Faithful.

Let us not be faithless. But, WOW, what a terrible loss. Before I get into all of that Cheesy Gordita mess from Sunday in Oakland, let’s exorcise this demon.

Listen, we can’t afford to be like any of the other Bengals blogs with snark filled disgust. Why? We don’t reap the daily benefits of living in the glorious city of Cincinnati. True, the grass is always greener, but they’ve got the good Fountain Square and fresh Skyline Chili. Not fair.

Let me set the stage for this reactionary t-shirt coming down your internet pipeline. Colts Fans in the fine establishment known as Brothers Bar & Grille, for some reason, were still loitering for the 4:15 Bengals game. As the clock winds down and the Bengals squander away this “for sure victory,” some Baltimore, err… Indianapolis Colts fans start clapping for the Raiders. Weird, right? Maybe they don’t realize that the Bengals are in the AFC North and the Raiders are in the West, while the Colts are in the South. Hardly a leg to stand on from a divisional rival standpoint. Moreover, the lowly Bengals have never truly proven themselves as a worthy opponent to the sacred Horse. So I am still confused about the Raiders alliance that they were forming. And on top of everything, we NEVER cheer against the Colts in their hometown bar that has been so gracious to us as outsiders.

So for a fake team with fake fans that couldn’t name their Quarterback before Peyton showed up, here is your gift from the Who Dey Nation.

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Now on to Old Coach Bratowski.

I haven’t been as critical of Coach Brat on the blog as I have during the game viewings. That being said, enough is enough. You don’t start chewing clock in the 2nd quarter unless you’re up 15 touchdown [that's 105-0 for those keep score at home]. It just doesn’t make sense to eliminate entire volumes of your playbook just because you have a 14 point lead. We have a set of offensive weapons that lands in the top 3 of the NFL. We know Brat has the ability to step on throats [see Chicago game], but if he is not willing to use his weapons then Mikey should start the search for someone that will. Brian Kelly anyone? I wish. Seriously though, this team should achieve nothing less than an AFC championship game based on talent alone.  Anything less would be a waste of resources. That’s all I am going to say about that until next week.

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Also, BIG ups to all of the new members that came out to Brothers for the game this weekend. It was great meeting you all and spending the game in the friendly confines of fellow fans! Remember IWDC trip to PBS for the Browns game this weekend!

Who Dey.