears bomb the bengals, the all out blitz in cincy is shelved for 2009. ignoring the problem could become situational absurdity that unravels Cincy’s season otherwise.

by palewook on Oct 23, 2009 10:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

agree'd.

if we lose this weekend, 50% of the fans will pretty much hang it up so there’s a slim chance the team keeps its head up enough to win 6-7 more games.

i’m not saying it’s impossible to make the playoffs if we lose to the bears, but it’s pretty unlikely given our history as well as the others’ in our division.

by GrooveLeg on Oct 23, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Knox/Hester

Between the Knox and Hester, in the return game, 3 things are guaranteed:
Guarantee #1: There will be 1 return/ridiculous catch for a TD (probably 2 TDs)
Guarantee #2: Knox will avg. 30 yds a return, Hester will avg. 15-20 yds a return
Guarantee #3: Expect the Bears to always have good field position.

The longer that Huber kicks it, the more space they’ll have to run, and that never bodes well for our punt/kick coverage teams which are generally AWFUL.

by Yaccub Fleishcman on Oct 23, 2009 11:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

So what are the odds that Timzilla buys the Ochocinco app?

by CincyMike56 on Oct 23, 2009 12:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hmmmmmmmmm.

“For $4.99, Ochocinco fans can follow his daily exploits in photos, videos and tweets. They can ask his advice on dating or anything else …”

His advice on dating? Hey, I’ll save all you guys the $4.99; here’s his advice on dating …. "be an hour late picking her up, don’t apologize … then take her to a restaurant you like, and permit her to order only stuff you like, and talk only about you (with your mouth full) … … then take her to see a flick you’d like to see, and talk about you during the movie … … then take her back to your place, and show her countless photo albums of you … … then try to Austin Powers her into bed by wearing your silk HOF Hugh Hefner jammies, and showing her the giant velvet picture of you hanging over the headboard … … while getting her drunk on your favorite wine, as the audio of your Youstream posts are piped through the sound system. And oh, yeah, inform her that all the “Child, Pleases” you said during the date were code words for F-you, B."

The best chicks dig a Ocho Night like that. See, I take care of you guys … just saved ya’ll $4.99.

by Timzilla on Oct 24, 2009 5:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs