[Bengal Cat]

Big win for the Bengals. Home game against a division opponent. I know it was only the first game but I really thought it was a must game for them. After they way they finished the season last year, they needed to come out and make a statement.

Isn't it funny how much better a defense looks when they come out and ATTACK the line of scrimmage instead of letting the offense dictate to them? You have to be aggessive, take some chances and go after the QB & our D did that last night. Now they need to be consistent, play with that same fire every game & not regress back to their old ways.

The Bengals offense looked sluggish at times, but a defense like the Ravens will do that to you. I know Carson missed some throws, but folks if Carson Palmer is our main conern then we are in great shape. I will put my money on him any day of the week. I'd like to see us throw to the tight end more and we desperately need for that third receiver to emerge. As for the lack of production by the offense in the second half, I put that on the coaches. The Ravens made adjustments at halftime and it didn't look like we did a very good job making adjustments in our gameplan.

Bottom line is we are 1-0. Carson didn't bring his "A game" and we still managed to defeat the defending AFC North champs. No letdowns next week and lets go 2-0.

GO BENGALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1