Keith Rivers Calls Sunday's Game Against Baltimore A "Must-Win"

by Josh Kirkendall on Sep 17, 2010 2:06 PM EDT in Analysis

We're trying really hard not to call Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens a must-win. I mean, that would be ridiculous right? Sure, the team needs to win, battling against falling into an early hole underneath the Ravens; especially important considering the team is running through the gauntlet of division champions last year, including a tough AFC East division. Still, with only one game played and 15 more to go, calling Sunday's game a must-win is a bit melodramatic.

Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers went on 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore, talking about Sunday's game, calling it a must-win (in the sense it's a division opponent):

“It’s definitely a must-win. Every game’s a must-win, but even moreso just for the fact that it is a division game and it is a home game.”

When asked about the biggest problems by the defense against New England, Rivers said:

“Really the biggest thing is just the tackling. You miss tackles and you get extra yardage and that kind of culminates to a bad game. We’ve just got to shore up our tackling and make sure everybody’s getting to the ball.”

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yes, the tackling in the opener was bad

i wanna love keith rivers as much as the next bengals fan. but damn he needs to rock someone. absolutely make a name for himself at some point this season. he’s just not the type of LB that anyone fears.

and when most people outside of cincy think of rivers they only see this mental image:

"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl

by palewook on Sep 17, 2010 2:57 PM EDT reply actions

When we play the Steelers this season it would be nice for Rivers to get a revenge shot on Ward.

I’d love to see that stupid smile wiped off his face.

"Before I write I let my mind go blind and let the Lord do His thing. " -Tupac Shakur

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it looks like work." -Thomas Edison

by sexsalad on Sep 17, 2010 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions

if he clothes-lined ward the way fulcher rocked bubby, i’d support it. its cheap. but i still love fulcher for it.

"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl

by palewook on Sep 18, 2010 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

It truely disgusted me

that someone didn’t make the attempt in the second game last year. Whatever happened to sticking up for your teammates. Those on here old enough to remember; remember the Steelers lineman hanging on to Kenny Andersons facemask? How many plays did that lineman play in the next game before he was injured? You just can’t allow an opposing player to take that blatant of a cheap shot (although legal for the offense) on one of your teammates and not respond. For anyone that is willing to argue that it wasn’t cheap I’ll say this …. he had every opportunity and should have been taught his entire football career to hit him square in the chest. Instead he went into the upper shoulder pads and helmet and then, I think the picture clearly shows, taunted him afterwords. Anyone remember his response? ~ I could have taken out one of his legs and possibly ended his career – that would have been cheap~

by GrizzlyRider on Sep 18, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions

I totally agree

by WHYUS!! on Sep 18, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree.

The only small bit of revenge we got was when somebody (maybe Crocker?) smacked the shit out of Santonio Holmes in the second game.

Still not as good as hitting Ward but it was a little bit of revenge.

Here are the people I would see getting that shot in, given the chance…
1. Maualuga- Just a really physical player, he’ll whack anybody if the opportunity arises.
2. Roy Williams- Hard hitter, veteran who should understand stuff like that.
3. Rivers- He’s gotta be bitter about that, right?
4. Crocker- Hard hitter, has shown that he understands the whole “get revenge” thing.

If these guys don’t get the opportunity to jack Ward up, I’m afraid it may not happen.

"Before I write I let my mind go blind and let the Lord do His thing. " -Tupac Shakur

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it looks like work." -Thomas Edison

by sexsalad on Sep 18, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions