06-10-2022, 11:45 PM
The Bengals are currently better than the Steelers by a lot. Anyone that believes otherwise still has PTSD from the Marvin era and the 2015 playoff debacle.
The last memory I have of the Steelers' fall from grace is the utter softness of the defense vs Mixon. Joe was running behind an undeniably putrid offensive line, yet that defense had zero interest in tackling him in the PBS tilt last season. It was honestly hard to believe if you didn't see it with your own eyes.
Tee Higgins had a big game that day, and Burrow made some incredible throws. Still, the root cause of that embarrassment game for Pittsburgh was the dominance of the Bengals ground game. I know they have Flores, but the Bengals added a legit right side to the o-line. If that defensive group couldn't stop Mixon running behind last year's OL, what makes anyone think they will stop them with Cappa and Collins stepping into the lineup?
Also, as redundant as it may be, you aren't going anywhere in this league without a star quarterback. You can win a decent amount of games with a good supporting roster, but if you don't have a top 10 qb, you're in purgatory. This is precisely where the Steelers find themselves in 2022 and the foreseeable future up until they either luck into one or are so bad that they can draft one in the top 5.
The last memory I have of the Steelers' fall from grace is the utter softness of the defense vs Mixon. Joe was running behind an undeniably putrid offensive line, yet that defense had zero interest in tackling him in the PBS tilt last season. It was honestly hard to believe if you didn't see it with your own eyes.
Tee Higgins had a big game that day, and Burrow made some incredible throws. Still, the root cause of that embarrassment game for Pittsburgh was the dominance of the Bengals ground game. I know they have Flores, but the Bengals added a legit right side to the o-line. If that defensive group couldn't stop Mixon running behind last year's OL, what makes anyone think they will stop them with Cappa and Collins stepping into the lineup?
Also, as redundant as it may be, you aren't going anywhere in this league without a star quarterback. You can win a decent amount of games with a good supporting roster, but if you don't have a top 10 qb, you're in purgatory. This is precisely where the Steelers find themselves in 2022 and the foreseeable future up until they either luck into one or are so bad that they can draft one in the top 5.
