Do we play the starters next week?

[kevin]

(01-04-2022, 01:57 PM)Bengalfan4life27c Wrote: I want the 1 the 4 seed is the most valuable seed in AFC after 1. We get Titans and stay away from Chiefs Chargers until conference championship with the 4 As long as we lose to Browns we the 4.

Beware of saying you want The Titans.  You greatly under estimate The Titans. Talk is Henry may be back for play-offs also. 

You say stay away from Chiefs and Chargers.  I will add Bills, Patriots, Colts are very tough teams also.  Raiders might beat out Chargers. If so, that means Raiders are no easy game.  There will be No Easy Games in the Play-Offs for Anybody.  

This is why we need a Healthy Joe Burrow in The Play-Offs.  If Burrow is limping and gets more injured in Cleveland, Bengals can kiss any chance for a Play-Off Win good-bye.  HOWEVER if Burrow and Mixon are Healthy, they are like the 1981 Bengals.  Now play-off teams could double team Chad or Green years.  In 1981, MVP Anderson has Curtis, Collinsworth, Verser, Ross, Pete Johnson, so too many to Double Team.  Burrow has Chase, Higgins, Boyd, Uzomah, Mixon and too many to Double Team. 

This is a good team that proved they can beat anybody.  If Burrow and Mixon, Chase, Higgins, Boyd, Uzomah are Healthy, they can WIN in play-offs.   If Burrow gets more injured against Browns or Mixon gets injured, Bengals will go One and Done. 

I now point out that Burrow is the most sacked quarterback in the NFL in 2021.  The NFL added an extra week.  With The AFC North already won, Burrow and Bengals need this new extra week like a hole in the head. Browns are just the team to add to Burrow being the most sacked quarterback in the NFL in 2021.  With Burrow limping off after Chiefs win, this is not good.  You people do remember Burrow had a major injury and a major surgery and wears a leg brace to try to get through 2021.  Plus he injured his throwing hand finger.  Isn't Burrow leading the NFL in getting sacked enough already, plus the pounding he took in 2020 behind an even worse O Line. 

Injured Burrow is the most sacked quarterback in the NFL.  The NFL adding this extra week does not help.  How awful it would be to see Burrow collapsed on the Cleveland field and carted off to the hospital. and for What ?  The Bengals are already AFC North Champs.  Play the back-up QB and save Burrow for The Play-Offs.  Burrow is the most sacked quarterback in NFL due to the O Line still not there yet, so why add more sacks and injuries to Burrow when it is not needed.