Cincinnati Bengals

“I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail Poisoned in the bushes and blown out on the trail Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn Come in, she said I’ll give ya shelter from the storm.” “Shelter From the Storm”, Bob Dylan (c) 1975 The NFL remains the schizophrenic beast it’s always…

“Where have all the people gone my honey Where have all the people gone today There’s no need for you to be worrying about all those people You never see those people anyway.” “(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew”(c) 1962, by Bonnie Dobson The AFC North divisional lead has swung back and forth between…

“We’ll know for the first time If we’re evil or divine We’re the last in line.” – Dio After five weeks, the Steelers are still last in line and soul-searching. Given the season-ending injury to WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, in a locker room that’s losing quality starters every week, one wonders if the Steelers have it…

“So you’re back…where ya started…here we go ’round again.” – the Kinks Two weeks into the 2021 NFL season, and the AFC North has made zero headway in establishing itself.  All four teams stand at a statistical tie at 1-1, and all four teams have shown almost equal parts brilliance and abject failure, depending on…