(12-06-2023, 04:39 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: I did say though that we had more hope with Jacksonville since they dont come close at all to pressures and sacks like Balt and Pitt and very happy with what I saw from Browning and hope he can have two strong back to back games with a Colt team that also is not great in pressures and sacks.

(12-07-2023, 12:42 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Coming into this week, the Colts are 2nd in the league in sacks, at least according to NFL game previews on youtube

(12-07-2023, 12:49 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: They are near the bottom in run defense (according to fantasy football ). So hopefully we run alot and continue with the play action. I think Brown should be in line for more carries in this game which should make everyone happy. Hopefully both backs do well and hopefully we see some more explosive runs from Brown.

(12-06-2023, 05:12 PM)Sled21 Wrote: I don't think the formations were anything distinctly different. Browning may have been under center more, and he went deep with Chase, which for some reason Burrow has seemed to be reluctant to do this year. What I do think was different was Zac was calling run plays at the start to help Browning, but then then run game actually started working. Still, 350+ yards, 31 points and an 86.5 completion percentage will win the vast majority of NFL games. 

(12-07-2023, 12:58 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: When you compare the Jax game to the Pitt game there was quite a bit of difference. Browning really seemed to struggle in his post snap reads against Pitt usually determining a receiver pre snap and locking on to him. They rolled Browning out and moved the pocket giving him one or two reads helping eliminate the need for post snap reads. They went from 12 empty sets against Pitt to 0 against Jax. They upped the play action from 25% to 45%. They actually seemed to scrap the lateral RPOs quickly instead throwing some vertical RPOs. They're were even more changes but these are the ones that stood out to me that I saw mentioned.

(12-07-2023, 04:01 PM)Nepa Wrote: It felt like the Bengals were hanging onto the cliff edge by their fingernails the last game. If not for Stone Cold Evan McPherson hitting that 54-yarder with a little over two minutes left in regulation or an honest referee calling that offensive holding on the 43-yard Beathard pass to the 2-yard line in overtime -- this would be a very different thread today. And then Browning with so many clutch 3rd and 4th down plays.

I could see why that game had such a big audience -- it was really entertaining from beginning to end.

I just hope the Bengals can pull off wins the next two weeks and then we can see what happens after that.

(12-06-2023, 11:59 AM)ochocincos Wrote: It's mainly the battle of the backups from here on out.

Indy I believe is still using Minshew.
Cleveland is using Flacco.
If Pickett is out for any length of time, it will be Trubisky for Pitt.
Dobbs for Minnesota.

If Bengals can continue morphing the offense to fit Browning, they do have a shot at having a winning season, possibly even 10 games as you said.

(12-07-2023, 05:30 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: Really, you are right. With how the schedule lays out, you must win the next two weeks to see how realistic the playoff picture looks. So many teams in the AFC picture are super questionable, bengals INCLUDED. There are also so many games in which teams that are currently in the playoffs/hunt play each other, and with the question marks with every team, it’s very hard (impossible?) to get a good read on the outcome. I’m struggling with the game tonight even. I think the Steelers should win. But I won’t be surprised for the patriots without Stevenson to beat Steelers.

Other games Next two weeks that are interesting to the AFC playoffs as a whole. I’m only going to focus on games where one team moves up, and the other down in relation to the AFC playoff picture. ie, the Vikings game is important to us, and a must win… but it doesn’t drastically change the AFc race, especially the wild card.

Week 14
Bengals/Colts
Jags/browns
Chiefs/bills
Broncos/chargers

Week 15
Steelers/colts
Ravens/jags

Again, this doesn’t include other games that will still result in a lot shake-up. My prediction is, in two weeks, only one team that is currently in the wild card spot (Steelers, browns, colts) will still be there.

(12-07-2023, 10:19 PM)motoarch Wrote: I would argue other than Dobbs none of the back ups we face are a down grade from what those teams had.

Minshew is probably an upgrade for the colts.

(12-06-2023, 01:23 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Dude, how deflated would the Chiefs be if the Bengals beat them for the 4th time in 5 games but this time with a backup QB instead of Burrow?

(12-07-2023, 11:05 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: They are obviously downgrades, or they would Have been starters from the word go. Flacco wasn’t even in the league 3 weeks ago.  

Colts are missing their best player as well, JT

Are you watching trubisky?

(12-07-2023, 12:58 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: When you compare the Jax game to the Pitt game there was quite a bit of difference. Browning really seemed to struggle in his post snap reads against Pitt usually determining a receiver pre snap and locking on to him. They rolled Browning out and moved the pocket giving him one or two reads helping eliminate the need for post snap reads. They went from 12 empty sets against Pitt to 0 against Jax. They upped the play action from 25% to 45%. They actually seemed to scrap the lateral RPOs quickly instead throwing some vertical RPOs. They're were even more changes but these are the ones that stood out to me that I saw mentioned.

(12-08-2023, 01:30 AM)Essex Johnson Wrote: The biggest difference was steelers are way better front 4, they stopped the run early and pressured and sacked Browning , Jags front 4 is not a sack pressure team and we ran well early.

(12-08-2023, 10:48 AM)Sled21 Wrote: And as middling as Jake played in that game (I still say he was nervous and pressing too much in his first start) it still took a bogus BS officiating call for Pissburgh to win.

(12-07-2023, 12:49 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: They are near the bottom in run defense (according to fantasy football ). So hopefully we run alot and continue with the play action. I think Brown should be in line for more carries in this game which should make everyone happy. Hopefully both backs do well and hopefully we see some more explosive runs from Brown.

(12-06-2023, 01:23 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Dude, how deflated would the Chiefs be if the Bengals beat them for the 4th time in 5 games but this time with a backup QB instead of Burrow?