10-19-2015, 01:51 PM
What a great start to a season, 6-0 is just flat out awesome!!
I was on the "hater" side of the AD debate before, and for a number of reasons, let me just say his play has elevated at an unprecedented rate. The biggest reason for this level of QB play is the way he rapidly scans the field then makes the correct decision with the ball (having Eifert and MLJ back helps this too), and many felt scanning the field was one of his big weaknesses in years past. It still remains to be seen if he can overcome what many believe is his biggest weakness; will his mentality/level of play once again decline in big night time primetime games and the playoffs. If AD keeps up this fantastic play there is a great chance to beat those ghosts of the past, and be very good for a very long time!
I think one big misconception about Dalton "haters" is we didn't want him to be great, WRONG, we all want him to be great! This is just simply due to the fact that some people are REALIST and not blindly delusional regarding facts about something in which they are a fan. Ex: I love beer I am a huge fan, crafts and special brews, but I am under no delusion that it is good for my health.
Which leads me to the Realist view of our current 6-0 Bengals, it appears things are lining up for this to be a special season, and I pray to the good Lord that Paulie G's defense does not screw this up for this team, fans, and city!
Watching the games one gets a sense that the defense plays without full effort at many points of the games, they try and strip the football first instead of tackle (which never works!), and the secondary, especially Dre K, are the biggest liability to the special run this team can make. The Bengals are currently ranked 20th in YPG defense:
20 Cincinnati Bengals 6 20.3 122 381 370.7 5.8 19.3 31 81 38 5 8 62 51 463 30:50 6 4
I frequently hear they are a "bend, but don't break" defense, but they are ranked 25th in points per game allowed:
25 Cincinnati Bengals 6 20.3 122 381 370.7 5.8 19.3 31 81 38 5 8 62 51 463 30:50 6 4
This is the Cincinnati Bengals biggest challenge to keep up the great season! What do you guys think? Can this defense fair well in the playoffs against teams like the Patriots or Stoolers who have potent offenses? Not trying to ruin the well deserved great mood of the fanbase, its just a REALISTS perspective knowing this is a 16 game season with hopefully 3 more playoff games!!
Let's Roar! Keep it Up! D Step it Up! Who Dey!!!
I was on the "hater" side of the AD debate before, and for a number of reasons, let me just say his play has elevated at an unprecedented rate. The biggest reason for this level of QB play is the way he rapidly scans the field then makes the correct decision with the ball (having Eifert and MLJ back helps this too), and many felt scanning the field was one of his big weaknesses in years past. It still remains to be seen if he can overcome what many believe is his biggest weakness; will his mentality/level of play once again decline in big night time primetime games and the playoffs. If AD keeps up this fantastic play there is a great chance to beat those ghosts of the past, and be very good for a very long time!
I think one big misconception about Dalton "haters" is we didn't want him to be great, WRONG, we all want him to be great! This is just simply due to the fact that some people are REALIST and not blindly delusional regarding facts about something in which they are a fan. Ex: I love beer I am a huge fan, crafts and special brews, but I am under no delusion that it is good for my health.
Which leads me to the Realist view of our current 6-0 Bengals, it appears things are lining up for this to be a special season, and I pray to the good Lord that Paulie G's defense does not screw this up for this team, fans, and city!
Watching the games one gets a sense that the defense plays without full effort at many points of the games, they try and strip the football first instead of tackle (which never works!), and the secondary, especially Dre K, are the biggest liability to the special run this team can make. The Bengals are currently ranked 20th in YPG defense:
20 Cincinnati Bengals 6 20.3 122 381 370.7 5.8 19.3 31 81 38 5 8 62 51 463 30:50 6 4
I frequently hear they are a "bend, but don't break" defense, but they are ranked 25th in points per game allowed:
25 Cincinnati Bengals 6 20.3 122 381 370.7 5.8 19.3 31 81 38 5 8 62 51 463 30:50 6 4
This is the Cincinnati Bengals biggest challenge to keep up the great season! What do you guys think? Can this defense fair well in the playoffs against teams like the Patriots or Stoolers who have potent offenses? Not trying to ruin the well deserved great mood of the fanbase, its just a REALISTS perspective knowing this is a 16 game season with hopefully 3 more playoff games!!
Let's Roar! Keep it Up! D Step it Up! Who Dey!!!
