2013 a new year same out come if your a Bengals fan

Bengals lose 19-13 to the Texans

2013 has come in and we are still here unless you thought the Mayans predicted we would be wiped out on 12/21/12.  Then whatever you bet on you were surely wrong.   Which leads me to the Cincinnati Bengals...... if you were heavily invested in the Bengals you got your heart ripped out again by the inefficiencies of the offense and the defense was visibly gassed.   In a well run organization just getting to the playoffs is not a goal , and winning one game is not the goal, the goal is to get to and win the Super Bowl.   Marvin Lewis has been a good coach but he is not the coach to get the Bengals over the hump.  Mike Brown's problem is he does not want to succeed on the football field.   His record as an owner is evident of that.   I know being loyal to one person is a good thing but Mike Brown as an owner should not be satisfied with just making it to the playoffs, he should not be satisfied with just winning the division.  As an owner of a NFL  franchise he should be hungry for a Super Bowl.   Not just be satisfied with making the playoffs, I hate to say it Marvin Lewis should be fired but who in their right mind would work for Mike Brown to get the Bengals over the hump.  Would you replace Lewis with Mike Zimmer?    An interesting question to pose I would think.

I will be honest I have not invested heavily into the Bengals the past two seasons just because the franchise is going no where under Marvin Lewis, they have been to the playoffs, but have lost in the wildcard and as a franchise have not won a playoff game in 20 years, 20 years folks!  That is the longest streak in the NFL just another dubious record the Bengals own.


With football finally winding down and the football relatively done in Cincinnati how would you grade the season for the Bengals?  Me; I give them a D- reason for that was the offense sputtered and they did not win in the playoffs, had they made the Super Bowl possibly a B.  

owners and players agree
to end lockout

I am going to switch gears here and turn my attention to some other sport that is usually in full swing but because of a lockout from the owners they have not been playing .   I am talking of course of the NHL.   The third major sports league in North America.  Is it me or did anyone really care or miss hockey.   I for one did not really care its more of a filler sport to be quite honest, people of the north and Canada are hockey nuts though so who know they may have jumped for joy and swilled a keg of beer because of it who knows, eh.

Oh well but if your a sports fan you just like to watch sports for entertainment, for the love of sport and for the camaraderie you have with people who like the same teams.  Whether its friends and family or complete strangers at a bar.  Sports can bring us together, divide us, break our hearts and jump for joy.  Whether your a 4 year old being taken to your first game or 92 and remember the glory days of your team, sports defines us regionally, nationally and with the world.   Pure sport is for our enjoyment, whether it's a Pop Warner game, a rec league at your local Y, a high school game, college or pro, this is what defines us it gives us that carnal release.   Enjoy your day and enjoy sports.