Why the Bengals will win the AFCN

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(06-08-2017, 12:14 AM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: I know everyone is questioning the O Line and for good reason since the Bengals let their two best O Linemen walk. But looking deeper, the Bengals really didn't try very hard to bring them back either, so there's that and the Bengals, I believe, think that Fisher and Ogbuhei will be as good if not better than those who went to other teams.

Then, throw in this Draft that the Bengals just had on O and D, the pickup of Minter plus losing the slow and old Maualuga and Peko and Billings from last years draft, a new kicker and that CB from last years draft. The Bengals are going to be pretty good.

Now let's look at the rest of the AFCN.

The Browns are the Browns and will always be the Browns although they will be better but I don't see them ever being good enough to win the AFCN...not in the next ten years anyway.

The Ravens aren't the same and will be just good enough for a few years to stay right around .500. They will be good again once Flacco retires and they can focus on a new QB and system.

The Steelers will only be good as long as Rothlisberger can stay healthy and I do not see him playing more than six games this year. He's getting old and takes too many chances leaving him open for big hits.

Just my opinion.

I disagree with your assessment on Roethlisberger. Ben Roethlisberger has always played the same way, and he showed no signs last year of any rapid decline or becoming fragile. He played 14 games. During his 13-year career, he's played in at least 12 games every year. Now if you were to say he'd miss at least some games this year, that'd be much more believable given he's only played a full season three out of 13 years. I'd say he's much more likely to miss 2-6 games.

You're better off assuming one of his weapons will be out a majority of the season, as that's happened more often (Bell multiple times, Bryant all last year and Green much of last year).