WDW Episode 02 – AFC North Preview with Joel Hammond
This week Who-Dey Weekly welcomes in Joel Hammond, Sports Business Reporter for Crain’s Cleveland Business Journal. He stops by to preview the AFC North and gives his opinions on the 2010 Bengals. Show...
View ArticleWDW Episode 03 – Keys to Success in 2010
Normally we’ll have our shows ready for you each and every Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. However with the Labor Day weekend we got a late start to the week but wanted to get Bengal Nation a show prior to...
View ArticleThe Disparity of Parity
In the past 10 years, 10 of the 16 NFC teams have represented their conference in the Super Bowl. Only San Francisco, Dallas, Minnesota, Atlanta, Washington, and Detroit have failed to make it to the...
View ArticleOn The Clock: Picks 31 – 32
My mock draft has reached its zenith with the Super Bowl teams. On the clock are picks 31 – 32. To recap: 1. Carolina – Cam Newton, QB, Auburn 2. Denver – DaQuan Bowers, DE, Clemson 3. Buffalo – Blaine...
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ESPN Says Bengals Post Lockout Grade C-
If I had this issue, it would definitely be in the bathroom just in case. For the price of a large quantity of toilet paper, I was able to acquire a subscription to ESPN The Magazine. This is only...
View ArticlePreview: Steelers @ Bengals
It’s Steeler week!! Let’s hear your best WHODEY, people!! Now the real test begins, as the Bengals play Pittsburgh and Baltimore 3 times in the next 4 games. Will they establish themselves as a...
View ArticlePreview: Bengals @ Steelers
Wow, it’s Steeler week again already?! You can make a solid case for either of two factors as the cause of the Bengals’ 7 point loss to the Steelers in round 1. On one hand, the defense gave up 132 yds...
View ArticleConcussions As A Game Plan
Players putting a bounty on an opposing player is nothing new in the NFL. It isn’t “supposed” to happen, but plenty of former players over the years have admitted that it is done. So it is very little...
View ArticlePilfering The AFC North
Nate made a comment the other day that got me thinking on a slightly different angle about free agency. There are a number of quality free agents available from AFC North teams, especially the Ravens....
View ArticleWho Has The Advantage In The AFC North?
Despite going 9-7 last year and making the playoffs, the Bengals still finished third in the AFC North. But that will happen when you play in the toughest division in the AFC. At the risk of minor...
View ArticleA Closer Look At The Steelers
My look at the Browns last week raised a cacophony of howling and hissing from Browns fans. Today I am really going to poke the beehive by taking a look at the Steelers, because they aren’t going to...
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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 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 ArticleCould Mike Wallace Be This Year’s DeSean Jackson?
Money makes the world go ’round, right? But sometimes money makes the football stop going ’round. There could be trouble afoot in the Steel City. Money, in the form of a restricted free agent tender...
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WDW Episode 73 – Training Camp Begins
The long offseason is finally over, Training Camp is here! The Bengals report to camp tomorrow with their first practice Friday. In this week’s show: Dre Kirkpatrick sidelined with an apparent knee...
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...
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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...
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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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 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...
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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....
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...
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