Bob Balfe
NFL
7:00 PM EST
Rotation #253-254
Bears +1 over Bengals
The Bengals have a veteran coach in Marvin Lewis while the Bears have a first year head coach. In the regular season this means a lot, but in the preseason wisdom makes coaches timid because they have witnessed firsthand the season ending injuries in meaningless play. Last week the Bears started their 2nd and 3rd string QB’s for a good amount of time. Starter Mitchell Trubisky will get a few snaps and then they will go right to the backups. I always favor a team that has one game under their belt already. The cob webs are out of the Bears as they actually hit and got hit by players other than their teammates in practice. The Bengals are going to struggle early on this season with their offensive line. I don’t see a bunch of backups and a line that is not established yet having the success needed to put a lot of points on the board. With all of this being said….it’s just preseason. Take the Bears.
NFL
7:00 PM EST
Rotation #253-254
Bears +1 over Bengals
The Bengals have a veteran coach in Marvin Lewis while the Bears have a first year head coach. In the regular season this means a lot, but in the preseason wisdom makes coaches timid because they have witnessed firsthand the season ending injuries in meaningless play. Last week the Bears started their 2nd and 3rd string QB’s for a good amount of time. Starter Mitchell Trubisky will get a few snaps and then they will go right to the backups. I always favor a team that has one game under their belt already. The cob webs are out of the Bears as they actually hit and got hit by players other than their teammates in practice. The Bengals are going to struggle early on this season with their offensive line. I don’t see a bunch of backups and a line that is not established yet having the success needed to put a lot of points on the board. With all of this being said….it’s just preseason. Take the Bears.
