2011 Bengals Discussion

[Slyder]

I thought Gack's comment was hilarious when I first read it. I took it as sarcasm and I'm sure it was meant that way.

I was paraphrasing a bunch of people on this thread saying that Carson should have played through it.

[Mario-Rijo]

I agree with Redhook, thanks for posting that. What I think has been especially effective about the pass rush is that guys like Dunlap and Johnson, just by getting pressure really disrupt a passing game because they are so tall. In the same way that an effective shot blocker can "bother" a guy in the lane, it's clear that the Bengals front four bothers a lot of quarterbacks.

The only small negative in this is that QB's like Rothelisberger and Flacco are both very tall and less likely to be bothered. You still have to get them to the ground, which the Bengals have done an okay job with.

I think that is still likely to occur with Flacco he has some other issues that prevent him from being quick at decision making. However Roethlisberger seems to have finally turned a corner with regards to holding the ball which he has been notorious for. He is hitting alot of short passes this year (since sometime after that Baltimore debacle), using Heath Miller and others underneath more instead of constantly trying to make a big play downfield, bad news for Bengals. I actually predicted taking one from Pittsburgh before the season and being swept by Baltimore. However I am starting to wonder if I didn't speak to soon and the reverse has a better chance of happening now. Flacco has some good weapons at his disposal but he isn't using them very well.

[Ohayou]

Dalton not getting any help today...

[KoryMac5]

Love this QB Dalton nothing rattles the kid, which will be good because Pitts and Baltimore will try and shake your bones.

[dougdirt]

I am starting to change my tune on Dalton a little bit. He has a touch more arm strength than I gave him credit for.

[Slyder]

Love this QB Dalton nothing rattles the kid, which will be good because Pitts and Baltimore will try and shake your bones.

I was hoping Oakland would take a shot at him. I really liked him at TCU, I thought he had the head to be an NFL QB.

[CTA513]

6-2 after todays win

[WMR]

I thought they were going to lose today after the first half... this team is incredibly resilient.

[WMR]

And A.J. Green is going to be a Pro Bowl-level receiver for many seasons to come... He's capable of simply dominating an opposing secondary.

[traderumor]

Ok, I think this a good team. They have put together quite a season. And while there is the "schedule" discussion, they have done with 5 roadies, three home games. That flips for second half.

And again, finishing strong, such a dramatic reversal for the franchise.

[Todd Gack]

Ok, I think this a good team. They have put together quite a season. And while there is the "schedule" discussion, they have done with 5 roadies, three home games. That flips for second half.

And again, finishing strong, such a dramatic reversal for the franchise.

The schedule isn't what the haters like me will focus on. The opposing QB's this team has faced is atrocious. The Bengals face Roethlisberger twice this year and then Matt Schaub. Everyone else is whom I'd consider average to below average at best.

[Stray]

I know there's still a game tonight, but who really cares. At this very moment the Bengals are the #1 seed in the AFC.

Who dey?

[TeamSelig]

Wow, I remember being disappointed in the draft picks of Dalton and Green.

[Matt700wlw]

There is only one rookie QB who has thrown 12 TDs in his first 8 games since the NFL merger in 1970.

He wears #14 for the Bengals.

[cincrazy]

The schedule isn't what the haters like me will focus on. The opposing QB's this team has faced is atrocious. The Bengals face Roethlisberger twice this year and then Matt Schaub. Everyone else is whom I'd consider average to below average at best.

The Bengals get to the QB as well as anyone in this league. Pitt's offensive line is atrocious, and you can rest assured the Bengals will rough up Big Ben. Maybe Pitt pulls out the W, but this team deserves respect, tough schedule or weak schedule, elite QBs faced or not elite.