11-03-2016, 10:08 AM
(11-02-2016, 12:55 PM)lostpoet2 Wrote: In 2012 the Bengals were sitting at 3-5 and then destroyed the Giants in Cincy and went on a roll. We almost ran the table except for a silly come from ahead loss to Dallas. I'm not sure that I see that happening this year, but it sure would be nice to put beat downs on the Giants and Bills and then get rolling from there. The way I see it, a turnaround is squarely on the shoulders (and behind the aviators) of Paulie G.
100% absolutely. When we went on that run in 2012 we gave up around 13 points a game for the final 8 games. That being said, I'm just not seeing the talent come through on this defense that we had then. In 2012 you had Michael Johnson and Geno Atkins put up 10+ sacks with Carlos Dunlap not far behind. You also had significantly better linebacker play from Burfict and Maualuga that year. I'm hoping for a turnaround but honestly not banking on it.
