So who the hell are we rooting for, the Bills or Bengals?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

Both teams are loaded at the skilled positions. Allen poses a bigger running threat and our LBs are slow. Though the Bengals have a pretty good RB themselves.

Why do you believe Buffalo would be an easier matchup, especially on a neutral field? Is the Bengals defense much stronger than the Bills?

Um....our LBers are anything but slow.

Bolton isn't a sprinter, but c'mon man - he's a damn Mike backer. He brings above average speed for a Mike. And Gay is a gazelle out there. Not to mention the fact that Harris is a solid 3rd LBer in his own right. That's to say nothing of Chenal, who's not slow at all.

Buffalo is an easier matchup because their QB does process things as quickly or as well as Burrow does. Allen is a physical freak - maybe the most purely physically gifted passer in the NFL. But he doesn't have the processing power that Burrow has. And that presents a bigger problem for us than Allen's physical tools do, IMO.

I've just seen Burrow get that ball out right on time and right on target just before our guy gets home too damn many times now. Whereas I've seen Allen pat the ball, loose control and make a silly decision with some regularity against us (and with just about everything of late).

And I think 'loaded' at the skill position players applies to the Bengals but I wouldn't say the same about the Bills. I'd take our group of pass catchers (including TE) over the Bills.

I'd take the Bengals over ours (in a vacuum).

[Gary Cooper]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Um....our LBers are anything but slow.

Bolton isn't a sprinter, but c'mon man - he's a damn Mike backer. He brings above average speed for a Mike. And Gay is a gazelle out there. Not to mention the fact that Harris is a solid 3rd LBer in his own right. That's to say nothing of Chenal, who's not slow at all.

Buffalo is an easier matchup because their QB does process things as quickly or as well as Burrow does. Allen is a physical freak - maybe the most purely physically gifted passer in the NFL. But he doesn't have the processing power that Burrow has. And that presents a bigger problem for us than Allen's physical tools do, IMO.

I've just seen Burrow get that ball out right on time and right on target just before our guy gets home too damn many times now. Whereas I've seen Allen pat the ball, loose control and make a silly decision with some regularity against us (and with just about everything of late).

And I think 'loaded' at the skill position players applies to the Bengals but I wouldn't say the same about the Bills. I'd take our group of pass catchers (including TE) over the Bills.

I'd take the Bengals over ours (in a vacuum).

Our LBs struggle in coverage. Bolton and Chenal especially. Coverage isn't all speed, but it's a big part of it.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

Our LBs struggle in coverage. Bolton and Chenal especially. Coverage isn't all speed, but it's a big part of it.

Bolton's 'struggles' in coverage are overstated. He's not a coverage player and the Chiefs don't ask him to be. But he's a guy who is usually where he's supposed to be and makes the stop as soon as the ball is caught.

People still love up guys like Roquan Smith in coverage when Smith goes out there and freelances to make plays in coverage and is constantly blowing coverage altogether because of it.

Bolton's a steady player in space. Chenal...eh, whatever. He makes some plays and misses some. He's a rookie who can get lost in space. He's also not a guy we give significant coverage responsibility to.

[JustDíqLix]

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

Our LBs struggle in coverage. Bolton and Chenal especially. Coverage isn't all speed, but it's a big part of it.

It’s funny, I had posters on here telling me that Bolton was better than Milano. Yeah, first team all-pro Milano.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by JustDiqLix

It’s funny, I had posters on here telling me that Bolton was better than Milano. Yeah, first team all-pro Milano.

He is.

Don't give a **** if he made first team. He ain't the best MLB in the league. Not a ****ing chance.

BTW, the Bills would NEVER (again) put Milano on Kelce. Dude can't cover him, we all saw that. So spare this bullshit like he's some great coverage backer cuz he aint.