Week 8 Bengal Preview:Dunn saids "Must Win"

Well it is week 8 for our beloved Cincinnati Bengals who host the Miami Dolphins. With the Bengals being 2-4, 3 games back of the Steelers and the Ravens, this is definitely a must win situation for the Cincinnati Bengals. To be honest with the schedule they have, to even have a chance to be a playoff contender they have to win 3 of the next 4 games, games that consist of this weeks Dolphins, next week Steelers on a national stage, then the always dangerous Colts, then the up and down Bills. This is a stretch where I think the Bengals are definitely capable of winning 3 of these 4 game with 3 of them being home games, but that mean they have to win against the Steeler, or the Colts, The fan side of me say that the Bengals can win all 4 of these games, the wannabe anaylst of me says, it can't be done and it won't be done. As far as week 8 goes, it's going to be an interesting week and a offensive game in my opinion. This game could be a lot like last week minus a couple touchdown each way, it pretty clear to me that this defense is not the defense of last year, you couldn't help but think this defensive unit would be as good as last year when they finish 4th. They were a young defensive unit, that got a year older, another year of experience, but this year they are currently ranked 20th. The Miami offense is a offense that sits in the middle of every offensive category in the league, but when you consider the fact they have a lot of talent on offense and they've had a tough schedule so far this year with 3 loss all coming from division leaders(Jets, Patriots(T1st), and Steelers) this offense can be very explosive especially up against a very down and vulnerable defensive like the Bengals, not to mention they're really banged up as well. Out of all the Corner backs on the 53 man roster, Brandon Ghee is the only healthy corner back, Hall has a bad hammy, John Joesph has a bum ankles, Morgan Trent has a bad knee, we all know Pacman Jones is on the shelf for the rest of the year, Ndukwe and Williams is both hurt, and Keith Rivers will see a limited amount of snaps due to a knee problem, his back up Brandon Johnson also has a bad knee. All this spells a scary game for the Bengals defense, with the good running game of the Dolphins and the fact that Chad Henne is really hot right now, this defense is in a lot of trouble. As far as offensively, you like to think the Bengals are starting to find their mo-jo but the inconsistency makes you second guess that thought. I see the Bengals offense having another good game, no not a repeat of the explosion that we witness last week, but they will go blow for blow with the Dolphins. The Cincinnati Bengals will be able to run and pass against the Dolphins defensive, but it all going to be in the hands of the offensive line which has been very shaky and inconsistent week in and week out. One man that will for sure give them problem is Cameron Wake. This up and coming star has 6 sacks already and even though the Bengals pass protection last week was very good, they are still a team who is not good at pass blocking, Wake is a guy that's a hybrid DL/OLB, Bengals fans let's just hope he don't line up over Andre Smith. With the ailing hip of Carson Palmer, and the pass protect problems the Bengals have expect to see Cedric Benson who is averaging about 21 carries a game get the ball about 30 times, if the game is going in a way that the Bengals don't have to pass. If the Bengals are able to keep Carson protected, the pass game will definitely help, with Owens playing well, and the hot play of Jordan Shipley, not mention Jermaine Gresham, and sprinkle a little Chad in there, it could really open up the run game for Benson. For the Dolphins to win and if I was calling the D , I see them doing a lot of blitzing and testing that O-line, putting pressure on Palmer every time he drop back and forcing him into making mistakes. For the Dolphins to win offensively, Marshall will not be the man, if and when they pass the dangerous guy will be Devon Bess, and his slot abilities, with Pacman out the Bengals have no body that can keep up with the 'Wes Welker' like skill set of this guy. Be that as it may, Miami must play their game which is 65% run and 35% pass. Yes Henne is hot, but given the fact that most likely Hall and Joesph is going to play, you have to be careful cause these two guys are guys that will take the ball away. They must run Brown and Williams (who is playing the Ricky of old) and play smash mouth against that D-Line and Linebacker core. For the Bengals, the only way they can win this game is if the defense steps up, the defense really have to start strong, rather it be via turnover or 3 and outs on first few drives. Cincinnati is going to have to get up early on Miami that way they can control the game. Bottom line is this, Miami is a more complete team right now, it's not like either team is playing well this year but they're the hottest of the two, they are very balanced on offensive, and they're undefeated on the road, Cincinnati is a team that's really banged up on defense, very vulnerable, and offensively really inconsistent. All this plus the pass protection test there going to go through, I'm really hoping that Carson don't get knocked out of this game. I see the Bengals fighting hard, but falling short in a 31-28 loss to the Miami Dolphins. A loss in a must win situation, which will end their season and any hopes of winning the north or making a wild card spot for the playoffs.

A Flaw That Women Will Ultimately Hurt Themselves With

We all has flaws nobody is perfect, even though we may strive to be perfect people and strive for perfection in all things we do, perfection is impossible. Women and man different in many ways, there are the obvious ways, then the not so obvious. All Women carry a flaw that I believe hurt them and a big way. That flaw is the ability they have to not forget, and hold grudges. It's something they do to each other, to family, but mostly to the man in their life. They say women never forget, well I think we need to change that up a little bit and say they never forget the bad you do. Women have tunnel vision so bad that many times they forget about all the good I guy did for them, they forget about the times a guy was there for them no matter what, they forget about the times a guy did the unexpected, and made their day, they forget about the time when they had too much pride to fix the problem, and the guy gave in and did what it took to fix the problem, or even the time where you did something special out the kindness of your heart and when you shouldn't have. I may sound like the bitter, hurt person that can't get over a certain situation, but it's not that. I'm actually a lot different from most guys, with my ability to just let stuff go and move on. I understand that most people, like my friend that inspired me to write this cares though, cares a lot actually and rather mend it then end it. Sadly there is no solution to this problem, or if it is I definitely don't have the answer. I call this "A Flaw That Women Will Ultimately Hurt Themselves With.", because this flaw can be the reason a woman will miss out on a really good man, or will lose a good man that she already has. Man will eventually get tired of woman bring it up, every time there is a disagreement. It seem this flaw is mistakingly thought of as a skill by women in my opinion, they use it as a way too either get their way, or to try to make a guy feel bad which will then make him give them what they want. I'm a single guy so I don't have to deal with this as much, when I do encounter this problem I usually give the cold shoulder or the ignore treatment, but for someone who cares or that's in a relationship i'm quite sure it's a little different. I know it something that may feel inescapable, like something always hanging over your head and you can never do anything that may seem wrong in her eyes because you know what's to coming after it. I don't know what to tell you. All you can do is either demand that it stops, or leave. I can understand how both them things can be difficult, but this is something that won't stop and can drive you crazy. For women, stop doing this. It's not cool, it's not cute, and even if your getting your way when you do it, it's not healthy for your relationship. Understand that nobody is perfect, and that people try they best to be and do everything you want them to do. Life ain't always a dream and something you can't have it your way, settle for the person your with and when you feel like you want dig up some old dirt think of the good that he has done, if it's more dirt than good you have no reason being with that person.

A Moral Victory For Palmer in a Surprising Lost for His Team.

Anybody who watched the Bengals @ Browns games, as a Cincinnati fan your probably pissed and for good reason. The Bengals lost to the Brown was maybe the surprise of the day, Nobody gave the Browns a chance to beat the Bengals including me, even though the Bengals has definitely not been playing up to expectation. Early on the blames has mostly been put on the quarterback Carson Palmer, but blaming Carson Palmer has been the thing for the Cincinnati Fans dating all the way back to last year. Today the man you all love to blame, actually got a morale victory out of a hard lost today in Cleveland. Even though Carson Palmer will never admit it publicly, inside the guys must feel that he got some kind of a victory because of the lost to the Browns, not only was it a victory but it was also a day where he should have been able to feel the weight of the city critics lift off his shoulder.Yes it's true that we have not seen the Carson Palmer from 2005, but we also don't have the same football team from 2005. Regardless of what anybody says Carson Palmer is still one of the best QB's in the league, and he is still and always be for as long as he's playing the face of the Cincinnati Bengals franchise. I'm not necessarily here to throw numbers at you, talk about the all the good and bad games or even to write the Carson Palmer story, it's just hard to understand why Carson Palmer is so unappreciated by the very fans that he gave hope to and gave a reason to cheer too. Every year Carson has played the Bengals have made the playoffs, no I'm not saying he's the only person taking the Bengals to the playoff but he obviously make a big differences. Some say but he can't win playoff games, yeah that's true but he's not the only person on the team, he can't win it alone. I know what you thinking, "you just said he takes Bengals to the playoff every year he plays," yes I did, but I didn't say he wins games alone there is a differences. Too many fans appreciate the wrong things. I will never blame a fan, because regardless we as fan can never make a difference between win and lost, but some fans only appreciate the flash, the big mouths, the players who always in front of the camera like the Chad Johnson's of the league. Before I get into Chad and why I used him as an example, I want to make it clear that my reasoning for writing this is only an attempt to help fans be better fans. So many fans only see and know the basic of sports, in this case football. Most fans only know the minimum amount required to know to be a fan like touchdown, first down, pass, run, skill positions, and what i call the big mouths of the league. Many people never played, coach, or been involved with football on a competitive level long enough to understand the "dirty work" of football, like knowing and understand coverages, mismatches, coaches tendencies, personnel match-ups and etc. I think this is the problem with the Cincinnati Bengals fans a.k.a Carson Palmer haters. Cincinnati Bengals fans fail to realize all of the challenges Carson has to try to overcome. Chad Johnson, this guy was a damn good football player, he was a guy who also made a name for himself in the year 2005, but somehow, through all the noise he made at the end of that next year talking about trades, through all the miss camps and practices, through all the noise somehow, some way he is still the fan favorite here. Not only has all these things been a problem for the team, he also has not been good as the Chad from 2005 and seem to be declining every year also not getting any younger. Make no mistake I want Chad to do to good cause i want the Bengals to do good, but he is a problem that Carson Palmer ultimately have to put up with. You also has the bad O-line the Bengals has and the horrible offensive coordinator we have. Carson Palmer is the guy that Fans point the finger at when anything offensively goes wrong, but like my point earlier is that most fans don't understand what's behind the results of the play, they only understand the result. When they see a pass that goes high or or too low it Palmer fault, fans fail to realize that sometimes the pass must be low or high to avoid throwing a interception and be placed only where the WR can catch it, or they fail to see that there is somebody in his face every time he drop back.Cincinnati Bengals fans/ Carson Palmer haters don't understand because the play calling is so predictable it makes it hard for Carson to throw against 7 man coverage when you throwing out of a 2 or 3 receiver set, don't let me lose you. When the ball is thrown where nobody seems to be, first thing you like to say is "where was he throwing that ball?" Not understanding that the Receiver ran the wrong route and that where the ball went is where the receiver pose to be. I'm not a Chad fan, and I'm not a Chad hater, I just find it pretty amazing that when Carson mess up or fans think he messed up, everybody wants his neck, facebook is going crazy with haters saying "our QB suck", "get rid of Carson"' "whats wrong with him" and many more. Hey but when Chad F up, drop a ball, or even T.O. this year everything OK and some still may put the blame on Carson, "that was a bad pass"' "he's putting where he can get killed". How about today???? Today was a great day for Carson Palmer. Carson Palmer was the only reason the Bengals even had a chance, and sorry Bengals fans Chad was ultimately the reason we loss that chances to win. When Benson fumble, it was OK, when the field goal was blocked, nobody saw Polland being pushed on his ass so that also was OK, but when shipley was knocked out, o yea that was Carson fault, and the last drive that was going 85 yards, was cut short at 50 when, yes Cincinnati's favorite, clearly pulled the Browns corner back on the ground on a 3rd down play that a partially blind man could have saw. It was a penalty that moved us back 10 yards and out of field goal range and ultimately blew whatever chance we had to get either a field goal or touchdown. You Cincinnati Bengals fan better remember where you was before Carson Palmer. You Cincinnati Bengals fan better seriously think about where you would be without Carson Palmer, and remember what happen in 08 when he went out in week 2. You Cincinnati Bengals fans better start to appreciate what you got in Carson Palmer and give the man the respect he's EARNED! You Cincinnati Bengals fans better realize who made your favorite Chad, and who Chad was without Carson Palmer, and who he will be without Carson. As for Chad, you Cincinnati fans better find a new favorite cause Chad is in the last year and he's not likely to be coming back, then will see what he is without Carson. You have to respect a man who gave you reason to cheer, gave you a reason to buy a ticket to a game, gave you a reason to look forward to NFL football season, gave you a reason to wear your Bengals gear, allowed you to be able to buy your Chad jerseys and shirts, allow you to be able to sit in front of your TV and watch all home games and avoid blackouts,yeah Chad by a mass amount of tickets when it's close to a sell out but Carson is the reason it's even close, he allow you to be able to watch Chad on TV and allow you to hear silly thing and be entertained by Chad Johnson. Carson made all this possible for you, what have you done for him? wait don't answer just yet 2 more questions. Ask yourself What was we before Carson arrived? I don't think you have to think to hard to figure out the answer to that. Then be honest with yourself, if he's out, let go, and replaced by any QB in the draft next year, honestly as yourself what will we be without him?

Cincinnati Bengals @ Cleveland Brown Preview

As the Cincinnati Bengals make the trip up north, everybody wonders if the offense will be there. Even though the Bengals are 2-1 and coming off a win in Carolina, it pretty clear to see that the offense is out of sync. I think this a week that Cincinnati takes another step to getting into sync, Palmer will have an opportunity to get into rhythm with Chad and T.O. the way he seem to be with Shipley and Gresham. Considering what Anquan Boldin was able to do last week, Palmer and the WR's are licking their chops. You kind of know what your gone get with the Bengals D, look for them to force a few more turnovers, with the way Jake Delhome make mistakes under center don't make Cleveland much better, I personally think they'll be better of starting Seneca Wallace, but even with him u. I think Payton Hillis will see a lot of carries giving what he did to Ray Lewis and that ravens defense last week. I got this game being a Cincinnati blowout 35-3. Carson will throw for 300+ 3 TD's and 1 INT, and hopefully quiet some of the haters here at his own home, Benson gonna go for 100+ with 2 TD's.