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

[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.