08-25-2015, 11:19 AM
(08-25-2015, 10:40 AM)xavierdude Wrote: unprepared for what? because it was Monday Night Football preseason. The bengals dd not game plan like they normally would and all they did last night was to allow players , some second and third stringers, to get some playing time for evaluation..RELAX
Unprepared as in, they looked completely flat and like they weren't ready to play a football game. They came out in the first preseason game looking very good as they should have. This time they didn't. That's at least a little bit concerning to me because it has absolutely been a trend under Marvin Lewis in primetime football games.
A.J. Green drops a ball here and there, and he had a bad fumble in recent memory (hint: every NFL WR does this stuff, but some people nitpick A.J. because he plays for the Bengals and we can't have nice things or our fanbase gets mad about it), so I'm not too concerned with calling him out of the top 10 just because of a stupid play in a meaningless preseason game.
The o-line has ranked near the top of the league for a few years now, so I'm not too concerned with them having a rough outing. I am, however, concerned with our center because he has consistently been mediocre or worse.
Like I said, you can surely take SOME things out of preseason games, but I'm not overly concerned with most of it because it's...preseason. People freaking out saying our guys are no longer top 10 after last night are either joking or don't understand how player rankings work.
