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tspikes51 · 10-02-2005, 08:59 PM

The win today wasn't very convincing. However, there are several circumstances that can hopefully be remedied by next week. The main problem was penalties. Most of it was bullshit, flag happy officiating (for both teams), some of it is just stupid errors. Another obvious factor is that both of our centers got hurt. A guard was playing center. Add that to the fact that Willie Anderson isn't 100% (like usual) and that there are two starters from last year on IR, and you've got a real problem with injuries, especially in the O line. That's the reason why Palmer got flustered so easy today, and since he isn't a scrambler, you couldn't expect a much better performance out of him, especially since he had zero interceptions today. A lesser team would have lost. If the Bengals overcome the injuries and work on the penalties, things should work out fine.

Oh, and about Palmer. I was skeptical about Marvin starting him last year instead of Kitna, but I see exactly why he did now. He's already shaped into one of the best pocket passers in the league, and is getting very comfortable with Houshmenzadeh and Chad Johnson.

10-02-2005, 08:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
tspikes51 Fuckin' A Location: Lex Vegas	The win today wasn't very convincing. However, there are several circumstances that can hopefully be remedied by next week. The main problem was penalties. Most of it was bullshit, flag happy officiating (for both teams), some of it is just stupid errors. Another obvious factor is that both of our centers got hurt. A guard was playing center. Add that to the fact that Willie Anderson isn't 100% (like usual) and that there are two starters from last year on IR, and you've got a real problem with injuries, especially in the O line. That's the reason why Palmer got flustered so easy today, and since he isn't a scrambler, you couldn't expect a much better performance out of him, especially since he had zero interceptions today. A lesser team would have lost. If the Bengals overcome the injuries and work on the penalties, things should work out fine. Oh, and about Palmer. I was skeptical about Marvin starting him last year instead of Kitna, but I see exactly why he did now. He's already shaped into one of the best pocket passers in the league, and is getting very comfortable with Houshmenzadeh and Chad Johnson. __________________ "I'm telling you, we need to get rid of a few people or a million." -Maddox Last edited by tspikes51; 10-02-2005 at 09:03 PM..