Game Dey!!!

[kevin]

(08-07-2025, 09:13 AM)pally Wrote: Finally the drought is over....football is back for Bengals fans

WhoDey!!!!

I'll watch.  It's hard to watch, but I will try to at least watch the 1st Half.  Starters will be on the bench, but a good game for rookies and bench warmers to show if they have any game.  Hopefully they do, because the deeper your team is, the better. Injuries happen in a season, and these guys tonight have to be able to step in and play in real games when needed.  

I will be looking for Blocking and Tackling tonight, which Bengals must improve on to get back to play-offs.  SUPER BOWL EAGLES will be a good scrimmage challenge. Even though coaches will call vanilla package plays and save better stuff for regular season, they still need to Block and Tackle.  I think it was 2008 preseason when Bengals could not block Saints and they injured Palmer and other QB's.  I knew that season was doomed because Bengals could not Block or Tackle that night or all season, and were lucky Fitzpatrick the Magic Man could run for his life at QB when ball snapped to him. So hoping for better effort tonight.  On Offense, is there a pass pocket and are there running lanes. On defense, are they tackling or missing tackles. That's what I'll look for tonight.  The first 2 or 3 seconds of each play will tell the story. If Bengals get beat in the trenches all night in the first 2 or 3 seconds, that will be bad. 


GO BENGALS