Published on: 5th September, 2010
Yesterday, I spent my entire day doing three things: Watching college football, tweeting, and keeping track of who the Bengals cut from their roster. Since 91 percent of the people reading this are Bengals fans, I'll figure 69 percent of you knew that yesterday was cut day in the NFL. ...Published on: 13th February, 2010
It may go down as the gutsiest call in Super Bowl history. With his team trailing 10-6 at halftime, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton decided to start off the second half of Super Bowl XLIV with an onside kick. How risky was the call? So risky that no coach in ...Published on: 17th December, 2009
As Bengals fans mourn today, lets take a look back at the times when hearing Chris Henry's name put a smile on our faces. Here are my five favorite games from Henry's career. Games are in chronological order. The Coming Out Party (Oct. 9, 2005 at Jacksonville) It was ...Published on: 5th December, 2009
(Fake News) Two hours before today's Big East showdown against Pittisburgh, Cincinnati head football coach Brian Kelly made a stunning announcement: he plans to coach both Notre Dame AND Cincinnati next season. In a statement released by the school, Kelly had this to say: "As most of you have ...Published on: 20th November, 2009
Bengals and Raiders fans: grab a five hour energy drink, your favorite fur coat, and an eye patch and get ready to relive the most exciting three games in series history. (Writer's note: males are only allowed to wear fur coats if they are crazy, old, have dementia, or are near ...Published on: 29th October, 2009
Five-and-a-half months ago, I put together this AFC North preview. In case you're too lazy to click on it, I had the teams finishing like this:Pittsburgh 12-4Cincinnati 10-6Baltimore 8-8Cleveland 6-10, 4-12 (I predicted six wins, but then I couldn't find six wins on Cleveland's schedule, so a day later, I ...Published on: 16th September, 2009
(Most Bengals fans would love to knock the smile off Joe Montana's [pictured right] face.) For most NFL fanbases, losing a game on an 87-yard tipped touchdown pass would probably be the low point in franchise history. Not in Cincinnati, though. Nightmares happen here more often than on Elm Street.The truth ...Published on: 21st July, 2009
If bad news keeps following him around after Super Bowl victories, Ben Roethlisberger may not ever want to win another Lombardi Trophy. Everyone remembers Roethlisberger's motorcycle accident in the offseason following Super Bowl XL. This offseason has brought a new surprise: a sexual harassment lawsuit. Pro Football Talk (an NBC affiliate) has ...Published on: 15th July, 2009
If you've been making your away around b/r over the past two months, chances are you've probably heard the combination of the following three words used together a few times: CBSsports, Correspondent, and NFL. Back in May, b/r announced that they were teaming up with CBSsports to form the NFL Correspondent's ...Published on: 10th July, 2009
If you somehow managed to miss the headline, let me fill you in on the nature of this piece. Mike Brown, the awesomely successful General Manager/guy that won't hire any scouts/Owner of the Bengals makes more money than the Steelers incredibly woeful Dan Rooney. Wait, I think I completely butchered that. Let's ...