Jungletiger

May just be exhaustion, which would be good. Don't need him and Taze out.

Looks like Gino Atkins got hurt at the end of the game....

It was sad and funny all at once.

See you guys in the Jungle, gg.

Shades of Slim!

that... sucked...

Wow you guys are coming on.

Wow... lol Rough day.

Dislocated, done.

Oh geez, that would tramatize a child

Here come the Bengal Tigers! Roar!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFrsR9NByc4&src_vid=lcY47oIgFEY&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_412478421

Ha. GL! not. :P

lol

Warms my heart after the jabs I took at the gas station yesterday lol

Ill tackle that come week 4, right now the first teams look great, but this is just preseason....

He should keep his nose clean, as for Green, his money train will roll in, when was the last time the ol miser didn't have the money? He just doesn't like spending it.

By Mike CoppingerNFL.comPublished: Aug. 20, 2014 at 05:50 p.m.Updated: Aug. 20, 2014 at 09:34 p.m. The Cincinnati Bengals continue to lock up their best players ahead of the 2014 season. This time, they took care of the defense, securing the services of Vontaze Burfict. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports it's a four-year, $20.05 million contract for the Pro Bowl outside linebacker, per a source involved in the process. The deal includes $19 million in base salary and a $7 million signing bonus, plus incentives for future Pro Bowl appearances. Burfict will make $6.9 million combined in a signing bonus and roster bonus this season, plus another roster bonus worth $2.15 million due next March, bringing his total income to $9.75 million by spring (there's $700,000 left over from his rookie deal). It's a real bargain for a player who is a budding star. Burfict plays in a 4-3 defense, but lesser players like the Jags' Paul Posluszny and the Rams' James Laurinaitis (who play middle linebacker) earn far more money annually. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000381250/article/vontaze-burfict-bengals-reach-longterm-extension?campaign=Facebook_atl_coppinger

Bengal Morning Takes: Blitz-gate firestormAugust, 20, 2014Aug 208:00AM ETBy Coley Harvey | ESPN.com CINCINNATI -- It was rather surprising to me that on Tuesday, some four days after the Cincinnati Bengals' backup offenses first took blitz after first-team New York Jets blitz, we were still discussing the issue. Was it really that big of a deal? Did the blitzes that came long after starting quarterback Andy Dalton was out of the game help fluster third-string-turned-second-string quarterback Matt Scott? Is it possible they played a big role in the Bengals' lack of offensive firepower after Dalton's departure and the eventual 25-17 loss Saturday night? No, yes and most definitely yes. I mean, this is the NFL. Teams blitz. Teams try to win by exploiting opposing teams' weakest links. Teams also talk trash -- even in the preseason -- and play extremely physical -- even in the preseason. It happens. So why then did this storyline take on such a life of its own early this week? The answer to that question is unclear, but what is evident is the fact Bengals offensive line coach Paul Alexander didn't like the continued blitzing on his reserve-filled offensive line after the first quarter. It's also clear Jets head coach Rex Ryan isn't too apologetic for bum-rushing the Bengals' young backup quarterback and trying to intimidate Cincinnati's overall offense. "We weren't going to be a punching bag," Ryan told reporters in New York on Monday. http://espn.go.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/10211/bengals-jets-rex-ryan-blitz-gate-firestorm-morning-takes

Bengals' O-linemen also want to 'finish'August, 19, 2014Aug 196:45PM ETBy Coley Harvey | ESPN.com AP Photo/Tom UhlmanThe blocking by the Bengals' offensive linemen won't just be focused at the line of scrimmage in 2014. CINCINNATI -- If you had the opportunity to watch the Cincinnati Bengals' open training camp practices earlier this month, you probably heard one word shouted more frequently and more emphatically than any other. Finish! It was a command most often given by offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, receivers coach James Urban and running backs coach Kyle Caskey. Their goal: to get the skill players on offense to continue running downfield even if they had been "tackled" or stood up by a defender or series of defenders who had touched them down. That encouragement was referenced in this ESPN.com story last month on running back Rex Burkhead, the now-injured back who was upheld as an example of finishing practice-play runs even after he got knocked down. Running backs and receivers weren't the only ones prodded to keep going, though. Offensive linemen were, too. If the 300-pound blockers get up and down the field the way they have so far this preseason, the Bengals believe they will be in good shape when the regular season starts. http://espn.go.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/10158/bengals-o-linemen-also-want-to-finish?ex_cid=espnapi_public

Cincinnati Bengals benefit from LB Burfict's maturation Paul Daugherty 9:31 p.m. EDT August 18, 2014(Photo: Al Behrman/AP ) CINCINNATI – The Beast goes home to his girlfriend and two dogs he could hide in one hip pad. When he's not slamming his own teammates in noncontact drills, The Beast could be at the golf course, trying to keep his 300-yard tee shots from straying to Batesville. "You come home, and you're a different gentleman," decided Brandie LaBomme, The Beast's girlfriend. It could be the first time anyone ever has referred to Vontaze Burfict as a gentleman. That's not to say he isn't. For all anyone knows, the Cincinnati Bengals linebacker gives up his seat on the bus and reads Emily Dickinson to shut-ins. But a player who ka-booms his own teammates in noncontact drills isn't always going to be regarded as gentlemanly. What's next for Burfict, finger sandwiches and a night at the opera? http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/08/18/cincinnati-bengals-benefit-lb-burficts-maturation/14254039/

Margus Hunt emerging on Bengals line By JOE KAY AP Sports WriterAugust 18, 2014 Updated 4 hours ago Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Margus Hunt (99) works against New York Jets tight end Zach Sudfeld (44) in the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, in Cincinnati. Hunt is emerging as a regular on the Bengals' line in his second season. TOM UHLMAN — AP Photo CINCINNATI — When defensive end Margus Hunt lined up during training camp as a rookie, his new Cincinnati Bengals teammates couldn't help but think of a movie character. He repeatedly got compared to Ivan Drago from "Rocky IV." As a crew for HBO's "Hard Knocks" series filmed one practice, teammate Geno Atkins mentioned that the 6-foot-8, 290-pound lineman has a physique like that of the Russian boxer. "Everyone keeps talking about that," Hunt says while the cameras roll. Then he played along, lining up and reciting Drago's memorable line. "I must break you," he says. http://www.kentucky.com/2014/08/18/3385550/margus-hunt-emerging-on-bengals.html?sp=/99/268/

Bengal Morning Takes: Impressive offense?August, 19, 2014Aug 198:00AM ETBy Coley Harvey | ESPN.com CINCINNATI -- OK, it's only Aug. 19 and there still has yet to be a single down of regular-season football to be played. But the Cincinnati Bengals have to be feeling good about their first-team offense's impressive performance to this point in the preseason, right? While you won't hear any of the coaches publicly acknowledge it, there are some people around the team who have taken note and are impressed with what they've seen so far. Namely, it's the players. To this point in the preseason, they believe members of the starting group have paid the right amount of attention to the finer details of their individual positions, and they think the chemistry that comes along with now four straight seasons of honed relationships has helped the timing and execution of new offensive coordinator Hue Jackson's scheme. The starting offense was so good Saturday night against Rex Ryan's always strong first-team Jets' defense that quarterback Andy Dalton stood behind a clean pocket for most of his 17 plays, passing a flawless 8-for-8 and connecting with his receivers for 144 yards and a touchdown. He had a perfect passer rating of 158.3, and seemed as poised as he has ever been. http://espn.go.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/10180/bengals-andy-dalton-hue-jackson-offense-impressive-morning-takes

Best Case, Worst Case for each AFC North team in 2014 By Ryan Wilson | CBSSports.com August 19, 2014 8:39 am ET Can the Stealers or Ravens unseat the Bengals in the AFC North? (USATSI) The whole idea started on our award-winning* podcast (embedded below): what would each NFL team look like in their “Armageddon scenario”? In other words, what's the absolute worst thing that could happen to each NFL team? And, conversely, what's the best-case scenario for each team? (Yes, theoretically “16 wins and the Super Bowl works, but let's be realistic.) Baltimore RavensDREAM WEAVER: Relatively speaking, last season was an aberration. Under John Harbaugh and Joe Flacco, who both arrived in Baltimore in 2008 and haven't missed a day since, the Ravens had always won at least nine games and have always qualified for the post season. In 2013, the lack of playmakers in both the passing and running game, along with a leaky offensive line, finally caught up with them. But Anquan Boldin was shipped to the 49ers, Dennis Pitta missed much of the year with a hip injury, Ray Rice suddenly looked old and slow and the o-line couldn't block an office chair. By the time it was over, the unit ranked 30th ahead of only the Giants and the Jaguars, according to Football Outsiders and Flacco was 35th in QB efficiencyjust behind Matt Schaub, Chad Henne and Christian Ponder. Yikes. Not surprisingly, the Ravens got to work this offseason, signing wide receiver Steve Smith, who spent his first 13 NFL seasons with the Panthers. Yes, he's old but he can still play. Don't forget, Derrick Mason excelled for years in the Ravens' offense as Flacco's security blanket and Smith can do the same opposite Torrey Smith. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24667586/best-case-worst-case-for-each-afc-north-team-in-2014