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2 minutes ago, Johnnycage46 said:

 

I don't think it's miles apart.  It's like complaining about a funeral getting in the way of your free time (think it but don't say it).

How the Bengals felt about the seeding is a totally different subject that's detached from how they felt about Damar and the Bills that night.

 

To say they're related is to suggest that if they had to do it over again, they'd have insisted on resuming the game that night because if they won, things would be different now.  That incident affected their players and staff too.

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Just now, Billz4ever said:

How the Bengals felt about the seeding is a totally different subject that's detached from how they felt about Damar and the Bills that night.

 

To say they're related is to suggest that if they had to do it over again, they'd have insisted on resuming the game that night.  That incident affected their players and staff too.

 

Ok.  But, maybe they should just keep their mouths shut.

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5 minutes ago, Johnnycage46 said:

 

I agree on most of that.  But by like Wednesday of that week all their players and their coach were bitching about the scenarios.  I get that it affected them negatively but it seemed like a pretty quick turnaround from empathy to self pity.

They certainly had a reason to complain, I’m not gonna hold that against them too much. They continued to show compassion towards Hamlin-one thing doesn’t cancel that out 

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1 minute ago, Ya Digg? said:

They certainly had a reason to complain, I’m not gonna hold that against them too much. They continued to show compassion towards Hamlin-one thing doesn’t cancel that out 

 

Honestly, any normal person would show compassion...not going to give credit for them being human beings.  It's just bad form to B word about the scenarios like a day after the event.  Keep it in house.

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2 minutes ago, Johnnycage46 said:

 

I don't think it's miles apart.  It's like complaining about a funeral getting in the way of your free time (think it but don't say it).

The Bengals do have a right to be upset that this game isn't at a neutral site.  If the NFL is willing to do it for KC vs BUF then they should have done it for CIN vs BUF.  The league was in a tough spot and almost got it right so it was fair to all.  

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Just now, Johnnycage46 said:

 

Ok.  But, maybe they should just keep their mouths shut.

So what have they said, other than being critical of the league's decision for the seeding, that would suggest they're a bunch of phonies regarding the Damar incident?

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1 minute ago, Mark92 said:

The Bengals do have a right to be upset that this game isn't at a neutral site.  If the NFL is willing to do it for KC vs BUF then they should have done it for CIN vs BUF.  The league was in a tough spot and almost got it right so it was fair to all.  

Right. The fair thing to do would’ve been to give KC the bye since they were 14-3. The divisional game this week should’ve been at neutral site and if the Bills win KC comes to us (we overtake the 1 seed assuming we win at the neutral site) and the Bengals goto KC if they beat us since they wouldn’t have been able to get to 14 wins regardless of the outcome of our canceled game. 

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3 minutes ago, Mark92 said:

The Bengals do have a right to be upset that this game isn't at a neutral site.  If the NFL is willing to do it for KC vs BUF then they should have done it for CIN vs BUF.  The league was in a tough spot and almost got it right so it was fair to all.  

 

NFL was willing to do it for BUF/KC, because KC still got a bye week and the "easier" path.  

 

Fwiw, I'm beyond sick of the Bengals shtick.  Really hope the Bills come out Sunday with some demon energy and beat up the Bengals.  They just talk and talk and talk. 

 

Send them home and shut them up. 

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3 minutes ago, Billz4ever said:

So what have they said, other than being critical of the league's decision for the seeding, that would suggest they're a bunch of phonies regarding the Damar incident?

 

Who said they were phony?  I am saying they should maybe have not bitched about the situation publicly.  I am certain that they cared about the incident but they can just leave it at that.  You keep putting words in my mouth to try to prove your point.

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6 minutes ago, Johnnycage46 said:

 

Honestly, any normal person would show compassion...not going to give credit for them being human beings.  It's just bad form to B word about the scenarios like a day after the event.  Keep it in house.

They were being asked about it in interviews, it’s not like they were calling press conferences themselves. Not your style, I get it, but to me you’re trying to make a mountain out of a molehill 

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15 minutes ago, Ya Digg? said:

You can easily flip that around and say that about the bengals. The one spot where they definitely have an advantage is at WR, but  their line is beat up so bad Burrow won’t have the time to take full advantage ofnthem

Allen was sacked, what, 7 times yesterday? Bengals beat up O line probably matches ours

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11 minutes ago, Mark92 said:

The Bengals do have a right to be upset that this game isn't at a neutral site.  If the NFL is willing to do it for KC vs BUF then they should have done it for CIN vs BUF.  The league was in a tough spot and almost got it right so it was fair to all.  

It's a completely different situation. Bills and Bengals played the same number of games. Bills were 13-3 and Bengals 12-4. It's cut and dry. It's like the game was never scheduled.

 

Chiefs and Bills played a different number of games, which is the only reason they have a better winning percentage. The bills didn't have an equal opportunity. The Bengals did. 

 

It's not hard to comprehend.

 

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Just now, Johnnycage46 said:

 

Who said they were phony?  I am saying they should maybe have not bitched about the situation publicly.  I am certain that they cared about the incident but they can just leave it at that.  You keep putting words in my mouth to try to prove your point.

And why should they not complain? They have legit gripes that even Bills fans can acknowledge. They are completely separate issues, but you keep trying to combine their beef with the league with their feelings about Damar and the Bills.

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15 minutes ago, dma0034 said:

I think the Bills and Bengals fell victim to looking ahead last week because they were playing against backup QBs. Forunately for both they were able to win after a tough battle with a division rival.

The Bills went up 17-0 and perhaps got complacent? Momentum turned and Bills struggled to get it back...but they did.

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2 minutes ago, Pokebball said:

Allen was sacked, what, 7 times yesterday? Bengals beat up O line probably matches ours

 

Yea... not going to equate these two things.

 

Burrow/Bengals would've had the same opps we had to utterly obliterate the Dolphins, but in the process Burrow would've left the game bloodied.  Dolphins played that game one way, and it was focused on hitting the QB with a Defensive Line that is quantum leaps beyond what the Ravens have. 

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1 minute ago, Pokebball said:

The Bills went up 17-0 and perhaps got complacent? Momentum turned and Bills struggled to get it back...but they did.

 

That's exactly what I thought happened. I think the Bills thought they'd go in and get up by 3/4 scores and figured the Dophins would pack it in. Allen missed a wide open Knox to go up 21-0 and suddenly it was tied at 17.

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- IMO, the top story all week will be the state of the Bengals offensive line. Right now, it Cincinnati could be down three starters, including both tackles. 

 

- The Ravens defense is great but even so, the Bengals could not run and their pass protection was poor. 

 

- On their first possession of the second half Bengals scored a TD (and added a two point conversion) to go up 17-10.

 

- This was their first possession after LT Jonah Williams got hurt. They drove 83 yards for the score. 

 

- However, after that possession, the Bengals went:

  • 3 plays, 8 yards
  • 6 plays, 13 yards
  • 3 plays, -1 yard

Three possessions is a VERY small sample size but if it were the Bills, most would find it disconcerting. 

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