09-02-2020, 03:29 PM
(09-02-2020, 02:20 PM)lone bengal Wrote: I think people look at the quarterback matchup and automatically give the Bengals a win. The Chargers have a pretty stacked roster. Taylor isn’t as bad as people think he’s mobile and dosen’t make many mistakes , when he started in Buffalo he had no weapons. Our secondary will have there hands full with Allen and Mike Williams. We will also see if our backers can finally cover ,Ekeler is a great receiving back and Hunter Henry is a very good receiving TE. There offensive line was a weakness but they added pro bowl guard Trai Tuner , Bryan Bulga at tackle and Pouncey is back from injury at center. The defense has two dynamic pass rushers in Bosa and Ingram. They added Lindial Joseph at NT and free agent Chris Harris to pair with a good CB in Hayward and drafted a linebacker we all wanted in Kennth Murray.
I getcha, Tyrod Taylor is not terrible. He doesn't turn the ball over which really helps and is probably the main reason he is
starting over Herbert. Ekeler definitely scares me in this game and I didn't know they added Linval Joseph on Defense who is a
beast, that D-line is stacked. In the end I think both D-lines get after the QB's and it is a low scoring game to start off this year.
No Preseason, people thinking the refs will be even worse this year, I agree with ones saying this will be a sloppy one.
Regardless, extremely happy to have football back and extremely excited for our future with Burrow and company.
(09-02-2020, 02:48 PM)MasonDT70 Wrote: This game could get messy. The chargers have a good roster with a lot of offensive weapons. The new and, hopefully improved, defence will he tested. I expect to see a lot of ekeler who will be a handful catching passes against a very young linebacker core. And they have a lot of other weapons. Tyrod Taylor may not be exciting, but hes better than hes getting credit for in here. While I've always been a fan of rivers, he just wasn't good last year. His arm was fading and he was throwing a lot of picks.
This is a winnable game but my no means should be easy. Regardless of a win or loss, I just want to see improvements on defense, and some of the potential the offense has. I dont expect them to come out and put down 42 points in the first game, but if I can see competent football played I'll be happy with it.
Agreed, probably a messy game, but I just want to see improvements in most all aspects, especially in stopping the run on D.
