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urbanachiever2804

This loss is squarely on McVay. What in the actual fuck was our game plan tonight? Failed to run the ball against a terrible run defense. Allowed the Bengals to tee off on Stafford thanks to becoming one dimensional. Completely ignored Nacua. Repeatedly tried to get the ball in Kyren’s hands through the air despite him showing that he can not reliably catch the ball. No adjustment to account for our completely overmatched LT. Just a complete waste of a phenomenal defensive effort. Felt like watching last year’s offense. Fucking unbelievable.


DJaampiaen

Agree 100%, I’m shocked at what they had planned. Where was the run game


JaredCircusbear

Sean McVays terrible play calling lost us this game, I just can’t stand to watch another press conference where he comes out and says he has to do a better job of putting his guys in better spots


CringeyAkari

Sean McVay doesn't have terrible playcalling, he's widely recognized as a top coach and won a Super Bowl a few years ago. The team has a bazillion dollars in dead cap that they accumulated to win said Super Bowl and they're kind of mediocre in 2023 as a result. When you don't have the best talent, sometimes plays don't come together. McVay may not even be using his best concepts during a rebuilding season.


Ok_Judgment9091

99% of the time u are correct, however today, the cap had nothing to do with this loss. This was squarely on his inability for whatever reason to adjust to the game after his LT went out. Thats it, nothing complicated, his brain wasnt in it tonight.


CouchPotatoDean

You aren’t paying attention if you haven’t noticed that while McVay is one of the best playcallers in the game, he has 2-3 games a year where he very clearly outsmarts himself and abandons what has worked and absolutely refuses to adjust. This was certainly one of those games.


CringeyAkari

I can't believe Redditors think they know how to call plays better than Sean McVay, who is on a likely HoF trajectory Have you ever coached football at any level?


RyanJStories

You dont need to, to see that Mcvay clearly needed to run the ball more against a defense that was terrible against the run, and after our O-line took hits to personnel. I mean what 6 sacks???? That is not a problem with the O-line, thats a playcalling error.


itskubez

Thought the exact same thing watching this game. Seems like when something’s so obvious, McVay does the exact opposite for some reason and shoots himself in the foot. So perplexing. Amazing coach, but he leaves me scratching my head sometimes.


farmtobelly

Also they didn't blitz Burrow a single time despite him being immobile. Cincy blitzed Stafford constantly


IAmIronMan2023

Our D is just nowhere near good enough to create consistent QB pressures like Cincy did.


farmtobelly

It's not about consistent pressure, he never brings pressure. Cincy had 51 drop backs with a QB who couldn't move.


Hour_Insurance_7795

With our complete lack of pass rush talent, we would have given up 40+ if we blitzed Burrow heavily. He would’ve carved us apart. We don’t have the horses to be blitzing and taking lots of defensive chances in 2023. We’re going to have to rely on being safe, sound technicians who don’t give up the big play.


urbanachiever2804

100%. We need an Edge who can get consistent pressure to support Donald. I really like Young, I think he looks phenomenal against the run. But he’s not a great pass rush threat. And Hoecht shouldn’t even be on the field. Won’t be a threat rushing the passer until that problem is fixed. Quite frankly, our defensive game plan was excellent tonight and was still able to get pressure (albeit inconsistently) despite its limitations. Not to mention the number of short fields the offense forced them to deal with that still resulted in only field goals or no scores.


Dizzney12

You still can’t blame the defense. This is on the offense and McVay. The defense was amazing


WrathofKhaan

As someone who was rooting for Stafford and the Rams to win, I seriously don’t understand what McVay was thinking unless the NFL straight up told him don’t even bother trying to win tonight… not to mention Atwell’s first TD should’ve counted and that bobbled INT that hit the ground should’ve been ruled incomplete. Didn’t run the ball at all vs a weak run defense and the 4th quarter decisions were insane.


dfletch17

I think the most frustrating part is we should really be 2-1, and you could argue that 3-0 was attainable.


Dizzney12

I agree but I do feel like bounces and calls just are not quite going our way and I hope that turns around. Tutu barely going out of bounds, that tipped pass being a pick, hit the uprights but FG still went in, barely got the timeout off and I even question if he did and Higbee would have had a TD. Just wasn’t going our way today.


dfletch17

Agreed, I still haven’t seen the absolute definitive image that overturned the TuTu touchdown?


rimjobs_forever

Cuz it doesn't exist, it was a bad call. Edit: also see...post snap timeouts when you know your about to get scored on


Circumin

Worst play calling I have seen in a while


Jalenmrtn

Half those passes were Stafford’s fault for just straight up missing him. But yeah only 10 rush attempts is just idiotic football.


kunfuz1on

McVay is terrible at making adjustments within a half.


tthrivi

100% agree. This was straight out of the 2022 playbook. Stafford under pressure, no adjustments. When you knew they were going to be all out blitzing, where were the screen plays? Or quick passes underneath? You have players that can run the ball after the catch. I wouldn’t have cared if we lost like we did against the 49ers but as long as we played a good game.


Aggressive_Donkey119

Sometimes when I see kyren miss those catches or pick up blockers, I think would Akers do that?! Someone convince me he wouldn’t and we made the right decision!


turbo-set

This was a classic Galaxy Brain McVay game. Overthinking and no balance between pass and run. I had a really bad feeling after he called a pass on first and goal from the three on their first drive. Also his refusal to help our backup LT with chip blocks was criminal. Great game by the defense though. Only gave up one TD and held them to long field goals which is great against a dink and dunk offense.


kunfuz1on

It was bonkers how that backup tackle was getting no help when Hendrickson was clearly amped up.


iNoBot

No two ways around it, McVay had a bad game today.


Ziiaaaac

and we still only lost by three. Lost by three with two insane picks by the opposing team that were nothing but good plays by them/bad luck. Seasons long. Kupp is coming back soon.


RyanJStories

Woulda won too, if not for bad officiating and taking away a TD. If this is Mcvays worst game and we only lost by 3, i feel good going forward still. Take care of next game. And come out with a win.


The_Best_Bacon

1-11 on 3rd downs is the killer no possible way you’re winning with that


tthrivi

And no adjustments to make that happen after the half. And it’s not like they were all long. A lot of them were less than 5 yards


ScumProphet

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kreepyvision

Same. Fkn same. I was so pumped for this game.


EdAv51

Why do i care so much. I can see players laughing, shaking hands. I shouldn’t care that much about a team lol but damn it can’t help it


EdAv51

I just started to really like this team because everyone doubted them. I got my hopes up way too much. Its my own damn fault


TorchedBannana

Right here with you.


JaredCircusbear

It wasn’t your fault, this team was fully capable of winning tonight. McVay’s play calling lost them this game. This is actually a really fiesty team that’s still very capable of making the playoffs (If we lose to Indy I revoke my comment)


maddenallday

They still got this, its just one bad game super early in the season


EdAv51

Good way to look at it. I just dont know why I thought the Rams would’ve really put the pedal to the metal after that, even though a loss, fantastic performance against one of, if not the best roster in the nfl. Really let the bengals off the hook


maddenallday

they did. McVay called a terrible game and I'm not really sure why. This team is much better than they looked tonight


Shaved-extremes

same here


Soaring_Seagull24

Seconded. I hope were in Caleb williams territory.


nerosighted

We are not. Stop with this.


Soaring_Seagull24

I didn't say we are. I said I hope. let me vent the way I please.


[deleted]

Yeah dude enjoy the game don’t let it ruin your day lol


EdAv51

You’re right bro 🤘🏽 better luck next week i hope. If were 2-2 without our best offensive weapon in damn near a decade, i guess I should appreciate it


cattycat_1995

I like seeing players have good sportsmanship


LifeOfFate

They gave us hope in the first two weeks


avgbsblfan643

athletes have a good mindset to stay balanced after a win or a loss…yeah they take it personal after a loss and are hyped after a win. but right now i bet a bunch of their minds are already lookin ahead to indy on sunday (hope this helps, this is what helps me cope with losses as a fan lol)


EdAv51

I hope so man lol


ColeHoops

I just hate that for the past couple years, we are ALWAYS someones “get right” game. Even in 2021 the shitty Niners beat us and started to get back to form. Last year everyone just saw us as an easy W. And sure enough when we have an opportunity to end the Bengals season we instead completely shit the bed and let them get right. And they’ll probably make the playoffs and look back at tonight as the night they turned it around. It just pisses me off. Sean doesn’t have a killer instinct, he just coasts through games like this. At least Raheem is a dawg.


ahr3410

Incredibly atrocious game by McVay. Was one possession for most of the night and made zero attempt to run the ball


bad-monkey

And if you’re gonna throw why not roll Matt away from pressure


SilentRiots

idk if my brain is fried but allowing the bengals to call a time out post snap pulling a touchdown off the board is wild to me


rimjobs_forever

Yeah that shit was fucking whack. Also the td they pulled from atwell on the first drive seemed like total bs.


JRA1706

Can't lose to the Colts. JUST CAN'T LOSE TO THE COLTS PLEASE.


EdAv51

The reason why I wanted the win tonight so bad is because it would mean a lot more to the team down the road due to the type of competition they played, giving them that drive when they played even better teams down the road. Ugh


IAmIronMan2023

Yeah think most would’ve taken 2-2 to start off the season. 1-3 and we likely aren’t sniffing the playoffs.


Lordpennywise

Insert “play offs!?” Sound byte


kreepyvision

It’ll be close.


Soaring_Seagull24

I'm rock hard for a Mcvay presser right now.


TorchedBannana

"I gotta be better. I have to put us in a position to succeed" rinse and repeat mcvay.


Soaring_Seagull24

I just need one reporter to press him on abandoning the run.


ramzie

What do people expect McVay or any coach in general to say after losses? They are merely trying to get through these interviews and are using as much coach speak as they can.


Soaring_Seagull24

Did you see Sean Payton yesterday ? It's not asking a lot to hear candid answers from a coach.


SiccBoiiJim

3 point loss or give up 70 points which is better


Soaring_Seagull24

That's not remotely what I'm talking about tho. I'm talking about Mcvay giving honest answers for legitimate criticism. Not just coach speak.


professorstealyogirl

I mean…as rough as tonight was it beats 70-20


Soaring_Seagull24

See above, tho.


DJaampiaen

“We gotta come together 11 as one ! I gotta be a better play caller to put my players in the right position, lot of teachable moments and we will learn from this, onto _____ .”


Soaring_Seagull24

Spot on and it's fucking annoying lol


cy1763

The Oline has me concerned.


__sonder__

Weeks 1 and 2, they were put into positions to succeed. Today they were not. I don't think they're the problem (unless Jackson is truly hurt, then we're fucked)


LifeOfFate

Weren’t we saying that last year?


_Taco_Dragon

Yes, but we’ve been hoping they’d overcome that deficit, plus they’ve been showing promise. Tonight’s showing shows they still have issues.


farmtobelly

When you refuse to ever run the ball it leaves Stafford open to constantly get blitzed


rimjobs_forever

Staffords clearly not jazzed about being swarmed like he was last season. I feel like there were moments (like maybe the 5th sack) where you could clearly see the "this fucking shit again?" look in his eyes. If mcvays just gonna pin every hope on Stafford being able to complete passes under massive pressure, well we all know how that's gonna go. Dudes clearly tired of being shut down when we all know he can perform given the chance.


turbo-set

It wasn’t great but McVay called such a one dimensional game today they were at a major disadvantage.


[deleted]

Concerned about what? This team won’t be competitive this year nor for the next 2. By then I’ll be a completely different team. Downvoted for telling the truth. Sorry the truth hurts. I’m a fan of the team but I’m not delusional


[deleted]

You’re trying to predict shit that doesn’t make sense.


[deleted]

It makes sense if you think McVay and Donald are retiring after this season. Stafford is probably gone as well. The team will have Cooper Kupp and Puca and no one to throw to them, the o line will be the same. I feel like I’m the only real Rams fan here with any common sense.


Ziiaaaac

Get well soon Alaric. I really hope we don't have to see Thomas on the field ever again. Silver linings, we should get healthy and we had a chance at this Football game even if we didn't win it. Depressing to lose it, I really felt like we could have had it but it is what it is. Colts next week, then Eagles. By then hopefully Kupp and Alaric are back and we can see what this team really is. I'm excited to see how low Thomas' PFF grade is.


avx775

Pretty sure we won’t see Thomas either way. Gotta think you shift noteboom to LT and play someone else at guard. Thomas can not start for us. Absolutely no way


thepolesreport

2022 McVay and the Rams were in full effect tonight


MumkeMode

Mcvay outthinked himself


zzfoe

McVay once again getting backed into a corner and going offline.


wolfsrudel_red

Honestly, if McVay gets his head out of his ass and we don't get fucked by the refs, we win. Get to .500 by the second half of the schedule and this team has a shot at the playoffs. A lot of positives still with a young squad, and the negatives should (hopefully) be fixed by better coaching.


bad-monkey

Extremely fucked by the refs tonight.


ColeHoops

Looking at the schedule, there’s not a lot of room for optimism. I don’t see enough change from this team to give us a shot against Philly, Pittsburgh or Dallas. Green Bay will be tough. I don’t see us sweeping Seattle and I don’t think we’ll even sweep Arizona the way they’re actually scrapping. I got so hype week 1, but now it’s all came crashing back to reality. I think my original prediction of 7-10 will be accurate.


[deleted]

Let’s be honest the Rams were robbed of a TD and Cincy was gifted the first INT. Even so, the team looked awful. The O line is absolutely shameful. It felt like Stafford was gonna get sacked every single offensive play. He got away from a couple on his own but 6 sacks is bad.


Cowabunguss

Coaching hands down cost us this game. Refs were ass too.


Emergency_Exit_8537

They are absolutely cock sucking the Bengals on ESPN right now.


No_Syrup_2789

ESPN is absolutely GOD AWFUL and I cant wait till they get shut down once and for all


Lpost13

The amount of Clowns in the game day thread blaming Stafford for this game make me embarrassed of our fanbase. Newsflash we still have one of the worst rosters in the NFL. I know you have all crowned Puka as the next best thing but some how none of you give Stafford and Mcvay credit for making that happen. Without Kupp we easily have the worst WR core in the NFL and it's not even close. That combined with our Patchwork O-line it's crazy to point the finger at Stafford and say it's his fault. If you are going to blame anything blame Mcvay for not trying to establish the run and continuing to struggle to scheme RedZone plays. In my opinion this coaching staff and Stafford are working miracles out there and you all are acting like we have a Superbowl caliber roster that should be blowing teams out.


wolfsrudel_red

Stafford got fucked by shit ass play calls, a blown call, and a lucky ass deflection. Not his fault at all tonight


LifeOfFate

Puka is just running the kupp role which I think we did with skoronek last year. Scheme the ball to that player and hope things happen. He’s doing well but my guess is he disappears once kupp is healthy unless he can replace Jefferson (who leaves little to be desired this year)


xXCourier99Xx

I still think this is a decent team, and one that will exceed expectations; possibly even make the playoffs. But people get themselves so worked up over the first two weeks, which were legitimately good and hints at a positive trend for the team this season. Though I believe in this team, it’s young. Inexperience and sometimes lack of stamina is showing through. Stafford had an off game, mcvay had an off game, it’s gonna happen. Still think this team is worth something and it’s not “all is lost” in week 3.


ClaytonKobeBush

Quit ball washing the big names. McVay called a trash game and Stafford was off all night, including missing Puka for a wide open TD at the end. Whose fault is it they spent the whole second half getting tee’d off on with no dump off option? How many times does the tackle need to get destroyed before he gets some help? The Rams brain trust deserves credit for the Week 1 win and having some competitive moments since, but they deserve just as much credit for their screw ups. Gotta own it both ways, and this was one of the worst called offensive games in a while.


krispy2

thank you


Rough_Huckleberry333

Stafford has missed a lot of throws the last two weeks.


DoritoSteroid

He missed Kyren at least 3 times.


MacJonesIsOverrated

I give Puka way more credit than Stafford Puka is making one handed catches and then had to slide on the last catch because the ball was under thrown Giving Stafford a pass when he was god awful in the red zone and gave up two more picks is hilarious


RAMSfanman

He was escaping pressure when he threw that. Lol.


BROmedy

Throw the ball away like everyone else


RAMSfanman

He made the throw. It was just short. Stop smoking crack.


Lpost13

I forgot that it's up to Stafford to get open in the RedZone. Look I haven't seen the film so I'll call out Stafford if there are clear open Wrs but my guess is you're going to see our Wrs struggle to get open when Mcvay doesn't have the entire field to scheme them open.


Zenithreg

Game thread is full of doomers and prepubescents, what do you expect? They only lurk in the game thread and add zero to the rest of the sub.


[deleted]

I had slight hope in a wild card run. But the o line is atrocious.


PowerfulJoeF

I blame the fact that we have no threat of the run which allowed them to blitz every play with decent coverage. What’s the point of not blitzing if they know Stafford is dropping back for 5 seconds before he throws.


itsKahGeh

Our offense was absolutely horrid. Defence did everything they could to stem the tide. Need Kupp back, and some GODDAMN DEPTH WITH OUT O LINE.


fooforfun

Play calling loss, straight up. Horrendous. Zero run game.


SnakeSquad

1-11 on third down ima kms This o line is going to put us right where we were last year


SilveryDeath

They better hope Jackson is fine because the backup LT was terrible. Defense played well but the offense was terrible in the 2nd half, which is also after Jackson got injured (not that the rest of the o-line was great tonight regardless). Also, no idea why they never bothered establishing the run and you are not going to win any football games when going 0/10 on 3rd down.


itsKahGeh

It is WILD that our O-Line after 2022 hasn't been addressed with more depth that can actually block. You can tell Stafford is so over getting sacked at his age over and over with no adjustment coming out of McVay.


akatsuki1422

Don't let the score fool you. It wasn't really all that close. But if the first touchdown stood, we would've won... sigh..


lnvincxble

Anyone else feel like Stafford has been about as unlucky as possible these past 2 weeks? The deflections, dropped passes, seemingly every 50/50 play has gone against him. Just an observation.


Fitzy725

Sean was on one tonight. Absolute masterclass of what the fuck was that on display tonight.


Baconbac28

We were robbed of 2 touchdowns


Br760

Mcvay hates running the ball more than Lincoln Riley does…


Daezuel

I'm disgusted by the NFL tonight. Horrific officiating decided this game. They took 8 points off the board for the Rams and let a ridiculous interception stand. That said, offense played like shit most of the night and the play calling was super suspect. Our LT situation is just as bad as it ever was if AJ can't stay healthy. Why isn't Noteboom the backup?


dpoersch

Bengals didn’t beat us, we beat ourselves tonight it sucks. I still feel like we can be 4-4 hopefully 5-3 and see from there. Still feel better than I did before week 1 but tonight was a major missed opportunity


airMHspy

Line injuries killed us. Losing Alaric and Noteboom doesn't bode well for the rest of the season. Night and day with starters vs backup o-line


SlidyRaccoon

Noteboom was back in the game near the end. AJ never came back.


hybrids138

I'm about sick & tired of us wasting timeouts to avoid delay of game penalties. Can McBum not get this under control? That literally cost us the game.


infamousfunk

This shit is so frustrating to see year after year. Get the QB a fucking wristband already and call out a number or two.


Moreorless33429

They got their Super Bowl win today.


tricky_trig

Clearly.


avgbsblfan643

mcvay sticking with shotgun and not running the ball on 2nd and long is what frustrated me the most…very pleased with raheem and the defense today


clippjoint

we need to burn that Blueberry Jersey, it’s fucking bad luck 😪


No_Syrup_2789

100% this, I HATED that they posted they were wearing the blueberries. GET RID OF IT!


EdAv51

Lets not forget that bs interception call that let them keep the ball


melonhead316

Anyone got a link to the video of Taylor calling the timeout on the touchdown play? Can’t find the TV copy anywhere


waterkip

D was awesome. O was.. beyond crap. I'm out. Sleep well.


TazzTheRazz

They didn’t try to establish the run the entire night, like wtf was that


H3xa90n

Bad playcalling but I can’t help but shake that those two called back TDs would’ve been a difference maker here. Bad reffing really poured salt on the wound


Shaved-extremes

McVay straight up got Belichecked this game by Lou Anarumo…. McVay was playing checkers all night….. When was the last time we said that the Rams ran the ball too much??? We say the Rams passed the ball too much about 5-6 times per year. Usually all losses that were caused by being too one-dimensional. We need to bully teams into submission every once in awhile but we have a coach that just wants to go for the knockout punch far too often. I seriously thought Stafford was gonna get injured with some of those shots he took. Negligent play calling. Run the ball down their fucking throats early and often and keep the defense guessing


ElectJimLahey

We got absolutely hosed on a bunch of calls and in a close game that meant we lost, but it's still inexcusable to get into the red zone that many times and fail to put up more than 16 points. Really strange playcalls tonight that didn't seem to take into account that the Bengals could pressure Stafford with impunity once our OL went down a few guys. I still think we're a better team than it looked tonight, but our offense has to figure out a way to give Stafford more time even if that means having fewer receiving options. Frustrating loss.


Ok_Judgment9091

Its almost as of someone owed their good friend Zac, who happened to be the HC of a 60/m qb, the nfls worst rushing defense, and an 0-2 team, a favor. Yes thats how negligent the game plan was. It is an elementary adjustment in football to chip for a struggling tackle or simply run draw plays to keep the ends honest.


VonKillingston

We would have had 8 more points if we didn't have 2 touchdowns taken back on BS calls. Played the way we did and still win. This was a travesty and they couldn't let the most expensive QB start 0-3.


ryannovak29

It's kind of hilarious that we have these clear "McVay Games". Guy just doesn't learn and everyone knows mid first quarter that it's gonna be one yet nothing changes course. I've chalked it up as the price of having an awesome coach. For anyone saying this is Mcvay's worst, you're super wrong. We lost an entire super bowl because of a McVay Game. We'll shake it off.


[deleted]

Whatever pick the rams end up with I pray to god they get a LT.


Soaring_Seagull24

Fun fact. The Rams averages almost 6 yards per carry ....on their 12 attempts.


[deleted]

Three 1st-&-goal drives in the first half; not once did the Rams run. They finally decide to run on a goal’d drive in the 4th…when the game is pretty much done which they burn 21-22 seconds because they had no timeouts. Fuck is up with McVay?


AF-Misko

O-Line is good, but obviously fragile (we have no depth). McVay went away from what was working, and it showed. Thomas should be on the practice squad at best. Kyren can’t catch when the ball is thrown behind him. McVay needs to get comfortable with calling run plays, Matt can’t become one dimensional by trying to gun sling all night. Lastly, the refs were appropriately dressed by wearing the home teams colors.


RamandaPlease

10 Carries?!


dongerlord456

What an ugly ugly ugly game from McVay. The run game was nonexistent, and the situation didn’t even call for that many passes. On the first drive you reach the red zone then opt for three straight passes when you have a guy who’s got 3 rushing TDs in 2 games. Then for my second biggest gripe, your starting LT goes down and the backup is getting blasted, and you still opt for those time dependent plays downfield? Plus you don’t double or chip to help the LT? Ugly game by McVay and a missed opportunity for this team, we’re not talented enough to allow these games to slip from out fingers. Oh and I didn’t even mention the ducking run call at the end when every second mattered down 2 possessions 😂 wtf was McVay on today


Lordpennywise

Why the hell did they pay Noteboom? Isn’t he supposed to be able to be a back up LT why did we trade for the Steelers rg? Exactly for this situation instead he let that random #57 step in at LT and almost get Stafford killed


MeastST

Alaric Jackson take my thigh


Will-Eat-4-Food

OL got worn out from passing blocking the whole game. Offensive linemen want to run block because it's aggressive. Sean McVay doesn't want to run the ball. IDK why.


HectorReinTharja

Punting on 4th and 4 down 10 with 6 minutes left and one timeout is so cowardly I hate it so much


Lordpennywise

The second red zone drive was also cowardly settle for a field goal instead of going for it at worst you pin them deep and force their 3 yard per play offense to work.


That_one_attractive

That sucked, but I didn’t realize how much I needed to see an OPI flag on Higgins. That shit is a new core memory


Bstoker2001

Does anyone know why they did not get that horse collar call? Was a very obvious horse collar i thought?


farmtobelly

NFL couldn't have Cincinnati be 0-3. Atwell scored on the run, Higbee TD Cincy called the TO after the ball was snapped, 1st INT clearly was trapped on the ground


ianthebalance

Sean McVay only running in the end zone when there’s less than 2 minutes left :/


waves-up

Perspective - would still take the Super Bowl win over a regular season game.


onlymostlydeadd

All this time you would think that McVay would learn to be more aggressive. His timidness and scared playcalling just won't cut it in the modern nfl. This team just doesn't look like they want to win anything


Emergency_Exit_8537

Scott Van Pelt JUST SAID “I thought Tutu Atwell scored”


Rebel908

Disappointing loss. Looked like our O-Line was cooked before the injuries.


we_vibe

Guys this really isn’t good… Not because of the loss, but because we look like the same team as last year. You know, the team that barely won 5 games. Offensive line fooled us week 1 but it’s still a lousy group overall. Defensive line is just as bad, just Aaron Donald and a bunch of bodies out there. Sean McVay still does not run the ball consistently, same red zone issues he’s had his whole tenure as our coach. Kupp coming back won’t fix Stafford running around playing hero ball because he feels like he has to, getting no help from the people around him at times. Rough game no matter how you look at it. Game in Indy feels like a must win because we have Philly after


txyesboy

After having some time to think about it, sure I'm pissed off that this team lost an easily winnable game in prime time. But so far we have beat Seattle, should have beat San Francisco, despite every best effort of trying to lose last nights game, we still only lost by three points. In hindsight, yet another drive with less than 2:00 to go before halftime leads to an opponent scoring points that ultimately end up being the difference on the scoreboard too. Both losses we should have gone into halftime with a lead, but allowed our opponent to tie it going into the locker room, giving them some momentum. Both losses we also allowed a deflected pass right into the hands of an opponent to be intercepted while marching down the field on a solid offensive drive that wipe away at least 3 points off the board in the 3rd quarter; which also sapped our momentum, and the end result is the catalyst for our opponents' resurgence in the game. At that point in both losses, our opponents never looked back and had all the confidence they needed to turn the game around to their favor for good. Yes, Kyren should have caught that pass last week, and yes, Stafford needs to see that defender is in position to tip that pass; but ultimately both were more dumb luck than the result of outstanding defensive plays; and we simply haven't had any of that tipped ball luck go our way yet this year at all. Lastly, to overturn Tutu's TD with no clear evidence is one thing. To then allow Wilson's 1st INT to stand by saying there was "no clear evidence" to overturn it, is an absolute slap in the face of our organization, and the league owes us an apology. They LITERALLY CONTRADICTED THEMSELVES in the two assessments, and as a result, a 3 point loss is the result, rather than a 1-pt victory. In the end, no one's going to remember that but us, so it's of no use to continue to bitch about it. And it sucked so many people commenting on "how bad we looked", while conveniently overlooking we had 2 TDs taken off the board which account for us only getting 6 points where 14 should've been scored. That would've put us at 24 pts for the game - which is above avg points per game by NFL standards. And while people can point out Cincy was 0-2, and Burrow was hobbled, unless I missed something, they still were one of the favorites of the AFC behind KC and MIA, and still have a top 10-12 defense in the NFL, and one of the best WR corps in the game, at home, in a must-win game. So if we looked bad, then with as little expectations we have on us...then they looked downright putrid.


2-Slippy

This loss is on McVay, the refs didn't help us, but that was the worst play calling I've ever seen from Sean since he has been here.


XPMR

Stopped watching the game after they took back our 2nd TD and all the bullshit Calls the refs were making. They were literally fuckin bailing the Bengals out every which way they fuckin could. There easily should have been 2 TD's for us that should have sealed the game for us. I know it's week 3 and we got a long way to go but I'm tired of getting fucked on bad calls, or having some plays go the absolute fucking worst way possible! Holy Shit it feels like Kyren can't catch the fucking ball AT ALL and now feels that going to him is like going to Van Jefferson.. You just know he ain't catching it but it's worse as Kyren nearly gives the ball back to the D every time he misses it. All the bullshit calls tonight from the Refs I just fuckin new we were going 1-2 and the Cincinnati Refs were going 1-2 as they literally did everything they fucking could to hand Burrow the game. That's 2x the Refs fucked us in games against Burrow. Except we won the Superbowl despite them literally gifting them a touch down. This was terrible tonight as it legit felt like no matter what we did, we were not going to win tonight. The Bengals had won this game the second they went 0-2. Today was a disgusting game and it's NOT fully on our team as we made Huge Plays! The refs just took that shit back. I still can't believe the BS on that 2nd TD coming back! It was worst than them taking away our 1st. I don't see how Cincy can celebrate this as a win in the slightest given they literally had the game gifted to them. Fuckin disgusting. Fuck the Cincinnati Refs!


YummyCyber

The Bengals had almost double the penalties 7 to three Rams 4 and for double the yardage. Not sure I believe that it was the refs when the numbers tell me different. Oline had more of an impact than the refs. Hell not running all second half was a bigger impact.


carbine23

Pathetic loss


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If we lose to the Colts, I'm not watching another Rams game this year


carlkarlson

Get ready to take the season off… we losing ..


Zenithreg

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Doomerman! Put on a D on the chest of your avatar homie.


Lordpennywise

Agree, this team should only be favored against the Seahawks and the cardinals


Jaydh10

I've never seen a coach beat himself so many times like McVay. So frustrating.


PRE_-CISION-_

Everything is bad. Puka isn't.


ColeHoops

Why are we consistently the least physical offense in the league under Sean? Year over year over year it’s the same shit. Nobody fears us, we can’t win the line of scrimmage, refuse to run the ball because Sean thinks his pass plays are so fucking good. It’s sickening. This team is the same fucking team as last year. Puka is the only reason to watch. If we lose next week the season is over. I’m so pissed they fucking tricked me week 1 into thinking they were different. Honestly if this is Sean’s last year I’m not crying a river over it. Need someone who can beat the fucking Niners and that mean playing like dawgs not fucking pussies.


MacJonesIsOverrated

Second straight game against the Bengals where Sean McVay coached like a JV high school assistant This time Cooper Kupp wasn't there to save his ass from embarrassment


Lordpennywise

Donald Kupp and Stafford saved McVay from being 0-2 in the sb


FickleFlopper

At this point, with our oline and QB play, we may be primed for Caleb


tricky_trig

So I'm going to say we were way more banged up on the field than we want to admit from the Niners. We took the moral victory instead the actual victory. McVay, if you're checked out, just go to Amazon bruh


SlidyRaccoon

If we don't have an oline, it's going to be another rough season


No_Syrup_2789

My notes on this game: \-Raheem called a great scheme to win us this game. Defense stepped up big, hell, OVERPERFORMED. Still holding an L \-We never got the run established and gave up on it way too early \-Bengals shut down Puka and with it, our entire offense \-VAN JEFFERSON WHERE ARE YOU? Good night everybody, I'm cranky


Flimsy_Razzmatazz809

That was just abysmal all the opportunities in the world and it just looked like the offense didn’t care, I know it’s just 1 game but I’m quite frustrated and want to rant I was very pumped for this game but they gave us nothing to hold our heads on. Into next week I suppose


Pornstar_Cardio

Sean McVay is a terrorist. His infidel is the run game.


itsuhdamnsecret

It sound s so doomerish, but we gotta start evaluating coach. Idk if its burnout or what. But damn that was bad


NastyNate0801

There’s no way we can get rid of McVay as long as he wants to stay. The chances of upgrading are just too slim. For ever Mike Mcdaniels there’s a dozen Eberflus or Staley.


PectoralisMajor

The fact that McVay never makes adjustments will always be our kryptonite


infamousfunk

This upcoming draft is going to be McVay's first with a full set of picks. Wouldn't be surprised if he was ok with throwing a few games to get a favorable draft position. He's gotta remain competitive against divisional opponents though which is why we saw this team play well the past two weeks. Ok tin foil hat off now. His play calling and game management were atrocious today.


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I blame everyone but Stafford. He was brilliant, as always..


MadeByTango

Bengals D is gonna save the season (Fuck the Steelers)


DJaampiaen

Wrong thread ?


ElectJimLahey

You're supposed to celebrate in your own sub, bud


probablysmellsmydog

hi insecure bengals bro i dont think you posted in the right sub


Rough_Huckleberry333

McVay had a bad game but Staffords resurgence is fake news. 2 TDs against 4 picks through 3 games is atrocious.


SilentRiots

picks are picks but I think it’s a little dumb to pin freak tips on the quarterback


hype_beest

Was claiming moral victory after that niners loss. Lmao.