12-10-2018, 01:51 PM
(12-10-2018, 07:04 AM)Brimey Wrote: The Bengals haven't won a game since October. They've been destroyed multiple times since then. The chances of the Bengals winning out is ludicrously low. The chances of every other team in the division losing out is ludicrously low.
What game did you watch the last time this team played Cleveland. That wasn't close. The Bengals are collapsing and the Browns are beginning to surge a bit .Expect a blowout.
Sure Oakland stinks. Then again, Gruden just beat Pittsburgh at home, something Marvin has accomplished twice in 16 years. So Gruden is treated like a joke...not sure what that makes Marvin.
And beating Pittsburgh on the road in week 17 in a pressuep situation...Yeah right. What have you seen out of this team that they have the ability to do that.
Best case scenario is we lose the next two and in a nothing to lose game week 17 we knock Pittsburgh out of playoffs.
This team is in rebuild mode.
All of the teams in the North are in rebuild mode. Haven't you been paying attention? None of them are SB contenders and will make noise in the playoffs.
You think the Steelers can beat the Patriots and the Saints? I don't. Hell even if the Steelers were a good team this year, those 2 are still the toughest games on their schedule.
You think the Ravens can beat the Chargers in LA? I don't. Their issue at QB with the better QB being disgruntled and the flashy one headed for a short career I wouldn't beat on them to run the table, though they do have the easier road to the playoffs. Win 2 or their next 3 and they are in. The Bucs in Baltimore doesn't bode well for our chances, but I wouldn't discount the Bucs getting an upset either.
The Browns are in fact the Browns. They have found some surprising success, but just like we do with the Bengals, just wait for the other shoe to drop. We still have the edge against them and the Raiders will be in Cincy, so our chances of beating both of them isn't as low as you think.
What have I seen? I have seen plenty to know that the Bengals can still win the division. Instead of being a little baby and boo hoo we lost games, I take the other approach and look at it objectively. I will never cheer for the Bengals to lose, especially for something that we know will not happen in the firing of Lewis (that is real wishful thinking) and the bringing in a Sean McVay or Peyton type coach.
As to draft picks... position doesn't mean production. I mean we had Ross at 9 and the Chiefs took Mahomes. I don't think we picked wrong as we needed WR help, but many on here think we should have taken Mahomes and have a QB controversy. I also can't deny the production that Mahomes has had (albeit with a lot of help) over Ross. So us having a top 5 pick doesn't mean we will get the productive player that you and others on here seem to think we will.
