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Chick Ludwig covers the Cincinnati Bengals. He also writes about his other passions: college football, basketball and golf.Home > Blogs > Chick Ludwig At Large > Archives > 2008 > October > 29 > Entry
Quick look at 2008’s first half
FIRST EIGHT GAMES
WERE FULL OF MISERY
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED
The mistake-prone Bengals are everyone’s favorite homecoming opponent because of the inability to channel their effort and energy in the right direction for 60 minutes.
They’re too inconsistent on offense, yield too many big plays on defense and aren’t very resilient when faced with adversity.
Wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh’s production is a positive, but quarterback Carson Palmer’s right elbow injury in Week 3 sent the season down the drain — fast.
Palmer will miss his fourth straight game, and fifth in six weeks, when the Jaguars visit Paul Brown Stadium Sunday, Nov. 2.
Then it’s the bye week … thank goodness.
WHAT WE STILL DON’T KNOW
If the Bengals can win a game and avoid an 0-16 record. Even the worst season in franchise history (2-14 in 2002) appears unreachable.
The offense is on pace to gain just 3,664 yards, the worst total since the 1968 expansion Bengals generated 3,426 in a 14-game season.
Just leading a game is a challenge.
In 8 games covering 486 minutes, 21 seconds — including OT against the Giants — the Bengals have been ahead for only 43:20.
That’s right … a whopping 43 minutes and 20 seconds … IN EIGHT GAMES!!!
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By Brian
October 29, 2008 7:38 PM | Link to this
Chick, don’t you dare jinx what is shaping up to be the Bengals’ first perfect season. We’re witnessing history! Mike Brown’s magnum opus. “The 0-16 Redeem Team!”By psychostats
October 29, 2008 10:07 PM | Link to this
I don’t like the line about, “…quarterback Carson Palmer’s right elbow injury in Week 3 sent the season down the drain — fast.” Please. It was already racing for the sewer by then. Palmer’s injury is more a symptom of the team’s misery than a cause. Come on, Chick, don’t help Mike Brown prepare his lame excuses. He does fine with that on his own.By joe
October 30, 2008 7:13 AM | Link to this
If this team wins a game it will be a miracle.By sam
October 30, 2008 7:17 AM | Link to this
When is Chick goning to own up that he predicted this team to win 10 games and make the playoffs?By Brian
October 30, 2008 7:43 AM | Link to this
Uh, did you bet the kids’ college fund in Vegas based on Chick’s playoff prediction or something?By Hudepohl Dey
October 30, 2008 8:45 AM | Link to this
he made that prediction when Big Willie and Rudi were still on the squad and Henry wasn’t. He doesn’t need to own up to it.By Compounding Stupid
October 30, 2008 8:49 AM | Link to this
The 2008 season is a disaster movie waiting for that next crash before some anti-climatic ending. The lack of off-season togetherness (Chad and TJ skipping); the “Redeemer’s” Chris Henry act; no body with 21st (or even 20th) century football smarts in the front office; the cost-cutting moves of axing Willie and Rudi; giving “franchise” money to a former shot put star; Marvin playing favorite uncle instead of drill sergeant; a bad scouting department resulting in two “maybes” at the same position - twice (WR and DT)… and on and on. The scary scene at the end might be some totally brainless move like drafting Beanie Wells with the first pick to try to sell more tickets. God save the Bengals’ fans.By Anti-Mike
October 30, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this
Hey Coumpounding, Don’t forget the front office screwing up 2 trades for Run Stuffing Behemoth DT’s SHaun Rogers and Robertson even letting Rogers go to a divisonal rival!! ANd if you read between the lines closer you see a familiar refrain… “hang up in the trade about 1 million dollar contract issue… Mike Brown strikes again when will fans wake up Chick tell the truth don’t drink the coolaide any more Mike brown cannot run a football team he has had 20 years to prove he can 1 winning seasonBy Mike Brown
October 30, 2008 10:50 AM | Link to this
I don’t see the problem. We have a solid team…we’ve ALMOST won 8 times this year! Would you like to buy a #58 Rivers jersey?