01-22-2023, 02:35 PM
(01-22-2023, 02:09 PM)Whacked Wrote: We are the better team for sure but sometimes we don’t show up or take a half off.
It’s bizarre.
When Joe is ON - we win.
KC is the only team that I’d having a hard time arguing we are better w such confidence and certainty.
*They are better than they were last year.
With a healthy O-Line - we can beat anyone.
This current one makes me nervous.
This will be a good one!
Agree mostly, but I think there are weaknesses for both teams that are impactful. The Bills defense has been bad in terms of pressuring qbs since Miller went out. Like bottom 3rd of the league bad from top five with him. They suck against the run, too. it's all pretty confusing considering their scoring defense ranks so high.
Still, it will be tough as hell for 3 backup linemen to gel and communicate in a hostile road environment.
If it comes down to the defenses, I still like the Bengals. Hubbard didn't play in the small sample of action vs the Bills two weeks ago. He's the run contain specialist and often serves as the qb spy. He looks like he's running just fine. Having him at game speed could be a big deal vs Allen.
Buffalo's o-line isn't injury-riddled. it's just not great to begin with. Saffold is washed and the other guard has played poorly. Reader should have his way with them.
As long as Buffalo doesn't score 21 unanswered early, I like the Bengals chances today. Burrow has spent his career functioning behind crap o-lines, and I don't think the one they roll out today is even the worst he's had. These guys aren't facing Autry and Simmons from last year's Titans group that pounded him. They aren't facing Donald, Floyd and Miller, either. This is hardly the worst position he's been in in terms of trench mismatches on the road.
