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Bengals panic level @ 0-2?

SFGFNCGiantsFan : 9/21/2022 6:45 pm
Burrow came out earlier & said Cincinnati will be fine, doing his best Rodgers 'R-E-L-A-X' impression. I didn't catch the opener vs. the Steelers, but I don't think Pittsburgh is that good-Mitch sucks-& that was a home loss. & I watched the whole Bengals-Dallas game & their OL man...I thought it was bad last season, but it looked HORRIFIC vs. Dallas. I get that the line has 4 (I believe?) new starters so it'll take time to gel, but an 0-2 start isn't conducive to success. For every '93 Cowboys or '07 Giants, there are 15 teams that start 0-2 & end up watching the playoffs at home.

Here's their upcoming schedule: @ MetLife vs. a Jets team coming off an UFB win/a team the Bengals lost to last fall, home vs. the 2-0 Fins on TNF, @ Baltimore, @ New Orleans. That isn't exactly an easy 4 game stretch.

Perhaps the Super Bowl hangover is real, all jokes aside.
I hope they win this week  
Drewcon40 : 9/21/2022 6:47 pm : link
I was counting on it but now, not so much.
The Bengals  
pjcas18 : 9/21/2022 6:47 pm : link
OL makes the Giants look like the 7 blocks of granite.

talk about turnstiles.

Burrow won't survive the season if they don't clean it up.
I gotta admit  
djm : 9/21/2022 6:54 pm : link
I always laugh a little and enjoy it when the next great young qb that can do no wrong suddenly starts losing a lot. And yes I know it not all JB’s fault his OL sucks. That’s exactly the point. It’s not so simple.

I think when you lead  
pjcas18 : 9/21/2022 6:58 pm : link
your team to the Super Bowl in your second season you get the benefit of the doubt with an 0 - 2 start.

Burrow isn't perfect, but he's not the problem in CIN.
They signed kareas, cappa and collins  
Payasdaddy : 9/21/2022 7:24 pm : link
3 decent olinemen
I do expect them to pull together and be competent
Jonah williams isnt bad either
Right now they suck
The could ruin burrow
pjcas.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 9/21/2022 7:38 pm : link
I agree JB isn't the problem. He's shown enough.
Why is anyone shocked  
jnoble : 9/21/2022 7:39 pm : link
Teams experiencing post Super Bowl hangover season is extremely common
Happened to us in 1987 1991 & 2001
I didn’t think they were very good last year  
UConn4523 : 9/21/2022 7:44 pm : link
got hot in the playoffs, that D really had a hell of a run. But they are very flawed, that OL is abysmal and the D kinda stinks.
The Bengals were a good team last year  
Essex : 9/21/2022 7:46 pm : link
but they weren’t anything great that I would be shocked if they 7-10 or 8-9 this season. Joe Burrow is a good QB, but the team around him had some definite strengths (chase) and weaknesses (Oline)
Put the Titans in panic mode too  
PatersonPlank : 9/21/2022 7:49 pm : link
Titan and Bengals fans must be going crazy right now
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Route 9 : 9/21/2022 8:12 pm : link
I know it may sound like a "lazy sports cliche" but Cincinnati got super lucky last year. I don't know what this says about the league but them getting to the Super Bowl and barely losing was a massive overachievement.

They played two "blah" opponents last year, Carr has never impressed me and going to Tennessee to play the Titans isn't the scariest place to go and win a game. Mahomes just played a weird game against them last year. Ok, cool. They made it to the Super Bowl.

Sure whatever, disagree, but last year shows you that basically every team has a good chance of winning the Super Bowl.

Up there with maybe the 2010 Bears or the 2008 Phillies, I've never seen a more unimpressive run in sports history. 2021 Bengals were just one of those average teams who went on a good run but just didn't finish the job. I think I had predicted them missing the playoffs this year.
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Route 9 : 9/21/2022 8:15 pm : link
I know the 2010 Bears didn't win anything but how that clown team got a chance to host a NFCCG game is beyond me.

Oh yeah, the Giants and allowing teams with losing records to host playoff games gets you there.
That wasn’t luck  
UConn4523 : 9/21/2022 8:19 pm : link
their D stepped up and Burrow made plays when they mattered. McPherson was also great (14 of 14, three of which were 50+).
RE: That wasn’t luck  
Route 9 : 9/21/2022 8:34 pm : link
In comment 15826963 UConn4523 said:
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their D stepped up and Burrow made plays when they mattered. McPherson was also great (14 of 14, three of which were 50+).


Yeah. They're really knocking out of the park this year. Just another team who won a bunch of games because their opponents played down to them. Nothing more.

When does Tennessee EVER win at home in the playoffs?
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Route 9 : 9/21/2022 8:36 pm : link
Mahomes left a brunch of plays on the field that he should have made. The only real reason that Bengals team was in the SB.
Great analysis  
UConn4523 : 9/21/2022 8:36 pm : link
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RE: Great analysis  
Route 9 : 9/21/2022 8:48 pm : link
In comment 15826981 UConn4523 said:
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I remember Mahomes running around like a chicken with his head cut off when he had plenty of opportunities to run for the first down and also made some ill-advised throws.

Plenty of teams have made it to the Super Bowl (or won a SB) one season and then failed to make the playoffs the following season. This happened a ton in the 2000s. The Bengals are just one of those teams. It's not like it hasn't happened before.
Im lost  
UConn4523 : 9/21/2022 9:03 pm : link
I posted above that o didn’t think they were that great of a team last year so this years struggling isn’t a surprise. But their playoff run wasn’t luck - good D, great special teams and a QB that made timely plays got them to a SB.

As for the Chiefs game, they made a big half time adjustment and basically dropped 8 the majority of the 2nd half. There were no throwing lanes, and Mahomes was being spied. Plenty of articles about it if you care to read up on it. That isn’t luck, that’s a Belichick move that Reid had no answer for.
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Route 9 : 9/21/2022 9:20 pm : link
Ok. I wasn't recognizing your first post. Just your response to mine.
They were a good, not great team last year  
Jerry in_DC : 9/21/2022 9:23 pm : link
Probably similar this year too. Losing 2 games is certainly within the margin of error for a team that good.

With their O, they are a high ceiling team - they are the kind of team that can make a playoff run
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Route 9 : 9/21/2022 9:23 pm : link
Right. He had tons of time and could've gained significant amounts of yards by running. The space was there. Spy or not.
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Route 9 : 9/21/2022 9:32 pm : link
The Chiefs moved the ball pretty well on the final drive at the end of regulation to tie the game but on that play where Mahomes was sacked and fumbled the ball, the dude literally ran backwards.
RE: Im lost  
NINEster : 9/22/2022 11:13 am : link
In comment 15827007 UConn4523 said:
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I posted above that o didn’t think they were that great of a team last year so this years struggling isn’t a surprise. But their playoff run wasn’t luck - good D, great special teams and a QB that made timely plays got them to a SB.

As for the Chiefs game, they made a big half time adjustment and basically dropped 8 the majority of the 2nd half. There were no throwing lanes, and Mahomes was being spied. Plenty of articles about it if you care to read up on it. That isn’t luck, that’s a Belichick move that Reid had no answer for.


Yup Bengals adjusted real well vs. KC in 2nd half.

It's likely true they overachieved last year. When a team comes out of nowhere, they often can take advantage of having been under the radar so long, they catch everyone off guard for that season.

This season will be interesting.
their passing attack last year  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 9/22/2022 11:32 am : link
was very high-risk. They took a ton of shots downfield and probably had the most aggressive style of any team last year. Burrow leading the league in Comp% playing that style was truly impressive and why he was worthy of the hype last year, along with a great receiving corps. That wasn't a dink and dunk 70%, that was a high-risk 70% which is pretty damn impressive even in 2022.

But that style also led to 14 INTs on top of the 51 sacks. Burrow was excellent last year and threw 14 INTs. What if Burrow isn't playing at that level, what if he regresses? That 34 TD / 14 INT ratio could turn into 30/20 considering how many 50/50 type throws are in that offense.

They might need to adjust to a more conservative style if their OL continues to fail.
There was limited film on Chase last year  
Giants73 : 9/22/2022 11:38 am : link
NFL cbs watch film and will better cover him this year. Chase will need to make his adjustments to counter.

Saw a lot of wide open throws to him last year which allowed Burrow to just chuck long for him.
Bengals should have drafted all oline  
Giantimistic : 9/22/2022 11:40 am : link
They are doing a disservice to Burrow
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