05-06-2020, 10:37 AM
I'm excited about the future as well. Burrow has the potential to help make this team amazing. It's going to be exciting to watch him.
I have much lower expectations though. Burrow is a rookie and making the transition to the NFL. That's not to say he won't play well, but there is always a period of adjustment. Again, that's not saying he's going to flop that's just accepting the fact that the odds are against him putting up last year's numbers his first year in the NFL. Also, AJ Green and John Ross are not known for being healthy. While I would love both of them to be healthy for the entire season to help Burrow, I think at least one of them misses time this season. Higgins should hopefully help ease the loss, but he is another rookie that will need a little time to adjust. Everyone's super hyped on Jonah, but he's another question mark. We have no idea what we have in him yet. We don't know that he will for sure be an upgrade. While he should be, it's not a guarantee.
On the defensive side, we have to see how these new players adapt to our system. It's not as simple as just plug and play. Reader has me most excited as he should help eat up blocks, help stuff the run, and allow Geno, Dunlap, and Hubbard to tee off. The LBs are still a question mark. The secondary appears to be better. So the DLine and secondary should be improved over last season, but could the LBs pull the defense down again?
I understand that every team has question marks and I'm certainly hoping the Bengals have an amazing season. I just feel there's too many questions to be predicting at least 10 wins without even seeing them take a snap. My thoughts are 6-8 wins and I would consider that successful. It would show us moving in the right direction and that some of our free agents and rookies are panning out.
I have much lower expectations though. Burrow is a rookie and making the transition to the NFL. That's not to say he won't play well, but there is always a period of adjustment. Again, that's not saying he's going to flop that's just accepting the fact that the odds are against him putting up last year's numbers his first year in the NFL. Also, AJ Green and John Ross are not known for being healthy. While I would love both of them to be healthy for the entire season to help Burrow, I think at least one of them misses time this season. Higgins should hopefully help ease the loss, but he is another rookie that will need a little time to adjust. Everyone's super hyped on Jonah, but he's another question mark. We have no idea what we have in him yet. We don't know that he will for sure be an upgrade. While he should be, it's not a guarantee.
On the defensive side, we have to see how these new players adapt to our system. It's not as simple as just plug and play. Reader has me most excited as he should help eat up blocks, help stuff the run, and allow Geno, Dunlap, and Hubbard to tee off. The LBs are still a question mark. The secondary appears to be better. So the DLine and secondary should be improved over last season, but could the LBs pull the defense down again?
I understand that every team has question marks and I'm certainly hoping the Bengals have an amazing season. I just feel there's too many questions to be predicting at least 10 wins without even seeing them take a snap. My thoughts are 6-8 wins and I would consider that successful. It would show us moving in the right direction and that some of our free agents and rookies are panning out.
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