The Bengals lost another game last Sunday to a team they could have beaten. This week the Dallas Cowboys come to town with Andy Dalton, the "Red Rifle", leading their offense. At 3-8, their record is not much better than the Bengals. This is a team, we could have handled with Joe Burrow in tact. Now, who knows? The bookies have made the Cowboys a 3-1/2 point favorite.
My only comment on the decimated Bengals is: that offense could put you to sleep. The defense doesn't look great but with the offense turning the ball over every fourth down, the pressure on them is enormous - if only we could create even a little pass rush. Because the Bengals are putting me to sleep, here is some good sleep info.
When your body is awake and fully functioning, adenosine is produced and enters the blood stream. Each hour, more and more of it is produced. At a certain point during the day, it gives you that tired feeling. When a great excess is reached, you are dead tired and can't stay awake.
Adenosine metabolizes during sleep. It gets used up in the brain, moving us into the various stages of sound sleep. Each day, the process is begun again. Without it, you can spend a restless night or even reach a state of sleep deprivation.
Caffeine, a chemical found in coffee beans and tea leaves, chocolate and cola, and many other foods, counteracts and blocks the adenosine - temporarily. Even if you can sleep after taking caffeine, the quality will not be the same as when none is present. When the caffeine wears off, down you crash. A sudden and restless sleep can occur. You might wake more tired then ever.
I decaffeinated myself back in 1995 with mixed results. My heart rhythm went haywire for a while and I thought I was having a heart attack. In the long run, it was a good thing. The heart stuff went away and I stayed decaffeinated for about twenty years. The last five, I've fallen off of that wagon. All is not what I would hope for - I'm going to try it again.
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