Merril Hodge says Bengals can compete with the Patriots

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(09-29-2015, 04:17 PM)Au165 Wrote: Everyone will say "They said the same thing last year", but that doesn't make it wrong this year. Remember at this point last year Jones was gone, Eiffert was gone, Injuries on defense and the line were around the corner. Geno still had not recovered leaving our pass rush toothless. Dalton last year struggled to punch it in the red zone, versus his ability to convert touchdowns this year. I really thing we are seeing what could have been last year with a healthy team. That in itself is the magic answer, if this team stays healthy it could be special, and if Burffict comes back, they could be dominate. It all comes down to if this team can stay intact and healthy.

Agree with all of this, plus I think our running game will get into gear as it get's colder.  You never know what you're going to get in NE in January, it could be -5 with 20mph winds.

But that is a long way off and we have a lot of road to cover before that is even remotely possible.  But all that said, if we do make it I'd like our chances because it would mean we have continued to find that winning formula.