Kaesviharn pick saves game for Bengals
The Bengals dodged a late bullet when safety Kevin Kaesviharn intercepted Jake Delhomme in the end zone with a little more than 3 minutes remaining. The Panthers had driven 71 yards to the Bengals 10-yard line. Delhomme threw for Keyshawn Johnson, and Kaesviharn picked the ball out of the air for a touchback.
Rudi Johnson's 23rd carry gave him 100 yards rushing with 2:27 remaining in the game.
With 2:00 remaining, the Bengals lead 17-14 and have the ball on Carolina's 41-yard line.
posted by Mark at 3:54 PM
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Post a Comment*The Bengals still have some things to fix, but as they say, winning cures a lot. The defense was MUCH improved all around. The O-line did a nice job. Carson looked off for some reason, but that was a HUGE win.
Winning does cure everything. What I wonder now is: is Mark Curnutte beholden to or afraid of the Brown Mafia? Is ALL criticism of Marvin Lewis going to be censored on this blog? Or merely calling him castrated and crappy (insofar as offensive play calling timidity) too much for Curnutte's sensibilities?
I fail to see why my comment was not posted. Legitimate questions remain about Marvin Lewis's play-calling ability and sudden timidness. If having big-play offensive players merit "playing frightened" at the end of games or as halftime approaches, then Lewis needs to go. Yes he's changed the team and culture for the better. Yes he's been my favorite coach since his first season here. But the Bengals got mighty lucky yesterday that Carolina brought their "D" game. Even their "C" game would have beaten Cincinnati. If Marvin Lewis thinks that 80 yards in 40 seconds with 2 timeouts is too difficult a task for THIS TEAM under ANY injury or opponent or weather scenarios, he's lost his mind! And that would suggest to me that, at least insofar as the buck stopping with the Head Coach for offensive play calling and strategy, he is a mediocre tactician. If this persists, and I'm at a loss as to why it should, then we must find a Head Coach who knows what to do with the ball at the end of the 2nd and 4th quarters. Lewis presided over a much more aggressive offense in the 2nd half yesterday, so for now I have to eat SOME of my words criticising him so harshly, however, if the Bengals play like they did yesterday, most of their opponents will simply outscore them this season, and that will be in large part the fault of the head coach. Against Atlanta's defense next week, the same showing against the Panthers will result in a LOSS. Vick Crumpler Dunn & Co., will likely score 17 or more points (in the first half).
Mr. Fernandez's immediately preceding comment qualifies as the most harebrained rendered this year. I suppose he would have advocated the impeachment of Lincoln after First Bull Run.
Chip Lapp
Kenwood OH
Ok, Bengaldome the truth about the bengals problems has come out. We now know where the problem lies. There is something in the coaching staff that stinks, and they can't blame the players anymore. Somebody up there needs to attend an inspirational seminar or a weekend retreat cause they are out of their head if they think the injuries on this team can keep us from going to the Super Bowl. Effort on the field can only go so much. If the coaches don't beleve in your abilities enough to make the 'at risk' play calls, it will make little difference what Kaesviharn can do in the 4th quarter. Now next game I want everyone in the stands to yell WE BELIEVE! as loud as you can for 5 minutes as the team comes out onto the field. Maybe if we send the team a clear message, the coaches will believe it as well. WE ARE A SUPER BOWL CAPABLE TEAM. Don't believe me? Just take a look at Pittsburgh and tell me whether you thought they would come home with rings after the defeat we handed them in the first match up.
Nuf said.
Lincoln? Bull Run? Impeachment? Now that's hare-brained!
Impeachment is a non-option for Presidential mistakes absent underlying wrong-doing.
Coach Lewis is not Lincoln (that role would belong to Mike Brown, unless he's calling offensive plays). Coach Lewis, using your bunny-bright analogy, is General Irvin McDowell.
Some historians say that McDowell had "poor tactical sense" at the First Bull Run. He was relieved from field command after the Second Bull Run, so in that limited sense, your critique was accurate!
For at least 6 of the last 8 quarters, Lewis has shown POOR TACTICAL SENSE when it comes to the offense, especially at the end of the 4th quarter vs. Tampa Bay and at the end of the half vs. Carolina.
What coach Lewis did was to load the cannon and then not fire them at their opponents--both from the south, whaddya know? Lots of mileage possible with Civil War metaphor-non-sequiturs, huh?
Now put down your carrots and chew on these FACTS:
#1 If the Bengals bring their "Carolina" or "Tampa Bay" game approach to the rest of the season, the Bengals will finish BELOW .500, and that will be Coach Lewis's fault!
#2: Obviously, Cincy doesn't have a team built for three yards and a cloud of astro-turf dandruff. Unless and until we have a John Riggins running behind some Hogs we have to win by stretching the field AGGRESSIVELY and make the other teams' defensive backfields beat us (and opening up more running room)--not flush two time outs down the commode or try 62-yard field goals (Sam Wyche might say: you aren't Matt Bryant, you're Shayne Graham!) as time is running out in a half or game.
#3: The Bengals averaging 15 points a game would MERIT a new coach given the talent the offense has.
If Coach Lewis has suddenly contracted a case of the downfield yips (which has hurt the running game too) then one of two things must be found, a cure for those yips (bombs away downfield!) or a new coach.
I don't want a new coach. I want the old Lewis back!
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