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Post by 77bengal on Sept 13, 2016 19:04:09 GMT -5
I hate to say it but it shouldn't come as no surprise; but many NFL analysts are predicting a Superbowl LI victory for the Ste-elitists. I for one think it's a bit early to be making such proclamations, but I too agree that the Ste-elitists do look like one of the top teams in the league and if they stay healthy, they could win it all. However, the Ste-elitists are only one player away from being a mediocre team and that one player is Ben Roethlisberger. If Roethlisberger goes down, the Ste-elitists season goes with him; or does it? The Ste-elitists very quietly signed QB Zach Mettenberger after he was waived by the Chargers. Mettenberger has a lot of physical talent, but do the Ste-elitists have enough veteran presence to get through to this guys mental deficiencies? If they do, they got a good one. If not, they're one player away from sinking to the middle of the playoff pack.
So what do you guys think? Are the Ste-elitists the best team in the league? What do you think their chances are of winning it all?
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Post by Rodneck on Sept 14, 2016 7:47:08 GMT -5
After 1 game vs the Redskins declaring anything is premature IMO. Other than this particular week I am not preoccupied by thoughts about them at all!
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Post by chocowinity on Sept 14, 2016 12:44:11 GMT -5
Ben and Brown looked excellent. We have got to get to him early or he can tear us apart. Their offense has to carry them. Their defense looked average against a team that should not make the playoffs (IMO).
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Post by 77bengal on Sept 14, 2016 16:02:40 GMT -5
Ben and Brown looked excellent. We have got to get to him early or he can tear us apart. Their offense has to carry them. Their defense looked average against a team that should not make the playoffs (IMO). The key for a Bengals victory is stopping the run first and foremost. DeAngelo Williams ran wild vs. the Redskins making Ben and Browns job that much easier. Stop Williams and the Bengals have a shot. Second and long; third and long; that's the key to winning. Getting healthy would help as well. |
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Post by lostwou on Sept 15, 2016 5:34:02 GMT -5
I think if we don't play better we are gonna get our azzes handed to us. Our D was terrible against the run. Bodine gave up a lot of sacks he played awful! We need Burfict back badly. I hate to say it but I see a loss this week. I hope I am wrong.
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Post by Rodneck on Sept 15, 2016 9:34:18 GMT -5
I think if we don't play better we are gonna get our azzes handed to us. Our D was terrible against the run. Bodine gave up a lot of sacks he played awful! We need Burfict back badly. I hate to say it but I see a loss this week. I hope I am wrong. Yeah we'll see. After those piss poor line efforts I expect a ton better this week. Good to see ya Lost!  |
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Post by 77bengal on Sept 15, 2016 11:03:50 GMT -5
I think if we don't play better we are gonna get our azzes handed to us. Our D was terrible against the run. Bodine gave up a lot of sacks he played awful! We need Burfict back badly. I hate to say it but I see a loss this week. I hope I am wrong. Yeah we'll see. After those piss poor line efforts I expect a ton better this week. Good to see ya Lost! I agree with lost that this is gonna be a tough game for the Bengals to win. They're on the road vs. their much hated rival minus their second best pass catcher in TE Tyler Eifert and all world beater LB Vontaze Burfict. The Steelers are without LeVeon Bell but that's not that big of a loss considering how well DeAngelo Williams is playing. However, the Bengals may do a better job at slowing down the Steelers pass rush than most think. The Bengals learned some valuable lessons last week by going against the Jets vaunted front seven. I doubt the o-line wants to be embarrassed like that again, so I do expect a much better effort. If the Bengals do indeed stifle the Steeler pass rush, they have a shot at winning this game. The Steeler secondary is bad. Real bad. So giving Dalton the time he needs to look downfield is crucial. The Steelers are gonna double-team A.J. Green all day long so guys like Brandon LaFell, Tyler Boyd, James Wright, Cody Core, CJ Uzomah and Tyler Kroft have to be targeted quite often and getting Gio and Rex involved in the passing game from beginning to end is also important. Basically, the Bengals need to attack the Steeler secondary with ALL available receivers. Defensively they should double Antonio Brown and focus on stopping the run first and foremost. |
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