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WDW Episode 88 – One Mo Time
Well at least the Bengals were competitive in this one. For a while there it didn’t look great. After the 105 yard kickoff return to start the second half you start to wonder if this team will EVER get...
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WDW Episode 89 – A Giant Win for the Bengals Hopes
The Bengals got a huge boost this weekend with a huge or shall we say, GIANT, win over the G-Men 31-13 Sunday at PBS. The tone was set early as Andy “Red” Dalton ended the game with an early strike to...
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WDW Episode 90 – Pummel Palmer
The Bengals did what they were supposed to do. They went on the road and took out a Chiefs team that’s mired in misery. Don’t we know that pain Bengals fans? It’s just nice to know that fans of other...
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Jason Babin A Bengal?
When the news hit on Tuesday that the Eagles had released sack-master Jason Babin, the collective ears of the other 29 NFL fan bases perked up. From coast to coast, armchair GMs everywhere were...
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WDW Episode 91 – The Grass Isn’t Always Greener
It only took one pass play for the tone to be set Sunday. Palmer’s first dropback, BOOM, Geno Atkins threw him to the ground. At that point we ALL knew what kind of day it was going to be for Mr....
View ArticleSan Diego Will Be A Great Test
It is no big secret that the Bengals have historically had trouble winning on the West Coast. Many teams struggle when playing 3 time zones from home. That is why Sunday’s game in San Diego will be a...
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Sanu’s Mysterious Injury
With no accompanying details, Geoff Hobson and Joe Reedy both reported on Thursday that Mohamed Sanu suffered a “foot injury” during the day’s practice, limiting his participate. We have no idea at...
View ArticleThe Mark Of Success
After being picked by nearly every pundit on the planet (and much of the fan base) to go 0-16 on the low side to 4-12 on the high side last year, there is no doubt that the 2011 season was perceived as...
View ArticleSometimes You Gotta Win Ugly
I stated last week that Sunday’s game in San Diego would be a good test of what this Bengals team really is. With the Chargers’ season on the line, Takeo Spikes said before the game that he was going...
View ArticleAFC North… Up For Grabs?
Come to the NFL’s version of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and see what the Candy Man might be conjuring. Few of us called that Charlie Batch would beat the Ravens on Sunday… in one of the toughest...
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WDW Episode 92 – It Wasn’t Pretty But It’s a Win
Well it wasn’t pretty, but a win is a win and that’s all that matters at this time of year. The Bengals historically have not played well on the West Coast but to win in SD despite not having your best...
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Winning In The Trenches
After getting whacked in the knee by my comrade DonnieRedboy yesterday (you’re still my bro, though!), I got to thinking about his comment that Dalton’s play in San Diego. He said: “The first thing...
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WDW Episode 93 – Run the Ball
That one may come back to haunt the Bengals. Up 19-10 in the 4th quarter at home to a team riddled with injuries and emotionally spent. A team with one of the worst run defenses in the league yet the...
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WDW Episode 94 – Here We Go
This is it. This is the THE statement game of all statement games. Beat the Steelers in THEIR house to earn a spot in the postseason. You want to be considered one of the best teams in the AFC, scratch...
View ArticleThe Other Big Game This Week
Plenty has been said this week about the importance of the winner-makes-the-playoffs showdown for the Bengals when they face their arch-nemesis on their home turf in the bowels of Pittsburgh on Sunday....
View ArticleAnother Dubious Record Falls
How many times had you heard it? “The Bengals haven’t gone to the playoffs in back-to-back seasons since ’81-’82.” Too many times to count, right? Well, we can check that one off of the list. This...
View ArticleBuilding Slow Is Building Best
The hiring of Marvin Lewis marked the end of the Lost Decade. In the wake of an extended period of football futility, most of Lewis’ tenure as head coach has been spent trying to steady a team that has...
View ArticleA 10th Win Is Huge
The Bengals are locked in to the 6th seed of the playoffs no matter whether they win or lose against the Ravens. So it is natural to wonder whether Marvin might choose to sit rest some of his normal...
View ArticleThe Bengals Will Win On Saturday If…
Vegas might be considering the Texans to be a 4.5 point favorite to win Saturday’s game, but you might not know that given some of the talk whirling around the interwebs. More than a few...
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WDW Episode 95 – Technology Rules
The last time we spoke the Bengals needed to beat Pittsburgh to get into the postseason. Check. They also needed to beat the Ravens to clinch double digit wins for the third time under Marvin Lewis....
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Baby Steps
The unholy stinkfest played by the Bengals’ offense in Houston on Saturday has turned Bengals fans into a far less endearing version of Bob Wiley from one of my favorite comedies, What About Bob:...
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The Marvin Lewis Era
There is going to be plenty of debate over the coming off-season over whether Marvin truly is the man to take this franchise into the future and beyond merely making the playoffs. It is a debate worth...
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Thank You Bengals and Who-Dey Weekly Fans
The Podcast Awards were announced at New Media Expo in Las Vegas Monday night January 7th. ESPN’s Matthew Berry and I at the Podcast Awards at New Media Expo at the Rio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas,...
View ArticleStarting Up Free Agency Talk
With no further games to discuss for the next seven months, and with John Clayton releasing the list of salary cap space yesterday, it is time to firing up the discussions about free agency. We know...
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WDW Episode 96 – 2012 Season Wrap Up
2012 was a great year to be a Bengals fan! They made the playoffs in back to back years for the first time in 30 years. That’s amazing. The Bengals are an up and coming team STILL and they play in a...
View ArticleFree Agency Around The AFCN [UPDATE 2]
For the fans of teams like the Seahawks and the Broncos, the start of free agency has been a double-scoop of football goodness. For us Bengals fans, however, it has been about as appetizing as a rice...
View ArticleA Failure To Communicate
Frustration with the lack of activity from the Bengals is reaching a level I haven’t seen since Mike Brown’s press conference following the 2010 season announcing Marvin Lewis’ new contract. Fans see...
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Draft Countdown: Day 24
The NFL Draft begins Thursday, April 25. Continuing the draft coutndown in advance of this year’s draft and my upcoming book, here’s Day 23 (a day late). Did you know? Draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. was...
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Draft Countdown: Day 23
The NFL Draft begins Thursday, April 25. In advance of this year’s draft and my upcoming book, the draft countdown continues. Did you know? NFL Network Mike Mayock was drafted by the Pittsburgh...
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Draft Countdown: Day 22
The NFL Draft begins Thursday, April 25. In advance of this year’s draft and my upcoming book, here’s Day 22 of the countdown. Did you know? Former Bengals tight end Reggie Kelly, who was drafted in...
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Observations From Week 1 -or- Not As Bleak As It Seems
Well that sucked. [BTW, sorry to be away from you all for so long. Sometimes life gets in the way of the fun things. Thankfully I see the light at the end of that tunnel approaching for me.] It’s easy...
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WDW Episode 80 – Thud, Ouch, Doh
Well, who saw that coming? The Bengals took one on the chin, and then they took it on the chin once more in Baltimore as the Ravens put the smackdown on us 44-13. In this week’s show: Ouch, that one...
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WDW Episode 82 – Did the Bengals Borrow Another Team’s Playbook?
The Bengals lined up on the first play of the game, in the Wildcat? Maybe we should call that the Bengal formation instead? Did the Bengals playbook get left back at PBS on Sunday? Wildcat? A fake...
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The 2012 Podcast Awards Are Here
The 2012 Podcast Awards start Monday, October 1st and we here at WhoDeyFans.com are extremely excited about this years awards program. As many of you may know Who-Dey Weekly was a finalist in the 2011...
View ArticlePlease Nominate Who-Dey Weekly for the 2012 Podcast Awards
If you get a chance, please nominate our podcast, Who-Dey Weekly, for the 2012 Podcast Awards. Here’s instructions on how to do it. Simply logon to PodcastAwards.com to nominate NOW! You have until...
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WDW Episode 85 – It’s Steelers Week!
Call me crazy, but I’m not sure ANY Bengals fans envisioned two straight losses to the Miami Dolphins and the Cleveland freakin Browns. It wasn’t that they lost that bothers most, it’s how they were...
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WDW Episode 86 – Sometimes You Just Need to Vent
It’s been a rough few weeks in the Queen City. I know that as Bengals fans we have endured years, and years, and years, and years of heartbreak. We’ve all grown tired of the losing. One might think...
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WDW Episode 87 – Back to the Grind
The Podcast Awards are here! Don’t forget to vote for our show in the Sports Category! Vote now at PodcastAwards.com! Huge thanks to all of you who took the time to nominate our show! Who-Dey Weekly...
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Draft Countdown: Day 20
In advance of this year’s draft and my upcoming book, here’s Day 20 of the countdown. Did you know? There’s a a fantasy game at www.playthedraft.com where you create a portfolio featuring stocks of...
View ArticleDalton > Weeden
Recently I was the target of all the venom that Cleveland Browns fans could muster because I said that taking Brandon Weeden at #22 was a terrible pick. Some of that venom was toxic enough to set the...
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WDW Episode 66 – Kicking Off Season 3
I can’t believe that a podcast we started nearly 3 years ago has grown to become the awesome Bengals community that it is today! I couldn’t be more thankful for all of our fans and I certainly...
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An Early Schedule Breakdown: Part 1
The 2012 season is shaping up to be an exciting one for us fans. Over the next three months, we will be reminded innumerable times that the Bengals have been to the postseason in back-to-back season...
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An Early Schedule Breakdown: Part 2
Guessing the schedule during the offseason is a dicey proposition, so I am not trying to call wins and losses here. Instead, I am pointing out interesting factors to the game based on how teams did...
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An Early Schedule Breakdown: Part 3
I hope you have enjoyed this look through this year’s schedule so far. While nothing is certain in June, I think it shows that there is good reason for optimism that the Bengals will make a repeat...
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An Early Schedule Breakdown: Part 4
As we wrap up this all-too-early assessment of the 2012 schedule, we have seen that there are plenty of reasons to allow a sense of optimism and pride to ease the years of frustration and angst that...
View ArticleA Late Analysis
The family’s summer vacation (and the obligatory craziness in prepping for it) has taken me away from you all for a few weeks, and has caused me to be late in bringing my thoughts about the preseason...
View ArticleAround The Division
Having just a little bit of time today for a post, I decided to highlight some news from around the division that may (or may not) have escaped your notice. Anyone concerned about Sanu? I was one of...
View ArticleQuestions From Pre-Season Game #2
The Bengals faced probably their toughest test of the preseason against an Atlanta Falcons team that is going to be pretty good this year. Really good, actually. Fortunately, this game brought fewer...
View ArticleTrade for MJD? I Doubt It.
When Jones-Drew’s agent announced that the outstanding running back is open to being traded, you could almost hear the collective eyebrows of the Bengals fans everywhere raise a bit, eyes fixed on...
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Draft Countdown: Day 19
In advance of this year’s draft and my upcoming book, here’s Day 19 of the countdown. Did you know? There is a website at draftmetrics.com that attempts to analyze the NFL Draft on a statistical...
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