Bengals Banter: Mid-Viking-Week Edition

by jsl413 on Dec 9, 2009 8:00 AM EST in Notes

It's Vikings week, still! I don't have much commentary this time, so here are some links.

It's Wednesday, so I have some power rankings for you. In ESPN, we stay 5. At CBS, we move to 4. Hooray! We're in the top 13% of teams!
Sadly, Shaun Smith is likely to return to the Bengals to fill the gargantuan void left by DT Domata Peko's absence due to knee surgery, says James Walker. Peko will be back for the Playoffs, whew.
Scott Priestle tells us the deets about Peko's status. He also tells us that Carson is ready for the ridiculous crowd noise at the Metrodome.
He ALSO tells us that Palmer and his wide receivers are out of sync. I agree, but it's interesting to see it from the perspective of a journalist and his access to professional athletes we love.
Joe Reedy was a busy man, and he brings us much news. First, he tells us about the beloved Zimmer and his preparations for the Favres. Good read. His notes for the off-day include talks about penalty problems, Shaun Smith, and the playoffs.

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it's pretty nice to be a "run-first" team

when you have Carson Palmer and Chad Ochocinco to back you up. i love being able to run the football well. it’s been a rubric for success for decades. we need the passing game to be on point this sunday—who knows if we can get comfortable in the run game with Minnesota’s d-line.

by GrooveLeg on Dec 9, 2009 9:15 AM EST reply actions

on a slight tangent, I do a little fantasy football. I just benched Adrian Peterson. Not because I hope he doesn’t have a big game and don’t want to cheer for him (I don’t cheer for guys on my fantasy team), but because he’s playing the Bengals defense and I had Ray Rice on the bench looking at the Lions D. The fact that the Bengals run defense is good enough to make that sound like a good idea gives me a very warm fuzzy.

by indesignkat on Dec 9, 2009 10:05 AM EST reply actions