Give Me Your Gut Feeling, Do The Bengals Finish Above .500?

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(03-13-2017, 12:31 AM)samhain Wrote: I say no.  Even if the young tackles eventually become adequate or even good, it's going to take time for a line with 3 new to relatively new starters to gel.  I think they'll take their lumps in a major way early in the season.  Hopefully time and experience will mold them into a solid unit by season's end, but I don't see it happening right out of the preseason.  The youth and inexperience will cost several games IMO.  

I see a 5-6 win season.

Ah yes....the venerable ol deadcat bounce looks to be a real possibility this season.  My gut says sub .500, my heart says maybe we pull off another 2011.  I hope my heart is right.