I see Massacre in Indianapolis

[kevin]

(08-27-2018, 07:54 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: for the Colts.

I believe that based on what our team has shown thus far in preseason that week 1 is going to go swimmingly.

1. Our biggest weakness seems to be Run D, and Mack (their top rusher) is questionable for return week 1.
2. Colts biggest weakness the past few years has been their O line (there is a reason Andrew Luck missed the last 18 games or whatever it is). With how our D-line has been surging, I think it's going to be a long day for Luck (welcome back bud!).
3. Colts simply don't have the secondary to line up. Somebody is going to be open, every, single, play.


I should temper my expectations a bit, as I think the Bills are going to be a bad team this year, and thus gave us a little better showing than maybe we truly are. However, the Colts may be WORSE than the Bills are.

Is there anything I'm overlooking here? Anything I should be nervous about? Does T.Y. Hilton even still play in this league?

I'm looking for a big victory, something like 38-17. Don't let me down Bengals!

Hold on. I just was on a post Elephant In Room about how our running game stinks, and I said it's not true and O Line looked good against Bills and Bears, just not Cowboys.  Now I say to your post that we better not take Colts for granted. If they have Andrew Luck back, we all know the Colts are better with him.  Luck is better than any quarterback we played in preseason. When a good NFL quarterback is on his game, they are hard to beat. If Luck comes out hitting everybody with a hot hand, we are in for a long game.  With Luck back, the Colts may just be thinking of winning AFC South. I'm sure they are.  So I hope Bengals win, but there are no easy road games in NFL, especially home openers.  Of course I'm hoping Bengals win. You say 38-17.  This isn't college. I'll take an NFL win by 1 point every week of season. I like you being very positive.  I would love 38-17.  I'll take any kind of win and Bengals at 1-0 and come home and get ready for rematch with Ravens who we beat last game of season on a last seconds comeback Dalton to Boyd TD Bomb.  Starting with Luck and then Ravens D may be harder than fans think, but I'm hoping for 2-0 start.