Unabated Sports

It's tough to get too up or too down based on Friday's pre-season opener for the Cincinnati Bengals. The Enquirer called it a night of mixed results. Sounds about right. Geoff Hobson called it "tepid." Lukewarm. Accurate.

Carson starts off the night getting picked off. Chris Perry showed flashes of why he was taken in the first round last year. Matt Cassel, a guy who didn't even throw a TD pass in college led four scoring drives against the Bengals defense. Marvin Lewis will use this well. This game will be a tool to get to players who may be believing the pre-season hype. Let's hope the results are a little better next month when the outcomes matter.

Personally, I didn't catch too much of the game. I didn't watch the tape delay. I was listening to Brad Johansen's live play-by-play, but it was mostly just background noise. I had a hard time focusing on the radio call when the outcome of the game was inconsequential. I can during the regular season, just not for exhibition games. Fifty five thousand plus were in attendence, second best in the stadium's pre-season history. But because it wasn't a sellout, no live TV within about 100 miles. Stupid NFL Blackout Rule. What did you think? Did the game capture your interest! Did you watch it on tape delay, go to the game, listen live, all three?!?

Our own Martin Polk was one of those fifty thousand in attendance. Tune in to the show Thursday night and hear his take on the game, plus who got the gift certificates to Crossroads Sports Bar & Grill he had with him.