Predict the North

[*SHRacerX*]

(11-13-2021, 11:44 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: Based on what I have seen thus far (but we all know how things can flip on a dime), I think the division is Cleveland's.  They seem to have galvanized after getting rid of OBJ.  I think they have one of the easier schedules as well as the most well-rounded team.  I am still not a big Baker fan, but that team is a lot like the 2015 Bengals.  Great offense and solid defense.   I hope I'm wrong, but if I had to put money on one team to win the AFC North, it is Cleveland.

I actually see the Bengals finishing 2nd.  The fact that the Dolphins beat the Rats makes me doubt them even more.  Their offense is still reliant on one guy so much that when teams find a way to limit him, they struggle, and their defense has a lot of holes.  

Should the Bengals win in Vegas (oh, please!) they have only two of their remaining 7 games after that on the road.  

I also believe so much in Joe Burrow.  He wasn't awful in the Cleveland game, but made a couple bad mistakes and the defense's ability to get any stops turned in to a feeding frenzy on him.  He will bounce back.  He is amazing.  

pittsturd is an absolute fraud.  Other than a couple great players on defense, they aren't going to threaten.  

Browns 11-6
Bengals 10-7
Rats 9-8
steelers 7-10

Yes, I am quoting myself.  As much as I respect the Cleveland team, and last year they finished very strong, yesterday's loss may have been a blueprint.  Sure, they were missing Chubb and Hunt, but the Pats knew exactly how to neutralize their pass rush and got the ball out very fast and the Browns had no answer.  It wasn' t like the Browns had a ton of turnovers or anything like that, either.  The Pats just ground them down.

Maybe the Bengals can win the AFC North.  It is going to have to start next weekend in Vegas.  Can't have another AFC Loss and need to get back in the win column.