Comments on: Bengals’ game plan oddly ignores A.J. Green

By: footballchic777

footballchic777 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 18:21:19 +0000

Dalton passed not to throw picks, our D forgot how to play, Gruden forgot how to pass to Green and continue to use BJGE who was actually moving the ball, and the Texans totally exploited what the Bengals fans have been saying most of the year…….Get Rey out of the game. We played to lose, not win……totally disappointed Bengals fan….AGAIN!!!

By: thereisalwaysnextyear

thereisalwaysnextyear — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 13:23:35 +0000

Marvin Lewis is 79-80-1 and 0-3 in playoffs in TEN years. How does he have a job? And get contract extensions? It’s literally unbelievable.

By: modellforprez

modellforprez — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 05:43:43 +0000

Mrs Wright. steelers fans all tight. are you home trick. bengal fans should be tight. its not our team that’s NEVER won a road playoff game. or not 1 single playoff victory since 1990. and you have the audacity to mouth off to pigskin Royalty you little loser’s are gonna learn to respect the king.

By: sportsnut101

sportsnut101 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:11:00 +0000

It’s not only Gruden it’s coach Lewis too. Doesn’t he know who’s his best player is

I understand u wanna manage the game n not just throw every play
But gees ignore him all first half. I know texans played him tough to but sumtimes u gotta force it in there once in a while dalton is like Trent dilfer gees Guess no dimes tnite on sportscenter lol

By: romospersonalsnuggie

romospersonalsnuggie — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:55:57 +0000

Haha bungles ben-gals you guys are about as clever as a vanilla wafer

By: jssgriffi

jssgriffi — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:14:54 +0000

Hope This made up eagles mind about jay gruden

By: ryanclark25

ryanclark25 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:00:58 +0000

As a steeler fan, I realise we are an 8-8 team at the moment and not in the playoffs and possibly on the cusp of having to rebuild a defense and the bengals are a playoff team….and I was actually presuming we were safe in week 16 given the Bengals penchant for choking. But genuinely well done to them they beat us at heinz with the playoffs on the line fair and square.

But with the exception of Tebowgate last year, when we get to the playoffs whether as a wildcard (2005) or a 1-2 seed (2008), we know what to do once we are there, the giants and packers are other teams that step up when january comes…I’d be very worried as Marvin lewis about the Bengals as a team overall.

They’ve choked again at the big stage, the defense to be fair seems sorted to a servicable playoff level despite the regular season dominant d line not getting to schuab…they kept the game alive, but thats twice in a row the qb has totally failed, the run game isnt good enough to carry the offense, and it was the same with palmer in 09 with home advantage vs the Jets. I do like the bengals despite the north rivalry but i struggle to see where they go from here to hit the next level, Dalton has shown no signs of clutch development in a playoff game, and they dont dominate a regular season enough to get a homefield bye.

By: themackstrong

themackstrong — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:58:03 +0000

Texans Joseph blanketed him the whole game. There were many moments were he is one on one and Dalton had good protection but he just throws it out of bounds. The elite QB’s make that throw when they have a good receiver and Green is a top tier receiver. You can’t be scared to fight the ball in a tight window in the NFL let alone the playoffs. Texans ran the ball and played good defense. They will need to bring that to a higher level next week.

By: otis52gsh

otis52gsh — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:41:11 +0000

Not sure how Marvin Lewis keeps his job after this loss. Reminds me too much of Marty Schottenheimers inability to win a big game. Should be shown the door

By: darth71

darth71 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:40:15 +0000

Andy Dalton is the new Tony Romo.

By: ch8878

ch8878 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:39:35 +0000

Andy Dalton sucks Bungals won’t be back next year.

By: edwinmoses

edwinmoses — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:39:09 +0000

lol. wow. I’m guessing you haven’t been watching the game very closely. He’s short of a 100 yards and shud have a td if he didin’t drop one in the endzone

By: turfrage

turfrage — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:35:42 +0000

You can’t throw if he’s not open. They’re covering him thick. I’m sure he’s in the plan.

By: kevbarnett

kevbarnett — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:32:08 +0000

Texans game plan correctly pays attention to A.J. Green

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:22:42 +0000

5 min left and Dalton still looks like garbage but they still have a chance to win.

By: ravensdominate

ravensdominate — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:19:43 +0000

It’s so funny to watch these two screw ups play each other.

By: dalucks

dalucks — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:19:13 +0000

The Texans defense has done a good job on AJ Green today.
As a Texans fan, anyone who questions Andy Dalton in big games should realize he is in his second season so he has room to grow. Unfortunately for the Texans, Matt Schaub is a 9 year veteran who makes the same mistakes as Dalton plus Schaub has gotten two 60 million dollar contract with today being his first playoff appearance.
Houston’s success has more to do with the defense than Matt Schaub.
The lesson to be learned is if all your quarterback can do is dink and donk then he should not be making 15 million dollars per season.
Schaub cannot run the 2 minute drill, he cannot throw deep consistantly, needs playaction to underthrow receivers, reads plays late and makes bad decision yet Rick Smith continues to pay him franchise quarterback money. Bad contracts like Schaub’s is why the Texans do not have any salary cap space.

By: 1stbaseman44

1stbaseman44 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:12:57 +0000

as a bengal fan. i’ve never seen a team that in all 4 phases of the game that will drive fans CRAZY

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:10:24 +0000

greghandle says:
Jan 5, 2013 5:56 PM
joetoronto says:Jan 5, 2013 5:38 PM

Schaub isn’t very good but compared to Andy Dalton, he’s amazing.

With that kind of eye for personnel, I cannot believe you are not on the short list of GM candidates. Please give us more brilliant player insight!
**************************************************
Sure.

Dalton is a softy, a soft arm combined with a soft head, equaling a dud of a QB.

Rey Maualuga isn’t just a turd, he’s terrible against the run and the pass, more so against the pass though, just brutal.

Jermaine Gresham shouldn’t have a job either, other than being tall, he has nothing going for him.

By: raider23mike

raider23mike — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:10:19 +0000

They must miss Carson Palmer. LMAO.

3/10 for 3yds passing earlier in the game (before I changed the channel)

Different QB. Same results

Somewhere Carson Palmer is laughing.. “Hahaha they wanted change”

By: hrdcorbengalsfan

hrdcorbengalsfan — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:00:34 +0000

Can someone shut Mayock up? Obvious Texans fan, personalizing everything! Cannot even listen to him.

By: liquidalfa

liquidalfa — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:54:17 +0000

Malauaga has been a huge liability so far.

By: sicklnick121

sicklnick121 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:50:39 +0000

Wow, keep thankin us Raider fans for takin Palmer off your hands…But please dont tell me that big Red2 is any better, and why do they keep starting him he is the 2nd best QB on the team anyway. Bruce is a 1000 times better

By: redandgoldhitman52

redandgoldhitman52 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:42:36 +0000

if these two teams were in the afc title game … it would be a nightmare for the nfl

By: gogetembolts

gogetembolts — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:38:12 +0000

dalton jus aint good cuz he ginger n dnt have sole sotuh park proved this itz not his fault tho u cnt have hart if u dnt have sole n u cnt b good qb if u dnt have hart

By: vincentbojackson

vincentbojackson — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:32:42 +0000

Eagles just called and cancelled their interview with Jay Gruden.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:23:46 +0000

Steelers fans tight and hoping the Bengals will lose, not realizing Schaub is a choke artist.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:23:09 +0000

Their game plan isn’t ignoring him, the Texans are bracketing him, goodness does it take that much ability to recognize defensive coverage?

By: firegoodell

firegoodell — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:19:06 +0000

This is not the biggest game of the year for the Bengals – their two biggest games were two weeks ago in Pittsburgh and last week against the Ravens….they are done for the season.

By: golfore

golfore — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:18:10 +0000

Bungles one and out. Dalton looks like a deer in the headlights. He’s not a franchise QB. Good night.