Adam Schein says Bengals have now equaled or surpassed Indy as AFC powers - New England Patriots Forums

PATRIOT64 · 08-16-2007, 10:42 PM

Adam on his Sirius radio show today says that Cincinnati has come up to the level of Indianapolis and may have even surpassed Indy as an AFC power.

I do know that Cincy's D is a weak point but Indy has also lost several key guys so I kind of like the comparison and it may be true that the Bengals may be better or at least equal to Indy this year,I do think Cincy's offense is a bit better now than Indy's as Harrison is not getting any younger and they have an unproven rookie in the mix and a RB Addai who had a great rookie season but cannot be compared to a Rudi Johnson and Gonzalez definately cannot be compared to a Houshmenzada right now so Cincy has the edge and also Cincy's O-Line should have the edge since Glenn is gone in Indy,I alos think we will see a GREAT season from palmer who is just busting to have a breakout season.

Of course I am not sure what he is talking about in regards to the entire AFC picture but I think he is saying if you put NE on top in the AFC and go down the list,Cincy would rank higher than Indy this year.

A bold but very possible scenerio.

***Box_O_Rocks*** · 08-16-2007, 10:55 PM

Cincy sat their 1st string OTs for the Detroit game and looked powerful using the reserves. If they can sit on the bad eggs on the team and focus on football they'll be very tough.

***psychoPat*** · 08-16-2007, 10:57 PM

Who says
Crime Does Not Pay ?

RayClay · 08-16-2007, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by PATRIOT64

Adam on his Sirius radio show today says that Cincinnati has come up to the level of Indianapolis and may have even surpassed Indy as an AFC power.

I do know that Cincy's D is a weak point but Indy has also lost several key guys so I kind of like the comparison and it may be true that the Bengals may be better or at least equal to Indy this year,I do think Cincy's offense is a bit better now than Indy's as Harrison is not getting any younger and they have an unproven rookie in the mix and a RB Addai who had a great rookie season but cannot be compared to a Rudi Johnson and Gonzalez definately cannot be compared to a Houshmenzada right now so Cincy has the edge and also Cincy's O-Line should have the edge since Glenn is gone in Indy,I alos think we will see a GREAT season from palmer who is just busting to have a breakout season.

Of course I am not sure what he is talking about in regards to the entire AFC picture but I think he is saying if you put NE on top in the AFC and go down the list,Cincy would rank higher than Indy this year.

A bold but very possible scenerio

No fair including the ones in jail.

Did they win the all-important first exhibition game trophy?

SVN · 08-16-2007, 11:01 PM

just my 2 cents but its said every year about cincy being as explosive as indy like when indy lost edge james , like when indy's run D was bad and how cincy was going to run all over them.
Kinda like the same thing when everyone used to say this yr indy will surpass the pats .So until it happens i would still back indy- they have a lot experience in the system and manning clearly masters the offense. cincy seem to falter to deceive every yr -just flashier players makes people like schein take notice.

PATRIOT64 · 08-16-2007, 11:12 PM

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just my 2 cents but its said every year about cincy being as explosive as indy like when indy lost edge james , like when indy's run D was bad and how cincy was going to run all over them.
Kinda like the same thing when everyone used to say this yr indy will surpass the pats .So until it happens i would still back indy- they have a lot experience in the system and manning clearly masters the offense. cincy seem to falter to deceive every yr -just flashier players makes people like schein take notice.

True,But I really think if Palmer gets a complete T-E-A-M around him and a group of guys that has not had a prior criminal record which continues then we should see the next great Quarterback joining Brady and Manning within the next 3 years,Hes not there yet because of all the havoc in Cincy but no reason to think it can't happen by 2010

stinkypete · 08-16-2007, 11:22 PM

A totally absurd proclamation.

Indy is still one of the AFC's elite. Even with all the losses on defense. Even with Tarik Glenn retired. They still have the league's elite passing offense. They still have one of the best pairs of pass rushing ends. They still have a secondary perfectly suited for their defensive scheme.

The Bengals have 5 great offensive players, and virutally nothing else.

***DarrylS*** · 08-17-2007, 04:28 AM

Watch out because the Dolphins are now 2-0 in preseason, predicting this kind of stuff in the preseason is nice.. but in reality talk about how great they are about 12 games into the season.

dhamz · 08-17-2007, 04:38 AM

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Gonzalez definately cannot be compared to a Houshmenzada right now

I think everyone would agree with that.

Then again, since everyone would also agree that TJ doesn't compare to Reggie Wayne that there is no point to the first comparion. Gonzalez would be compared to Chris Henry - also a no brainer in the Colts favor.

Every preseason this board is filled with reports of the Colts imminent demise. I don't see it. They are still the class of their division and one of the 3 best teams in football.

Halifax_Pats_Fan · 08-17-2007, 07:37 AM

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Totally agree with you.

ditto...I agree

Indy with a ****ty defense wins many games and in my eyes is the team to beat. As Willie said, you can't get the heavyweight title until you knock out the champ...and they the champ...

...let's see what we can do...