It’s over.
The first game of the preseason, that is. Forgive me if this grizzled bag-o-bones sounded a bit dire. Many of us “old timers” lived through an era where bad preseason moments translated into horrific regular season experiences. I need to get over that, I really do.
Bad things happened in the preseason, sure. It’s the preseason. Let’s call mistakes and SMH moments learning experiences. Yet, aside from John Ross falling down, allowing Kyle Fuller to snag an Andy Dalton pass and return it 47 yards for a touchdown, there really wasn’t a “bad moment” in the Bengals’ preseason opener.