05-12-2021, 12:08 PM
(05-12-2021, 11:36 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Well, to kind of flip the script....if a Viking fan watched the Bengals at all last year on defense, with the likes of LeShawn "my dude is always open" Sims and a revolving door of street guys at DT, I might also think they would "roll" our defense. That is, as you said, a casual observer might not know the moves made in the offseason nor the extent of the injuries suffered last year. Not silly at all in that case, either. Just going by recent history...everyone, except the steelers on National TV, rolled our defense last year.
Fwiw, I would laugh at a statement like that from a fan of pretty much every team, save maybe the Chiefs.
I've watched too much football in my life to ever say "We will roll them. No doubt in my mind". There's way too much confidence and arrogance behind that statement, especially when you're a fan of this team.
And not for nothing, the Vikings fan would have a much easier time defending that statement. They had the 4th ranked offense last season and are going against a Lou Anarumo defense. The Bengals had the 28th ranked offense last season are going against a Mike Zimmer lead defense. One offense has already proven to be capable of putting up yards, the other has not. One defense has a HC running the show that has been historically a very good defensively minded coach. The other has a DC that has shown nothing other than being among the worst in the game today.
