PatsFanSince74

thanks and welcome. unlike the Colts board where they regularly update their "ignore" list of Pats fans, I think you'll find that people out here will be polite and respectful if you know what you're talking about. as a fan i literally got sick to my stomach when CP went down on the first series last January and never thought it was an "accident."

but, here's a question for you...do you think Marvin Lewis is the real deal? i used to think so, but now he seems to be losing control of his team off the field and, IMO, this will inevitably have an impact on how they play.

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TomBrady'sGoat

You must have missed the memo. Since the sky officially fell on Sunday, all posts must be along one of these lines:

our season is over (btw, I really hate it when people refer to a team as us, we, etc. grr)
Tom Brady is no longer a premiere quarterback
Belicheck's ego is writing checks his team can't cash
the rookie kicker is a failure
Deion Branch is Jerry Rice Jr and the team is useless without him
Bob Kraft is cheap
the Bungles (I'm sorry, some habits are hard to break) are going to destroy us
there is no award for the team with the most cap room
look at what Borges wrote
look at what Felger said/wrote
I have sand in my vagina

Please amend all posts to reflect one of these viewpoints.

Otherwise, welcome and I hope you enjoy your time at these boards

Mike the Brit

Hello Cicero -- let me add my welcome. It's a pleasure to have a visit from other teams' fans who aren't out to troll.

I didn't see the Bengals' first game, but I did see the game against Pitt. While there was plenty to admire -- above all, the spirit that put the absence of Chad Johnson to one side -- how did you think Rudi Johnson was running? Even allowing for Pittsburgh having an excellent D, he seemed quite slow and tentative to me. Is that fair?

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Still here to learn

Cicero

Until this week he seemed to be reluctant to smack down the discipline problems. On Monday after Thurman's arrest he cleaned out his locker and said Thurman would not be back. He also IR'd Frostee Rucker today. Rucker's injuries were minor so his legal troubles were likely the reason for it. Marvin is definitley on a war path with the character thing and in my opinion it is about time. This team has a chance to do something special and guys that will do things to jeopardize that shouldn't be allowed to be a part of it.

Thanks for the comments on the Carson injury. You can see in the video that Von Oelhoffen not only drives his shoulder into the knee but grabs the lower leg and twists it. I won't say he definitley did it on purpose, but it certainly looks bad. We still have some payback to dish out for that, knocking them from playoff contention in December would be another step int he right direction.

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Oderint, dum metuant
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Cicero

He typically looks like that in the beginning of a game but gets stronger as the game wears on. The Steelers are a tough team to wear down though. We also had some problems getting them blocked. Our starting center has a fractured tibia and the back up is talented but inexperienced at calling blocking schemes.

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Cicero

If you do I will be the first to stop and congratulate you. Tell your team to pack a lunch though, if they win they will have to do it the hard way.

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Cicero

Your team was actually a source of inspiration during the dark years. That game in 2004 also showed us how far we had come. I left your stadium feeling bad about the loss, but comforted by the fact that we gave the best team in football all they could handle.

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Oderint, dum metuant
"Have you ever tried simply turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?"
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VJCPatriot

Well for every down cycle there comes an up cycle. So enjoy your good times. I know how it feels to watch a terrible team. And it's not much fun.

As for the Pats versus the Bengals right now our team looks very disoriented and I'm not sure who's hurt and who isn't. I'm hoping the Pats can rebound but their key personnel seem to keep getting hurt and I'm wondering if Brady is really ok to go whether that problem is mental or physical or both...

Well have fun watching the game. I hope it's not as bitter a pill to swallow as the Denver game.

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