06-11-2017, 02:12 PM
(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.
Og will not be better than Whit was but we still don't know if Whit will fall off with age in LA. Could of been the right
decision for all we know. Fisher will be much better being able to concentrate on one position. I don't know of a player
being moved around that much in his first two years, let alone a Lineman. Dude has done all he has been asked of.
A healthy Boling and Andre Smith at the Guard positions should be an upgrade from last year especially in the run game.
Mixon is an upgrade over Hill big time and Gio is coming off injury. Mixon is great in pass protection, he should have a
monster rookie season. This will take pressure off of Og, Fish and especially Dalton.
Your assessment could be right on but i can never just count the Stoolers out, even if the Pig is getting old.
We need to force him into retirement, we can with Willis and Lawson in the fold and...
BILLINGS!
