Cincy is overrated

[ljs44]

27- 17 dallas

[Ntegrase96]

Originally Posted by sunbum

Close games we won but there were also a few we didn't.......Ravens, Giants, had chances to win with Atlanta. Goes both ways

I'm not going to touch Atlanta... they also missed two FGs, but you have a point with the Ravens and Giants.

But both of those games were before we lost even more players. (Carter, Coleman, Scandrick for the season)... both of those games we had Ratliff available, and against the Ravens we had Costa and Lissemore in addition to all of those guys... and Costa was HUGE in the Baltimore game.

The injuries, specifically on defense, is why we aren't favorites. We just look like garbage right now.

That's not to say we can't win. The Bengals aren't the Texans or Patriots.

[jterrell]

Originally Posted by bbailey423

I find it laughable that anybody who thinks playing 6 NFC North games and 4 NFC East games is a walk in the park.

who has played 6 NFC north games?

[sonnyboy]

Originally Posted by erod

The Bengals destroyed the Giants.

That is concerning.

I'm usually the last guy to qualify wins becuse I hate when others do it. But you have to acknowledge that their were some very unusual circumstances surrounding that game.

Giants players had their lives seriously disrupted by Hurricane Sandy.

[Sarge]

Originally Posted by UDcowboysfan

They are overrated, we could easily crush them, but they could easily crush us.........both these teams are the exact same. Can win and lose any given week. inconsistent.

We can't crush ANYONE.

[DFWJC]

Certainly Dallas can beat Cincy.
But the Bengal are playing well now and this is not the same team as earlier in the season.

Certain matchup look troublesome: given that they have of of the very vest interior Dlines in the game going up against one of the worst. The lead the league in sacks and the majority come from the inside rushers.

I expect a great game, as both have plenty to play for.

FWIW, the Dallas Morning did their predictions today.

I think 7 of 8 picked the Bengals and 6 of 8 even thought they'd win by >3.

Uusally the same people that blew off the Seahawks early in the year as pushovers, without really knowing much about them, are the same ones blowing off Cincy now.

I'm hoping for Dallas 24, Cincy 20

[DFWJC]

Originally Posted by UDcowboysfan

They are overrated, we could easily crush them, but they could easily crush us.........both these teams are the exact same. Can win and lose any given week. inconsistent.

They've now won 4 in a row, so I's say they are more consistant than they were.

[Beast_from_East]

Originally Posted by jterrell

Dallas isn't very good. No doubt they could lose on Sunday and it'd be "par for the course".

All that said, if you take a look at Cincy's schedule you see they haven't really been very good either.

They split with the Browns.
Lost to the Ravens by 30.
wins: Giants, San Diego, Redskins, CLE, OAK, KC, JAX
losses: MIA, CLE, BAL, DEN, PITT

Talk about a cupcake schedule??
WOW!!!

Ravens and Denver are only two good teams on there. Giants, PITT and Skins are mediocre like us. The rest are really bad teams.

2 wins: KC, JAX
3 wins: Oak
4 wins: SD, CLE
5 wins: Miami
6 wins: WAS

They have 7 wins over teams with a combined 28 wins.....

I believe Cincy and Dallas are very comparable teams.

We have what, 1 win all season against a team with a winning record and that was the Giants on openning night.


We are in no position to question anybody's wins.

[bigdnlaca]

Originally Posted by jterrell

who has played 6 NFC north games?

Im assuming he meant NFC & AFC North.

[bbailey423]

Originally Posted by jterrell

who has played 6 NFC north games?

sorry AFC North. And for the record....I am going to watch very closely how both Baltimore and Cleveland play RG3. The other 2 AFC North teams played him how EVERYONE should play him...and he was crying to the refs via the media. Baltimore is not healthy...but no one is at this point. But they do have a mentality they play with...and Cleveland is no walk in the park either. But back on topic....calling a team from that division....that has to play our division...overrated is nonsense.

[Blitzen32]

Originally Posted by Chocolate Lab

Well I don't think anyone believes they're some top team to be feared. They're nothing but a middling team like we are. I think people are concerned only because in our last four games we've beaten terrible Philly teams twice and barely beat Cleveland once, and got killed by the Skins who aren't great themselves.

But yeah, if we could finally play well for once, we should feel good about this game.

We've played some great teams this season. Cleveland is silently playing excellent ball. They've been competitive and close in all of their games but one so far. They're certainly not as bad as some people believe.

The Skins have also improved quite a bit, even despite a multitude of key injuries. It says a lot that we fought back against them on turkey day. Garrett made some excellent adjustments at halftime and got us back into that game.

In fact, Dallas has been competitive in all of its games. I think we'll surprise a lot of people this weekend, and carry that momentum into the next 3 weeks. I would not be surprised if we win out. As we've seen before, Garrett and Romo can be magical at times...especially when it's least expected.

[CowboyFan74]

Originally Posted by jterrell

Dallas isn't very good. No doubt they could lose on Sunday and it'd be "par for the course".

All that said, if you take a look at Cincy's schedule you see they haven't really been very good either.

They split with the Browns.
Lost to the Ravens by 30.
wins: Giants, San Diego, Redskins, CLE, OAK, KC, JAX
losses: MIA, CLE, BAL, DEN, PITT

Talk about a cupcake schedule??
WOW!!!

Ravens and Denver are only two good teams on there. Giants, PITT and Skins are mediocre like us. The rest are really bad teams.

2 wins: KC, JAX
3 wins: Oak
4 wins: SD, CLE
5 wins: Miami
6 wins: WAS

They have 7 wins over teams with a combined 28 wins.....

I believe Cincy and Dallas are very comparable teams.

I pretty much agree with your entire sentiment but Pitt is no slouch. The Giants are up and down and so are the Redskins but for the most part are playing better than we are.

The one game that stands out to me is how the Ravens blew them out and we hung in there against them. To me this is another one of those that can go either way.

Romo needs to continue to protect the ball and put up points, our D, specifically Ware, needs to get to Dalton often. I wish Ryan would assign Claiborne to each teams most productive WR, that's how I'd play it...