Here is an awesome YouTube video of the last minuter of the Bengals/ Steelers game.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQUyEEnucLI

I told you so!  The Bengals won their first division game against the Pittsburgh Steelers 23-20.  They scored a touchdown in the last 14 seconds of the game.  Cedric Benson, Carson Palmer and the defense were all huge factors in the game but the star was Andre Caldwell.  Caldwell had the game winning catch to put the Bengals up 21-20 and Brian Leonard scored a two-point conversion...

The Bengals came out on top against the Green Bay Packers 31-24 at Lambeau Field yesterday. The three players that stood out to me are Carson Palmer, Antwan Odom and Cedric Benson, some were great and one was disappointing. Let's start with the bad news,Palmer doesn't want to see Packers DB Charles Woodson again! Woodson picked two on Palmer and ran one back 37 yards for...

With kicker Shayne Graham sidelined with groin injury the Bengals called on Ocho Cinco to kick the extra point and put the Bengals ahead 7-6 in the first half of tonite's pre-season game. Little did we know it would be the decisive point and add one of the funnest moment in Bengals pre-season history. Here are my other quick hit thoughts on tonite's game: The Good: -...

The Bengals first pre-season game is officially in the books and while it was a sloppy affair, the team showed promise. Here is the Good, The Bad and the Ugly from the first pre-season game: The Good: - The starting offensive line played solid (not stellar but solid). Kyle Cook reminded Carson Palmer what a pocket looked like without a DT in his face. It was a vast improvement...

Wanted to post some of my initial thoughts on the first episode of HBO's Hard Knocks that aired last night. Great footage. Love the action. Loved the Oklahoma Drill action. Love the fight footage. Love the storylines. Like seeing some of the lesser known players and their fight to make the roster and where they came from.Liked the human side of Mike Brown walking to his...

The Bengals mini-camp is now complete and the optimism surrounding the team appears to have carried through the weekend. Some will say the rejuvenated passing attack was the story of the weekend, but personally, surviving the workouts without a major incident or injury is the best news of the weekend. After all, you can talk up a breakout player or how the team appears to be executing...

After the first week of free agency the Bengals had lost arguably their best player in WR TJ Houshmandzadeh along with (overrated) RT Stacy Andrews and the here we go again negativity was in vogue. Fast forward 3 1/2 months and the negativity has been replaced with genuine optimism not seen since the team's playoff season. It's gotten so good the "Ocho Cinco"...

The Bengals optimistic optimism just received another (hopefully) pleasant surprise as wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco made his first OTA appearance since 2007. Only time will tell what this means in the big picture but it is refreshing to report positive news regarding Chad for the first time in a long time. Did Chad realize the only person he was really hurting was himself (we...

On September 11, 2007 Chad Johnson performed his Future HOF touchdown celebration. At the time Chad was one of the top 5 wide receivers in the league and in the midst of his sixth consecutive 1,000 yard receiving season. While the gimmick was silly it was also seemed possible. Flash forward 20 months and Chad has lost his last name (for the silly Ocho Cinco) and many are questioning...

After talking about speculation regarding the draft for weeks TV and radio commentators often wrap up their draft coverage by griping about why grades are a foolish endeavor to feed our need for instant gratification. They are correct when they say you can't truly grade a draft for three years but they rarely follow it up by grading the 2006 draft (hint: anybody can tell you...

One has to go back to 2003 (Carson Palmer, Eric Steinbach, Kelley Washington) or 1998 (Takeo Spikes, Brian Simmons) to find an NFL Draft which has generated the day after buzz on the Bengals 2009 draft and even then I do not think it compares (Remember we are talking about day after excitement). In an off-season of negativity and free agent departures the Bengals went through the...

Day One of the 2009 NFL Draft is in the books and while it has been one of the more predictable drafts in recent years and has included just one dynamic trade (Mark Sanchez) but it has definitely had its moments including winners and losers:Winners: (There are a lot to choose from in this category as a lot of teams did well)Philadelphia Eagles - After filling their need for an offensive...

For the second year in a row the Chad Ocho Cinco cloud hangs over the Bengals heading into the NFL Draft (albeit much quieter this year) which makes it difficult to evaluate how big of a need wide receiver is. Or does it. With Chad, they have Coles as the #2, Chris Henry as the #3, Andre Caldwell at #4 and Jerome Simpson as the #5 receiver. A pretty good group although for the...

Wednesday night I plugged away through a four round mock draft. Before I could post the mock, with the requisite article and Bengal selection breakdowns, a trade occured (Tony Gonzalez to Atlanta) as tends to happen this time of year. My apologies for not correcting it but the ripples of the trade are many through a four round mock and another trade will happen before the draft...

Coming off a season in which the Bengals allowed 51 sacks (3rd most in the league) and average just 3.6 yards per carry (30th in the league) it is easy to conclude the Bengals offensive line is its biggest off-season need. Adding to the troubles is the team's persistent failure to develop its offensive line talent as Bengals linemen have a strange tendency to regress after strong...

The re-signing of Cedric Benson took the running back position from a top need to second tier need in the upcoming NFL Draft. Benson showed a spark after joining the team at mid-season. He has a nice blend of power and burst which makes you feel like he could be an every down back. Speptics point out to 3.5 yards per carry and how the bulk of his yardage came against sub-par defenses...

Carson Palmer is expected back after missing most of 2008 with an elbow injury. The team proved last year it was not built to handle an injury to its franchise quarterback (most team's aren't) and 2009 will be no different. The Bengals elected to go for a cheap backup quarterback with some experience settling on former Lions and 49ers JT O'Sullivan. The third stringer...

Despite not trading up to get DT Sedrick Ellis in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Bengals still managed to upgrade the position (and add LB Keith Rivers) with 3rd rounder Pat Sims. Sims is the run stuffer the team has lacked for years and combined with Domata Peko, has provided the Bengals with their best defensive tackle combination since Tim Krumrie was playing (of course you could argue...

The staff of NFLDraft101.com conducted their 2nd annual 7 round mock draft this weekend and the results for the Bengals were encouraging although the 6th position in round one proved to be as difficult decision as tackles Jason Smith and Eugene Monroe were both off the board. After debating Michael Crabtree, Jeremy Maclin, Everette Brown, Michael Oher and Andre Smith, the staff...

An unheralded unit played surprisingly well in 2008 but the team needs to improve its linebacker talent and athleticism. 2008 1st rounder Keith Rivers is a building block but the team does not have any other top talent at the position. The decision to move Dhani Jones in the middle provided stability but he is not getting any younger or faster. On the strongside Rashad Jeanty...