Well, down to one healthy Cb, and he is a Rook, I think we are catching the Bengals at a good time as even "if" they manage to stuff our running game, with a secondary that depleted throwing for first downs and 3rd and 5 against this secondary should not be a problem. That makes the key to this game not allowing big plays to TO and Ocho.
I am very optimistic about this game but the last game I was optimistic about was the Patriots game and we all saw what happened there.
Defense is more or less bend and don't break, we also rank 9th in sacks heading into the game with 17 of them, but 3 straight 4-1 teams does tend to keep sack numbers down overall.
they are in a must win situation at home....its not the best time to play them..Its basically ending a teams season at home...thats a tough chore to accomplish for our young team. If we win this game, it's huge, it really show's our team is growing exponentially.
Desperation game for us as well Deej, 3-4 after starting 2-0 would be crushing. Add in, if we have any hope of making a playoff run, we have to win 2 of the next 3.
A UDFA rookie will be in the Bengals secondary this weekend, and this also means someone else will be missing..Jonathon Joseph has not practiced all week,.
Hmm, that is a looong list of guys who have been nicked, we have three guys: -Reshad Jones -Nolan Carroll -Deon Anderson new addition, he has a tricep problem.
The Bengals are pretty battered up, but I hope the team plays them as tough with no let down, as if they are full strength. The worst thing we can do is figure we got them beat before we play them. You can never count your chickens before they're hatched, in the NFL.
