Bengals at Chargers Game Day Thread (Week 11) | Post Game Discussion

[Boltjolt]

Dissley is OUR steal of the year. I hope to resign him.

Dissley signed a 3 year ,14 mil contract with us.

Not sure if Hurst is injured again but Dissley is doing more than he was brought to do as Hurst has been a big disappointment. Hortiz just needs to fix that this off-season as Hurst is only on a 1 year deal.

[sdchrgrboy]

think the Dline receded in the second half and lost containment on Burrow a couple few times too many.... Herb0 laid an egg in the second half, and for some reason Dissly was a no show in the second half as well ??

not sure what happened on/to the IDL for the second half, and.... don't recall seeing/hearing much of Denzel neither (in the second half) ??

think losing a CB or two affected things as well....

and guessin' we coulda used Edwards some, and agree.... prolly coulda used Chark as well ??

think the the Oline held up reasonably well, think the running game was sufficient, Dissly had a good game, and even think the receivers were alright, as thinkin' it was J10 who was just off w/his ball placement for most of the second half ??

and think the guys on the Edge played pretty well, Henley was outta his tree (good), liked what Fulton did more oft than not, ditto for Tarheeb and some of our other DBs.... not sure if it was injuries or the whatnot, but the interior of our D was a lot leakier in the second half than it had been in the first ??

all that said, 34 points is 34 points, and.... think we all share in the disappointment of giving up more than 20 points for the first time, as you could just tell the D and the sidelines just didn't want to give up TDs when Cincy began to get into the red zone.

looking forward to seeing how Jim does against John, as was def not expecting a win here tonight.... well done gentlemen.

Denzel was injured and didn't play in the 2nd half

[Disco Volante]

anyone who says it was selfish is absolutely stupid...take the gimme TD with less than half a min or setup for a game-winning FG with possible issues? It wouldnt have been a close FG either as the ball was close to the 30. absolutely NO choice there BUT to score TD.

It would have been a close fg if dobbins slid down inside the 5

[NoMoreChillies]

It would have been a close fg if dobbins slid down inside the 5

disagree with the whole idea. The TD put enormous pressure on Cinci and ive seen quite a few FG get blocked this year alone. I will always say take the points and let your defense earn their pay.

[JOJAX85]

disagree with the whole idea. The TD put enormous pressure on Cinci and ive seen quite a few FG get blocked this year alone. I will always say take the points and let your defense earn their pay.

Yes. The idea that he "could've cost us the game" when we were tied is mind boggling. We weren't up by 10. If you leave the game up to a kicker then you get what you get. Decide a football game by football plays. Not soccer.

[Ghost of Quacksaw]

disagree with the whole idea. The TD put enormous pressure on Cinci and ive seen quite a few FG get blocked this year alone. I will always say take the points and let your defense earn their pay.

At least--if the FG attempt got blocked-- that attempt would have come with 0:03 on the clock, and regulation ending. The game woulda gone to OT.

When a player in Dobbs' situation *DOES* give himself up inside the 1 yard line? It's pretty much universally considered smart and unselfish.

This is a teaching opportunity for Harbaugh. I'm certain that he'll have some words for the team about this when they watch the film.

[richpjr]

Denzel was injured and didn't play in the 2nd half

Perry got hurt and Hart went out with a concussion. That certainly made it easier on the Bengals after they left.

[Boltx]

lol 28.5 points in the last 3 games. Teams gotta play out of character going for it on 4th downs and needing to score 30 to beat this Charger team. Basically playing like their season depended on it. Meanwhile the Chargers played it like another game.

Bengals' A game could'nt beat our B game.

Herbert still has room to improve on learning how to throw QJ and Ladd open. Prior to this game QJ had a 85% catch rate the past 3 games. Lessor QB's simply wouldn't throw to QJ 8 times tonight.

Those deep passes to QJ in the second half felt forced. I guess they were trying to test the Bengals rookie CB.

[richpjr]

Those deep passes to QJ in the second half felt forced. I guess they were trying to test the Bengals rookie CB.

It was clear Herbert trusted QJ, but they didn't click in that second half. He did not make any contested catches against the rookie QB. That is something Chark is very good at - time to get him involved.

[Lone Bolt]

First post...

Pussed out...went to bed after they tied, and we punted...

Best Charger game in a long time, till we fizzled...

Watched the.rest this AM...Burrow is a bad ass...give him and the Bengals credit for the fight...

Did notice, however...couple of their drives built on penalties by us...

Herbert was great...late in game, though, DBs were just covering tight...but last drive, LaDeeDee said hold my beer...and JK found his appetite for the score...great finish.

[Lone Bolt]

Burrow made some nice plays tonight and proved slippery in the pocket but he missed some open guys on deep balls that would have been TDs and threw a bunch of wobblers. Chase and Higgins make a big difference.

Thats what pressure does...couldnt set his feet...

[richpjr]

Thats what pressure does...couldnt set his feet...

Getting Mack back helps out with this immensely, to state the obvious. The roughing the passer on the ball Burrow threw up for grabs that was picked was brutal.