Where do we rank the Bengal men in the middle compared to the rest of the NFL?

 As always I'll give you the other projected starters as reference:
 
ARZ- Mike Iupati, Jonathan Cooper, Ted Larsen
ATL- Mike Person, Jon Asamoah, Joe Hawley
BAL- Kelechi Osemele, Marshal Yanda, Jeremy Zuttah
BUF- Richie Incognito, John Miller, Eric Wood
CAR- Andrew Norwell, Trai Turner, Ryan Kalil
CHI- Matt Slauson, Kyle Long, Matt Slauson, Will Montgomery
CLV- Joel Bitonio, John Greco, Alex Mack
DAL- Ronald Leary, Zack Martin, Travis Frederick
DEN- Ben Garland, Louis Vasquez, Gino Gradkowski
DET- Laken Tomlinson, Larry Warford, Manny Ramirez
GBP- Josh Sitton, TJ Lang, Corey Linsley
HOU- Xavier Su’a-Filo, Brandon Brooks, Ben Jones
IND- Jack Mewhort, Todd Herremans, Khaled Holmes
JAX- Zane Beadles, Brandon Linder, Stefen Wisniewski
KCC- Ben Grubbs, Paul Fanaika, Eric Kush
MIA- Dallas Thomas, Jeffrey Linkenbach, Mike Pouncey
MIN- Joe Berger, Brandon Fusco, John Sullivan
NEP- Josh Kline, Ryan Wendell, Bryan Stork
NOS- Tim Lelito, Jahri Evans, Max Unger
NYG- Justin Pugh, Geoff Schwartz, Weston Richburg
NYJ- James Carpenter, Willie Colon, Nick Mangold
OAK- Gabe Jackson, Khalif Barnes, Rodney Hudson
PHI- Allen Barber, Matt Tobin, Jason Kelce
PIT- Ramon Foster, David DeCastro, Maurkice Pouncey
SDC- Orlando Frankiln, Johnnie Troutman, Chris Watt
SFF- Alex Boone, Marcus Martin, Daniel Kilgore
SEA- Alvin Bailey, JR Sweezy, Lemuel Jeanpierre
STL- Rodger Saffold, Jamon Brown, Tim Barnes
TBB- Logan Mankins, Ali Marpet, Evan Smith
TEN- Andy Levitre, Chance Warmack, Brian Schwenke
WAS- Shawn Lauvao, Spencer Long, Kory Lichtensteiger

I know that the guy has tons of troubles and could be suspended maybe for some games. But if you think about his talent and how he would fit with the Bengals, it is quite awesome.

Imagine, Michael Johnson, Junior Galette & Carlos Dunlap.. That could be the top pass rushing group in the game. He may be a risk due to character concerns, but Bengals are a team that have done things like this in the past ( Adam Jones, Burfict, etc.).

He had 22 sacks in the last 2 years and was the Saint's best pass rusher.

http://stripehype.com/2015/07/24/cincinnati-bengals-need-sign-junior-galette/?utm_source=FanSided&utm_medium=Network&utm_campaign=NextPost

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000503732/article/aj-green-on-contract-extension-my-time-is-coming

Its good to read that AJ likes being in Cincy and we will have him here long term at some point. He's one of the best WR in the league and I don't want to see him any other uniform other than ours!

Is there one play that you, as a fan, as a football person/observer have watched and said that we need to improve on defending THAT play?

Two of them stick out to me. The WR screen pass and the mid-range TE pass down the middle. Are there others that we seemed to not defend very well?

Yes, yes. Too early to make predictions and so forth. Just for the sake of argument, what do you predict based on what we know right now?

I get 9-7 by running down the schedule game by game, but I'd like to think they can get to 10-6.


Sun., Sept. 13: at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. - W

Sun., Sept. 20: SAN DIEGO, 1 p.m. - W

Sun., Sept. 27: at Baltimore, 1 p.m. - L

Sun., Oct. 4: KANSAS CITY, 1 p.m. - W

Sun., Oct. 11: SEATTLE, 1 p.m.* - L

Sun., Oct. 18: at Buffalo, 1 p.m.* - L

Sun., Oct. 25: (BYE WEEK)

Sun., Nov. 1: at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.* - L

Thurs., Nov. 5: CLEVELAND, 8:25 p.m. (NFL Network) - W

Mon., Nov. 16: HOUSTON, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) - W

Sun., Nov. 22: at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.* - L

Sun., Nov. 29: ST. LOUIS, 1 p.m.* - W

Sun., Dec. 6: at Cleveland, 1 p.m.* - L

Sun., Dec. 13: PITTSBURGH, 1 p.m.* - W

Sun., Dec. 20: at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)* - W

Mon., Dec. 28: at Denver, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) - L

Sun., Jan. 3: BALTIMORE, 1 p.m.* - W

Good, something besides the struggling Reds. Cincinnati did a great All-Star Game in 2015 thanks to the owner now......but now it's time for BENGALS !!!!!!.........Play-off wins start next weekend, this is where Super Bowls begin, in summer practice....GO BENGALS !!!!

Who is ready for some BENGALS.....WHO DEY !!!!!

NFL Insider Mike Sando compiled his rankings of starting QB's, with the help of 35 NFL personnel guys.

The rankings placed QB's in 4 tiers. Andy was tied for 18th overall, with Kaepernick...which has him low in the 3rd tier...which is described as "quarterbacks who are good enough to start but need lots of support, making it tougher to contend at the highest level".

Here are a couple of comments from those who voted on the rankings...

"I like Dalton, but I've seen him enough times to know his receivers have to make plays for him," a personnel director said. "He has had good receivers making big catches. I saw him being so sporadic needing a win to go into the playoffs or being a wild-card team, and playing terrible. He was the reason they lost."

"Dalton can play as a high 3 or a low 3," a different personnel director said. "He has to win with his head and his short accuracy and the pieces around him. They have given him good pieces around him. The injuries at wideout really hurt him [in the playoffs]. He cannot carry the load, but he is solid. He is a win-with quarterback, not a win-because-of quarterback."

Read more @ CincyJungle and ESPN

So how do you guys rank Chad Johnsons acting for his cameo in Sharknado 3? I'd personally give it a c+. Thoughts?

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I just saw NFL Films 2014 Bengals Highlight Film on TV last night. It's been months and I forgot how big that Prime Time win over Peyton Manning Denver was to put us in the play-offs. The film raved about Andy Daltons good arm and showed some very nice TD passes, and raved about Dalton being the only Bengal QB ever to have 4 straight winning seasons. Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason or Carson Palmer never did it. Plus they mentioned Dalton has started every game since drafted in 2011. ....They mentioned that Bengals lost in play-offs to Colts with most of their starting receivers injured and unable to play in the game, so the Bengals had no chance. The film says in no way does that take away from Bengals having a good season, with only 5 teams having more wins in the NFL and 4 straight winning seasons for first time in Bengals history. Film also says since this team has a lot of youth, the future could be very bright in Cincinnati. ....Now Peyton Manning had 5 minutes to bring the Broncos back, but was picked by Kirkpatrick, and wouldn't it be great if that top pick is now becoming a solid veteran.

In 2011 we had that nice win over Cardinals to help get us in. In 2012 we had that GREAT win over Steelers knocking them out and putting us in right before Christmas. A great defensive game 10 to 10 and then either Hall or Nelson picked the ball, Dalton to Green setting up game winning field goal by the kicker replacing injured Nugent. I Loved It. There were nice wins in 2013, maybe over Packers and Patriots. That win in Prime Time over Denver in 2014 was great. OK, no play-off wins and were you really expecting any Dalton's first 2 years. The loss to Chargers in Cincy hurt, but they had no chance at Indy with all the injuries. ....but you can't take away the 4 straight winning seasons or the big wins to get to the play-offs.

If you get a chance to see the 2014 season NFL Films highlights, I recommend it. Not that cheap cheezy home made stuff on YouTube, but the official highlight film. Any Bengal Fan will enjoy it and since months have past, it will remind you that this is a pretty darn good team worth getting excited about going into 2015. ( I think I saw this on ESPN, but could have been NFL Network )