JaMarcus Russell's #1 Caucasian Fan 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Are they as good as ESPN says they are? I mean Marvin Lewis has done a terrific job turning the team around but C'mon they still are the Bungles err Bengals. Are they good enough to be be above .500? Yes. Are they going to win their divsion like Sean Salisbury (sp) says? Not likely. This team has a good young core (the Johnsons and Warrick) but winning their division is unlikely. They will beat San Diego to be 6-5 but I envision a 7-9 finish to 9-7 finish. But who knows? The AFC North is really crappy this year maybe 8-8 will win the divison. But the Bengals in the playoffs? Not this year Sean. What do you think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the pinjockey 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 They are going to win their division due to the Ravens being their competition. I haven't seen any of their games, but they obviously have a potent offense with a solid-great running game and two weapons at WR with the emergence of Warrick. I don't think they are going to be Super Bowl competitors or anything, but they are playing like a team that will mess up someone's playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Look at who Cincy has in line San Diego Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland San Fran St. Louis They can easily go 8-8 and I think they shown they can beat a good team so that makes St. Louis a playable game. Baltimore has ZERO offense and won't go anywhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Who cares about the Bengals? Everybody is 8-8 in the long run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 I still have hope in the Ravens..I think the offense has pissed off the defense enough to spark something. Ravens: Winable games: Oakland (Oakland stinks) ,@Cleveland (already beat them once this year) Games they'll lose: Seattle (bad feeling about the game as well..) Iffy: San Francisco (its a home game vs a West Coast team so it could be interesting) Bengals (game is at home), Steelers (they never play the Steelers well it seems but the Steelers are a worse team than they were in week 1) Bengals: Winable games: @San Diego, @ Pittsburgh, Cleveland Games they'll lose: @ St. Louis, San Fran Iffy Game: @Baltimore It all comes down to 3 weeks from now when they play each other in Baltimore. The Ravens also need to beat either the 49ers or the Steelers (preferably both..) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 I would put San Fran in the iffy category for Cincinnati. This team lost to the Cards too, remember? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted November 19, 2003 well They got screwed by the refs a thousand times over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 (edited) LOL..didnt the Cards beat the Packers? The Cards 3 wins have been vs teams with winning records.. Edited November 19, 2003 by Kahran Ramsus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Sorry about that. I never meant to edit your post. LOL..didnt the Cards beat the Packers? The Cards 3 wins have been vs teams with winning records.. .500 records. Green Bay & San Fran will be interesting this week. Green Bay probably has a better shot at the playoffs even if they lose. San Fran has St. Louis & Seattle in front of them. Green Bay only has the Vikings, who have been the worst team in the league the past few weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Worse then San Diego? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Worse then San Diego? San Diego won a game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted November 19, 2003 The defense is ify but not terrible. The offense is great with a back that can run for a 100+ yds. a game and 2 receivers who are playing like a no.1 receiver on any other team in the NFL. They also have a QB that makes good decisions for the most part and a backup that's going to hopefully be their franchise player. They are probably the best coached team in the NFL right now. If the refs had done their jobs a few weeks ago you'd be looking at a 6-4 team. They could easily sweep the remaining division games and can potentially beat any of the remaining teams. Also remember that during the early weeks they were still finding themselves and it was really a matter of getting that first win to send them in the right direction. The Ravens are screwed basically. They could hold every team they face to 10 pts. for the rest of the season and probably win 1 or 2 games if they're lucky. They don't have a competent QB and the offense depends entirely on Jamal Lewis. If he goes down this team won't score another TD all season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Worse then San Diego? San Diego won a game. Minnesota won more games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Yeah but San Diego destroyed Minnesota in that game with a huge day on offense and then proceeded to gain less than 100 yds. against an average Denver defense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Worse then San Diego? San Diego won a game. Minnesota won more games. I mean for the past month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Even if the Bengals don't go to the playoffs this year, and as of right now I think they will, Cincy is going to be one of the better teams in the near future. What really impressed me with Lewis was when the Steelers burned them on a fake FG. After CBS showed the replay of his reaction he just had this look like "yeah, you got us this time" but didn't get worked up over it. Don't know why, but this image stuck with me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 I think Cincinnati could beat St. Louis. St. Louis had to really fight to beat CHICAGO BEARS last sunday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BobbyWhioux Report post Posted November 19, 2003 I dunno how good the Bengals are or how good they're going to be... But I do know it's been a very long time since I've heard anyone dare call them "the bungles" so, take that for what it's worth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gert T 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Even if the Bengals don't go to the playoffs this year, and as of right now I think they will, Cincy is going to be one of the better teams in the near future. What really impressed me with Lewis was when the Steelers burned them on a fake FG. After CBS showed the replay of his reaction he just had this look like "yeah, you got us this time" but didn't get worked up over it. Don't know why, but this image stuck with me... Its funny because a lot of people that listen to the Bengals on the radio would always be pissed at Marvin's press conferences because of his positiveness and laughing, and the radio guys would always guarantee that he was pissed but would not show it to the public. I've been to all six home games and seen ever road game but the Browns game. It will come down to the next three weeks, if they can win two out of three on the road, they will make the playoffs. They were only beaten handily in one game (vs. Broncos), and even though they were dominated by the Steelers & Cardinals they lost by 7 and 3 points, so one break can change the result. And I realize that because only the KC & Pittsburgh game have been sold out at PBS, many have not seen Bengals games, but whoever said the Bengals have no chance against the Niners at home is a damn fool. The Bengals may have a better record going into that game anyway. Oh well, they gotta win on the road against San Diego until this is more than a moot point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Denver wasn't a sell out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gert T 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Yeah Denver might have been, but it was real close and at about 50% capacity by the 3rd quarter! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Worse then San Diego? San Diego won a game. Against Minnesota. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 I think Cincinnati could beat St. Louis. St. Louis had to really fight to beat CHICAGO BEARS last sunday. They struggled with the Ravens as well and have trouble with San Fran and Seattle. They are probably the most overrated team in the league right now. Come playoff time, they're dead. Especially if they have to go on the road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Marc Bulger still hasn't lost a home game which he started in St. Louis. The Bengals play the Rams in St. Louis, which is why I figure it to be a loss, since the Rams play better at home on their turf. If the game was in Cincy I'd say the Bengals would at least have a shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuban Linx 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Looking at the rest of their schedule the Bengals have a definite chance to win thier division, though i don't trust any AFC North team to end up any better than 8-8 or 9-7. Whoever wins the division will likely just end up as fodder for either the Titans or Colts though, whichever one ends up the top wildcard team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Marc Bulger still hasn't lost a home game which he started in St. Louis. The Bengals play the Rams in St. Louis, which is why I figure it to be a loss, since the Rams play better at home on their turf. If the game was in Cincy I'd say the Bengals would at least have a shot. You would think so, but look at the Ravens/Rams game from a couple of weeks ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
