Andy Dalton has taken his team to the Playoffs on a few occasions now but is yet to pass the first round. This is the major issue for the team, they continue to perform week in week out but cant get it done when it is needed. I think this year they will be the same team. The big test comes week 2 vs the Steelers, this match is always one to watch for sure.
A.J Green is a superstar, he is fast, tall and can catch. For the last 5 seasons he had gone for more than 1000 yards in each season, one more year and he equals Randy Moss. He now has Brandon Lafell next to him to help him out. LaFell comes over from New England, he had a terrible season in 2015 after coming back from injury. He simply couldnt catch a cold on return and he quickly lost the belief of Tom Brady. I still think he is a quality second WR and a solid pick up.
Tyler Eifert is coming off a huge year, the big Tight End had 52 receptions and 600 plus yards but the main thing was he was able to score 13 touchdowns the most for any TE for 2015. He has become a real threat and I hope to see this continue in 2016.
Giovanni Bernard and Jeremy Hill are a great 1, 2 Running back crew. Hill the main man had a pretty good year last year without being outstanding. His big year was 2014 where he ran for over 1000 yards. Last year he still managed 11 TD's which is a bad effort at all.
Carlos Dunlap was solid at Defensive end last season racking up 13.5 sacks which is well above average for that position. He has plenty of help from Geno Atkins who came up with 11 sacks himself. I think the Bengals have a great D and if they hold up their end of the bargain I can see it helping them passed first round of playoffs.
The schedule is not an easy one for them, they have a real tough start to the year with the Jets and then the big one against the Steelers. Having Le'Veon Bell out will help them there. I still think they are good enough for Postseason play, its just getting over that hurdle of first round. I have them winning 11-5. We will no more after the Pats game thats for sure.
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