If Tim Couch keeps getting hit like this, he won't be around to keep getting hit like this. Couch was sacked two times during Sunday's 24-14 loss in Cincinnati and hit hard about another five times after the throw. Last night, they traded defensive tackle Stalin Colinet back to Minnesota for an undisclosed draft choice, and were putting the finishing touches on a trade for a promising young defensive tackle from the Miami Dolphins who fell out of favor when he got into a heated argument with coach Dave Wannstedt last week. The recipe for defeat doesn't change, no matter the chef. Every championship team has an attitude and hits hard, from the snap to the whistle.
Football is an incredibly physical game played by incredibly physical people.
Ask Jim Brown and Gene Hickerson. You have to have that attitude or you won't be a champion. Somewhere over the rainbow, defenders cringe. Over the last decade, a 2-0 start normally just sets up the Cincinnati Bengals for disappointment and frustration. They thought this year's 2-0 start would be different.