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Time to name your (place sponsor name here) keys to the game.....
Mine:
When the Patriots have the ball....The Bengals defense has been suspect (pardon the pun) all season. They are ranked at #27 against both the pass and the run(257 and 145ypg, respectively). They show weakness against delay runs, especially to the right side of their D. Early in the game, the front 7 generally hold their own but tire quickly. Their secondary does not support the run effectively. Against the pass, they don't muster much of a pass rush and their secondary frequently finds itself out of position, allowing big plays behind them. Their LB's generally cant cover the better slot and TE's. They generally create gaps in coverage behind their zone blitzes.
Brady and co. should move the ball and score at will against this D. Look to see a big dose of Sammy Morris early in this game (2nd and 3rd qtrs) to wear down the D line and to control the tempo of the game. Should the Bengals try to load up the line or blitz, this should leave a lot of holes in coverage for Ben Watson and Welker to exploit. Look for Moss to put up at least one more TD this week as well. Late, expect to see a fresh Maroney to light up the Cincy D for a lot of yards.
When the Bengals have the ball....Rudi Johnson is out of the line up Monday night, further weakening an already soft run attack (#20 with 92 ypg). The Bengals will try to feature their strength which is in their two remaining standout WR's. Palmer and the passing game is extremely effective still (#2 at 301ypg). But behind Johnson and TJ, the recieving corps is relatively thin in comparison to years past. Therefore the Bengals coaching staff will attempt every possible way to separate these two from their coverage. Some may argue to pressure Palmer, not giving time to let the patterns develop. While some of this might be employed, I look to see a confusing array of coverages designed to take these two recievers out of the game. Take away what they do best, if you will. This will force Palmer to look to third and fourth recievers in short routes, with protection breaking down in front of him. This should create hurried passes and errant throws.
These are my Coffee Creamer keys to the game....
Mine:
When the Patriots have the ball....The Bengals defense has been suspect (pardon the pun) all season. They are ranked at #27 against both the pass and the run(257 and 145ypg, respectively). They show weakness against delay runs, especially to the right side of their D. Early in the game, the front 7 generally hold their own but tire quickly. Their secondary does not support the run effectively. Against the pass, they don't muster much of a pass rush and their secondary frequently finds itself out of position, allowing big plays behind them. Their LB's generally cant cover the better slot and TE's. They generally create gaps in coverage behind their zone blitzes.
Brady and co. should move the ball and score at will against this D. Look to see a big dose of Sammy Morris early in this game (2nd and 3rd qtrs) to wear down the D line and to control the tempo of the game. Should the Bengals try to load up the line or blitz, this should leave a lot of holes in coverage for Ben Watson and Welker to exploit. Look for Moss to put up at least one more TD this week as well. Late, expect to see a fresh Maroney to light up the Cincy D for a lot of yards.
When the Bengals have the ball....Rudi Johnson is out of the line up Monday night, further weakening an already soft run attack (#20 with 92 ypg). The Bengals will try to feature their strength which is in their two remaining standout WR's. Palmer and the passing game is extremely effective still (#2 at 301ypg). But behind Johnson and TJ, the recieving corps is relatively thin in comparison to years past. Therefore the Bengals coaching staff will attempt every possible way to separate these two from their coverage. Some may argue to pressure Palmer, not giving time to let the patterns develop. While some of this might be employed, I look to see a confusing array of coverages designed to take these two recievers out of the game. Take away what they do best, if you will. This will force Palmer to look to third and fourth recievers in short routes, with protection breaking down in front of him. This should create hurried passes and errant throws.
These are my Coffee Creamer keys to the game....
