Ravens vs Bengals Week 5 Predictions

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

Ravens 38-20.

[J24]

Keys to the game

On Defense

Don't over react to Lamar running ability

Edge discipline on Zone Read is crucial to success

Get speed in middle of the field. Dax should start at Nickleback, Battle should start at SS, and ADG should get a ton of snaps at LB.

Offense

Through Early and often

Speed up the Tempo

Move Chase around; try to get him matched up with Simpson and Hamilton in one on matchups.

35- 31 Ravens

Lamar loves playing In Paycore and Sunday will be no different.

[125250]

(Yesterday, 07:00 PM)Mer Wrote: You very well may be correct, but I choose to look at the glass half full. Were you around for 90's? Watching these Bengals is a breath of fresh air compared to then.

Don't get me wrong, possibly losing the SB because Spain didn't block for 1/2 a second stinks, but Chase may have dropped the ball or maybe the refs throw a flag on Chase because the "script" didn't include a SB victory on the Rams home field in their new stadium.

Also, 125250, I apologize for the "crawl back in the hole" comment. I feel that was going too far so I removed it.

No worries dude. I’m definitely cynical. Yes, 90s were bad, but I don’t think the talent was ever what it was a few seasons ago. I knew if they didn’t take advantage of the small window of opportunities, it was unlikely the team would get back. The Bengals have to go through bad years to get good draft picks. They will never outspend most teams. I see healthy Burrow years without the necessary talent on defense as such a waste. The offense is good enough to get back to the Super Bowl, but the defense isn’t. The 90s teams didn’t have the expectations of success because of the talent, which was because of some disappointing high draft picks.

It’s incredibly disappointing when you have the talent to win and don’t. Also, extremely disappointing to have an opportunity to make up for the loss the previous yr taken away by an idiotic personal foul. I understand when I player jumps offsides, pass interference, face mask, or numerous other penalties, but a blatant personal foul is too much. That’s totally inexcusable and unacceptable.