I'm still burning and if your a Cincinnati Bengals fan you understand exactly why that is. Here we go again. If I remember correctly Coach Marvin Lewis said the key to a good season is staying injury free. Yeah that makes sense so when he said they had a new preseason workload to limit injuries my hopes got up. Yeah I keep making that mistake. Not a week into the preseason Palmer went down with an ankle injury. So much for that plan. Oh and then we lose Reggie Kelly and Ben Utecht our starting and backup tight ends. So much for getting that going in our passing game. Oh and I didnt mention the Offensive line yet. I'm not going to get started on that part of the team because this article would be pages long. Oh and remember that first round pick that held out so long because he wanted more money, yeah guess where he is right now... Broken foot and out for several weeks. Gee i'm so glad we pay these unproven rookies so much money. Its a cardinal sin for someone who hasn't done what they were intended to do to get rewarded, and thats exactly what continues to happen.
Now as for Carson Palmer the man has never been the same since his knee injury in the playoffs against Pittsburgh. He followed the injury with a mediocre season and followed that with an injury that almost resulted in tommy john surgery. This guy just cannot seem to stay healthy and as a result has had seasons that are way below his potential. Now there is another injury to add to the ever growing list. Even if this one is minor (only keeping him out of the last 3 preseason games) it to has a large effect on how he will play in the regular season. Without those practice reps in the preseason a quarterback cannot get into a rhythm with his wide recievers and production will suffer as a result.
Andre Smith was a question mark coming out of college, especially when he gained a ton of weight before being drafted. But in what has become fashion for the Cincinnati Bengals they took a chance on him when there were other good picks left on the board. He then proceded to sit out of camp for almost the entire preseason losing valuable practice time which someone straight out of college desperately needs. So we finally sign him and right away he breaks his foot. What is it with Cincinnati and injuries? Don't drink the water I guess. Never have I seen a team with so much potential flounder it every year and a main reason this happens is the injuries suffered. So heres a couple suggestions: 1) Don't drink the water (I've never had a problem with it but who knows), 2) Man up, 3) Just stay away from Cincinnati if your looking to have a successful long career, at least until we get our act together. This one burns deep.
Remember, if it burns people want to talk about it.
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