09-14-2024, 04:17 PM
I strangely feel more positive about this game than the one last week. No more offseason anointing as "Super Bowl contenders".
Chase's deal isn't done, but the discussion of the negotiation is. The focus is of football. It was allegedly on football last week, but things felt otherwise.
The defense is going to take a little time to round into shape, but I think last week might have been a sufficient wake up call.
Burrow will have no choice but to throw downfield. Everyone knows you can't dial back the playbook against this team. He takes a game or two to get his mental processor humming at regular season speed. Hopefully this season it's a game and not two. I'm far less worried about the wrist than I am about when his football instincts will return. I actually think the wrist is okay.
I also think we see Burton and All worked in a bit more. All earned it with his physical play last week. I think All and Sample could make this run game much more effective than in past years. Unlike Sample, I think ALL will be a decent receiving threat.
Pacheco scares me more than anyone on that offense now. I think if they can actually tackle, the game could get interesting.
Bengals 31-KC 27.
Preseason is over, thankfully.
Chase's deal isn't done, but the discussion of the negotiation is. The focus is of football. It was allegedly on football last week, but things felt otherwise.
The defense is going to take a little time to round into shape, but I think last week might have been a sufficient wake up call.
Burrow will have no choice but to throw downfield. Everyone knows you can't dial back the playbook against this team. He takes a game or two to get his mental processor humming at regular season speed. Hopefully this season it's a game and not two. I'm far less worried about the wrist than I am about when his football instincts will return. I actually think the wrist is okay.
I also think we see Burton and All worked in a bit more. All earned it with his physical play last week. I think All and Sample could make this run game much more effective than in past years. Unlike Sample, I think ALL will be a decent receiving threat.
Pacheco scares me more than anyone on that offense now. I think if they can actually tackle, the game could get interesting.
Bengals 31-KC 27.
Preseason is over, thankfully.
