January 3, 2021
Well, it’s officially a new year. There’s always a special feeling that comes this time of year, and, in my opinion, it’s one of the best things we experience as humans: hope. No matter what the previous year was like, there’s always the feeling that the next one could be better. When you want it…
December 27, 2020
Well, last week was fun. Four days before Christmas, during a season of disappointment and frustration, the Bengals delivered fans the sweetest gift of all: a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. No one saw it coming. Not the ESPN analysts who unanimously selected Pittsburgh to win. Nor most Bengals fans. I certainly didn’t. There was…
Good morning, ‘Cats fans. It’s been another tough weekend, and no one knows where to go from here. We’re in uncharted waters. Let’s talk about it. Here’s your weekend recap and Sunday preview. Kentucky MBB is 1-6. It’s the Cats’ worst record since 1911, and that’s all that can really be said. If you missed…
December 20, 2020
In case you missed it, last week I talked about how important it was for Zac Taylor and Cincinnati to show some offensive spark against the worst defense in the NFL. Basically, the Bengals did the exact opposite of inspiring any kind of confidence. There were three consecutive fumbles, one that would’ve made Mark Sanchez…
December 13, 2020
Sometimes the most obvious things can be the hardest to see. For instance, the arrow in the FedEx logo: It’s supposed to be a subliminal message that speaks to the company’s precision and delivery speed. I think it was first shown to me on a family trip to North Carolina many years ago. One of…
November 29, 2020
Dissatisfaction is nothing new to Bengals fans, who have unwaveringly supported an organization that lost two Super Bowls in the 80s, experienced a decade of futility in the 90s, then finally strung together seven playoff appearances in the 2000s, only to come up short every time. Joe Montana’s drive, Carson Palmer’s knee, Jeremy Hill’s fumble.…
November 22, 2020
Well, Week 10 wasn’t fun. As a fan, I don’t like late afternoon games. It reminds me of daylight savings time. I get so used to emotionally investing in 1 p.m. games, since that’s when Cincinnati usually plays, that when they play at 4:25, it feels like I’m in some weird, exhausting twilight zone. Last…
November 15, 2020
The Bengals are back from their bye week, playing in Pittsburgh this morning as they prepare for a tough divisional matchup against the undefeated Steelers. In the past five years, splitting the Steel Curtain has been mission impossible for Cincinnati. Pittsburgh has taken ten straight, but rookie sensation Joe Burrow looks to buck that trend…
November 1, 2020
It’s a quasi-Battle of the Bluegrass today, as Kentucky’s two geographically closest NFL teams collide in several hours. The 5-1 Tennessee Titans have made their way up to Cincinnati to face the 1-5-1 Bengals in Paul Brown Stadium. Derrick Henry and company are coming off their first loss of the season after missing a game-tying…
October 18, 2020
When the Cincinnati Bengals made wide receiver AJ Green the fourth pick of the 2011 NFL Draft, I was 13-years-old. Quite quickly, he became my favorite player. He had it all… the eye-popping physical ability, the quiet confidence and determined demeanor, the elite production; five straight 1,000 receiving yard seasons, seven consecutive Pro Bowl appearances,…