Can the Bengals compete in the AFCN

[HarleyDog]

(04-13-2019, 05:15 PM)t3r3e3 Wrote: Cleveland as currently constructed looks anything but smoke and mirrors. They have the best group of skill players, the best pass rush, arguably the 2nd best QB, and an improving young defense with difference makers at all levels. They will likely improve the o line in the draft. At worst, they look like a 9-7 team, at best 11-5.

Pittsburgh looks like a dumpster fire, but they absolutely own the Bengals. This looks like the worst Steelers team in some time.

Baltimore is going to bludgeon teams to death with their run game. It won’t be pretty, but they have the makings of a 8-8 to 10-6 team.

The Bengals will go as far as their bottom of the barrel o line and LB corps allow them. Free agency did nothing to move the needle for either group. They better draft well, because this looks like a 6-10 to 8-8 team as currently structured. Shrewd drafting of LB’s and lineman may get them to 10-6.

(04-13-2019, 06:04 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Exciting year?  You make it sound like we're going to have the division sewn up by week 6!  

The Steelers got rid of their high-talent divas so they'll be worse.  The Browns picked up some high-talent divas, so they'll be worse.  The Ravens won the division by default last year and got worse over the off-season.

AND the Bengals rookie HC has a hunger to win, but the Browns rookie HC will be overwhelmed because he's in over his head.  


Ok, that's hyperbole, but I will say your faith that the only good team in the division is the one that finished in last place is quite intriguing. Hope springs eternal!

So, sounds like some that would be confident enough for, let’s say, a wager?