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October 31, 2020 Callum Insull Leave a Comment
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) reacts after running for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
2020 is an exciting time to be a Bengals fan for three main reasons.
Reason number one, quarterback of the future, Joe Burrow.
The former LSU national champion has elevated himself into the NFL and into the Cincinnati offense.
The 23-year-old is breaking records weekly. Despite not seeing his performances result in wins, (apart from Jacksonville) the future of the Bengals franchise is bright with Joe Burrow at the center.
Burrow looks like he's been in the league for years. His link up with fellow rookie, wide receiver, Tee Higgins is another reason things are looking brighter for Cincy.
Second round pick Tee Higgins is looking to be a great draft selection and a great help as a weapon for Burrow. Scoring three touchdowns in seven games, the new number 85 is showing up.
Speaking of the link up between Burrow and Higgins, it was a similar story with the old number nine and eighty-five, quarterback Carson Palmer and former wide receiver, Chad Johnson. It feels meant to be that the new quarterback and wide out would have the same numbers as the duo from 2004-2010.
Reason number three it is an exciting time to be a Bengal, is Zac Taylor. While it is true that the second year head coach and former Nebraska quarterback has a record of 3-19-1 since arriving in Ohio, and that is not to be over looked, he is only in his second season, with a rookie quarterback.
People need to see what Taylor is trying to do and give him time. I'll admit, the defensive line isn't the greatest and neither is the offensive line so it has been tough to see major strides of improvement from the team.
Taylor has already won half the amount of games he won last season and the offense is more than capable of winning games. Pass coverage is a significant issue for Cincinnati at the moment which is a result of the teams inability to generate any pressure on opposing quarterbacks.
If the Bengals can win at least four games out of the remaining ten, that won't be a bad return.
There are exciting times ahead for the Cincinnati franchise, fans have to see that. With color rush week on Sunday the Bengals will face the 5-1 Tennessee Titans who provide another test for this young and hungry, Bengals team.
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September 11, 2020 Nate Mallon Leave a Comment
Here we go. The Bengals begin the 2020 regular season on Sunday with a late afternoon home opener at Paul Brown Stadium in front of cardboard cutouts instead of real fans. It's Joe Burrows first test after a successful first training camp but not having any preseason games to grow through. To say "I am excited" would be an understatement.
Below are are my game-by-game predictions for 2020.
9/13/2020 vs Los Angeles Chargers – WIN
9/17/2020 at Cleveland Browns (TNF) – LOSS
9/27/2020 at Philadelphia Eagles – LOSS
10/4/2020 vs Jacksonville Jaguars – WIN
10/11/2020 at Baltimore Ravens – LOSS
10/18/2020 at Indianapolis Colts – LOSS
10/25/2020 vs Cleveland Browns – WIN
11/1/2020 vs Tennessee Titans – LOSS
11/8/2020 – BYE WEEK
11/15/2020 at Pittsburgh Steelers – LOSS
11/22/2020 at Washington Football Team – WIN
11/29/2020 vs New York Giants – WIN
12/6/2020 at Miami Dolphins – WIN
12/13/2020 vs Dallas Cowboys – LOSS
12/21/2020 vs Pittsburgh Steelers (MNF) – LOSS
12/27/20 at Houston Texans – LOSS
1/3/2020 vs Baltimore Ravens – WIN
Final Record Prediction: 7-9
Division Finish: 3rd
February 8, 2020 Taylor Cornell Leave a Comment
Last week, I wrote an article that was intended to provide some hope for Bengals fans, that the tunnel with the light at the end of it may not be as long as some may think. While I am hopeful, I am also realistic, and I realize that it takes a lot of things going right for the Bengals to make a quick, one-year turnaround. However, some responded to the article with resistance to even entertaining the idea that the Bengals could be playoff contenders in 2020. Most of the concerns revolved around the bad offensive line, the lack of trust in the front office to make free agent acquisitions, and the lack of a 'plan.' While all of these concerns are legitimate, I think there are some signs that show that the franchise COULD be headed in the right direction in each of these areas. In this three part series, we will look at these in greater detail, one at a time.
In the third and final installment of this series, let's address the lack of a 'plan' by the front office that has some fans feeling like a turnaround is impossible. I would agree, that the Bengals have missed some prime opportunities thus far. They could have, and arguably should have, traded both Cordy Glenn and Andy Dalton at the trade deadline in late-October. Instead, they completely botched both of those situations in benching Dalton for Ryan Finley, and then the drama surrounding Cordy before finally making his debut in November. However, all is not lost (yet). The Bengals can still move on from both players and receive some cap relief with no dead money, whether they release or trade either player. Rumors have been swirling around Dalton and perhaps New England, but no matter the team, there should be interest in the veteran signal-caller from a number of teams before the draft. If the team can swap Dalton for a mid-round pick, that would be a major win compared to losing him for 'nothing.' Also, you cannot convince me that this team was not tanking this year for the top-pick. Fourth-rounder Ryan Finley received three starts and completed just 47% of his passes, A.J. Green was held out for the duration of the season (whether that was 100% his decision or mutual, who knows), and the team lacked the will to win close games as evidenced by their (0-8) record in games decided by eight points or less. This led ultimately to the first overall selection, and presumably a chance to draft their franchise quarterback in LSU record-setter Joe Burrow. Was this team good in 2019? Absolutely not. Were they (2-14) bad? I also do not believe so. In a recent Twitter poll with nearly 1,100 votes, the good fans of Bengals Talk voted Burrow as the better quarterback RIGHT NOW at a clip of 3:1. I just mentioned their inability to win close games. Do you think Burrow wins four of those games that were one-score losses? Maybe more? Obviously, there is no way to tell, but the point is that with the same talent as last year's squad, we would expect Burrow to do better than the Dalton/Finley combo. Add-in A.J. Green (whom I do believe resigns with Cincy), Jonah Williams, and the continued development of guys like John Ross and Auden Tate and suddenly that is one scary offense that can keep up with teams that score on our somewhat porous defense.
All of this to say, I think while Bengals fans have a right to be cynical and skeptical of this team, if you are able to put away some of that bias you can squint and see a path to a playoff berth in 2020. Again… is it likely? Probably not. But it is possible. And for those weary, tired Bengals fans that feel like they are walking in the dark when rooting for this team, the bright light at the end is shining a little brighter.
Go back to Part 1.
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February 7, 2020 Taylor Cornell 1 Comment
In the second installment in this series, we look at our problematic offensive line. If you think about it, the Bengals really have TWO first round picks in 2020. Presumably Joe Burrow, and then Jonah Williams. Obviously, Williams was drafted 11th overall last season but did not play during the season due to a shoulder injury. However, let's not forget the kind of prospect Jonah Williams was coming into last year's draft. He is a versatile player that started 15 games at right tackle, and 29 at left tackle during his college career. Some of the honors bestowed upon him include Freshman All-American, a unanimous First-Team All-American his senior year, and winner of the Jacobs Trophy (awarded to the best blocker in the SEC). Williams allowed just 5 sacks while playing over 1,300 career pass block snaps. NFL Analysts Bucky Brooks and Daniel Jeremiah were high on him last spring, with Brooks dubbing Jonah as a top-3 tackle and Jeremiah ranking him as a top-20 overall prospect among all positions. Those were just two of the many experts that believed Jonah Williams could be a star.
I would hope that the Bengals would be willing to spend a little on upgrading their offensive line, which is one of their weaker position groups, and one that can have a major impact on a team's potential to reach their ceiling. There are top lineman available in Brandon Scherff, Bryan Bulaga, Anthony Constanzo, etc. but they will demand top dollar (most likely anywhere between $10 – 15 million per year). However, some of the lower-tier guys would still be upgrades for an offensive line that had every starter graded below the top 50% of their position, with Tre Hopkins' PFF grade of 62.8 leading the way.
Michael Schofield or perhaps even Andrew Whitworth (although a reunion is probably unlikely given the terms on which things ended previously) would be a couple of guys I would expect the Bengals to consider. Cincinnati may use a 2nd or 3rd round pick on an offensive lineman but lately the Bengals have struggled to get the most out of their draft picks along the offensive line, and after Round 1 of the draft, it is hard to find an impact rookie to play tackle or guard. Consider though, that it will only take average-level play to see an improvement for that unit.
So other than adding Jonah Williams, if we assume the front office fails to make a splash in free agency, the offensive line may look a lot like it did in 2019. However, it is important to note that the hog-mollies up front performed much better down the stretch last season. After Andy Dalton returned to replace the disaster that was Ryan Finley, the offensive line allowed an average of 1.6 sacks and paved the way for 121 rushing yards per game. In addition, there have been teams able to overcome weak lines and make the playoffs. Most recently, the Seahawks (27th), Bills (21st), Texans (20th), and Vikings (19th) all made the playoffs with below-average graded lines, according to PFF (the Bengals ranked 30th). While no one can argue that the Bengals line is good as-is, I think having playmakers like Joe Mixon and Joe Burrow can help mitigate that weakness and prevent it from holding the team back too much in the same way we have seen with other teams.
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February 6, 2020 Taylor Cornell 2 Comments
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor answers questions from the press after the first day of offseason workouts, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. Zac Taylor Press Conference 4 9 2019
Let's begin looking at free agency, and the lack of activity in signing external free agents to any significant amount of money. Many times the Brown family has prioritized resigning their own free agents, and then spend on mostly bottom tier free agents to bring into the organization. As it relates to the aforementioned offensive line: signing some of the top tier guys would be nice of course, but history tells us we should not expect the Bengals to shell out 12-15 mil a year for those guys. On the current roster, there are only four players projected to make more than $10 million after 2020 (Geno Atkins, Dre Kirkpatrick, Carlos Dunlap, and Tyler Boyd). This team doesn't typically dole out monster contracts to their own guys, let alone outside free agents. One has to wonder though if and when that propensity to squeeze every penny will fade a bit.
Consider: when the Bengals FINALLY moved on from Marvin Lewis, it was a major change for the organization. Granted, it was probably long overdue, but the front office did make that decision to move on. After that, leadership decided that Zac Taylor was the best fit for their head coaching vacancy, choosing him over more "proven" options like Vance Joseph or Hue Jackson (gulp). Whether you were a fan of the signing or not, the decision to pursue Zac Taylor and then allow him to bring in Brian Callahan, making them the youngest Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator duo in the league, seemed to be off-brand for a team that for so long valued continuity and experience. With anywhere from $47 – 74 million in cap space (depending on what they do with Andy Dalton and Cordy Glenn), it will be interesting if Zac Taylor or others have any sway in getting management to pony up some cash for a top lineman to protect their franchise quarterback.
If the Bengals do decide to invest in their future a bit more and sign some free agents (especially at the OL and LB positions), this could jumpstart the rebuild and propel this team towards contention sooner rather than later. While expecting the team to pay large sums of money to outside free agents may be somewhat unlikely, in all honesty if they pay for 'average' talent at those two position groups, it would spell major improvement in 2020.
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January 31, 2020 Taylor Cornell 6 Comments
In case you haven't heard, the 54th Super Bowl will be taking place this Sunday in Miami, Florida. On one side you have the Kansas City Chiefs, who have made the playoffs for the past five seasons and have been a staple of consistency under Andy Reid. On the other side of the field stand the San Francisco 49ers, who not too long ago endured a (2-14) season similar to the Bengals' 2019 season. In looking at these two teams, Bengals fans can stand to be encouraged about the prospects of a playoff berth occurring sooner rather than later.
In general, the NFL Playoffs see fairly consistent turnover season to season. Over the past five seasons, an average of five of the 12 playoff teams are newcomers from the previous season, with only the Patriots, Chiefs, Seahawks, and Texans making more than three playoff appearances during that time. Remarkably, 29 of the 32 NFL teams have made at least one playoff appearance since the 2015 – 2016 season (pour one out for the Browns, Buccaneers, and Jets). We also have seen teams make rather
quick turnarounds, which we can see in looking at team win/loss records since 2015. Since 2015, there have been 14 different instances of teams adding at least six wins to their previous season total. Just this season, we saw the NFC representatives in the Super Bowl jump from four wins to 13. While predicting win/loss records for the upcoming season is a futile effort (especially in January), it would not be unheard of to see the Bengals make a major leap in 2020 and flirt with 8-9 wins. While that is not likely enough to enter the playoff picture, it would be a gigantic step forward in the right direction and lay the foundation for a potential 2021 playoff run.
When looking at the Kansas City Chiefs, we can simplify their blueprint as such: The Chiefs win with a masterful offensive scheme that gets their plethora of playmakers into space, relying on their elite quarterback and outstanding athletes on the outside to win. Their defense is opportunistic in forcing turnovers and creating sacks, even if they yield higher yardage amounts. It would behoove the Bengals to try to mirror the Chiefs blueprint as closely as possible, and I believe just a few moves could put them
on the right track.
On the offensive side of the ball, it starts with the quarterback position. Andy Dalton is a fine quarterback but by now we know he is not the guy that will lead us to the promised land. While Joe Burrow is a complete unknown at the professional level, there is reason to believe based on his most recent body of work along with the traits he displayed in full this past college season, that he can be a franchise quarterback. A quarterback that is able to make plays (that is, making things happen when plays begin to breakdown or do not go according to plan) frees up an entire offense and helps cover some of those warts that can creep up from time to time. Add in an offensive play-caller now entering his second season with a disposal of weapons on offense (Boyd, Mixon, Tate, and potentially A.J. Green)
to accompany his rookie quarterback and Zac Taylor should be able to unleash a little more firepower than what we saw last season with the likes of Ryan Finley, Alex Erickson, and CJ Uzomah all playing meaningful snaps. A free agent signing of a solid backend defender like Justin Simmons (90.8 PFF grade, four interceptions) or Anthony Harris (90.5 PFF grade, six interceptions) and continued growth of Carl Lawson and Sam Hubbard would potentially go a long way towards helping this defense force more
turnovers.
Now, is it likely that the Bengals become major spenders in free agency? Probably not, even if they do have $49 million in cap space with the potential of having $75+ million with the trade/release of Dalton and Cordy Glenn. But you can see that in just a few moves, they could very well become a formidable foe come next season. We know some team(s) is going to see a major increase in wins next season, and most likely nearly half of the playoff field will look different than it did this season. The Bengals can make that leap and return to the playoffs for the first time in half a decade.
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December 17, 2019 Kaleb Riesenberg Leave a Comment
December 17th, 2009 is a day that stands out to a lot of Bengals fans. Today, December 17th, 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of former Bengals wide receiver Chris "Slim" Henry's sudden death at the young age of 26.
In his sophomore season at West Virginia in 2003 Henry broke out and had 1,006 yards on 41 catches for 10 touchdowns, clearly showing how much of a deep threat he was with his speed. In his junior season in 2004, he finished with 872 yards on 52 catches and 12 touchdowns.
In the 2005 NFL Draft Henry was overlooked and avoided by many teams because of his reputation of being a headcase and getting into trouble off the field. In classic Bengals (and Marvin Lewis) fashion, they took a chance on Henry in the third round of the 2005 draft and he had an immediate impact and became a big play guy out of the slot. The Bengals offense was a juggernaut in 2005 with quarterback Carson Palmer leading the way with a supporting cast of running back Rudi Johnson, and fellow wide receivers Chad Johnson and TJ Houshmandzadeh in addition to Henry. In 2005 Henry had 422 yards receiving on 31 receptions and 6 touchdowns, including a big 66-yard catch on the first play of the 2005 AFC Wild card game against the Steelers.
After that 2005 season, Henry got into trouble several times and was suspended by the NFL for 2 games in the 2006 regular season for violating the leagues Personal Conduct and Substance Abuse Policies. Once again in 2007 Henry was suspended, this time for the first 8 games of the season. And in March of 2008 Henry punched a man in the face and threw a beer bottle through his car window, Henry was waived by the Bengals the next day.
In August of 2008 Henry was allowed back in the NFL and the Bengals resigned him and he stayed out of trouble for the entire 2008 season. According to multiple teammates, Henry was headed in the right direction. He did not get into any trouble through the first 14 weeks of the 2009 season, as the Bengals themselves seemed to turn their season around and were making a playoff push. Henry and his then-wife got into an altercation and he fell out of her truck while she was driving and suffered a severe head injury and he ended up passing away.
Rip Slim #15
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Finley Finally Gets His Shot
November 9, 2019 Kaleb Riesenberg Leave a Comment
On the afternoon of Wednesday, October 30th, just three hours before the trade deadline, the Bengals made a big announcement. It was not a trade, but a benching of 9-year veteran quarterback Andy Dalton in favor of rookie quarterback Ryan Finley (a 4th round pick out of NC State). With the Bengals' record at 0-8 there is seemingly nothing to lose. Starting Finley will give management the opportunity to see what they have and ultimately decide if they should draft a quarterback with their potential first-round pick.
Andy Dalton has struggled the last few weeks, especially against the Jaguars in week 7 when he threw 3 interceptions in the 4th quarter alone, one of those being a pick 6. This season Dalton has a 60% completion percentage with 9 touchdowns and 8 interceptions and 2,252 passing yards.
Ryan Finley will be making his NFL debut on Sunday against the Bengals AFC North rival the Baltimore Ravens. Finley began his college career at Boise State where he played in just three games his freshmen year (2014) and four games his sophomore year (2015). After a 2016 transfer to North Carolina State, he finished his senior season with a 67% completion percentage, 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions for 3,298 yards.
Finley looked impressive during the preseason when playing against backups. He had a 73% completion percentage for 3 touchdowns and 1 interception and 414 yards.
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Bengals vs Rams – Week 8 Preview
October 25, 2019 Kaleb Riesenberg Leave a Comment
The Cincinnati Bengals are headed to London, England to play the Los Angeles Rams in their Week 8 matchup on Sunday, October 27th at Wembley Stadium.
The Bengals are coming into this game 0-7 after a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars by a final score of 27-17. The stories of the game were the four turnovers by the Bengals and the offense's inability to get the run game going with Joe Mixon. Mixon only had 2 yards on 10 carries and Giovani Bernard had 0 yards on 4 carries. You know your run game is bad when quarterback Andy Dalton leads your team in rushing, he had 33 yards on the ground on 4 rushes. Dalton finished the game with 22 completions on 43 attempts for 276 yards, 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions. The Bengals were leading 10-9 going into the 4th quarter, but three interceptions thrown by Dalton (one being a pick six by Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue) put an end to any comeback for the Bengals.
The Rams are coming into this game with a 4-3 record after a blowout win against the Atlanta Falcons by a final score of 37-10. This was a much-needed win for the Rams. Coming into last week they had lost 3 straight games after starting the season 3-0. Rams Quarterback Jared Goff had 22 completions on 37 attempts for 268 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions and a rushing touchdown. Rams running back Todd Gurley had 41 rushing yards on 18 carries and a receiving touchdown. The Rams defense forced three turnovers and had over fourteen more minutes of time of possession than the Falcons.
You can catch this week's game at 1:00 pm (EST) on CBS.
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Cardinals vs Bengals – Week 5 Recap
October 8, 2019 Kaleb Riesenberg Leave a Comment
The Cincinnati Bengals lost yet another heartbreaker Sunday afternoon to the Arizona Cardinals by a final score of 26-23. This loss pushes the Bengals to 0-5 for the season.
After the first half, the Bengals were only down 13-6 as neither teams' offense could get anything going. Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton had only 4 completions on 10 attempts for 42 yards. Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray had 12 completions on 18 attempts for 129 yards and a rushing touchdown. The Bengals added a short field goal in the third quarter to pull within 4 points at 13-9 but on their next possession while driving, they went for it on 4th and 1 and Andy Dalton was tackled short on a questionable quarterback run out of shot gun. Arizona gained momentum adding 10 points to go up 23-9 in the forth quarter. The Bengals did not quit though as late in the fourth quarter they went on a surprising 10 play, 79-yard drive that ended in an Auden Tate touchdown to cut the deficit to 23-16. The Bengals defense got a three and out and with under three minutes to go the Bengals had a chance to tie the game. They then went on a quick 4 play 81-yard drive which resulted in a 42-yard touchdown pass from Dalton to Tyler Boyd. Even so, the Cardinals and Kyler Murray were too much in the end. The Bengals had Nick Vigil on an island against David Johnson who made a nice catch on the sideline for 24 yards resulting in a game-winning field goal from kicker Zane Gonzalez.
Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton finished the game with 27 completions on 38 attempts for 262 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray finished with 20 completions on 32 attempts for 253 yards, no passing touchdowns and no interceptions in addition to 93 yards rushing on 10 attempts with a rushing touchdown. The Bengals rushing leader was Joe Mixon with 93 yards on 19 attempts. The Bengals leading receiver was Tyler Boyd with 123 yards on 10 receptions with 1 touchdown.
The Bengals and Cardinals played a clean game without a single turnover. The Bengals leading tacklers were Nick Vigil with 13 tackles (6 solo) and Shawn Williams with 12 tackles (10 solo). The Cardinals leading tacklers were Byron Murphy with 9 tackles (8 solo) and Jalen Thompson with 8 tackles (5 solo). The kickers played a big part in this game, Bengals kicker Randy Bullock was 3 for 3 on field goal attempts and Cardinals kicker Zane Gonzalez was 4 for 5.
Next for the Bengals is a divisional game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, October 13th at 1:00pm EST.
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Cardinals vs Bengals – Week 5 Preview
The Cincinnati Bengals are headed back home for a Week 5 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, October 6th at 1:00 pm EST.
The Bengals are 0-4 after getting blown out on the road by the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-3. Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton had 21 completions out of 37 attempts for 171 yards and 1 interception while getting sacked a career-high 8 times. Running back Joe Mixon had 62 yards on 15 attempts and the leading receiver was Auden Tate who had 50 yards on 4 receptions. The Bengals defense played relatively well in the first half, only allowing 10 points and even forced a fumble. However, in the second half they looked overwhelmed and tired, giving up 17 points.
The Cardinals are also coming into this game winless at 0-3-1 record after losing at home to the Seattle Seahawks 27-10. Quarterback Kyler Murray had 22 completions on 32 attempts for 241 yards with 1 interception. Running back David Johnson had only 40 yards on 11 attempts but was the Cardinals' leading receiver with 99 yards on 8 receptions. Seahawks tight end Will Dissly fumbled once and quarterback Russel Wilson twice, yet the Cardinals did not recover any of those fumbles.
If the Bengals want to get head coach Zac Taylor his first win, they have to be able to set the tone upfront. The Bengals offensive line had the worst performance of any team in Pro Football Focus history last week. Joe Mixon and Giovani Bernard need to be more involved now that wide receiver John Ross has been placed on injured reserve. Mixon and Bernard should see the ball more in both the passing and running games.
If the Cardinals want to get head coach Kliff Kingsbury his first win, Kyler Murray has to stay clean and not turn the ball over. The Cardinals will have to take advantage of the Bengals slow linebackers, run the ball to the outside with David Johnson or do more read options with Kyler Murray. If utilize their tight ends, it will cause matchup advantages for the Cardinals since the Bengals linebackers continue to struggle in coverage. The defense will need to be opportunistic and force turnovers whenever they can against the struggling Bengals offense.
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Bengals vs Steelers – Week 4 Recap
The Cincinnati Bengals got embarrassed by their AFC North rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers, on Monday Night losing by a score of 27-3.
The Bengals defense allowed 2nd year quarterback Mason Rudolph to complete 24 passes on 28 attempts for 229 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Steelers did a great job simplifying the playbook for Rudolph which included a few wildcat plays. Running back Jaylen Samuels took part in those wildcat calls and he was credited with 3 completions for 31 yards as well as having 26 rushing yards on 10 attempts. As putrid as the Bengals looked one positive from the game was their run defense, the Steelers leading rusher, James Connor, had only 42 yards on 10 attempts. Conner was also the Steelers leading receiver with 8 receptions for 83 yards and a receiving touchdown.
The Bengals offense was once again non-existent. Quarterback Andy Dalton had 21 completions on 37 attempts for 171 yards, no touchdowns with 1 interception. In the 2nd quarter down 10-3 the Bengals were driving down the field but when they were deep in Steeler territory Andy Dalton had the ball stripped by Bud Dupree. The offensive line had by far their worst performance of the season allowing Andy Dalton to get sacked 8 times. Running back Joe Mixon had a decent game with 62 yards rushing on 15 attempts and the Bengals leading receiver was Auden Tate who had 4 receptions for 50 yards.
The Bengals come back home on Sunday, October 6th to play the 0-3-1 Arizona Cardinals.
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Mindset Is Key For Bengals To Knock Out The Steelers On Monday Night
The Bengals (0-3) play against their first AFC North opponent of the 2019 season this coming Monday night in prime time when they take on the 0-3 Steelers in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers have been the Bengals most hated nemesis over the past 15-20 years as most matchups during that span have been bloodbaths with the Steelers coming out on the winning end in most cases. This year both teams face each other still looking for their first win after three games but everyone in the media still seem to be picking the Steelers to win despite not having quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. It all makes sense given that the Steelers are the more successful and more talked about franchise with 6 Super Bowl championships. They also boast an all-time record of 64-35 against the Bengals and a 24-7 win-loss advantage since 2004. ESPN's panel of 10 NFL experts are leaning towards the Steelers in this next matchup as 8 out of 10 are predicting the Steelers to win on Monday night.
Over the years Bengals fans have seen Cincinnati go toe-to-toe with Pittsburgh but they have also witnessed the Bengals flounder in most of those games due to a lack of mental toughness or lack of composure in response to dirty play from the team in yellow and black. In 2018 the Bengals were within a score of beating the Steelers in both matchups but couldn't finish them.
This season the Bengals have a new head coach and coaching staff and we've all seen the "New Dey" marketing slogan around the team. While there have been many refreshing aspects of this new regime of coaches leading the team it has not translated to wins on the field yet. One way to show that it is truly a "New Dey" would be for the Bengals to go into Pittsburgh in a prime time game and win on the road, even against a bad Steelers team without their starting quarterback.
In my mind the key to coming out with a win is for the Bengals to have the right mindset heading into the game. Yes, emotions will run high, there will be nerves, there may even be some dirty play or cheap shots during the game. But with the majority of expectations from the media, and those outside of this Bengals team, being that the Steelers will come out with a win, the Bengals should come into it thinking: "we've got nothing to lose". When one has this kind of mindset they often perform looser and with more confidence. I believe head coach Zac Taylor has the team believing in each other and holding themselves accountable for the areas where they have struggled so far this season. If the Bengals can keep believing in each other, holding each other accountable, learning from past mistakes and combine all of that with a "we've got nothing to lose" mindset, then I think they will play well enough to win on Monday night in Pittsburgh. If the Bengals come into the game feeling that the weight of the world is on them, letting their emotions get the best of them and putting too much pressure on themselves, then simply put, they will not win this game.
The Bengals have the talent to beat the Steelers. The coaches seem to have the players buying in. But the talent and belief in each other has yet to fully translate the way they want during games. It is also yet to be seen if we will see the same issues that have plagued past Bengals teams when they play the Pittsburgh Steelers under this new coaching staff. In watching this game on Monday night my focus will be on these 3 things that are all by-products of having the right mindset:
1) how loose and confident players appear (do they appear to be playing tight or afraid of making a mistake)
2) how they respond to adversity when they give up a big play or make a mistake (do they appear to be fighting back in a good way)
3) how they respond to dirty plays or cheap shots by the Steelers (are they taking cheap shots back or getting called for stupid penalties, are the Steelers in their head)
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Bengals vs Steelers – Week 4 Preview
September 27, 2019 Kaleb Riesenberg Leave a Comment
The Cincinnati Bengals are going on the road to face their AFC North rival the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football on September 30th.
The Bengals are coming into this game 0-3 after losing a nail biter to the Buffalo Bills 21-17. The Bengals looked a lot better in the second half of last Sunday's game and it looked like Zac Taylor actually made second half adjustments as it appeared the Bengals were making a 2nd half comeback. Andy Dalton had 20 completions on 36 attempts for 294 yards with 1 passing touchdown, 1 rushing touchdown and 2 interceptions. The Bengals were marching down the field with a shot to score with 15 seconds left but Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White picked off a Dalton pass that was intended for Auden Tate to seal the win for Buffalo.
The Steelers are also coming into this game with an 0-3 record after losing to the San Fransico 49ers 24-20 this past Sunday. Mason Rudolf got his first start out of the way and finished with 14 completions on 27 attempts for 174 yards and 2 touchdowns and he also threw an interception. The biggest play he made was a 76-yard touchdown pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster. The 49ers had 5 turnovers but the Steelers could not take advantage, with 5:49 to go in the game Steelers running back James Connor got stripped which ended up leading to the game-winning touchdown, a Garoppolo TD pass to receiver Dante Pettis.
If the Bengals want to get that 1 in the win column, their defense has to keep playing well and the offense has to keep giving Joe Mixon the ball. They simply can't become one-dimensional on offense like they were in Seattle and against San Francisco.
If the Steelers want to get a 1 in the win column, they have to give Mason Rudolph time to let plays develop and they have to deliver the ball to JuJu Smith-Schuster a lot. The Steelers have to cut down on turnovers and take advantage of the opportunities they are given.
If the Bengals come out and play flat as they did against the 49ers and in the first half against the Bills, then I predict the Steelers will win 28-10. If the Bengals come out and play as they did in the second half against the Bills, the Bengals will win 28-17.
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Bengals vs Bills – Week 3 Recap
The Cincinnati Bengals are now 0-3 after losing yet another nail biter to the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo.
The Bengals offense was non-existent in the first half after not getting a first down until 1:57 left in the second quarter when quarterback Andy Dalton hit Auden Tate for 24 yards to move the sticks. Andy Dalton finished the game with 20 completions on 36 attempts for 249 yards, 1 passing touchdown, 1 rushing touchdown and 2 interceptions. Joe Mixon finally looked like his old self as he rushed for 61 yards on 15 carries and 2 receptions for 34 yards and a touchdown. Wide receiver Tyler Boyd had a quiet first half, like everyone on offense, but in the second half he came up big with a couple of 3rd and long receptions for first downs in the 4th quarter. Wide receiver Auden Tate got the start as well and had a great game with 6 catches for 88 yards.
Unlike last week, the Bengals defense played pretty well considering how much they were on the field. For how much they had to play and how bad the offense was, going into the half only down 14-0 was a win. They forced a turnover when defensive lineman Sam Hubbard stripped Bills running back T.J. Yeldon deep in Bengals territory in the 2nd quarter. The Bengals should have had another fumble recovery when Josh Allen got stripped by Bengals defensive back Brandon Wilson, linebacker Nick Vigil fell on the ball while inbounds then he rolled out of bounds after recovering the ball but the refs said he was out of bounds.
The Bengals looked liked the same team that the 49ers blew out last week in the first half, but in the second half they looked like a completely different team as they fought back and showed heart. Darius Phillips took a kick return 92 yards to the house when the Bengals were down 8-0 but it was called back on a soft holding call on Auden Tate and I believe if that would have stood they would have a 1 in the win column. The Bengals look ahead to Pittsburgh next week as they play the 0-3 Steelers on Monday Night Football.
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Bengals vs Bills – Week 3 Preview
The Cincinnati Bengals will be on the road to face the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, September 22nd at 1pm EST.
The Bengals are coming into this game with an 0-2 record after receiving a beatdown at the hands of the 49ers this past week as they lost 41-17. The Bengals defense was nonexistent as they gave up 572 yards and the offensive line gave quarterback Andy Dalton very little time to do anything or let plays develop. Also, for the 2nd straight week, Joe Mixon was limited in the run game and was only able to gain 17 yards on 11 carries. A few bright spots were wide receivers Tyler Boyd and John Ross, Boyd had 10 catches for 122 yards and Ross had 4 catches for 112 yards and a late garbage-time touchdown in the 4th quarter.
The Bills are coming into this game 2-0 after beating the New York Giants by a final score of 28-14. The Bills defense came up with 2 interceptions against Eli Manning and the Giants while Josh Allen did not turn the ball over and had both a touchdown pass and a rushing touchdown. Frank Gore also had 68 yards rushing for the Bills on 19 carries and had a touchdown and Isaiah McKenzie had a receiving touchdown. Some of the bright spots for Buffalo on the offensive side were wide receivers Cole Beasley and John Brown, Beasley had 4 catches for 82 yards and Brown had 7 catches for 72 yards.
If the Bengals want to get their first win of the season, they have to get better offensive line play especially with regards to run blocking. They have been too one-dimensional offensively due to not having much of a run game. Defensively they need to rebound from last weeks poor showing by not giving up the boundaries and simply tackling better.
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49ers vs Bengals – Week 2 Preview
September 12, 2019 Kaleb Riesenberg 1 Comment
Cincinnati Bengals running back Giovani Bernard (25) runs against San Francisco 49ers nose tackle Ian Williams (93) during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
The Cincinnati Bengals will be playing the San Francisco 49ers in their first home game of the year this Sunday, September 15th at 1:00pm EST on FOX.
For the 49ers, the story of their Week 1 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was their defense. The 49ers D forced 4 turnovers while sacking Jameis Winston 3 times. Three of the four turnovers were interceptions thrown by Winston and 2 of those interceptions were returned for touchdowns. 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on the other hand went 18 of 27 for 166 yards passing with 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
The 49ers running game was not very strong with Raheem Mostert rushing for 40 yards on 9 attempts and Matt Breida added 37 yards on the ground on 15 attempts. The 49ers are going to have to be more efficient if they want to win Sunday.
Even though the Bengals lost their first game in Week 1 they should be very confident given how they played the Seahawks this past Sunday. The Bengals offense looked good, even great at times but just could not get that score they needed in the second half despite being in Seattle territory 3 times in the 3rd quarter. The Bengals defense looked even better only allowing 233 total yards and getting 4 sacks of Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson. Andy Dalton was 35 of 51 for 418 yards and 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. The Bengals offense ranks 10th in the league after 1 week and their defense ranks 5th in the NFL heading into Week 2.
Just like the 49ers, the Bengals running game was not strong. Joe Mixon had 6 carries for only 10 yards before hurting his ankle last Sunday and Giovani Bernard had 7 carries for only 21 yards. The Bengals run game has to better and they must get their running backs more involved if they want to win on Sunday.
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Bengals Lose Week 1 Nail Biter
September 9, 2019 Kaleb Riesenberg Leave a Comment
The Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Seattle Seahawks 21-20 Sunday afternoon in Seattle.
The Bengals had many bright spots in this game. They showed heart and fought and if the Bengals could have scored even a field goal when they were in Seattle territory in the 2nd half, they would already have a 1 in the win column. They were deep in Seattle territory 3 times in the 3rd quarter alone and came away with no points.
The defense had several bright spots. Sam Hubbard played like a mad man finishing with 10 total tackles (6 solo) and 2 sacks. Nick Vigil and Carlos Dunlap were both active as each had 7 tackles (Dunlap also had a sack). The Bengals defense looks completely different now compared to this time last year.
Offensively quarterback Andy Dalton shined. Dalton stepped back to pass 51 times, which was a career high, and completed 35 passes (68.6% completion percentage) with 2 TDs and 0 interceptions. He did have a fluke fumble in Seattle territory as rain began to fall early in the 3rd quarter.
John Ross had a big day and was probably the biggest surprise of the game as he finished with 7 receptions, 158 yards and 2 touchdowns. He had an awful drop late in the 2nd quarter but made up for it when he caught a 55 yard touchdown on the next play with 7 seconds left in the half. He had a few drops on Sunday, but made up for them in big ways. C.J. Uzomah also had a solid game with 4 receptions for 66 yards, and Tyler Boyd also was reliable with 8 receptions going for 60 yards as well.
The running game struggled. Joe Mixon left the game early with an ankle injury and finished with just 6 carries for 10 yards and Giovani Bernard had 7 carries for only 21 yards on the ground. If the Bengals want to beat the 49ers next week, they need to improve on the ground. The Bengals could really use Cordy Glenn who they hope will be out of concussion protocol and able to play next week.
The Bengals host the 49ers next Sunday in their home opener at 1:00pm EST.
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Got a smartphone and need a Batman fix while you wait in line for The Dark Knight Rises? Salivating over Anne Hathaway pictures but want just a bit more Batman with your boobs? Lucky for you, the best god damn Batman comic you aren't reading, Legends of the Dark Knight, is available right now right at your home computer, smartphone or tablet.
Chances are you've heard of Legends of the Dark Knight but have never picked up the comic book. Launched back in 1989 in tandem with Tim Burton's Batman, the series was made up of one-shot issues or short two to five part stories to give new readers a more compact, but no less in-depth doses of The Batman. Since they were self-contained, understanding the backstory wasn't necessary, which in hindsight seems like a perfect match in these Damien Wayne days. You didn't have to be a regular reader either, as each issue contained rotating writers and artists.
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Probably an impossibility, but say for instance, you disliked Bill Willingham's one shot in issue #168; that's alright, next month had a whole new creative team to wet your whistle. The stories were also canon. Think of the series as Batman's lost stories and you can get an idea of its purpose in the mythos.
The series ended in 2007 and had nearly every writer and artist contribute from Garth Ennis to Warren Ellis. Since it wasn't an ongoing series, but rather an anthology – it was kind of like seeing your favorite rock stars taking turns playing your favorite songs; any writer or artist could get together, jam out a great two or three part story and leave the stage for the next duo. How exciting!
To coincide with The Dark Knight Rises, DC was smart enough to restart this series six weeks ago, but this time they are shorter, cheaper and only available digitally. Each issue is 99 cents and 20 pages long with each page consisting of one to two panels and a singular story you can pick up, read and move on form. The series has already had a slew of heavy hitters tackle the Caped Crusader including the creator of ABC's Lost, Damon Lindelof; Jeff Lemire, who writes, draws and created Sweet Tooth; and artist extraordinaire Ben Templesmith of 30 Days of Night fame.
But how do they stack up? Let's crack open each issue and take a look.
Legends of the Dark Knight (2012-) #1
This cover is used for the first 3 issues. How boring.
They couldn't have restarted this series with better creators. Damon Lindelof has a checkered past when it comes to comic book writing, some would say terrible considering how awful and late Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk was, but the man can write a mean character drama. Just look at a handful of Lost episodes for validation. On top of that you have Jeff Lemire on art who's best known for Sweet Tooth and Essex County. I don't know about you, but when I found out he was drawing this issue the very thought of his pencil work made me giddy. It doesn't disappoint.
Pointy noses are so pointy.
In fact, out of the first six issues, his art may stand as the most original and complex. Most use a two panel frame, whereas Lemire goes bonkers with interesting use of borders and even a 20 panel frame. Again, these are pages that are small enough to comfortably hold 2 panels.
20 frames.
This first issue is a testament for why this series is so good for Batman. Lindelof would probably never get a chance to write a Batman comic due to time constraints and the like, but this series allows him to jump into Batman and add his own spin. I won't ruin the story since it relies on a twist, but it's clever and will catch most readers off guard. Aside from the twist, Batman's ruminations on the street and weather aren't the most original, but his pride and the lesson he learns is. It's definitely a joy to read a new writer's spin on a character.
Moody.
Issue 1 is incredibly well done from art to writing. A definite pick up, especially for a buck!
How many writers have pitted Batman against the rest of the Justice League? Too many to count, but it's always fun to read the complicated ways the very human Batman can defeat the godlike heroes. Newcomer Jonathan Larsen teams up with artist veteran J.G. Jones to deliver a one-shot story pitting Batman versus:
Amazo!
Jones was the perfect choice on art, especially given the setting. Batman is stuck in the cramped Justice League Watchtower all by himself. It doesn't get more awkward for Batman than space. Jones delivers a weight to Batman as well as the setting, be it the brushed metal floors or tinted glass, which brings together an otherwise unbelievable setting.
Check out the sweet mug.
Though new to writing Batman, Larsen does an impeccable job writing the internal monologue of a cranky version of Batman. A nice flair of character pops up when he categorizes his teammates as "Amazon and aliens."
Prejudice, or badass?
Essentially this entire issue is one fight scene, yet it ends satisfyingly calm and cool Batman. Oh and you get to see this in action:
It doesn't get cooler than this.
Next up is Tom Taylor on writing and Nicola Scott on art. Both have done their fair share of Star Wars comics, although Scott has done quite a bit more work than Taylor. The story shadows Batman and Robin as they stop a crime before it happens.
I'll give Taylor props for the dynamic between Robin and Batman. They only share a few panels, but you get a sense that Robin is a chipper boy wonder and Batman is all business. As far as the story is concerned it's not the most exciting. Batman and Robin describe to the assailant what he will do if he goes along with a plan Batman somehow discovered. The fact that the crime is so miniscule it's laughable that Batman would have even cared enough to get involved.
Batman! You're double parked!
Scott does a good job establishing mood and tone. It's easy to see this as a TV episode, and essentially that's what this series is anyway. An episode that fills in between the larger story arcs.
Robin: Precog wonder.
This is a good story, but as far as pacing and impact it limps a bit in comparison to the rest.
Legends of the Dark Knight (2012-) #4-6
The cover for the following 3 issues.
The last three issues were done by artist Ben Templesmith of 30 Days of Night and Fell fame and writer B. Clay Moore who is known for his creator owned miniseries Hawaiian Dick.
If you're not familiar with Templesmith…step to it and purchase Fell at once. There's nobody out there coloring and penciling like him. It makes perfect sense to give Templesmith a shot at Batman, considering Fell was a detective book filled with murder and decay. His art imbues that, along with a great sense of unease. Watercolor will do that when mixed with such dirty pencils.
I love the idea of Commissioner Gordon seeing Wayne tower outside the police department window.
Since this is a three parter you'll have to shell out 3 bucks for the story, but it's well worth the price of admission. The story opens with a fake Batman getting his head chewed off by Killer Croc. Batmen are showing up on the streets and they actually believe they are the real Batman. At the same time Killer Croc is taking them out simply out of annoyance. It's all part of Joker's plan…or non-plan if you believe what he says.
Gordon never used a bubble pipe!
It's all a game for Joker to play the part of Commissioner Gordon. Creepy. That said it does run a tad long. It's always a pleasure to look at Templesmith's art, but there's a point where you realize the story is a tad thin for amount of pages. It's possible this is due to the scant amount of locations and the overly talkative panels, but overall it's still an enjoyable read.
A cartoon in this style would be sweet.
Thinning story aside, for 3 dollars and 60 pages of about two panel per page you get quite a lot. Tons of art, some twists and turns and an inventive little Batman tale.
For the price and variablness of creators and story this book offers it's well worth a peek each week.
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Intro: 00:00 Welcome to the winning was Shopify podcast, the podcast that will teach you to take your Shopify store and turn it into an automated sales machine with the latest marketing, email, sales and social media advice, strategies and tips from experts without the fluff. Your host, Caroline Balinska, the founder of just asked Parker Dot com, the only small marketing task agency for Shopify owners with over 10 years experience in marketing, manufacturing, design, and ecommerce. She shares her knowledge and interviews the experts to help you in your journey to success. Now, here's your host, Caroline Berlinski.
Caroline: 00:38 Hi everyone. Welcome back to the podcast. I'm really excited today because I have a wonderful guest who I've been wanting to interview for a while. It's all about images today. Anyone who watches any of my staff sees new live, knows how I'm very passionate about how important your images are on your website. So today I have a cad you on the line. She is from Pixc.com and that is spelled P I X C dot com and Holly actually will give us some information about the importance of photos on your website. So, so great information. About Pixc is that I've had a look at a website and on the front home page it says ecommerce photo editing done. You pixies the easiest way to get your product images edited without additional resources. So I'm really excited to have Holly here. The reviews on Shopify are amazing. If you do not have this app and you need to go and download it, you get your first hundred and 50 images for free.
Caroline: 01:38 The reviews are five is 922 reviews that are five, so just tells you how amazing these API's. So like I said, I'm really excited to have Holly here. She's going to give us so much information today. So Holly. Hi, how are you?
Holly: Great to have you here. Thanks so much for having me today. Wonderful. Like I said, I'm so glad to have you here. It is such a passionate area for me when it comes to helping people with their ecommerce stores, is that I find that more than 50 percent of people with Shopify stores don't understand the importance of images. So I think that you can tell us a lot about that, but let's start off with you telling us who you are, what you do, and tell us a bit more about Pixc. Yeah, sure. So I started Pixc when I was living in regional Australia.
Holly: 02:24 I'm the founder and CEO, so I like to say chief everything officer because I do a lot of the stuff in the business. But I started in Australia and I started it because I was building Shopify stores and I found that everybody has terrible, terrible photos and I was trying to sell their products but I was unable to sell them because I am terrible content. So I decided I wanted to create an APP. Actually it started out just as a simple ordering site where you can upload your photos, have them edited and the background removed, cropped and resized. So they would your Shopify template and return to you within 24 hours. Um, and now we've built out two apps in the Shopify APP store, the retail ready photos and the photo array size up. So one automatically resizes your photos and one is done by designers.
Holly: 03:14 And we edit and remove the background and add, I mean if you have closing, we'll do ghost images. If you want reflections, depending on what you want on your images will do that and deliver it within 24 hours. Wow. Fantastic. So what you say is exactly the same thing that I get passionate about. So I think anyone listening who is starting a Shopify store or is not getting sales, they need to understand that this is very, very important. That images do make a huge difference to your business. Massive difference. I mean it's really interesting that people sort of don't take note of it, but they don't realize that when you walk into a physical retail store, the one thing you do is you didn't read the description, you pick up the product and you look at it and you look at it from the front and the back in the side and you touch it. And so you need to recreate that experience in images online essentially.
Caroline: 04:00 What a great way of explaining that. I've never heard it said like that. Holy. And that is amazing because I always tell people the importance of images, but you are exactly right. You walk into a store, you're not reading anything, you're actually touching it. So it's very, very true. And so I wanted to ask you, when it comes to great images, do you see from the feedback you've been getting, have you heard any statistics on, you know, the difference between a website that had great images? Oh, you said you started off working on websites. So did you see the changes from sales data from having great images compared to not having great images?
Holly: Yes. So our customers have told us that they've seen an increase from 10 to 20 percent in sales conversions, um, which is massive for ecommerce stores.
Holly: 04:50 But I guess it really depends on your customer and your style of business, just because I've seen such a variation. So there isn't one size fits all. But in terms of the image quality at, they've definitely seen an increasing 10 to 20 percent based on having good product images, which is essentially showing what the product is. And it also actually, it's not just conversion at reduces their return rate, I don't have an exact stat on return rate, but it reduces the return, right, because people don't question the product when they receive it. So going back to what I was saying about, you know, making sure that image looks exactly like the product as if it was in a shop, you know, you don't want to disappoint your customers when the product arrives that they have and then they realize actually these dress has the back of NATO, so they send it back or they shoe hasn't gotten a lead the bottom and they wanted them to lead the soul of the show and they only realize once the product arrives. So that's where the image step comes in in terms of conversions.
Caroline: 05:52 Wow. Yeah. That's so true about returns. I didn't think of it from that point of view that I always talk about just having great images, but you ride with the returns the amount of times I've purchased online. And then afterwards thought, oh my God, that wasn't shown in the image. So yeah, return. Right. Which is a huge problem. If you have a drop shipping shop, because drop shipping and trying to return those things is always a pain. It's not like you're bringing it back to your own warehouse, so I think you've got to drop shipping store. That is very important for you. Can you tell us where people can source better images? I think that there's a lot of people listening going, okay, then then how do I get the images?
Holly: 06:38 So I think it's really, really important to take your own photos. So many people, whether you're drop shipping and you're getting the photos from the original wholesaler who you're buying it from all you're getting it off site like Alibaba or your going to a trade there and you're getting the images from the wholesaler, from the trait. Then it's really important that you get your own product, even if you have to get one pace delivered and take the photos yourself and the reason for that is it's not just the image that you use on your site, but it's also the image that you're going to use on your social media and in your email campaigns and by creating your own content you can create a sort of brand look and feel for what your images should look like. So I think you need to get your own product and you need to take photos. Now if you have thousands and thousands of products because you are a drop shipping site and you can't afford to order one of everything, take the top 10 or 100 products or however many you can afford.
Holly: 07:34 Take photos and get those ones up online first and see what works. Rather than trying to take photos of absolutely everything and not being able to afford it. So I would take care of photos and then get them edited. Whether you do them or somebody else does them, like Pixc, you want to make them all uniform so they fit and it looked perfect on your site. Fantastic. That's great. And do you have any resources for where people do learn how to take good photos? I mean we talk about it a lot on our blog, which is [inaudible] dot com forward slash blog, but actually waiting up with Shopify to write 100 page photography guide, so over 100 pages it goes through step by step, everything that you need, how to take the photo to what types of photos you need for both your website and social media. So you can get you the link.
Caroline: 08:23 I'll put that in the show notes for everyone so they can get access to that on Shopify. Okay, so that's fantastic. The next question is, I'm sure it's in the Shopify blog that you're talking about, but can you just give people a couple of do's and don'ts when it comes to their product images?
Holly: So those you want to keep everything consistent. You want to keep everything on a simple background and you also want to include as many photos as possible, so let's go back to a shoe example. You want to take photos from the top and the side and the soul and the back because you don't want to have customers wondering what does it look like from this side or what does it look like if it was on a person, so you want to have the product by itself and you also want to have it in context, so if you're selling a piece of furniture or an artwork, it's really good to have a lifestyle shot or contextual shot because the person can say what a size the product is in a space.
Holly: 09:28 You don't want to have inconsistent products, bad lighting. It will mean that you have to do a lot of post editing and it doesn't necessarily work. It also means that if you have a cluttered backgrounds and clotted photos, doll photos, people just don't want to scroll through that. I mean, if you look at the statistics of Pinterest and how much people just scroll and Scroll through Pinterest, Instagram, looking for inspiration, that's what you want them to do with your stool. So I would keep it simple and stick to one colour.
Caroline: Fantastic. So do you have any examples of any good sites that you could recommend to. I know it's totally off the top of your head, but are there any sites that you could think of?
Holly: Watches is one shelf of big success stories. They have fantastic product images. They actually own the product pages.
Holly: 10:17 They also include details as to what each piece on the product means. So for example, that will show a watch and now have a little arrow pointing off from the watch to explain how the school works. So instead of having to read the long product description, the description is tied in with the product image itself. It allows the shopper to see each feature of the product by rating us. Very small. Couple of word description.
Holly: mvnt.com. And now the great example is one like, which is workout of the day life WODlife.com. They actually are a customer and, won the Shopify build a business competition. Their product images are really great. It's all sort of sports apparel and they show the product itself on white background. So you can just say what the product looks like if you're visually, you know, if you're scrolling the page and if you want to say older products, but then you can also say how the product looks like on a person because it's really hard.
Holly: 11:26 It's an if it's for example, shorts and you don't know, are they short shorts or are they longer shorts? So it's much easier to see what it looks like on a model. So they've included both options. Okay. If that's really good advice as well. Because I think some people don't realize that and they think, okay, well I'm showing the product front and back. What else do I need to be around? When it's clothing, it's good to have the size. And even you mentioned movement watches the size of the watch can really differ between different watch style, so showing the actual size is good as well for that. Definitely. So you just mentioned something about the different backgrounds.
Caroline: I wanted to ask you, what is the best transparent backgrounds or colored backgrounds or things in the background? What works best when it comes to images?
Holly: 12:18 I suggest having a white background. It depends on the theme of your Shopify site. Majority of product pages should have a white background because you're going to use it, say if you're also selling on Amazon or Ebay and these platforms like Google shopping, Amazon, Ebay, they all have product image requirements and you have to have things on a white background and they've probably done a lot of studies on it in terms of if you wanted to call it background, you may go for light grey, but that's because that's the theme of your branding, but I would stick to classic white. It also means that if you switch your Shopify theme out, you don't have to Redo everything all over again. In terms of transparent background, you don't want a transparent background necessarily because the file can be larger and also some things won't support it and when the theme doesn't support a transparent background or if a platform like Amazon or Ebay do not support transparent background, then you'll background actually turns to black.
Holly: 13:12 So some people come to us and they complain, all my background is black. That actually it's not flat, it's a transparent background, but the file turns out to be blessed. Ah, that's really good advice. That's so true. And that can be fixed by then putting in a white background from that transparent. But like you said, it's extra work for the person. Yeah, it can be a great option to, you know, at Pixc what we do is we do remove the background and kate, I'm transparent. So then if you wanted to upload them to Instagram on a light gray background or say a blue background because that show the same or you want to use that product in a magazine and the media required to be on a transparent background. Um, and we can do that. And then you can save all those files on a transparent background and then whenever you need it for your website or your social media, you can change them.
Caroline: 14:02 Fantastic. And a question, another question about that sort of thing is to watermark, not watermark. What is your opinion on that?
Holly: I suggest not watermarking, but that's because I'm a brand person and I love beautiful images and I don't want to spoil them with logos everywhere. Um, I understand people get frustrated that you've gone to all these hard working, getting images ready and then people pull them down. But I suggest not focusing on the competitors. I sit as focusing on your business and growing your business because if competitors are always looking and looking at aside and copying you, then obviously you're doing something right in terms of a watermark. I mean a, a bay have now putting a rule that you can't take up more than 10 percent. It can be beneficial on a marketplace if they do allow you to, because then it reminds the person, because say you're on SSI or say you're on Ebay. That website doesn't have your brand on it. So when you're under a Shopify store, you can see the brand, but when you're in a marketplace you can't say brand. So in some ways watermark can remind the person Oh this product is this brand, which can be beneficial for you because then they see your name and they see your logo and it says personal choice. I don't have any data or statistics on that. I would love to hear it from someone who does. But I think for your own personal store.
Caroline: 15:30 Yeah, good advice. I also, I sort of saw the other day and they had these beautiful evening dresses. I cooked household addresses and each one was completely watermark to crow. You couldn't see the dress anymore. I was like, are you guys crazy?
Holly: Like you said, you might be getting worried that people are stealing images, but I now can't even say the selling it comes to the product anymore. Yeah. I also think that if you have a watermark, people may be less likely to share it on their Pinterest or you know, put it on their own. Instagram still don't necessarily share images on Instagram, but they definitely. Women females. Definitely pin stuff to Pinterest as visual inspiration. Think about a wedding that they're planning. They're going to pin the bridesmaid dresses, they're going to pin, they address, they're going to pin the Valle, they're going to put everything in, save it to Pinterest, and if it's not preppy, they don't want it to say that because again, it's a visual, it's a visual side and they want everything to be reachable.
Caroline: 16:25 Yeah, that's so true. And the fact that some people might be thinking, yeah, but then how do people know it's may well on Pinterest, you still got the description underneath, give a really good description in the box underneath the images. Same with Instagram.
Holly: Having all of those things really helps as well. Yeah, and also Pinterest will link directly back to your site if you add the backlink. So you want to think about the traffic that it links back, so the more pins you get, the more links you're essentially building on different people's accounts. Great advice and shape. Square or rectangle. What shape of images and just the image shapes on websites in general, so I always go square just because it doesn't matter what platform you use. Then you can go cross platform and again come back to social media. I know that Instagram now allows you to have portrait and landscape images.
Holly: 17:20 However, if you look at the grid format still square, so your images will be cut off and most platforms do have thumbnails that are square. So in terms of Shopify, it depends on your thing, but I would stick with square. Having said that if you have a lot of models and a lot of very thin full products, it can help to have verticals. So I think it, again it comes back to your product, but if you want to keep it simple and you want to sell multichannel and I would stick with square and that's exactly what our foot and resize app does because so many people had different size images. So we make everything uniform and square fully.
Caroline: Yeah. That's usually one of the biggest tips I give people when they're starting out. That's one of the first things is okay. The background of the image might not be the right color or you might need to do some work on it, but the shape of it, I get really frustrated when people have different shapes, images on their website because I think it just makes it look completely missy and when you look at a good website compared to an average website, you see that difference, that the shape of the image or being consistent, like you said, are the old horizontal or vertical oral square just makes that difference to the brand.
Holly: 18:30 It does get tricky if you don't keep it all square. It gets tricky if you're selling clothing and shoes because footwear essentially is landscape and then clothing I can dress can be portrait. So that's why you came at square. Keeps it easy for everyone.
Caroline: Yeah, and I see the Instagram accounts and they've got, only square images and then suddenly they put a landscape image or think, oh, that just ruins the whole aesthetics of your Instagram account.
Caroline: Okay. So Holly, I wanted to ask you, before we finish up, do you have any other advice that you can give people now that you've sort of gone over, these are the main questions I can think of. The people need answers to, but is there anything else that you can tell our listeners about using images on their websites?
Holly: I think that the images you want to take your time and creating your content, especially if you don't have a high turnover of product, it's something that's going to stay there for a long time and be used across many, many platforms.
Holly: 19:26 So I would take time creating your content. I would also add in if possible, using generated content so user generated images, ask customers even if you have to do manually at the beginning and email people. There are software tools out there to do it, but asked people for photos because of the amount of time that I go onto websites and I want to see how a light looks or a table looks in a setting and the setting isn't what my house looks like. I actually go onto Pinterest and I go everywhere looking for influences and I try all the hashtags that might be so for example, even on the weekend I was shopping for a dress and there was one dress on a model and I was like, I'm small. This model is very tool. I want to say how it looks like on a real human styled in a different way.
Holly: 20:17 So if you can get user generated content and use those images, of course you have to ask your customers, but most of them will be willing to share the images. I know Nike does it and they ask you, you know, sending you images and we will promote you, which is really great.
Caroline: Such great advice because like you said what you did on the weekend, I did exactly the same thing. This last weekend was I was looking at a new dining chairs and on the website they just have the chair and then they had one picture of one chair, like a table. I did exactly the same thing. I went to Pinterest and I started looking through where else do these chairs? I really want to see them at other tables before I go ahead and buy them online.
Holly: Yeah, and I think the other thing is, having said that, if customers going around looking for all the people and your product isn't your own product, they may find it on another site.
Holly: 21:09 Whereas again, if you give them all the information on that page, they're less likely to leave.
Caroline: That's exactly what I tell people. Don't give anyone a reason to have to contact you or go somewhere else. And people go, oh, but they can contact me and ask me questions. No, they're not going to. Only one out of 10 people will. Ninety percent of people are going to go somewhere else. So are you going to lose those people very quickly? Definitely. I agree completely. So Holly, it has been amazing talking to you. Can you just give everyone information on how they can find Pixc, how they can actually use the APP and any other information before we finish up?
Holly: Yeah, sure. So where at Pixc Dot Com, P I N Z.com more than happy to help you with anything regarding images, but we're actually also in the Shopify APP store.
Holly: 21:54 We have two apps, one called retail ready photos and one called photo resize. But if you search Pixc in the Shopify APP store, you'll find us. And then personally I'm on every social media channel and I'm happy to answer any questions you have. Twitter is probably the best and I'm Holly CCC.
Caroline: Fantastic. Well everyone who's listening, I just wanted to give you a little bit of a secret inside. I'm actually about to set up a summit. It's coming up in October and I actually invited Holly on and she's gracefully said yes, we are going to be putting together a fantastic session who this summit where we're talking in more decks than tonight because she will be doing a video and she'll be giving slide presentations in more details on these. It's all about influence in marketing and Holly will be explaining how you can actually import images from your influences into your website.
Caroline: 22:50 What Holly's just touched on now is talking about getting images from other people and she'll be going into a lot more detail about that on the summit, so I'm really excited that Holly will be coming onto that and if anyone wants to sign up now before I actually set everything out, if you come to the show notes on just ask pocket.com/podcast and have a look at Holly's information there on her page, you will find out how to sign up and be part of that summit and I'm looking forward to Holly being a part of that is also Holly. Thank you for being here today. It has been wonderful.
Caroline: I know that what you have done today has opened a lot of people's eyes and made them realize how important images are, which I'm so grateful that you can do that for everyone.
Holly: Thanks so much for having me.
Caroline: Wonderful. Thanks Holly, and thanks everyone for listening and until next time, have a beautiful day.
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