Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow isn’t the problem for the struggling team at the Week 12 bye — feel free to call that the understatement of the year. Burrow would be the likely frontrunner for MVP if his team weren’t stuck in a 4-7 hole. And while the much-needed bye week likely means extra rest for players, it sounds like Burrow isn’t one of them, anyway. When … [Read more...] about Bengals’ bye week lot was almost empty except for…Joe Burrow’s car
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AFC Notes: Derrick Henry, Cameron Heyward, Bengals, Ravens, Steelers
Bengals Sitting at 4-7, Bengals HC Zac Taylor isn’t looking to make any staff changes over their bye week despite another defensive letdown. “We all watch the game. We can see it just coming down to one play in every single game,” Taylor said, via SI.com’s Jay Morrison. “So why would you make a big wholesale change?” “That to me is just panic. That’s not what we’re about. We … [Read more...] about AFC Notes: Derrick Henry, Cameron Heyward, Bengals, Ravens, Steelers
Was Carson Palmer right?
Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Palmer effectively quit on the Bengals for being an unserious franchise. Was he right? Greetings, Bengals fans! There’s no sugarcoating it at this point. This season has been an abject failure in Cincinnati, as it seems like all of the holes in this franchise have come back to haunt this team after one of the most successful stretches … [Read more...] about Was Carson Palmer right?
Tee Higgins vents frustration after loss to Chargers: “Finish the f*****g game!”
Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Higgins’ final season with the Bengals has been mostly heartbreak. Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals offense did about everything they could do in the second half of Sunday night’s Week 11 game against the Chargers. Burrow threw three second-half touchdowns, two to Ja’Marr Chase and one to Tee Higgins, to … [Read more...] about Tee Higgins vents frustration after loss to Chargers: “Finish the f*****g game!”
Zac Taylor calls Ja’Marr Chase’s postgame remarks “an emotional response”
Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The head coach is ready to move forward. Following the disappointing loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, Ja’Marr Chase was asked about the problem the Cincinnati Bengals have finishing games. And he implied that the issue is related to coaching. “I play football on the field,” the receiver said, “I don’t call plays … [Read more...] about Zac Taylor calls Ja’Marr Chase’s postgame remarks “an emotional response”