(08-21-2018, 06:34 AM)kevin Wrote: Preseason game 3 is when teams really try to play like a regular season game. At least the first half.  They have to stretch out the starters so they are ready for a full game in 2 weeks. This is always the preseason game you most want to see. Also the Bengals are in strange situation of ending preseason with Colts and a week later starting season with Colts. It's good on travel cheapness this Cincy vs Indy, but it should be very vanilla packages. Saving the best plays and players for when it counts the next week. So I don't look for Bengals and Colts to be much of a preseason game at all. Hardly worth watching.  This weeks game with Buffalo a whole different story.  Probably the last preseason game for many starters and you want to see them look like they are ready for start of season in 2 weeks.  Bills often give Bengals a good smash mouth old school hard game, so it should be a good preseason game to watch. Fans should get many answers on who the coaches are leaning to being on the roster, in this dry run for starting the season.  Bengals starters did good against Bears, not very good against Cowboys, so I'm sure coaches are wanting to see a good first half. The blocking was good against Bears, but awful blocking against Cowboys. That is a huge question mark going into the important preseason game 3 and all 2018 hopes depend on improved blocking. Bengals need to put it together this weekend in their warm up game for start of season.

(08-21-2018, 06:34 AM)kevin Wrote: Preseason game 3 is when teams really try to play like a regular season game. At least the first half.  They have to stretch out the starters so they are ready for a full game in 2 weeks. This is always the preseason game you most want to see. Also the Bengals are in strange situation of ending preseason with Colts and a week later starting season with Colts. It's good on travel cheapness this Cincy vs Indy, but it should be very vanilla packages. Saving the best plays and players for when it counts the next week. So I don't look for Bengals and Colts to be much of a preseason game at all. Hardly worth watching.  This weeks game with Buffalo a whole different story.  Probably the last preseason game for many starters and you want to see them look like they are ready for start of season in 2 weeks.  Bills often give Bengals a good smash mouth old school hard game, so it should be a good preseason game to watch. Fans should get many answers on who the coaches are leaning to being on the roster, in this dry run for starting the season.  Bengals starters did good against Bears, not very good against Cowboys, so I'm sure coaches are wanting to see a good first half. The blocking was good against Bears, but awful blocking against Cowboys. That is a huge question mark going into the important preseason game 3 and all 2018 hopes depend on improved blocking. Bengals need to put it together this weekend in their warm up game for start of season.

(08-21-2018, 02:30 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: should be a good game to watch several bengals on the bills several bills on the bengals.

and the final thank you for the pass last year being sent back to buffalo

Geno vs Bodine

(08-22-2018, 02:46 PM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: I usually take the preseason with a grain of salt. The only thing 2 things I'm going to be worried about going into the regular season are the right side of the offensive line and covering the middle of the field with our linebackers.

Billings playing decent against the Cowboys O-line has me stoked to go along with our End rotation.

(08-21-2018, 01:43 PM)sandwedge Wrote: Josh Allen will be starting for Buffalo this week. So I look for the D to pin their ears back.

(08-22-2018, 03:09 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Those are definately the two biggest concerns this year. Atleast Evans and Vigil have looked much better.

Preston Brown is not the best cover backer though, he isn't terrible, better than Minter and Maualuga but this is
not his strength. I think we just need to win half of our first 4 games while Burfict is out and we will be able to
make a nice run. We have a lot less holes going into this season than last though that is for sure.

Billings playing decent against the Cowboys O-line has me stoked to go along with our End rotation.

(08-22-2018, 06:48 PM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: Preston Brown was never a cover linebacker. I view him more as a guy who can help stop the run and clean up plays. But having him one on one against a running back or tight end, he loses.
I'm a big fan of Evans. Would actually prefer him to be a starter sooner rather than later.

Billings is a guy who can disrupt the backfield, and he's shown flashes on that throughout his short career. His biggest issue, however, is finishing plays. If he can clean that part of his game up, he's going to be a stud.

(08-21-2018, 11:26 AM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Yes, this is the Preseason game we might see something of what we have this year. The Offense has to get
enough snaps to gain a rhythm, didn't seem to get that at all in the Cowboy game. The Bills are a quality NFL
team to boot that like you says like to play physical like we want to do this year. They have a good Defense,
a very good D-line and a stud RB. This is where i want to see us play tough against.

Want to see Mixon get in some runs to establish a rhythm with the O-line, he has had like 6 carries, hard to
really judge him at all especially when Gio, Hill and Carson are all playing against backups pretty much.

Want to see Dalton and Ross get on the same page to gain him some more confidence.

Excited about this Preseason game.

(08-22-2018, 03:09 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Those are definately the two biggest concerns this year. Atleast Evans and Vigil have looked much better.

Preston Brown is not the best cover backer though, he isn't terrible, better than Minter and Maualuga but this is
not his strength. I think we just need to win half of our first 4 games while Burfict is out and we will be able to
make a nice run. We have a lot less holes going into this season than last though that is for sure.

Billings playing decent against the Cowboys O-line has me stoked to go along with our End rotation.

(08-22-2018, 03:09 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Those are definately the two biggest concerns this year. Atleast Evans and Vigil have looked much better.

Preston Brown is not the best cover backer though, he isn't terrible, better than Minter and Maualuga but this is
not his strength. I think we just need to win half of our first 4 games while Burfict is out and we will be able to
make a nice run. We have a lot less holes going into this season than last though that is for sure.

Billings playing decent against the Cowboys O-line has me stoked to go along with our End rotation.

(08-22-2018, 03:09 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Those are definately the two biggest concerns this year. Atleast Evans and Vigil have looked much better.

Preston Brown is not the best cover backer though, he isn't terrible, better than Minter and Maualuga but this is
not his strength. I think we just need to win half of our first 4 games while Burfict is out and we will be able to
make a nice run. We have a lot less holes going into this season than last though that is for sure.

Billings playing decent against the Cowboys O-line has me stoked to go along with our End rotation.

(08-21-2018, 02:30 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: Geno vs Bodine