Found December 10, 2012 on WhoDeyFans: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Tough loss for the Bengals. They had the Cowboys beat. This game was not lost because of bad officiating (although there was some) or being outplayed. It was lost because the Bengals failed to play a good game. They dropped passes, failed to execute and the defense got beat when they needed stops the most. Peter King did approach the subject of the hit Reggie Nelson laid on Dez Bryant in his Monday Morning QB article: 8. I think the NFL must look at the picture-perfect hit by Reggie Nelson to the sternum of Dez Bryant to jar a reception loose from Bryant. Must. And if the officiating staff of Carl Johnson can look at this hit and justify the personal foul on Nelson, then I have to think about covering another sport. A stunning and stupid penalty. Defenders have to be allowed to defend, for crying out loud. All across the WhoDey blogsphere we see comments like this (thanks to CincyJungle.com) Andy Dalton is mediocre How many easy throws can one system quarterback miss? If you have tr...
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