08-29-2017, 05:31 PM
(08-28-2017, 08:25 PM)jason Wrote: This year, fatherhood has put the biggest strain yet on my Bengals viewing. I've really only seen 1 full game. Off of that limited sample it seems to me they've replaced Maualuga with Maualuga (Minter). Pat Sims steps in for Peko... Yay!... John Ross isn't ready to contribute a damn thing. Annnndd Burfict will miss over a quarter of season?
This year has 8-8 written all over it.
Hope I'm wrong.
Guessing you watched the Chiefs game. Minter is better than Maualuga in coverage and at stopping the run right now.
Maualuga sucked at stopping the run last year.
Billings is the future, not Sims and is extremely young and extremely strong. He will get much better as the year goes on as
he is coming back from a bad injury. Billings, Glasgow and Tapou all were great at stopping the run in college. One of these
guys will show up and be better at this than the one trick pony Peko. Billings and Glasgow have also shown the ability to rush
the passer in college too, unlike Peko ever.
John Ross isn't ready to contribute a damn thing? WTF? Dude just had his first game of contact in the NFL and done alright.
John Ross is not just speed and he will be moved all over the field and his presence alone will help open up the Offense.
Don't get your Ross hate at all Jason. He is back right when they said he would be back and looks faster than hell.
We don't know if Burfict will miss 5 games either yet.
Sounds like you haven't been paying attention. Like i said we have been good in the regular season with much worse
rosters, a worse pass rush, less weapons and guys like Dalton, Green, Atkins, Dunlap, Burfict, are all in their prime.
9-7 at the worst IMHO. We suck in the Playoffs, not the regular season. One and done but a fun regular season and
hopefully Marv is gone regardless next year.
