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[BengalFanInNJ]

(09-16-2020, 02:57 PM)Geno_Can_Dunk Wrote: I'm all for being positive, and usually I am on this board (relative to some others).

But I remember after the Seattle game last year we were all like "sure we lost but there are so many positives from the game, we'll be solid this year."

And look what happened. All I'm saying is that I'm going to reserve any judgement until this Friday morning (sleep it off and cool down either way) at the earliest.

Everyone is overreacting to the Browns loss last week. They lost to the Ravens who are the class of the division. They were able to run the ball on the Ravens, but since they were behind big early, had to pass more. I don't see the Bengals jumping out to any big leads, so the Browns will be able to run the ball more. This will be a huge test for the linebackers and I just don't see them being able to stop Hunt and Chubb. 

I still don't trust the offensive line, and, if I am the Browns I make Joe Burrow beat me. I'd load up the box to stop Mixon and see if Burrow has what it takes when facing a lot of pressure. This may be an area the Bengals can expose if they can give Burrow time. 

I am treating this game like preseason game #2. I'm not going to go nuts if Burrow and the Bengals look like crap. I'd like to see an improvement from last week though. Of course, I'd take a win even if they look like crap. Not to be Captain Obvious, but a win tonight would be absolutely huge.