09-06-2022, 05:54 PM
(09-06-2022, 05:38 PM)wcu Wrote: I generally don't care much about other storylines, but I have to say I'm a bit perplexed by the dismissal of the Bengals by the "experts". They have young exciting players and made it to the friggin SB in spite of one glaring weakness. That weakness was obviously addressed.
They beat the class of the AFC, they went toe to toe with the class of the NFC (Packers, 49ers, Rams) and could have won any of those games if just one thing goes right. They blew out their biggest rivals 4 times. Is it the losses to the Browns, Bears and the Jets? I do admit those were fairly perplexing. I'm not mad about it, but I just figured everyone would be hopping on the bandwagon. I should think the Bengals would be one of the biggest stories of the season, but they seem more like an afterthought.
Oh well, more reason to say the wagon is full after more success this season.
This is perplexing to me as well. On the one hand I get not putting the Bengals in the same class with some of the truly elite of the NFL just yet. But your right any of those top teams we played we either beat last year or narrowly lost. All of the preseason analysis is just based off trends and past history and that only goes so far.
As I've looked at the schedule more I really think our first half of the season is very winnable. So if we get to the bye at something like 8-1 or dare I say 9-0 it will be really interesting to see what the sports talking heads are saying.
