Much to Like in Bengals Pre-season Opener

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Published: August 15, 2009

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... never see action in a real honest-to-goodness game, the regulars are exhausted from training camp, and the play-calling is usually fairly vanilla.

But there are things you can watch for in a pre-season game that will help determine how a team will look in the regular season. Just make sure you throw out the score.

Overall, the Cincinnati Bengals didn't play badly in their first outing, a 17-7 loss at New Orleans. There were no glaring mistakes and the team did not appear to be over-matched.

But like all games, there were some good points and some bad points.

 

The Good

Nobody wanted to see Carson Palmer limp off the field in a protective boot, but all indications are that the ankle sprain is minor and should not affect the franchise’s most important player much.

What was good to see was that Palmer’s injury did not come as a result of contact. Other than a hellacious hit he took on third-and-long fr...

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