| 11 October 2011
Uh oh, you’re being sucked in. That’s all right, so am I. We know deep-down the Bengals are going to blow it at some point, but right now it’s damn fun being 3-2 after a lot of people predicted the Bengals would finish 3-13.
The latest win for “The Dalton Gang” came Sunday in Jacksonville when Cincinnati prevailed 30-20 in comeback fashion.
And now with the 0-5 Indianapolis Colts sans Peyton Manning coming to town this Sunday, there is a very good chance the Bengals will enter their bye week with a 4-2 record.
However, if history tells us anything about this team, it’s that we shouldn’t get too far ahead of ourselves. The Colts have been playing better of late and this won’t be a cakewalk by any means. Indy has a good defense and still has weapons offensively.
Still, it’s a game the Bengals should win and if they don’t it will be a big disappointment. But if they do prevail, there’s going to be a lot of Jim Mora clips playing because the word “playoffs” is going to start to be mentioned by Bengal fans.
And why not? Even in a year where expectations were extremely low, if you start 4-2 in the NFL, you have a legitimate chance of making the playoffs. Doesn’t mean it’s going to happen, but you have a horse in the race. I can’t even believe we’re talking about “playoffs” and “Bengals” in the same sentence five weeks into the season, which is a credit to how well this extremely-young team has played thus far.
The Bengals are 7-point favorites against the Colts, which seems a bit high. Then again, I’m always skeptical when the Bengals are favored, no matter by how many points. They seem to play their best when they’re the underdog.
Jones Calls It Quits
Dhani Jones officially retired after 11 seasons in the NFL on Tuesday. I tell you what: It’s shocking that the Bengals have the No. 1 total defense in the NFL despite losing the “seventh-best linebacker in the NFL.”
Rey Maualuga still has a ways to go, but he’s been an immediate upgrade over Jones at middle ‘backer. And Maualuga doesn’t dress like he’s Richard Simmons.
No matter what you think of Jones, you have to admit it’s hilarious that he actually called himself one of the top-10 linebackers in the NFL this summer … and then didn’t get picked up by a single NFL team. I guess the 32 general managers in the league didn’t quite agree with Jones’ assessment.
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