Preview: Ravens @ Bengals
With the Bengals playing a win-and-you’re-in game against the Ravens, I am impressed with the front office’s BOGO promotion to try to sell out the stadium for the second time this year. Say what you...
View ArticleHelp The Playoffs Party Pooper
Tuesday morning, as you stand around the proverbial water cooler and discuss the Bengals making the playoffs for the third time in seven years, “that guy” will be squawking at his loudest to make sure...
View ArticleRavens Illustrate Flaws In Bengals’ Game
As I watched the Ravens and the Bengals on Sunday, I saw two teams that looked more similar than different. In what was supposed to be the first of a couple of rebuilding years for the Bengals, that...
View ArticlePostseason Preview: Bengals @ Texans
Welcome to the playoffs, WhoDeyFans! The good guys are back for another shot at ending the dry spell of playoff victories. With the number of bad streaks this team has snapped this year, I am excited...
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Random Offseason Thoughts
After a weekend filled with football, family and more football, it’s time for me to catch up with the rest of my WDF mates and post a few thoughts as the Bengals begin the offseason. Because it’s...
View ArticleGrading Units
Now that 2011 is officially in the books, let’s compare notes on the various personnel groups did over the season. Some brought a lot of value, and a some were not as good as they needed to be. Here is...
View ArticlePosition Review: Quarterback
In order for us to develop informed opinions about who the Bengals ought to pursue in free agency in March and in the draft in April, we need to look through each position and evaluate its performance...
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Position Review: Wide Receiver
The Bengals keep six receivers. With Jordan Shipley and Andre Caldwell ending the season on IR, we have eight names to sort through as we evaluate the wide receiver position. As a whole, the wide...
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Position Review: Running Back
I was going to review tight ends next. But when I saw Nate’s post considering the possibility that Trent Richardson could slip to the Bengals at #17, I had to switch gears. Coming into the season,...
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Position Review: Tight End
Is it me, or do the Bengals just seem lost when it comes to the concept of the tight end? Every year the defense struggles to cover them. And despite producing one of the first great TEs of the modern...
View ArticlePosition Review: Linebackers
I was trying to think of the last time I felt really good about the group of linebackers that the Bengals had. Boy, it’s been a while. This year’s crew was as good as they’ve been in a while, but I’m...
View ArticlePosition Review: Cornerback
With the Bengals losing Johnathan Joseph in free agency and Adam Jones beginning the season on the PUP list, the corners were looking like a major concern going into the season. The front office...
View ArticlePosition Review: Safeties
Much like the CBs, the safety position needed and received some retooling in the brief offseason. Starters Nelson and Crocker returned, and the Bengals got back Gibril Wilson after he spent 2010 on IR....
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Rookie Of The Year: Dalton Or Newton?
On Saturday, the NFL will pass out its awards for the 2011 season, including Rookie Of The Year. While the Bengals have two legitimate candidates for the award, we all know that they will get very...
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