Bengals @ Denver Pregame Chatter

[jjakq27]

Gradkowski could be a valuable asset since he played in that division for a few years. New staff and new personnel though for the Broncos. Hoping for a quick start but a game where Tebow stays on the sideline. Not sure if that would be q boost for them but I don't want to find out either.

[Spor_tees]

Ty Warren is going to miss the game. This could open the inside running game more.

[volcom69]

Ty Warren is going to miss the game. This could open the inside running game more.

Ty Warren is out for the year!

Even with all the injuries i still think its going to be a tough game. Last week was 1 game guys, sure the team showed us some good things, but also there was alot to work on. Our rookie QB is coming off an injury we dont know how he is going to throw yet! The main thing im hoping for is that they attack for 4 quarters something they did not do last week. O-Line needs to dominate this game, and they need a huge running game from the boys! It was 1 game so im not going to get to excited, now if this week they come out and win, and look good doing so, then my hopes for a better season will go up. Im actully hoping for a blow out here, i hope the bengals come out fast and furious and dont let up, blow them out bengals!!!!

[BengalszoneBilly]

Just like last week only one analyst is picking the Bengals to win today.

[derekshank]

Just like last week only one analyst is picking the Bengals to win today.

Yep. Although, I'm not quite as outraged as last week, because I felt a lot better about last week's game than I do about this one.

An over-confident Browns team just felt like a winnable game. The Broncos are not overconfident... and the Denver altitude is the best home-field advantage is sports.

I'm not quite predicting a loss - but, I'm also not feeling overly optimistic like those predicting a blow-out. As I stated before... this game will be decided, in one direction or the other, by less than 7 points.

[volcom69]

Just like last week only one analyst is picking the Bengals to win today.

Yep. Although, I'm not quite as outraged as last week, because I felt a lot better about last week's game than I do about this one.

An over-confident Browns team just felt like a winnable game. The Broncos are not overconfident... and the Denver altitude is the best home-field advantage is sports.

I'm not quite predicting a loss - but, I'm also not feeling overly optimistic like those predicting a blow-out. As I stated before... this game will be decided, in one direction or the other, by less than 7 points.

Yea i agree, they better start fast and attack the broncos defense. O-Line better block great, and give Dalton time to throw and holes for Benson to run through. Im alittle worried about this game, but hope they just go out and blow up the broncos. I would love to see Andy have a great mistake free game also.

[HairOnFire]

Bengals 33 - Donkeys 13

This wont even be close. I predict 4 INT's. Orton will press once they go down 21-0.

I predict a big game for Benson and Scott. I think they get more screens and draws for Scott and he breaks some big plays. Dumervil overpursues like Jared Allen, so Fat Andre can simply slide him around the play, as Scott rips huge gains over the right side on delays and draws.

With Champ covering AJ, I also predict Simpson has a rebound game and catches all balls thrown his way. Dalton will go 17-28 and 225 with a TD to Shipley.

Blowout, 33-13.

Whoa, look at the balls on this one. (Props. Nads. Mad respect. Roadhouse! Treblinka!)

While I think you may have overstated things a bit I too am expecting a little more passing from the Bengals than most are predicting. Not because of anything related to the Broncos themselves, but because the Bengals are a work in progress and the thing this offense needs the most right now is more production from the WR positions. Obviously they need chunk plays from the passing game, but more than that...they need to get everyone involved. In short, I think they'll try to throw the ball more precisely because they haven't had much success yet.

Furthermore, I think they'll attempt more chunk plays precisely because the game is on the road against another home team that doesn't enjoy strong support from the home crowd. Denver fans, much like Cleveland fans, are a very unhappy bunch whose breath can be taken away, as Marvin so often likes to say. If the Bengals can be the more poised and better disciplined team down the stretch, as they were last week, they could deny the home team the momentum and home field advantage.

I'm calling it....

Bengals - Twenty something

Broncos - Less

So what did I learn?

Mostly that I'm giving the Bengals pass defense way too much credit.