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All you have to do is let it rest yourself. There's a lot that plays out in a season. Fortune is fickle. I think you're creating a somewhat false dichotomy. Hardly anyone disagrees that the defense needed a major overhaul. I would add that the scheme needs to add new wrinkles, which I am hopeful is part of the plan. None of that touches on Beane's team building strategy. For those of us who think he doesn't value WR enough, that perdures. Folks have already pointed out the weakness in the offense that shows up with greater scrutiny. I don't think it's just a matter of chance and adequate players who just happen to not make clutch plays when it matters most. Many are serene, regardless. My bottom line to you: McDermott has had plenty of investment in both the draft and FA on his side of the ball. He needs to show up not just in the wild card round, and once in a while in the divisional round, and hardly at all in the rare conference championship game. You want to preach complementary football? Fantastic. Whatever inevitable growing pains integrating rookies into the system show up early, the wisdom of Beane's plan will be judged by how it plays out late.

Don't know if you don't try

Didn't know Cleveland swung that way…

Weird because the Today show is on NBC

Very sad

I think we are going to be a bit disappointed the first half of the season with the defence. No Hoecht/Larry, rookie corner and rookie rotational defensive tackles. I think it's going to take a bit of time for them to gel- I hope I'm wrong lol cause I'm tired of seeing the D getting gashed

Would be nice to stomp the Bungles week one. Sack Burrow and cry baby Chase.

Don't they have Starks and Hamilton as the presumed starters? Unless they were planning on mixing in 3 safeties a lot on passing downs

Starting to sound more and more likely that it's going to be Bills and Bengals on SNF in Week 1 I would have much preferred the finale Home Opener at Highmark to be a traditional 1pm kickoff but it is what it is I guess (Bring on the eyerolls and the replies to stop complaining!)

Id love to play Bengals week 1. They always suck to start the year.

I like my narrative better

From what I can find, CBS has told the Buffalo affiliate to remove all mention of Allen supposedly being on. Weird Sadly true...😭

Good point. I think it's more the week 1s they really struggle. Lost to the pats at home last year, and got blown by Cleveland the year before. I believe they are 1-5 in week 1 games under Zac Taylor

He’s just not into you

There is some myth to this … Bengals should have beat the Chiefs at Arrowhead in Week 2 last season, but ended up losing 26-25 on a last second FG after a “Chiefsy” call to keep the drive alive with a pass interference call on 4th down,,.

Maybe it’s not his decision.

I stated he is better than Hamlin. That was with the assumption that he would be the 3rd safety behind Rapp and Bishop as starters. And if he does outplay Hamlin and slot ahead of him in the depth chart, that means he is good enough to at least fill in as a starter, just like Hamlin did. But I think we are all hoping that Bishop is the starter. It would be disappointing if he isn't. He should start even if he needs to pass through some growing pains.

Ask David Hogg. Who I have no doubt following his Maher appearance on Friday - the woke forces within the DNC were ****ed and want him gone. You aren’t allowed to say that stuff he did out loud. I disagree with btw about what young men want and should do.

And some fall for “appeal to authority” so much that it borders on worship. A good example is when Maggie Gyllenhaal gets cast as an attractive woman. Well if Hollywood says so……