2005, Roles Reversed

[Daddy-O]

(08-22-2015, 11:07 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: With you on the injuries.  I hear all the time how "every team has them" and that is just excuse-making.  I understand that they do hit every team, but the team that usually wins the big game is often the one that maintains the greatest number of their players healthy. 

I disagree, however, about this year's Bengals receiving corps in relation to the 2005 squad.  AJ, Sanu, and Jones do not compare to Chad, TJ, and Henry.  They are simply not in their league at this time.  This year's squad could be even more like that 2005 steeler offense because this team has Eifert, which the 2005 Bengals had no equal. 

Regardless, I do believe this year's Bengals are very well constructed for a playoff run.  (Cue the "have to win round 1 first" cynics). 

Agreed.  Maybe I should have said options in the pass game rather than receiving group better than 2005.  Chad, TJ and Henry were a load but that's all we had.  This years team has Eifert and good receiving options out of the backfield in Gio, Hill and Burkhead.  The 2005 team did not have that as Rudi Johnson's hands and route running was unspectacular.