Holy crap! Bungles do it again!
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Did you all see the way the Bengals snatched defeat from the jaws of victory? I'm a Steelers fan, but I feel sad for Marvin Lewis! Those two guys should be gone next year.
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Burfict should never have been in the game at that point and Marvin Lewis should be fired for allowing his players to keep acting like thugs.
My fellow fans were equally embarrassing in the stadium tonight. The is no excuse for throwing trash onto the field or cheering when a player gets hurt.
I despise the Steelers, but I hope Antonio Brown is ok. The Steelers deserve to have a healthy team to face Denver next week after putting up with the shit they faced tonight.
On the other side, I thought McCarron was a totally class act in the press conference. Even though he looked like he wanted to cry (and who could blame him?) he supported his teammates and said all the right things. I could like the guy if he wasn't wearing a Bengals uniform.
Whodey- I appreciate what you said about Antonio Brown. I feel the same about Giovanni Bernard. I hope he's ok as well.
I'll be the first to admit I'm not a Bengals fan but I never want to see any player get hurt. The hit by Shazier was led by the crown of the helmet and should have drawn a penalty.
As a Sun Devil, I wish we could disown Burfict.
Marvin Lewis not having control of his players/his players not respecting him is nothing new, that's always been the case. Carson Palmer "retired" for a year because he had zero respect for Lewis. Chad Johnson wanted out of Cincy because of Lewis. I think Marvin is a arrogant prick. Having said all that, he doesn't deserve to be fired for this. The RB is at most fault. You also have to remember that Cincy was playing with their backup QB AJ McCarron. I'm gonna repeat that, AJ McCarron. Pittsburgh should have spanked them.
Yes, clackport, had the Bengals held on to the ball, they would have won the game. That still doesn't erase the issue of 2 (or more) powder keg, meltdown in waiting individuals. If no loss of control incident at Paul Brown Stadium, what then at Gillette Stadium next week ?
It's easy to second guess a decision when it doesn't work, we all have done it. Doesn't mean if they did it your way the Steelers don't come down and get a miracle touchdown. Besides there were plenty of other plays throughout the game that helped determine the outcome.
http://youtu.be/0YR-kYTfGlg
His dead ball personal foul was the one that put the Steelers in field goal range. He needs to eat some humble pie. He's lucky to even have an NFL job given his past history both on and off the field.
Getting back to team discipline: I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Vontaze Burficts' stunt after his interception whereby himself and (4?) other Bengals ran off the field towards the locker room in an apparent celebration. That only served to exacerbate the wrong tone, as events later showed. The hero of the moment, became one of several bums when he made (and got called for) a late hit. Fifteen yards alone might not have been enough for the Steelers, but it sure didn't help the Bengals cause either. While Leon Lett won't get knocked of the list of the top 10 premature victory celebration (he's the Cowboys defensive lineman who recovered a fumble in 1993 SB, was running ~60 yards for an apparent sure TD when he started showboating prior to crossing goal line only to have ball knocked away from him for a Bills touchback.)
V. Burfict now has a place on that list. He should have just handed the ball over to ref, returned to sideline, and cheered for his team to hold onto the frigging ball, and either run the clock out, or kick a field goal, Marvin Lewis just keeps having to eat a bigger donut each year. (0-7 playoff record now as head coach.)
It's way past time to kick Lewis the fuck out. What was displayed last night was a complete failure of leadership. None whatsoever.