Well after the efforts of the first two weeks should we expect anything other then UGLY this week? I'll be honest....I don't. Not too many areas I can point to in this one and say we have an advantage. Here's how I see it going down tomorrow afternoon in the Meadowlands.

On offense:
Man has this been a disappointment so far. I'm actually going to be a little optimistic here. I'm not expecting a lights out performance, but I think Palmer gets it going a little. I expect him...

Miller

For the Bengals:
Out
S Dexter Jackson (thumb)
S Herana-Daze Jones (hamstring)
Doubtful
CB Johnathan Joseph (ankle)
TE Ben Utecht (chest)
Probable
S Kyries Hebert (hamstring)
TE Reggie Kelly (head)
S Chinedum Ndukwe (knee)
QB Carson Palmer (ankle)
DT John Thornton (knee)


For the Bengals, the secondary is pretty thin with starters Jackson and Joseph not expected to play. Joseph has arguably been...

Miller

Gators go to Knoxville and eat Vols.

Predictable and pretty boring.

God Bless Gary Danielson for exclaiming, kinda out of nowhere, "Florida eats clock!"

One wonders what that would have sounded like, rolling out the mouth of Lou Holtz.

Mustang Jones

Got into a good discussion with RC on the SO main forum today on what the real issues with the Bengals are. Figured this was a great topic to put in here and break down. Many feel the need to toss Ocho under the bus as the Cancer on this team and the core reason for their failure. Others want to toss the blame on Marvin for a lack of control, which usually leads them back to the first reason of Ocho.

These are issues, but still not the core issue. The core issue on Offense and the...

Miller

Heck, were not even the worst NFL franchise in the state!! Thanks Cleveland!

ESPN Page 2 looked at the ultimate NFL power rankings. Ranking all 32 NFL franchises all since the merger in 1970. It's an interesting list at the top with the Cowboys being ranked #1.....but on a Bengals blog, why worry about the top?? It's much better to look at the bottom third....which is where you will find Cincinnati! We came in at #24:
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Miller