09-18-2023, 01:54 PM
(09-18-2023, 11:54 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: They beat the Ravens when Lamar is hurt and lose to the Ravens when Lamar plays. He's 7-1 vs us when he starts.
Sure, but let's not pretend this is a straight up comparison. Lamar beat the hell out of some horrific Bengals teams that lost to a whole lot of quarterbacks in Marvin's last season and Taylor's first and second. You're talking about years that got a 16 year head coach fired and a tank year. So there's 4 of the 7. He also beat Burrow in his rookie year when he was playing behind a historically bad line with no Chase and a defense that wasn't yet formed.
Lamar is enjoying a moment while Burrow is licking his wounds. That's literally it. In December, whether Burrow is well or not, the best bet is that Lamar is missing games like he does every year as his team washes out while being solid but not quite enough. He's not been able to handle the demands of a full season for awhile now.
There's a reason Baltimore tried to unload him in the offseason and found no buyers.
To me, 3 games matter. The Baltimore home tilt in 2021 that the Bengals dominated, last year in Baltimore, and this year at home, which is still iffy considering Burrow's health.
The real issue in this rivalry to me is the unloading of Martindale for McDonald. McDonald has done a much better job vs the Bengals current offense than Wink, and Burrow/Taylor have yet to solve it, although they have notched two big victories against him.
