Game Breakdown

[schweinhart]

Moulds

The problem with stacking the line of scrimmage to slow McGahee down is it's the lesser of two evils and not a solution. With Williams committed to stopping the run, he won't be able to give the corners safety help over the top. This is critical because WR's Eric Moulds and Lee Evans are capable of taking advantage of any single-coverage opportunities they get working against DC's Tory James and rookie Keiwan Ratliff. They have the speed to get behind James, who has lost a step with age, and the route-running skills to set the raw Ratliff up with some double moves.

Look for Frazier to mask this weakness in two ways. The first is to frequently play James and Ratliff off the line. While this will give Moulds and Evans space to get open underneath and put pressure on the corners to tackle well, it should help take away the big play in the vertical passing game. The second way Frazier will try to help his corners is to blitz early and often in the hopes that he can force Bledsoe to release the ball before his receivers can get open downfield.

Is this writer aware that the Bengals have Deltha O'Neal? Or is he just assuming that O'Neal will be out?

I do agree w/ the playing Tory and Keiwan off the line to allow underneath stuff provided Frazier keys the Silent Assassin for the right call to help. #59 has got some serious range and if he can cut off the route before it turns upfield he should knock the slop out of Moulds or Evans or whoever has the balls to venture across the middle of the field.

The writer makes more sense w/ blizting. Frazier at some point should recall how he called the 2nd Steelers game. Do the same thing come Sunday and it will disrupt routes before they develop. Drew don't like to hold onto the ball too long and his mobility is not that of Big Ben's.

[CJBestInAFC]

One thing about those predictions by espn is that they are always in favor of the other team that is playing the Bengals. I haven't read one this year that said tha Bengals would win the game. The ones from Espn are very far off, never giving the Bengals enough credit.

[Bobcat Bengal]

I bet Drew Bledsoe could beat your *ss in a race terry tate

Probably not.

For one, I'm 24, 6'1 and weigh no more than 170.

Two, I've ran from the cops once at school, and I swear I was clocked faster than Chad Johnson. (It was truly some bulls**t, long story, clean record)

And it was probably about a quarter of a mile. (although I didn't sprint the entire time, it was definitely full tilt running)

The day I get beat in a foot race by that 30 something year old is the day I stop playing football.

Oh wait, I never did.

(Woulda made a nice Safety/CB type though)

[BengalsOwn]

From sportingnews.com

Buffalo at Cincinnati. Both teams are showing signs of being serious contenders next season, thanks to their respective offensive resurgences with 2003 first-round picks leading the way. Second-year back Willis McGahee and 2004 first-round pick Lee Evans have sparked the Bills, while second-year QB Carson Palmer has begun to thrive in the Bengals' passing game. Palmer might not play this week, but the hosts still have a little more pop through the air with the dynamic Oregon State duo of Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Bengals 24, Bills 23.