(05-16-2016, 07:08 PM)Bmoreblitz Wrote: Steelers swept the Bengals and won when it "mattered" ....playoffs.

(05-16-2016, 01:41 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: very simple on this one brad.

They beat us in the playoff game therefore ranked higher.

(05-16-2016, 11:37 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: But the rankings are for the upcoming season, not to mention that we had them beat until their coach illegally came onto the field.

(05-17-2016, 08:19 AM)StoneTheCrow Wrote: Bengals fans and those affiliated with the Bengals are the only people on Earth who didn't gobble up the narrative that was pushed after that game. 

(05-16-2016, 01:01 AM)Bengalzona Wrote: I suspect the biggest concern among those who rate is the loss of Hue. WR's come and go. Good coordinators are harder to replace.

I suspect the blow-up in the playoffs is also a concern. 

I'm not saying they are right or wrong. But these are some things that have to be proven over time, just as the Steelers have to prove they can keep their big three on O upright for most of the season.

(05-16-2016, 11:37 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: But the rankings are for the upcoming season, not to mention that we had them beat until their coach illegally came onto the field.

(05-15-2016, 06:24 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Better QB than the Bengals.  Check
Better O-line than the Bengals.  Check
Better RB Corps than the Bengals.  Check
Best WR in the league and probably, without Bryant, equal overall WR Corps
Defense is close to equal with the secondary bringing it down so edge to the Bengals there, but not even close to a big enough edge to make up for the huge talent gaps between the two offenses.

(05-19-2016, 09:33 PM)BengalChris Wrote: I'll give you the QB, but don't see the rest. Bell is great, when he's healthy, which hasn't been the case the last couple of years. He was lost for the season on a routine tackle.

Bengals D gets the nod over the Steelers. Both have good lines and good LBs, but the Bengals secondary is substantially superior both in starting talent and in depth.

I'm looking for the Bengals to lay a 40 burger on you guys at least once in 2016.

(05-19-2016, 11:25 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Their RBs had a much better season than the Bengals'.

Brown is also (slightly) better than Green. I'll side with a "not sure" on the overall receivers, though, given that both teams have guys who need to prove something first. 

(05-20-2016, 09:15 AM)Essex Johnson Wrote: The Bengals ranked 13th in total yards rushed.. Steelers 16th, 

Steelers ranked 8th in total yards per carry, Bengals 23rd

Bengals ranked 4th in TDs, Steelers 6th. 

I would not say the Steelers had a much better rushing game than the Bengals last year, I would give slight edge  to the Steelers

(05-19-2016, 11:25 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Their RBs had a much better season than the Bengals'.

Brown is also (slightly) better than Green. I'll side with a "not sure" on the overall receivers, though, given that both teams have guys who need to prove something first. 

(05-20-2016, 10:53 AM)BigPapaKain Wrote: Your own stats show that the Steelers backs were more effective than the Bengals backs

(05-20-2016, 02:07 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Yes my stats gave Steelers slight edge since they were very strong in YPC but Bengals were better in total yards and Tds but the point was that BmorePat87 said Steelers had a much better season than the Bengals at RB and I feel that they had a slight edge not a much better season. 

(05-20-2016, 02:07 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Yes my stats gave Steelers slight edge since they were very strong in YPC but Bengals were better in total yards and Tds but the point was that BmorePat87 said Steelers had a much better season than the Bengals at RB and I feel that they had a slight edge not a much better season. 

(05-20-2016, 02:37 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: Had the Steelers run the ball as much as the Bengals, their backs would've crushed Cincinnati's and probably by a pretty sizeable margin. And that's even considering that Bell was out for the better part of the season.

(05-20-2016, 02:18 PM)JS-Steelerfan Wrote: But the numbers offered were rankings.  Rankings don't really allow you to compare with that type of precision.  Raw statistics do a better job of determining the extent of an advantage.  For example, wo when teams are separated by only one notch in the rankings of a given category, we assume only a slight edge.  But that notch could represent a quantum leap in the actual statistic being ranked.  Similarly, when teams are ranked far apart, say six or seven notches, we assume a greater advantage, but without the raw stats, we don't know if the difference between those six teams is slight or large.  

You need to compare raw stats head to head to make a more precise comparison.  

(05-21-2016, 10:09 AM)Essex Johnson Wrote: so what raw stats do you want to compare to make a precise comparison that shows such a superior advantage given to Steelers over Bengals ?  My point is I do give Steelers an advantage last year in running game just don;t believe it was a such giant advantage and if you dig down into the passing numbers, the advantage of Steelers is much less advantage and possible pretty much a wash.

(05-21-2016, 10:46 AM)Bmoreblitz Wrote: Superior, huge, large, big.....whatever. 

They were better. I hate when people cherry pick silly things to try to help their self esteem. 

(05-20-2016, 05:27 PM)BengalChris Wrote: I'm still looking for the Bengals to lay a 40 burger on the Steelers.