Let's talk about the Bengals (week 2)

[pugsnotdrugs19]

He shoulda sat yesterday.

Offense would have looked even worse and then they could have said it was because he didn't play, leading to the contract extension this week before facing a rival.

[neech]

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by neech

That will never get old. 😀

[SHOWTIME]

Chiefs wide receiver Hollywood Brown wasn’t in the lineup for last Thursday’s season-opening win over the Ravens, but it sounds like he could make his first appearance with the team this week.

Andy Reid: Hollywood Brown is getting close. https://t.co/HIADQ6Mgn2

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) September 9, 2024

[Valiant]

Cincy looked past pats. Hopefully they do it against out Pat.

But the two teams always play close. We are most teams Superbowl or rivals right now.

Hopefully we kick the shit out of them. But odds are it is a 3 or game.

[SHOWTIME]

Originally Posted by Valiant

Cincy looked past pats. Hopefully they do it against out Pat.

But the two teams always play close. We are most teams Superbowl or rivals right now.

Hopefully we kick the shit out of them. But odds are it is a 3 or game.

Lou Anarumo always has his D ready for the Chiefs...

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by SHOWTIME

Lou Anarumo always has his D ready for the Chiefs...

They don't really have the horses anymore...

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by SHOWTIME

Lou Anarumo always has his D ready for the Chiefs...

Originally Posted by Mecca

They don't really have the horses anymore...

I love Anarumo but the day they lost DJ Reader was the day their entire gameplan against the Chiefs will need to be rebuilt.

You can run light boxes against the Chiefs run game if you have Reader, because he's Mike Pennel on steroids.

With no Reader, however, you're going to have to play honest boxes.

And, honestly, if I played the Chiefs with their personnel I'd probably start flooding the intermediates like Anarumo has for years. Swallow up the intermediate routes, dare Mahomes to go deep.

Well, now they have legitimate deep threats, multiple.

I think I'd still flood the intermediate, simply because I trust Worthy/Hardman/Brown to beat me less than I trust Kelce/Rice? But I don't feel good about it.

If the Bengals play us honestly, we're going to drop 30 on them. If they don't, we probably still drop 30 on them.

And I don't think their offense can keep up anymore.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

I love Anarumo but the day they lost DJ Reader was the day their entire gameplan against the Chiefs will need to be rebuilt.

You can run light boxes against the Chiefs run game if you have Reader, because he's Mike Pennel on steroids.

With no Reader, however, you're going to have to play honest boxes.

And, honestly, if I played the Chiefs with their personnel I'd probably start flooding the intermediates like Anarumo has for years. Swallow up the intermediate routes, dare Mahomes to go deep.

Well, now they have legitimate deep threats, multiple.

I think I'd still flood the intermediate, simply because I trust Worthy/Hardman/Brown to beat me less than I trust Kelce/Rice? But I don't feel good about it.

If the Bengals play us honestly, we're going to drop 30 on them. If they don't, we probably still drop 30 on them.

And I don't think their offense can keep up anymore.

The Bengals are still pretty talented on both sides of the ball, just not as much as they were in previous seasons. I am curious to see how the game goes this week.

They routinely start slow and play KC very tough. We will see if the Patriots loss was a “one off” like KC typically has once a year or a sign of what’s to come.

KC’s the better team and I do expect them to come out on top.

[RaidersOftheCellar]

If Hollywood plays, KC's dropping a 40 burger.

[Bl00dyBizkitz]

Something weird is going on with Cincy.

I still believe they play us close, for at least one half. There's no way they play that bad 2 weeks in a row. Its either a nail biter to the end, or we pull away in the 2nd half as the Bungles unravel.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Bl00dyBizkitz

Something weird is going on with Cincy.

I still believe they play us close, for at least one half. There's no way they play that bad 2 weeks in a row. Its either a nail biter to the end, or we pull away in the 2nd half as the Bungles unravel.

Is the weird thing that dudes wanna get paid?

[Bl00dyBizkitz]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Is the weird thing that dudes wanna get paid?

The weird thing is their Owner being stingy with money when this is the closest the Bengals have ever been to success, and they're playing extra coy about their QB who's wrist may never be the same.

Weird vibes from that team. Reminds me of the Days of our Steelers year where it was non-stop drama every week.

[Easy 6]

Not much to talk about

Burrow has a limp wrist
Chase is pouting
Boyds gone
Gesicki is a drop machine
And their D has taken a step back

Chiefs win 33 - 20