Your Captains:
Offense:
Joe Mixon
Alex Karras
Defense:
D. J. Reader
Vonn Bell
Sam Hubbard
Special Teams:
Michael Thomas
Your Captains:
Offense:
Joe Mixon
Alex Karras
Defense:
D. J. Reader
Vonn Bell
Sam Hubbard
Special Teams:
Michael Thomas
Last edited by Kingspoint; 09-08-2022 at 01:11 AM.
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
Steelers hold the NFL record currently leading the league for 5 consecutive seasons in sacks. Joe Burrow was sacked 70 times last season.
Perfect test for the new O-Line.
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
Kingspoint (09-08-2022)
WVRed (09-08-2022)
Kingspoint (09-08-2022),moewan (09-08-2022),redsfandan (09-08-2022),Tuff Nut (09-10-2022)
Bengals go 12-5 and don’t disappoint. I get the doubting. But this is a very good team, not a fluke. They will be a force.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
I'm usually a Bengals realist/pessimist, but I tend to think the odds are better this team wins 12-13 games than having the regression some are calling for. Burrow is underrated by the advanced metrics because he didn't get the second half of his rookie year and the training wheels were put on him the first half of last year. Missing a few weeks with the appendix coming out hurts a little, but overall he still got to have his first NFL offseason. I think there's a chance he blows up for a 50 TD to 10 INT season. Higgins and Chase are 23 and 22 respectively. As good as they were last year, there's probably still a lot of growth left in their games, which should be scary to the league. We're going to see Chase all over the place this year like the Bengals started using him late in the season instead of just being the deep threat that he was the first nine or ten games his rookie year. The offensive line is still a little worrisome. It may take some time for them to gel. The defense is solid but probably overachieved in the playoffs. It was a league-averagish defense in the regular season. To be a legit top 10 defense, they'll need the young defensive linemen to make plays and figure out creative three safety looks, both of which could happen. I think Sunday will be closer than some on here are calling for, but I still expect a Bengals win.
Redsfaithful (09-09-2022),Tony Cloninger (09-09-2022),WVRed (09-09-2022)
It's safe to say I've never been this excited leading up to a week 1 game in my entire life. Lets stay healthy and win the Superbowl.
Extremely bad omen for the first snap of the season
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Even worse omen on the second snap.
Could this game have started worse?
Wonderful Monds (09-11-2022)
Alright here we go!
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