Happy Monday everyone. I hope you guys are ready for some MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL action tonight! 6-1 start for us this season, as the Titan-2.5 was a winner for us all, with the game pretty much cashing after the first drive, as the RAMS were never covering since the game started 0-0. Always nice to get those wins. But, as I stated, we have some MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL tonight, so lets get to it.
Quick and easy tonight. The Bengals know they need a receiver to step up behind AJ Green and be his#2 and #3 guys, so expect a heavily decent amount of passing, and Dalton playing well into the first half. This is the receivers time to shine and make a statement over who should be on the field when the NFL season starts, so expect the receivers to put in a lot of extra effort, and with the Buccaneers secondary, it should be quite a show. Now, on the other side of the ball, the #1 draft pick in Winston will try and redeem himself from his week #1 performance, which was (in my opinion) quite dismal. But he doesn't have a lot to work with, and a weak offensive line, this is going to be a disaster! But, if you are on the right side of this game, its going to be a great thing to watch. When the backups come in, expect the same as in the first quarter, but watch the speedster Josh Johnson (an NFL Vet) move with his feet and extend the plays. While he doesn't make the best decisions, he is talented, and it looks like the Bengals coaching staff has taken the time to work on his imperfections in the off-season, so things are looking up for him. And the Bengals sport a rookie in Keith Wenning (Ball State) who will see limited, if any, playing time. Now the Buccaneers QB's to come in after the first half will be Mike Glennon (Vet) and Seth Lobato, who will also see limited playing time, and hasn't made an NFL roster in the year he has been in the league, and was assigned to the practice squad last year.
Now on defense, the Bengals made the Giants and their offense look sad. The two drives the Giants had, Eli Manning completed only 1 pass for *negative* yards, and only had 1 play that went for positive yards. They completely dominated, and I expect the same here, but with even more effort. You see, defensive guys love to get their hands on the overall #1 draft pick quarterback the first time they see him, and with the Buccaneers terrible/injured offensive line... see where I am going with this? Expect the hurries, expect the sacks, expect the turnovers. With the Bengals deep roster on offense and defense, this game is a no brainer, especially going against a rookie QB starting at an NFL level, who hasn't shown really much of anything yet. Two totally mismatched teams, with one team dominating at almost every position on the field.
I'm rolling with the Bengals strong offense, and defensive line against the rookie QB with no real offensive weapons and a poor O-line.
Cash this one in again at the window guys... This should be the one to get us to 7-0 and end the NFL Week #2 preseason!
Bengals +3
ProxyVegas
*notes*
Last week the Bengals had 29 first downs, 432 offensive yards, 2 sacks, 1 interception, and controlled the ball for almost 36 minutes
The Bengals defense gave up only 13 first downs, 224 offensive yards (118 in the air), and 106 rushing yards VS the NY Giants
Last week the Buccaneers had 17 first downs, 318 offensive yards, 1 sack, 1 interception, and controlled the ball for 29 minutes
The Buccaneers defense gave up 18 first downs, 388 offensive yards (284 in the air), and 104 rushing yards VS the MN Vikings
Lets get it!!
Quick and easy tonight. The Bengals know they need a receiver to step up behind AJ Green and be his#2 and #3 guys, so expect a heavily decent amount of passing, and Dalton playing well into the first half. This is the receivers time to shine and make a statement over who should be on the field when the NFL season starts, so expect the receivers to put in a lot of extra effort, and with the Buccaneers secondary, it should be quite a show. Now, on the other side of the ball, the #1 draft pick in Winston will try and redeem himself from his week #1 performance, which was (in my opinion) quite dismal. But he doesn't have a lot to work with, and a weak offensive line, this is going to be a disaster! But, if you are on the right side of this game, its going to be a great thing to watch. When the backups come in, expect the same as in the first quarter, but watch the speedster Josh Johnson (an NFL Vet) move with his feet and extend the plays. While he doesn't make the best decisions, he is talented, and it looks like the Bengals coaching staff has taken the time to work on his imperfections in the off-season, so things are looking up for him. And the Bengals sport a rookie in Keith Wenning (Ball State) who will see limited, if any, playing time. Now the Buccaneers QB's to come in after the first half will be Mike Glennon (Vet) and Seth Lobato, who will also see limited playing time, and hasn't made an NFL roster in the year he has been in the league, and was assigned to the practice squad last year.
Now on defense, the Bengals made the Giants and their offense look sad. The two drives the Giants had, Eli Manning completed only 1 pass for *negative* yards, and only had 1 play that went for positive yards. They completely dominated, and I expect the same here, but with even more effort. You see, defensive guys love to get their hands on the overall #1 draft pick quarterback the first time they see him, and with the Buccaneers terrible/injured offensive line... see where I am going with this? Expect the hurries, expect the sacks, expect the turnovers. With the Bengals deep roster on offense and defense, this game is a no brainer, especially going against a rookie QB starting at an NFL level, who hasn't shown really much of anything yet. Two totally mismatched teams, with one team dominating at almost every position on the field.
I'm rolling with the Bengals strong offense, and defensive line against the rookie QB with no real offensive weapons and a poor O-line.
Cash this one in again at the window guys... This should be the one to get us to 7-0 and end the NFL Week #2 preseason!
Bengals +3
ProxyVegas
*notes*
Last week the Bengals had 29 first downs, 432 offensive yards, 2 sacks, 1 interception, and controlled the ball for almost 36 minutes
The Bengals defense gave up only 13 first downs, 224 offensive yards (118 in the air), and 106 rushing yards VS the NY Giants
Last week the Buccaneers had 17 first downs, 318 offensive yards, 1 sack, 1 interception, and controlled the ball for 29 minutes
The Buccaneers defense gave up 18 first downs, 388 offensive yards (284 in the air), and 104 rushing yards VS the MN Vikings
Lets get it!!
