There is some disappointment involved in making this move. But I believe it's in the best interests of the Bengals and Peter to go forward.
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I get tired of hearing about the Bengals' draft picks, ... They talk about picks in the early '90s. If you look at the picks we have had since I've been here, myself in '96, Takeo (Spikes) in '98 - then you had Reinard Wilson (in '97) and Akili (Smith in
It had to be pried out of Marvin Lewis that this was the best all-around win of the 18 in his 34 games as Cincinnati's coach. But that is what the Bengals' history of losing demands. I would say, yes I have to give in, ... We came out and moved the ball well on offense and played good on defense.
With me, coming form the Bengals and offensive lineman, I was automatically compared to Anthony Munoz, ... Any pass rusher, I don't care what team, has the expectation of being the next Bruce Smith, or Coy Bacon here in Cincinnati. People expect high sack totals, but Justin's game is much more than that.
New England Patriots defensive coordinator Eric Mangini, who formerly coached that team's defensive backs, and the Cincinnati Bengals' Kevin Coyle were among a number of different secondary coaches I've had the opportunity to really study over the last six months, ... and hopefully we'll reap the benefits our here in a couple weeks.
If the Patriots are to three-peat, the NFL has decided to make them earn it. How about four road trips in the next five games against Super Bowl aspirants Carolina, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Denver ... Chris Perry could do little last December while fellow rookie running backs Steven Jackson, Kevin Jones and Julius Jones were lighting up the NFL with 100-yard games. Perry, a first-round pick of the Bengals, was limited to two games in 2004 because of a sports hernia. But Perry underwent off-season surgery, then had a superb camp and pre-season this summer. He'll back up Rudi Johnson at halfback and be the third-down back. You always compare yourself to the people you came out with, ... They're all flourishing in the NFL, and I'm happy for them. I want to be there myself. I'm anxious to get to their level.
I think you feel their pain during the week, but Sunday when we get up we're really not going to take it easy on them. We're going to try to do what the Bengals did to us in a 37-8 pounding last week. We're going to try to run the score up and not give up a point.
Give me a break. Jerome Bettis had those same numbers in a game last year, and ended up with two touchdowns. But, never fear. The NFL is all about improvement. Sunday, against the Bengals, I plan to reach negative one yard in half the number of carries.
The dude called in and said that Marvin has brought a lot of class to the Bengals so why don't you be a class act and do a celebration like Isaac Curtis.