Decent article on the Bengals

[vmax]

I definately think they got better and have no problem with most of the points in the article.

I still cringe when they call Dalton a Pro Bowl QB...he was the 20th rated QB in the NFL last year...but with QB's dropping out of the Pro Bowl and the Pats in the Super Bowl, he fell into this title by default.

He did not earn it.

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/47807/can-these-new-bengals-handle-success

[papasmurfbell]

That kind of thing happens all the time now the the PB is a joke.

[BengalBilly]

I find it strange this was an article from a former Baltimore Sun writter. Kind of on point though, and I agree Dalton backed into the Pro Bowl.

[cravnravn]

Hope they cancel the pro bowl, it makes absolutely no sence at all.

[cravnravn]

The biggest challenge for these young Bengals is beating the best. Cincinnati went 9-0 against non-playoff teams and 0-7 against teams that made the postseason.

 

 

Hence the reason they backed into the playoffs

[papasmurfbell]

They will win against PO teams.

[cravnravn]

Not so sure Papa, teams now have footage on Dalton, they will expose his weakness..You dont think our coaching staff is game planning for them right now?

[BengalBilly]

Not so sure Papa, teams now have footage on Dalton, they will expose his weakness.

They have to find it first.

[papasmurfbell]

They are also better on D and on the OL now. Also by the 2nd half of the season Dalton was already pulled apart on tape. he was still doing well.

[cravnravn]

Look at the last 1/4 of the season, teams had tape on Dalton, and if Im not mistaken he didnt toss a TD to AJ Green the final 4 games.

[vmax]

Dalton's numbers dropped. In his last 5 games last year, he had 3 TD's against 4 INT's. The Bengals lost 4 of their last 6 games.

That is not "turning the corner" momentum.

[BengalBilly]

Sounds like you guys a bit worried about Andy.

[vmax]

Sounds like you guys a bit worried about Andy.

 

Not worried but definatetly interested because he is a division rival QB.

I don't follow the Bengals like you do. I don't watch their games so I don't know a lot about him.

Now...this was his rookie year and a lot of very good QB's didn't shine their first season. There's a learning/adjustment curve. He will be better. Also he has a very solid O line to help him.

Given this, my first evaluation is the Bengals can certainly win with him but I don't think he's in the same class as a young and uninjured Carson Palmer.

[BengalBilly]

There's a learning/adjustment curve. He will be better. Also he has a very solid O line to help him.

Given this, my first evaluation is the Bengals can certainly win with him but I don't think he's in the same class as a young and uninjured Carson Palmer.

He got no more or no less than what you guys gave Flacco who IMHO benefitted greatly from Ray Rice. This season promises to be interesting.

[cravnravn]

Yes it will be, which Dalton will we see? the one that snuck up on the league and won 9 games or the Dalton the last 5 games of the year.

 

But its great to have 3 way competition in the division.

[papasmurfbell]

Sounds like you guys a bit worried about Andy.

I think your right.

[BengalBilly]

I think your right.

Well to be fair when Baltimore drafted Flacco I felt a bit worried myself. I think I even posted as much here at the time.

[papasmurfbell]

Hey how much of the offense were they running with Andy and AJ only having a few weeks to get it? How many more tricks will Andy, AJ, Gresham, Shipley, and Sanu have up their sleeves this season?