Gene Collier of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette is a wuss. In his recent article about the Bengals and Steelers matchup he cries for a whole page about how Crockers KO of Holmes should draw a fine. (Quote below)

"Crocker rammed into Holmes 20 yards from the goal line at Heinz Field's open end, using the exact technique the National Football League swears it detests, full speed helmet-to-helmet, with evident malice. Though he didn't launch himself, which was the only reason Holmes was able to leave the field in any kind wobbly vertical attitude, Crocker should be scolded, fined and made to watch a continuous loop of the Bengals offense until he weeps."

It's football Gene. maybe you should write about interpretive dance or something if you can't stomach a good hit. For those of you that love the hits, here is the video.




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The Good:
Lets talk about Chris. The Journey man Chris Crocker last night became one of my favorite Bengals. Coming off the bench to fill in for the injured Bengals secondary he led the team in tackles with 7. None better than the hit he laid on Santonio Holmes. (All 3 of his children and all 3 of their mothers held their breath after that hit.) I don't celebrate player injuries like the ignorant Steeler fans, so I am glad he got up. But I would be lying if i didn't admit to laughing at watching him try and stand up like a new born deer just realizing he has legs.

The Bad:
Lets talk about Punters. Kyle Larson the below average Bengals punter leads the league with 70 punts. His average is an abysmal 39.7 yds a punt. (The NFL leader has an average 10 yds higher) In the game last night two of his punts went for 30 and 33 yds. Both led to Steeler points. Each week this season our punter has been putting our defense into terrible situations to try and defend. Like I mentioned in a previous article there are many more punters than jobs in the NFL. I think it is time to make a change at this position.

Glenn Holt. You gotta catch the ball man.

The Ugly:
Same story different week. Soul Patch Bratkowski can not be here next year. I know Mike Brown does not follow conventional wisdom but he has to cut ties with this idiot. The Bengals are constantly put in 3rd and unmanageable situations because of poorly timed up the gut runs, passes only to the line of scrimmage. It has become a joke. I am not sure what more can even be said.

WhoDey


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               Cincinnati                                           Pittsburgh

With the upcoming big games for Cincinnati this week (Steelers Vs. Bengals on Thursday & Bearcats Vs. Panthers on Sat) I thought I would compare Cincinnati to Pittsburgh. Below are my results.

First and foremost, I am glad we do not have this

or this

Iron City (Pitt) Vs. Christian Moerlein (Cin)
Iron City: "Drank this during the first period of game 7 of the Stanley Cup at a hotel in Pittsburgh. Iron City is just a poor excuse for a beer. Even ice cold, it doesn't taste very good. After a long drive you'd think anything would hit the spot but this stuff didn't. No hiss and an almost flat taste. Even whipping it down quick, the swill still sucked. A friend of mine once said Pittsburgh looks better through the bottom of an empty Iron City bottle - I hope he just dumped the beer" link

CM: "Rich malt aroma on the nose and palate and a great hop flavor integrated with the malt. A really well-balanced beer with great drinkability. A little citrus note on the finish with firm hop flavor and this one becomes one of my fav's.
This beer is a slam-dunk, especially on draft." link


Cincinnati Style Chili Vs. Heinz Ketchup
While I will admit Cincinnati Style Chili is an acquired taste, once it is acquired you are hooked. Native Cincinnatians can be found frequenting the local restaurants at least once a week to get their fix.

Pittsburgh offers up ketchup. Exciting. While Cincinnati throws around a whole different style of food that people crave, Pitt comes in with a condiment that is an after thought.


Mount Washington Vs Mt Adams
Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh is a scenic area where visitors can take a box up the side of the Mountain and see some trees. Then they can eat at a crappy restaurant on the top of the hill.

Mt. Adams in Cincinnati can be traversed by car, foot or bike. Once at the top visitors can choose from several different restaurants serving some of the finest food in Cincinnati. After that they can hit one of the many bars and spend the night with the good people of the Nati.

Famous People:
Pitt:
Christina Aguilera - Famous for a song about Pittsburgh titled "Dirty"
Charles Bronson - undeniable badass
Ted Danson - Of Cheers fame and nothing else
Fred Rogers - Hated Pittsburgh so much had to create an alternate reality world of freaky looking puppets and weird castles.


Cin:
Henry Heimlich - Of the Heimlich maneuver, keeping Steeler fans alive when choking on uncooked hot dogs and whole pizzas.
George Clooney - Great actor making the jump from TV to movies.
Carmen Electra - Eye Candy
Woody Harrelson - Badass in movies like Natural Born killers




In conclusion, it is easy to see Cincinnati has better people, places, food and beer. I now understand why it seems Steeler fans are everywhere. As soon as people can they leave that shit hole of a city, they do.


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I have encountered many Bengals fans over the years whose ignorance has made me wonder how dumb some people can be. All of that has been eclipsed by the moron I had a conversation with on Sunday at the Bengals Eagles game. Like me and most of Bengal nation, this guy was angry at Mike Brown. However, his reason for being so angry was because Mike Brown has been making terrible play calls during the game. I tried to explain to this drunk hillbilly that Mike Brown does not ever make play calls for the game and he screamed (or hollard) at me that I obviously don't understand football and I shouldn't call myself a Bengal fan.


I know some people don't get it, but this guy takes not getting it to a new level.

Here is a little lesson. The guy pictured above is the enemy. I am baffled that this guy is still getting a paycheck. It is kind of like an employee at McDonald's deciding they are only going to server cheeseburgers. Sometimes when the customer orders a cheeseburger they look like they are doing a good job. But the majority of the time when someone just wants some damn McNuggets, this guy is doing a terrible job. Bob (soul patch) Bratkowski is the same as that McDonald's employee. There is not a lot of logic behind his play calls. When they string a couple decent plays in a row it looks like he knows what he is doing. When he calls running plays against the team who is stuffing the run all day on 3rd and 6, he is a moron.

2005 was a a fluke year. The O Line and offensive players were so talented, Bob got away with calling just about any play he wanted. This has allowed him to keep his job. Bob is a huge problem with the Bengals right now and should be step #2 in improving this team. (Step 1 is obviously to hire a GM)

I hate as much as anyone what Mike Brown has done to the Bengals. However, I am going to go ahead and give him a pass on the offensive play calling. I understand that is out of the realm of what he does on his Sunday's. Now, if he keeps soul patch past this season, then he is just as much to blame.

Side Note: The defense played another solid game. They are pressuring the QB and the secondary is ball hawking. To bad the O can only muster 13 points in 75 minutes. TJ was the bright spot on offense. He caught everything near him and had a great day.

WhoDey


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What a dumb fight song. Of course Eagles fly, they are birds. You are cheering for something doing what it is supposed to. Not only that, you get the oldest guys in Philly to sing the song.

On to the Matchups:

Coach:
The Bengals are facing another very large man in Andy Reid. He has been a fairly successful coach in the NFL but has been faced with many off the field issues from his two sons Britt and Garrett Reid. Both are currently in jail for drug related offenses. Marvin may have used this to his advantage and had Slim pick their brains when they shared a cell. Marvin Lewis is always two steps ahead.
Edge: Bengals

Quarterback:
Donovan McNabb is money. He is famous for two things, Chunky Soup and puking in the Super Bowl. (Anyone can puke in a toilet bowl, Donovan pukes in the freaking Super Bowl). I once again can not make a case for Crazy Legs Fitzpatrick, only that he is still really smart.
Edge: Eagles

Wide Receivers:
Chad Ocho Cinco is currently being praised by local media for "Good Behavior". This basically means that he is not running his mouth and acting like a normal human. Most people are on "Good Behavior" every day and they never get praised for it. (D-MO and MR. ShowBiz, thanks for your "Good Behavior"). However, they crazy stylings of Reggie Brown and the new great white hope Kevin Curtis can not hold Chad, Tj and Slims jock straps.
Edge: Bengals

Running Back:
Brian Westbrook might be the best running back in the NFL. He is great at finding holes and tough yards, and is also a stud at catching passes. Cedric Benson is definitely an upgrade for the WhoDey but not the caliber of Westbrook.
Edge: Eagles



I see the WhoDey pestering McNabb and stopping Westbrook. One bad turnover by the Eagles leads to the Bengals second straight win. For the doubters, I point out, the Bengals have not lost in three weeks (Sunday).

Bengals 24 Eagles 21

WhoDey


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Bye week is over football is back. I was just in Philadelphia last weekend and from what I saw and what I remember from the Tom Hanks movie is that about 90% of the people in Philly have the HIV. Sad.


All I have to say is you better watch out for the Eagles fan. These are some of the nastiest fans on the planet. If the Eagles were a soccer team, I think people would be getting trampled every Sunday. These A-Holes even throw snowballs at Santa Claus.

Here is what you need to watch out for. First, they lure you in with a good party:

Then the dress up as birds and super heroes and hillbillies:

Then they get angry and begin yelling and hurling insults:

Then you get punched in the face:

Lastly, they leave a huge mess for you to clean up.

No thanks Iggles fan, please stay in the dump of brotherly love.




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Our good friends at WhoDeyRevolution have advanced to step 2 of their plot to disrupt Mike Brown's reign over the lowly Cincinnati Bengals.

WDR has purchased four billboards around Cincinnati, asking that the Bengals finally hire a real General Manger.

They are asking for you to donate $18 using Paypal - or $1 for each year of Mike Brown's ownership of the team. "Just think how much of your money Mike Brown has buried in a tin can in his backyard (he doesn't trust those new fancy "banks") and contribute to a cause that is working to take back our team."


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With no Bengals game this weekend I thought I would take this opportunity to showcase a Bengals fan. We have a blast laughing at all of the other losers who choose to root for teams that are not the Bengals, lets try laughing at ourselves.

Meet Travis, he seems like a normal enough guy. That is until Bengals games come along, then he turns into a crazed cat loving, sponge bob pants wearing, ice cream eating fool.

(click the picture to see his whole album)




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Well, the Bengals broke into the W column in only the ninth week of the season. All of the fans that were rooting for an 0 and 16 are a little sad this morning. 0 and 16 would be terrible for a team that has a lot of trouble evaluating talent. The Bengals would be spending a ton of money on a roll of the dice. No thanks, I will take the first win of the season by saying it feels a lot better on Monday morning with a W instead of an L.

What I liked:
I hate giving praise because I really want the guy gone but Big Bob (Soul Patch) called a good game on Sunday. The pass opened up the run and the Bengals were able to eat up clock and yds. Cedric Benson fought for yds and made some things happen when the holes were closed. Slim was running good routes and drew double coverage on several key plays that opened up Chad and TJ. Chris Perry was used as another option in the offensive passing game and showed how good his hands are when not a feature back.

The game ball however goes to the D. They played very good and held the one two punch of the Jacksonville running game to around 50 total yds. I took mental note to call out Leon Hall. He was blanketing the wide receivers he was covering and had many pass breakups. Solid play up front pressuring the QB made it easier work for the corners, all around good game by the Defense.



What I didn't like:
This is pretty easy, first, I love what Zimmer has done with the D. On that last drive however, you need to have a sack and call some plays with some pressure. The Jags moved the ball way to easy on a potential game tying drive.

Kyle Larson, pack your bags fella. 30 yard punts do not keep you in the NFL very long. There are something like 55 punters graduating a year from college football programs that would love to improve on your 34 yd punts. Way to keep your teams backs against the wall. I saw you on the sidelines practicing your holds for Ginger, maybe you should kick a few more pigskins into the net?

WhoDey


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