Tag Archives: Andy Dalton

Bengals simply aren’t there yet

January 6, 2013 – 9:54 am

The epitaph for the 2012 Cincinnati Bengals says something like this. “Succeeded to a point. Gone too soon in 2013.” The Bengals aren’t there yet. This isn’t the place to go blow-by-blow, nor is is the time to dissect the future. That future is still bright. The Bengals have big-time players in place. They didn’t [...]

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The future is right now for the Bengals

January 5, 2013 – 4:18 pm

The Bengals today play in the playoffs for the third time since 2009. The Browns are now looking for their third head coach since then. But these Bengals haven’t won a playoff game yet. Marvin Lewis hasn’t won one yet, going 0-3 in the postseason. It’s been more than 20 years since the franchise won [...]

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So far, numbers add up for Bengals

September 25, 2012 – 6:02 pm

Three weeks into the NFL season, the Bengals offense is putting up numbers. The Bengals rank eighth in the NFL in scoring and eighth in total offense. The passing game ranks fourth so far; the running game 15th. Considering the Bengals rank 30th in points allowed and 29 points in total defense, the offense is [...]

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Road clear for a serious Bengals run

September 23, 2012 – 7:08 pm

Another win for the Bengals, another big day for the offense. With an offense like this, who needs defense? The Bengals set themselves up for a big run by scoring a 38-31 win at Washington, one in which the Bengals scored on the game’s first play, put together a fourth-quarter run that should have sealed [...]

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Diving into the Bengals’ bad and ugly

September 11, 2012 – 1:31 am

BALTIMORE – A few Bengals-related notes and thoughts in the aftermath of the Bengals’ blowout loss to Baltimore in Monday night’s season opener… *The first Marvin Lewis quote points to the gameplan: “We thought we could be effective throwing.” Andy Dalton just missed a few. His receivers didn’t help him on a couple, and he [...]

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Schedule should help Bengals ticket sales

July 18, 2012 – 2:58 pm

The Bengals are putting out press releases about ticket sales. And they’re not giving away anything or begging anybody to buy them. Wednesday morning, the Bengals announced that single-game seats for an October Sunday night game vs. the Steelers and an early December game vs. the Cowboys have sold out. Tickets are still available for [...]

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Bengals OTAs: Thoughts and observations

May 22, 2012 – 6:38 pm

CINCINNATI – Notes, thoughts and observations from the first day of the Bengals’ on-field coaching sessions… **You don’t learn a lot from any May practices (officially organized team activities, or OTAs) since NFL Player’s Association rules mandate that they include no hitting, are limited to 90 minutes and aren’t mandatory for any player. Especially in [...]

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A few random NFL thoughts

May 10, 2012 – 9:45 am

A few random NFL thoughts on the eve of rookie minicamps for Ohio’s teams… *Not sure what to think about Mike Holmgren’s radio tour and the thought that the Browns would have any sort of quarterback competition this spring and summer. Wasn’t Brandon Weeden drafted because he’s going to be the guy to upgrade — [...]

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