Behind Enemy Lines - Bengals

[MCC]

But how good is Sanu when he doesn't have Green on the other side drawing double teams? It will be interesting to see who the Bengals throw out there on the other side of Sanu if Green doesn't go.

I don't know that they really have a #3 receiver. Ben Tate maybe but he only caught 6 balls this year.

Get ready for a big dose of Bernard and Hill in both the run game and passing game.

Marvin Jones is a beast but has also been hurt this season and most likely won't be back until next week.

They do arguably have the best Wide Receiver team in the league when healthy, though.

[Jeremy Igo]

Yeah, not sure how people can see Jones not calling for fair catches is an advantage.

 

Not every team has a punter as good as Nortman that can give the guys plenty of time to get there.

[cbarrier90]

What makes Cincinnati the "most talented team in the NFL?" Admittedly I don't know much about them or the AFC in general but I have always considered Seattle and San Francisco to be the most complete teams in the league. Outside of Green, Bernard, some veterans who played for other teams like Newman and Jones and Pollak who we signed in 2011 and I don't think ever got off IR I do not recognize many names on their roster.

[TheNewStandard]

Yeah, not sure how people can see Jones not calling for fair catches is an advantage.

The leading punt returner vs. one of the bottom 3 punt return coverage teams doesn't sound like much of an advantage to me.

Maybe our offense won't have to do much punting...(puts hands together and looks up in the sky with closed eyes whilst saying "pleeeeeeeease?!?")

[PantherAttack]

If it makes anyone feel better we are 2-2 all time record vs bengles

[SmootsDaddy89]

Adam Jones hasn't fumbled since 2008 but okay lol

[Rise of The Hive]

Fug Jones

[jfo89]

Adam Jones hasn't fumbled since 2008 but okay lol

 

Their kick returner is who we should be trying to exploit according to this.

 

No one is better than Brandon Tate

 

If both defenses are playing well, the field position battle will be huge.

[Liminy]

I feel like our defense is going to come out and play like they did in the 2nd half defense against Chicago by at least the start of the 2nd quarter.  Yes we are on the road, and yes, against the AFC we have been completely disgusting, but none the less, I think maybe this defense has gelled behind our MLB.  Luke seems to have flipped a switch that has turned him into the player we all are used to him being, which in turn has made other players on our defense step up in the time of need.  Our D knows what is lacking and knows who needs to step up in the moment.  Our offense is in a similar situation with RB and OL.  While I don't think the OL will get it together as quickly, I think our defense can stop Cincy and hold them off until the OL can keep Cam comfortable in the pocket until he can make the plays that he made during the second half of the game against the Bears.  I have a feeling this will be a very similar type of game where we trail in the beginning, but come back in the end.  I only hope the Cincy DL doesnt get free shots at Cam during the beginning of the game, that is what worries me the most.

[AdamL]

The defense is going to have to come out for this for the whole game.

Weather will be nice, Begals think this is an easy win.

Looking forward to this win!

 

I will be behind enemy lines, driving down tonight, staying with the enemy. Although the enemy will be sitting on the panthers side.

[gettlemanjack]

nice jungle theme..

[gettlemanjack]

What makes Cincinnati the "most talented team in the NFL?" Admittedly I don't know much about them or the AFC in general but I have always considered Seattle and San Francisco to be the most complete teams in the league. Outside of Green, Bernard, some veterans who played for other teams like Newman and Jones and Pollak who we signed in 2011 and I don't think ever got off IR I do not recognize many names on their roster.

never heard anyone calling the Bengals the most talented team, but people were saying they looked like the most complete team after they started off with 3 straight nice wins. But then they got their asses handed to them by the Patriots

they have a Pro Bowl QB (Andy Dalton) and a Perennial Pro Bowl WR (A.J. Green) and one of the best pass-blocking OLs in the NFL, led by Pro Bowl LT Andrew Whitworth (who has only allowed one hit, two hurries, this season) and RT Andre Smith (a former #6 overall pick) who is in his prime and is very good. The Bengals OL is #1 in the NFL with only 1 sack allowed (all other teams have allowed 4 or more...Jags have allowed 21)

The Bengals OL is well below average at run blocking (Bengals are #23 in NFL averaging only 3.7 yards per rush), but they have two very good young RBs in Giovani Bernard and rookie Jeremy Hill. Their center is a 22-year-old rookie out of UNC (Russell Bodine) who is understandably struggling

on defense they have ones of the best DTs in the game in perennial Pro Bowler Geno Atkins. DE Carlos Dunlap is pretty good. LB Vontaze Burfict is a Pro Bowler. And although their secondary doesn’t have any household names, they are very good overall (Bengals are the #1 pass efficiency D in the NFL with a 67.6 QB rating allowed....last year's #1 was Seattle). On the flipside, the Bengals have the 4th-worst run D in the NFL, allowing a whopping 5.0 yards per carry.

[gettlemanjack]

ESPN after Bengals went 3-0:

"as good as the Bengals have been so far, on the surface, they don't seem to be getting the respect locally that they're starting to receive nationally. Empty seats have filled the. upper reaches of Paul Brown Stadium the past two weeks, leaving the Bengals some 10,000 patrons shy of having sold out each of those games. The 65,500-seat stadium has had attendance figures of 58,574 and 56,743. For a team that has gotten off to the start the Bengals have, the sight has been disheartening.

"We definitely notice it," receiver Marvin Jones said. "That's on them. We're doing our job on our end."

...

Bengals tickets remain among the cheapest in the league. According to secondary ticket site SeatGeek, the Bengals have the seventh-cheapest ticket, averaging $83 this season. That's $40 lower than the league average."

[gettlemanjack]

ESPN three days ago:

Bengals starting safety George Iloka and veteran Pro Bowl offensive tackle Andrew

Whitworth weren't very happy when asked to discuss the Bengals' fans:

"They didn't come to the games when we were 3-0, so I don't know what to say to them," said Whitworth, citing the Bengals not selling out their Weeks 2 and 3 games.

"That stuff's just garbage," Whitworth continued. "I'm not worried about the fans"

Added Iloka: "We don't want them as fans anyway."