(01-11-2022, 01:02 AM)Soonerpeace Wrote: They signed Reiff. Drafted Carman in second. Jonathan Williams #10 best LT per PFF. I don’t disagree the OL this year needs to be the draft focus. But fixing the defense was important too


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(01-12-2022, 07:44 PM)Nepa Wrote: Agreed. And Spain turned out to be a gem and there was a certain confidence that Hopkins would be a solid center once he recovered. On the other hand, even with the many defensive pieces acquired, the defense is ranked only 17th in scoring, whereas the offense is ranked 7th. But, yes, we would all love a strong offensive line that can control the line of scrimmage and keep a clean pocket. 

(01-11-2022, 06:54 AM)kevin Wrote: A light SNOW predicted for Saturday morning. That puts stadium crew to work, but field should be great by game time. No SNOW predicted for game at this point. However it will be in the 20's for this game. The game will start in over cast cloud cover daylight as sun going down around 4:30 start. This will be mostly a lights on Night Game and it will be COLD off Ohio River at 20 degrees dropping into teens as game ends around 8 PM. In Ohio January, this is a Cold Night Game. The SNOW is suppose to be in morning, not night. Now how slippery this makes the turf is a question.

Normally Odds Makers favor The Northern Cold Team a little over The Warm Weather Team in such a Winters Game.

It will be no Freezer Bowl, but Ohio River could make 20 feel much colder. The wind isn't suppose to bad though. Just one very cold early evening off the Ohio River in January. It's good the SNOW is coming in morning before the game, and not during game. Bengals trying to hit receivers in the snow might not be Bengals at their Best. The conditions sound like Bengals should be able to be On Their Game.

Now the 49ers at Bengals was flexed to such a start time, but the weather wasn't bad from what I remember. This should be the coldest game mostly in dark under lights for either of these teams in 2021. The game may start in the light but not for long. Cloud Cover at 4:30 in Ohio in January means it will be not much sun at kick-off and an early night time. Most or all of game will be under The Lights as 20s drop into teens. Hopefully the SNOW is in morning and not later in game.

GO BENGALS

(01-12-2022, 06:30 PM)attyla Wrote: lol, here we go:

Carr around 270 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 fumble
Burrows around 180 yards 1 touchdown

Close game going into the fourth.  Final Raiders 17 Bengals 14

so let it be written, so let it be so

But knowing our luck, Burrows breaks his own record and my remote is left embedded in the middle of my TV screen

(01-13-2022, 01:16 AM)Frank Booth Wrote: I really REALLY want to tell some people who are predicting the Bengals to blow out the Raiders to take a step back and relax a bit. 

I checked out the Raiders defense this year. 2 key stats popped out at me. I highlighted them below



As you can see, they do not let up any big plays on the ground, or through the air. It's difficult to move the ball on them. 

And this is with playing Mahomes and Herbert twice a year

What hurts their defensive stats all together though, and especially their scoring defense, is the fact that they're dead last in interceptions. Only 6 on the year. Very odd.

Im not afraid to say that, to me, this is a honorary top 10 defense the Bengals are going up against, and Gus Bradley is one of the best DC's in the league

(01-13-2022, 01:22 AM)michaelsean Wrote: They are 26 in points allowed. So that’s in our favor.

(01-13-2022, 01:23 AM)Frank Booth Wrote: did you even read what I said?

(01-13-2022, 01:54 AM)Frank Booth Wrote: Here's the Bengals defense for comparison


Other than having a "better" scoring defense(which is most likely due to have 8 more interceptions than Vegas), Bengals are inferior to Las vegas in the highlighted categories

also Bengals have allowed more yards than Vegas

(01-14-2022, 06:58 AM)Adamantium Wrote: I won't get excited until there is a reason to. I won't make a prediction. I'll believe it when I see it. I want to believe, but I know better than to count my eggs before they hatch.

(01-15-2022, 04:49 PM)kevin Wrote: I make one last prediction before kick-off.  The Bengals amazingly awful NFL leading 31 years without a Play-Off Win ENDS TODAY.

It may be a close game. The Bengals at Raiders was close this year up to the last 7 minutes of the game.  The Bengals Will Win,  this Losing Streak will not hang over this young teams head as it did countless teams before them.

When game is over, Bengals victorious, The losing streak over.  It Will indeed be a Great Day in Bengals Nation. If not for night time, rainbows would fill the sky. Perhaps on Sunday morning.

GO BENGALS

(01-12-2022, 10:25 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: This is the ideal weather, imo. Snow would hinder our explosiveness. We're used to cold weather, but Las Vegas is not.