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Bengals Notes
Seattle's Alexander savors moment beating Cincinnati — his hometown team
Florence, Ky., native rushed 21 times for 100 yards for a Seahawks victory.
Monday, September 24, 2007
> What do you think will happen to the Bengals now?
SEATTLE — Seahawks tailback Shaun Alexander savored the moment.
The Florence, Ky., native and former Boone County High School and University of Alabama star rushed 21 times for 100 yards in Seattle's 24-21 victory over the Bengals at Qwest Field on Sunday.
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"This is exciting," he said, "as anybody would know, who gets to play against your home team in your stadium. I have aunts and uncles who don't even watch the Seahawks — they watch the Bengals — so they got to see us play and see me win. Anytime you get to beat your home team, it's good."
No excuses
Bengals kicker Shayne Graham wanted to pin the Seahawks deep in their territory after Cincinnati took a late lead.
But his tactics backfired.
He kicked the ball out of bounds and allowed Seattle to set up the game-winning drive at its 40-yard line.
"I don't know what you want me to say," he said. "I just kicked it out of bounds. I didn't want to do that. I didn't do it on purpose. It's just one of those plays where it happened. I didn't execute. I don't have much to say about it. Sorry, guys."
Fumble! Game over
Glenn Holt felt terrible about fumbling the kickoff with less than a minute remaining to seal the Bengals' loss.
"I was trying to get through the hole," he said. "I was running real hard, and I tried to jump over people. I lost control of the ball and some guy hit me and I let it go. It's definitely tough to lose two in a row. We'll be back, though. We'll be back."
Spark plug
Kenny Watson gave the Bengals a spark, rushing nine times for 60 yards and a TD. He came on strong when Rudi Johnson exited with a hamstring injury.
"You've just got to be ready and step in when anybody goes down," Watson said. "It feels good to contribute, but we didn't win the game, so it means nothing. We've got to stick together and come back strong next week."
Close doesn't count
Tight end Reggie Kelly said the Bengals are close to being a good team, but they break down at the wrong times.
"We'll look at the good plays and the bad plays, see how we can correct those things and ready for the upcoming week," Kelly said. "We're really close. We're playing hard and doing some good things. My thought process is if we keep grinding, eventually it's gonna go our way."
Joseph whiffs
Cornerback Johnathan Joseph was one of the culprits on Seattle's game-winning TD pass.
"It was zone coverage," he said. "Every zone has a hole. They just happened to find the hole.
"It feels bad to lose anytime. When you lose two straight — games you feel you should've won — you feel really bad. We've got to put it behind us and move on to next week. We can't let this hang over our head, or we'll fall farther behind."
Truth hurts
Defensive tackle John Thornton said it best.
"We got to find a way to stop giving up explosive plays and get a better rush and cover better," he said. "It's on all of us."
Comments
By Stone
September 25, 2007 12:00 PM | Link to this
It’s a hilarious dilema when you can’t kick off deep because your special team 4th stringers can’t tackle, and yet you can’t squib kick because you shank it out of bounds. Which is worse?! The cornerbacks have to cover better, and we need to blitz linebackers to get sacks from the D-line instead of blitzing small cornerbacks against tackles and fullbacks. I think the defensive play calling is absurd at times. That zone coverage scheme is a joke too! Chuck B is horrid as a DC.
By Die Hard Fan
September 24, 2007 10:24 PM | Link to this
That was a hard game to watch. I thought we had it, then they fumbled the ball. I was heart-broken. But I do have alot of faith in them and I know that they can do it. Just pull together and git er done. WHO DEY!!
By Heather
September 24, 2007 10:18 PM | Link to this
I think that as long as the team doesn’t give up, then we could still go all the way. If the team thinks they can then they can. They just need to pull together and git’ er done! WHO DEY!!
By phil
September 24, 2007 5:24 PM | Link to this
a couple of things. the D played pretty well given the circumstances. the special teams is what killed us yesterday and in cleveland. cribbs’s kickoff returns at cle, the 80 return to start the game in seattle, graham’s kickoff out of bounds, and holt’s fumble. the special teams are killing us and costing us games. secondly, why are we paying justin smith 8 million? the guy has done absolutley nothing and we franchise him and put us out 8 million.
By Ed
September 24, 2007 5:12 PM | Link to this
So long as the team doesn’t give up, they will eventually start on a streak of good luck. They need to get the injured players back as well as Chris Henry. The defense started to play with some authority because they were agressive and where they were suppose to be on their fits. Offensively, until the same 5 lineman start playing together on a consistent basis, there are going to be breakdowns. We can still win the division. That’s the goal.
By TDTroy
September 24, 2007 3:05 PM | Link to this
That was a tough game to watch. What if Oneil hangs on to the int? This team could still go 10 - 6 or 11- 5. The refs didnt help much that was a bad call. I still trust Marvin
By David
September 24, 2007 12:13 PM | Link to this
I am very disappointed with the Bengals. I can only hope that we are losing early this year instead of late like the past 2 years. We will be 1-3 after Monday, but then look at the Schedule. It should get easier for the Bengals, aside from 2 games against the Steelers. Looking at the schedule we could still be 9-7 or even 10-6, maybe a wildcard spot. I just wish they would play smart for once!!
By steve
September 24, 2007 9:07 AM | Link to this
We’ll finish 10 & 6? You’re thinking with your heart. I hope you’re right but let’s look at the facts:
1) Only 3-three and outs by our beloved “D” this season. That ain’t going to cut it. No pass rush exposes our razor-thin secondary who still give up explosive plays.
2) Special Teams aren’t so…special. Two fair catches inside the 10-yard line? Bad coaching. Graham shanking the kickoff defies logic. The list goes on and on.
By david
September 24, 2007 7:42 AM | Link to this
They say football is a game of 3 segments-offense,defense and special teams.When you have 1 of 3 at best(you can’t even run effectively)this is what you get.Obviously Marvin Lewis has taken this team as far as he can go and it’s way short of a championship situation.Bad personnel choices,more injuries than most any team and way too little money spent on defensive players shows. This team will be lucky to go 6-10!
By Long Time Fan
September 24, 2007 7:36 AM | Link to this
I predict the Bengals will correct their problems, get some key players healthy and finish the season at 10 and 6. With that said it is time to fix the Special Teams problems. That is why we lost the Seattle game. In Marvin I still trust!