I just feel like everyone is going to spend all week talking about Mahomes' ankle or Burrow being a Demigod or Chase against this young secondary or Lou Anarumo being a psychopath...and then in the end it's just going to Samaje Perine bludgeoning Bolton and Gay to death.
Originally Posted by Red Dawg: They are finally cooked. They needed to win the 3 against Balt, LAC and Pitt to stay in it and lost them all. It's done. 9-8 best they can do but they lose every tie breaker. Season is washed. Chase contract gonna ruin the defense even more. Joe climbing up hill battle to get a ring.
They've been cooked for 8 weeks. For the same reasons that were obvious by the end of September.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
So could Carolina - each are equally likely.
The Bengals are done.
They're probably not far from a complete melt-down. That defense isn't good enough to win games in the North. They're still gonna lose a game to Pittsburgh and maybe even Cleveland. They're going to lose another one to Baltimore.
Honestly, I'm not sure why I should even expect them to beat the Giants, let alone the Cowboys or Eagles.
They'll probably end up at/near .500 but that's not gonna get the job done.
They're cooked.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
9-8 is pretty much their ceiling at this point.
They have 6 games against the AFC North left and they have no defense to speak of.
AFC North games are built on uglying it up and winning late with defensive stands. The Bengals ain't winning those. If they're lucky they manage to go 3-3 in those games.
So they need to find 6 other wins? Not impossible, but not easy. Giants, Panthers, Faid, Broncos, Titans and then hope to steal 1 of the three against Dallas/Philly/LAC?
Does 9-8 get them into the playoffs? No, i don't think it does.
But hey, maybe they'll get to take advantage of that cake last place schedule again next season. So they've got that going for them....which is nice.
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Bengals defense sukk
Offense is elite elite
Bengals defense (especially the back end) is the worst defense I can remember the Bengals ever fielding. I can't even think of a worse one even in the '90s. They are terrible.
Yeah the offense is really good, but still has O-line problems.
With the defense as bad as they are, their offense has to be perfect in scoring every drive. One or two mistakes by the offense in a game (INT, fumble, fail to convert, etc.), and it is basically ball game over. Can't expect any side of the ball to be nearly perfect all game to have chances of winning. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bengal Billy:
OBJ can't handle speed. He sucks against it. Man, this play he was absolutely dreadful. Looked like Wanya Morris out there!
Yeah, but we didn’t give Wanya the biggest signing bonus ever for an o-lineman to suck ass all day. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bengal Billy:
OBJ can't handle speed. He sucks against it. Man, this play he was absolutely dreadful. Looked like Wanya Morris out there!
We know, we tried to tell bungles fan when they signed him, but all we heard was "WE STOLE HIM FROM YOU" :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Red Dawg:
Making fun of another teams LT is rich. Both of ours a total trash. I would take theirs all day.
Yeah, as bad as OBJ can be against speed,, he's still not on a complete trash level as Morris at this point. OBJ would be an upgrade for sure. Man, can't believe I typed that :-) [Reply]
