Bungaling

The Bungals are off to a .500 start. They got killed by the Pats to start the season. Then they won a grudge match against the Ravens. After that they beat Carolina. Last week they lost a game they should have won to the Browns. Now, they are struggling to beat the Bucs.

There has been a lot of talk about Carson Palmer. Is he finished? He just doesn't seem like the same gunslinger that zipped the ball all over the fields circa '04-'07. Too many injuries seem to have taken their toll.

He did have one nice toss today - to Terrel Owens - for a 53 yard touchdown. But he hasn't looked all that sharp, including an interception that gave the Bucs their only points. It doesn't help that T.O. has dropped a couple, Chad dropped one, and Andre Caldwell dropped another. All would have been first downs and kept drives alive.

It just seems like the whole offense is out of sync.

And it's too bad because when was the last time the Bengals had both an offense and a defense in the top ten?

I'm still hoping for 9-7 and a wild card spot. We'll see.