The next three week

[Shake n Blake]

(09-28-2015, 01:22 AM)THE Bigzoman Wrote: When you guys are done drooling over a game that should've been a comfy win, realize that stuff is only gonna get real from here on out.

Heres our next three games:

1. Cheifs.
2. Seahawks.
3. Bills

Our defense CANNOT tackle Jamall Charles if they tackle in any way close to as they did against the Ravens' offense (who consisted of nobodies all around)

Seahawks will stack against the run and dare Dalton to beat the legion of Boom...yeah.

If the Bills play anywhere near the way they did today, we could very well go 0-3 before our by.

1. Chefs. You say you're worried about Charles due to our "poor tackling", yet we held the Ravens to their worst rushing output by far this season. In their first 2 games, the Ravens averaged 91 yards on 3.8 per rush against a pair of solid defenses (Denver and Oakland). They managed only 36 yards on 2.0 per rush against the Bengals. 

Fwiw, the Chiefs are 10-7 (.588) on the road under Andy Reid. The Bengals are 14-2-1 (.853) at home during the same span, with wins over the Patriots, Packers, Steelers, Ravens, Colts, Broncos, Falcons and Chargers. The Bengals only home losses over the last 3 years were to division teams (Steelers and Browns).

2. Seahawks. Dalton is 2nd in the NFL with a 121.1 passer rating while Hill is struggling so far. So stacking up for Hill and challenging Dalton to beat a defense that has allowed a 101.5 rating to opponents probably wouldn't be a slick move. Sherman can probably maintain AJ with safety help over the top, but what about Eifert, MLJ, Gio, etc?

Btw, the Seahawks are 10-8 (.556) on the road since 2013. I'm sure most of those losses are to good teams...like the Bengals.

3. Bills. This game worries me the most, but there's still plenty of reason to believe we can win. Dalton has been solid against the Bills (86.2 rating) and he roasted Rex's Jets for 5 TD's in his only game against him. The Bengals are a combined 3-0 against the Bills and Jets since 2011. 

It kills me when some people act like the only way to be objective is to be pessimistic. There are far more reasons to be positive about the next 3 games. 

The Bengals are 43-23-1 (.649) since 2011. Maybe it's time we show some confidence in them? If this were the playoffs or prime-time, I'd understand, but the Bengals have been flat dominant in regular season day-time games.