SI predicts Bengals win SB

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(05-31-2023, 05:34 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: 1. The Bengals will defeat the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII

I realize, as one of the supreme mushes of our time, that I have an ability to make it a near certainty these teams will not reach the Super Bowl. So it was my initial plan just to put two teams I absolutely wouldn’t want to see there (say, oh, I don’t know, two random teams like the Browns and the Commanders) as my Super Bowl contenders. Alas, that wouldn’t make for a very good prediction post, and, at some point, every blind squirrel finds an acorn. The Bengals and the 49ers have, by my estimation, the two rosters that best embody the hallmark of a Super Bowl team: talent and depth at almost every position. The 49ers have enough options at the quarterback position to make sure they aren’t stuck in the title game with Christian McCaffrey in the Wildcat. Deebo Samuel believed this team was better than the Eagles last year, and, even after Philadelphia’s superb draft, I agree that the 49ers have just as strong of a roster.

Brandon Aiyuk has turned into a good WR2 type.
With Kittle, Samuel, and McCaffrey, about any QB can be successful in that offense.
Combine that with an elite defense and it's going to be a real tough team to beat.

We'll see how their OL holds up with McGlinchey gone, but I think they'll be fine.
Looks like one of my Day 3 sleepers from 2022 draft Spencer Burford emerged as their new starting RG last year.
He wasn't great as a run blocker but did fine as a pass blocker.
Trent Williams is about the only OL name people will recognize, but Aaron Banks, Jake Brendel, and Burford have made a decent IOL for that team, and most people probably don't know any of them lol.