bengals do look like the real deal. after taking a step back with zimmer's departure the defense looks at good at it has been. and the offense, the perennial paper bengal, actually looks ok, with both talent and depth/redundancy that they haven't had in recent memory. overall they just feel different from the team that has always been 1-2 injuries away from unraveling in previous years. there is a v reasonable chance they won't even play a wildcard game to lose in, which could be the secret. i like them more than denver right now, and if that pass rush holds up through the season i'd be p uncomfortable about the pats playing them in a single elim game.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:06 (eight years ago) link