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Besides seeing the highlights on espn and nfl network, does anyone have any insight on Baltimore, Cincy, or Pitt?

How have the offense and defenses looked based on their performances in the preseason?

Just curious if anyone lives in those areas and watches them or follows them...
What can we expect?

Cincy looks bad. It's just preseason, so who knows. But, right now, I think Cincy has looked terrible. Their D can't stop anyone, and their O just isn't clicking right now.

They are going to have trouble stopping the run, and running the ball, IMO. Their run defense hasn't improved, and their offensive line is struggling. I think this is going to be a real let down in Cincy this year. JMO.

I would be also curious to hear how Troy Smith is doing, I haven't heard a thing about him since rookie camp.

I saw the Ravens Eagles game and Mcnair to Heap was in midseason form.
Although he was having a lot of pressure in the pocket, it was always a second to late to affect the play. Didnt watch long enough to see Smith.

McNair to Heap is a great combo. McNair leads all active QBs in pass completions to his TE's. (Over his career). And he was doing that in Tennessee, without a TE as good as Todd Heap.

based on what Ive seen i think cincy might be our 1st win within the division. Their defense is struggling, which would make it easier on our offense. Their oline hasn't looked great and our defense is our obvious strength at this point. Hopefully we can see some improvement within the division...

Whats hurting the Bengals right now is in the red zone..They get down there and they stall. They forced a turnover last night and had 1st and goal from the 3.....they settled for a FG....
They are still trying to find a #3 WR until Chris Henry returns. Its kinda like the Browns trying to name their starting QB..no one is pulling away...
Carson Palmer has been trying to find some chemistry with Tab Perry,who played his 1st game ever since the Browns game last year.
It doesn't help that the Bengals have Chris Perry and Kenny Irons on IR.
Both out OT's haven't played a down yet.
Right now alot people are not to thrilled with DC Chuck Breshnahan.....he has the CB's lining 8 yards off the WR and the Bengals are giving up so much underneath stuff.
On a positive note the Bengals D-line has played well so far. They getting some heat on the QB and they are holding up at the POA.
Ahmed Brooks is getting better each game at MLB..
I'd like to see our IR list reduced this week.....
I guess when week 1 rolls around I can put it behind me.

I saw part of the steelers first preseason game... Big Ben looked in top form. I know it was the first preseason game so I'm hoping that NO's defense was just really off.. .but Ben tore them up. Their offense opened it up more than I'm use to seeing as well.

FYI - Balti[more] is on tonight at 8:00 eastern on NBC.



I know you've seen it on here before but it's a little over the top for the board

One of my co workers is a steelers fan...and he said the steelers did well against NO in that HOF game...but have been OK since then on O

"What's hurting the Bengals right now is in the red zone"

NO, it's the "stay out of jail zone" hurting those guys. .. Not to make fun of the team "on the field", but for all of the off field problems they are having, it's affecting them on the field also....