10-02-2015, 10:27 AM
(10-01-2015, 03:39 PM)Johnny Cupcakes Wrote: If the Bengals are 8-1 heading into the second Pittsburgh game, then you can consider them the best team in the league. I definitely won't say that I "expect" that from them. I think they're talented enough to do it, most definitely, but even great teams lose a few games. I'd be extremely happy with 7-2, especially with the Chiefs, Seahawks, Bills, and Steelers coming up.
(10-01-2015, 03:41 PM)Wyche Wrote: For real......even 6-3 wouldn't be that bad for running that gauntlet....
Good teams win the games they're supposed to win. You read "Chiefs, Seahawks, Bills, and Steelers". I read "home vs 1-2 off a Monday night, home vs 1-2 off a Monday night, Bills, 2-2 vs a backup QB... we have the bye to prepare".
Does that look like a gauntlet to you? The road game against the Bills is the only game where we don't have a serious advantage. Take the history out of it, these teams look like shadows of their former selves. If 6-3 is all you're hoping for, we aren't as good as people think.
