Bengals vs. Titans (1 Viewer)

[Burning Sensation]

How in the world are the Titans +1 against the Bengals?

I thought the Panthers +9 last week was free money.

 

[Cass Durham]

The Titans are going to absolutely destroy the Bengals in week 2.

Poor Ocho Cinco. The Titans hit very hard.

 

[Burning Sensation]

The Titans are going to absolutely destroy the Bengals in week 2. Poor Ocho Cinco. The Titans hit very hard.

Its one of the best AFC teams vs. maybe the worst. I know the Bengals are at home, but i really dont think it is going to matter.

 

[Banger]

If they run for 50 yards it will be alot. The Titans have a good pass rush and I think will give Palmer problems all day. On the flip side the feared tandem of McLain and Rice rolled up 150 yards on the ground behind an awful O-line and a 1st game starting rookie QB. Tenn should be able to run the ball 40+ times and should be in for a HUGE day.

The only reason I can see the spread being +1 is due to the fact that Young is hurt and fear that that will impact the offense. If you watched the game or preseason Young has been downright awful and Collins should be a pretty decent upgrade.

 

[crazyleggs]

Don't count Cincy out. They blew the Titans out last year 35-6 at home and the Tenn DB's don't match up as well as the Ravens did.. If they can get off to a fast start and create a turnover or 2 the crowd will also remain a factor. I know the Bengals looked horrible last week but something tells me they wil be much better on Sunday.

 

[AtomicDogg97]

Is Lendale White worth starting in this game?

 

[Banger]

Don't count Cincy out. They blew the Titans out last year 35-6 at home and the Tenn DB's don't match up as well as the Ravens did.. If they can get off to a fast start and create a turnover or 2 the crowd will also remain a factor. I know the Bengals looked horrible last week but something tells me they wil be much better on Sunday.

I agree they'll probably be better but I still question their line, Chad Johnson is playing hurt, their running game is totally unproven and their defense will still probably be horrible. I think the Bengals are in for a bad year and Marvin gets the axe. Things can change fast though....

 

[Kirby]

Don't count Cincy out. They blew the Titans out last year 35-6 at home and the Tenn DB's don't match up as well as the Ravens did.. If they can get off to a fast start and create a turnover or 2 the crowd will also remain a factor. I know the Bengals looked horrible last week but something tells me they wil be much better on Sunday.

x2 Tenn will not shutdown ocho/housh like Balt did. This will be a high scoring game.

 

[scrumptrulescent]

Don't count Cincy out. They blew the Titans out last year 35-6 at home and the Tenn DB's don't match up as well as the Ravens did.. If they can get off to a fast start and create a turnover or 2 the crowd will also remain a factor. I know the Bengals looked horrible last week but something tells me they wil be much better on Sunday.

Exactly what I was thinking. Everyone's assuming based on what they saw the previous week of these 2 teams. Cincy was a pitiful 3-7 when Tennessee came to town with it's 6-4 record. Expectations were low for the Bungals but they crushed the Titans and I believe Carson hooked up with CJ for 3 td's in that game. This is the NFL.....parity.

 

[Cass Durham]

Don't count Cincy out. They blew the Titans out last year 35-6 at home and the Tenn DB's don't match up as well as the Ravens did.. If they can get off to a fast start and create a turnover or 2 the crowd will also remain a factor. I know the Bengals looked horrible last week but something tells me they wil be much better on Sunday.

Exactly what I was thinking. Everyone's assuming based on what they saw the previous week of these 2 teams. Cincy was a pitiful 3-7 when Tennessee came to town with it's 6-4 record. Expectations were low for the Bungals but they crushed the Titans and I believe Carson hooked up with CJ for 3 td's in that game. This is the NFL.....parity.

The Bengals Defense is terrible.The Bengals O-Line is terrible.Ocho Cinco is injured and more or less playing decoy at the moment.TJ Houshmanzadeh is a #2 WR who doesn't do as well with the D focusing on him with Cinco not attracting the double teams.The Bengals lost their starting fullback Johnson for the season.This is not 2007.The Titans will dominate the Bengals in week 2.That is all.

 

[puckalicious]

Don't count Cincy out. They blew the Titans out last year 35-6 at home and the Tenn DB's don't match up as well as the Ravens did.. If they can get off to a fast start and create a turnover or 2 the crowd will also remain a factor. I know the Bengals looked horrible last week but something tells me they wil be much better on Sunday.

Exactly what I was thinking. Everyone's assuming based on what they saw the previous week of these 2 teams. Cincy was a pitiful 3-7 when Tennessee came to town with it's 6-4 record. Expectations were low for the Bungals but they crushed the Titans and I believe Carson hooked up with CJ for 3 td's in that game. This is the NFL.....parity.

The Bengals Defense is terrible.The Bengals O-Line is terrible.Ocho Cinco is injured and more or less playing decoy at the moment.TJ Houshmanzadeh is a #2 WR who doesn't do as well with the D focusing on him with Cinco not attracting the double teams.The Bengals lost their starting fullback Johnson for the season.This is not 2007.The Titans will dominate the Bengals in week 2.That is all.

You forgot one:Titans did not have Chris Johnson last year.

 

[scrumptrulescent]

Don't count Cincy out. They blew the Titans out last year 35-6 at home and the Tenn DB's don't match up as well as the Ravens did.. If they can get off to a fast start and create a turnover or 2 the crowd will also remain a factor. I know the Bengals looked horrible last week but something tells me they wil be much better on Sunday.

Exactly what I was thinking. Everyone's assuming based on what they saw the previous week of these 2 teams. Cincy was a pitiful 3-7 when Tennessee came to town with it's 6-4 record. Expectations were low for the Bungals but they crushed the Titans and I believe Carson hooked up with CJ for 3 td's in that game. This is the NFL.....parity.

The Bengals Defense is terrible.The Bengals O-Line is terrible.Ocho Cinco is injured and more or less playing decoy at the moment.TJ Houshmanzadeh is a #2 WR who doesn't do as well with the D focusing on him with Cinco not attracting the double teams.The Bengals lost their starting fullback Johnson for the season.This is not 2007.The Titans will dominate the Bengals in week 2.That is all.

I hope you're putting every dime you can scrape up on this game then guru, because Vegas disagrees. You sure are talking like you know what's going to happen, why don't you back it up? If you're confident you should come away from this weekend a rich man.That is all.

 

[TheWick]

that line scares the poop outta me...be careful

 

[Bri]

Don't count Cincy out. They blew the Titans out last year 35-6 at home and the Tenn DB's don't match up as well as the Ravens did.. If they can get off to a fast start and create a turnover or 2 the crowd will also remain a factor. I know the Bengals looked horrible last week but something tells me they wil be much better on Sunday.

x2 Tenn will not shutdown ocho/housh like Balt did. This will be a high scoring game.

I don't think those two will be shutout like that for the rest of the season.That said, Cortland is a very very good CB. At least one of them has a tough game this week.

 

[QuizGuy66]

I admit that even as a Bengals fan I'm complete :shuked: by that line as well. I don't exactly see what my boys did in Week 1 to deserve to be a favorite while Tennessee beat a very goo Jacksonville team.

-QG

 

[bmetz]

Last year the Titans were missing Albert Haynesworth in their game against the Bengals. Without him, they couldn't disrupt Palmer at all, and he picked them apart. VY also had one of his worst games of the year (though it didn't really show in the stats).

I think the Titans D is improved this year. The secondary is playing much better and they've got better depth behind Haynesworth, but if he's out again (he suffered a concussion in week 1) I'd give the Bengals a much better shot at having some success against the Titans D.

I gotta think that the line is where it's at due to the Haynesworth and VY injuries, and what the Bengals did to the Titans last year. Collins isn't exactly a sure thing to come in and lead this team to victory.

All of that being said, I'll take the Titans +1 all day.

 

[Bri]

If they run for 50 yards it will be alot. The Titans have a good pass rush and I think will give Palmer problems all day. On the flip side the feared tandem of McLain and Rice rolled up 150 yards on the ground behind an awful O-line and a 1st game starting rookie QB. Tenn should be able to run the ball 40+ times and should be in for a HUGE day.The only reason I can see the spread being +1 is due to the fact that Young is hurt and fear that that will impact the offense. If you watched the game or preseason Young has been downright awful and Collins should be a pretty decent upgrade.

Some good points. Also the Titans had 7 sacks last week. I still am shocked Willie's not there. Jeremi out for the year is another big blow to their blocking game. Without a running game D's are going to go after Carson every play they can.Carson is going to either have a rough year or be calling tons of quick short passes, he's going to have to roll out on his bad knee etc. I think he's an exceptional QB but without protection what QB does well? I really wonder about Cincy this year and don't feel like the "just one game" exception applies.

 

[bmetz]

If they run for 50 yards it will be alot. The Titans have a good pass rush and I think will give Palmer problems all day. On the flip side the feared tandem of McLain and Rice rolled up 150 yards on the ground behind an awful O-line and a 1st game starting rookie QB. Tenn should be able to run the ball 40+ times and should be in for a HUGE day.

The only reason I can see the spread being +1 is due to the fact that Young is hurt and fear that that will impact the offense. If you watched the game or preseason Young has been downright awful and Collins should be a pretty decent upgrade.

Some good points. Also the Titans had 7 sacks last week. I still am shocked Willie's not there. Jeremi out for the year is another big blow to their blocking game. Without a running game D's are going to go after Carson every play they can.

Carson is going to either have a rough year or be calling tons of quick short passes, he's going to have to roll out on his bad knee etc. I think he's an exceptional QB but without protection what QB does well? I really wonder about Cincy this year and don't feel like the "just one game" exception applies.

Just to note: quick, short passes are what he used to pick the Titans apart last year.

 

[Bri]

Just to note: quick, short passes are what he used to pick the Titans apart last year.

Not sure how I feel about that then. Fisher is very good and I don't think you beat his team the same way twice. Well it is pretty hard to stop their WRs and everyone tries. They have to throw a bunch of short ones don't they? It'll be interesting to see what Fisher's gameplan is and if Marvin is up to the challenge

 

[notdarkyet]

I am seriously considering starting CJ3 over Turner/Jacobs. The Bengals D cannot tackle, they take poor pursuit angles, and are known to give up huge plays. I see no reason to believe that The Titans wont win this one. I'll be there too, gonna have to pack in lots of booze for this one I think.

 

[Peyton Marino]

The Bengals Defense is terrible.

No

The Bengals O-Line is terrible.

Yes

Ocho Cinco is injured and more or less playing decoy at the moment.

No

TJ Houshmanzadeh is a #2 WR who doesn't do as well with the D focusing on him with Cinco not attracting the double teams.

Chad isn't a decoy

The Bengals lost their starting fullback Johnson for the season.

They were probably going to start Coates anyways

This is not 2007.

OK

The Titans will dominate the Bengals in week 2.

I would take them +1 without blinking. Dominate? We'll see.

That is all.

 

[gman8343]

It'll be interesting to see what Fisher's gameplan is and if Marvin is up to the challenge

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Marvin's not up to the challenge.

 

[Bri]

It'll be interesting to see what Fisher's gameplan is and if Marvin is up to the challenge

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Marvin's not up to the challenge.

He's got his back to the wall. He might have a rabbit in a hat somewhere.

 

[FavreCo]

It'll be interesting to see what Fisher's gameplan is and if Marvin is up to the challenge

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Marvin's not up to the challenge.

Dude needs to pack his bags. This is gonna get ugly fast in Cincy. I can see a 1-5 start and as bad as 0-8.

 

[Cass Durham]

The Bengals Defense is terrible.

No

The Bengals O-Line is terrible.

Yes

Ocho Cinco is injured and more or less playing decoy at the moment.

No

TJ Houshmanzadeh is a #2 WR who doesn't do as well with the D focusing on him with Cinco not attracting the double teams.

Chad isn't a decoy

The Bengals lost their starting fullback Johnson for the season.

They were probably going to start Coates anyways

This is not 2007.

OK

The Titans will dominate the Bengals in week 2.

I would take them +1 without blinking. Dominate? We'll see.

That is all.

-Are you telling me the defense is good? The same D that allowed the Ravens fullback to rush for 86 yards, not counting what Rice added.-Ocho Cinco is most definitely injured. And he only had 4 targets in the last game. He caught one pass.

-No, I don't think TJ puts up the same stats as usual without a healthy Ocho Cinco on the field.

Let me just say that I may have come off as an ### in my original post and that wasn't my intent. I live in TN and am a Titans fan. My post reflects the confidence that I have in our team this year and in this particular match-up. Sure anything can happen.......but I would be absolutely shocked if TN didn't win this game.

 

[tangfoot]

I'm instantly reminded of another Week 2.

2007

Week 1 - PIT 34 @ CLE 7

Week 2 - CIN 45 @ CLE 51

Does anyone else remember how BADLY Cleveland looked in Week 1 last year and how BADLY they were going to be stomped at home, in Week 2?

 

[Peyton Marino]

The Bengals Defense is terrible.

No

The Bengals O-Line is terrible.

Yes

Ocho Cinco is injured and more or less playing decoy at the moment.

No

TJ Houshmanzadeh is a #2 WR who doesn't do as well with the D focusing on him with Cinco not attracting the double teams.

Chad isn't a decoy

The Bengals lost their starting fullback Johnson for the season.

They were probably going to start Coates anyways

This is not 2007.

OK

The Titans will dominate the Bengals in week 2.

I would take them +1 without blinking. Dominate? We'll see.

That is all.

-Are you telling me the defense is good? The same D that allowed the Ravens fullback to rush for 86 yards, not counting what Rice added.The pass D is pretty good, actually. Hall and Joseph each broke up 3 passes. Both the Ravens TDs came on gadget or busted plays. At the beginnning they stopped Ray Rice from doing much, and in the end when they were worn down McClain got to run all over the place. I will say they still have trouble tackling really physical RBs.

-Ocho Cinco is most definitely injured. And he only had 4 targets in the last game. He caught one pass.

Yes he is injured. What I meant is that he isn't a decoy, he is a viable option on most plays. The Bengals OLine isn't giving Palmer enough time to hit him. Those 3 missed targets were bad throws because Palmer had to rush the throw.

-No, I don't think TJ puts up the same stats as usual without a healthy Ocho Cinco on the field.

I don't think TJ puts up the same stats as usual because of the OLine issues. Palmer is not a good QB with pressure in his face. I don't think it has anything to do with Chad.

I would be absolutely shocked if TN didn't win this game.

I'd put money on TEN +1 and be surprised if the Bengals pull this one out.

 

[Mr. Black]

I got 2 words Kerry Collins

 

[Cookiemonster]

I'm instantly reminded of another Week 2.2007 Week 1 - PIT 34 @ CLE 7Week 2 - CIN 45 @ CLE 51Does anyone else remember how BADLY Cleveland looked in Week 1 last year and how BADLY they were going to be stomped at home, in Week 2?

So...you're making an argument FOR Cincy by showing how well Cleveland bounced back against them?

 

[Cass Durham]

I got 2 words Kerry Collins

As a Titans homer, I have to say....I am excited about Collins starting. Man, that sounds weird... If he can just manage the game and not turn the ball over, that would give us a much better chance of winning games at this point IMO.

 

[tangfoot]

I'm instantly reminded of another Week 2.2007 Week 1 - PIT 34 @ CLE 7Week 2 - CIN 45 @ CLE 51Does anyone else remember how BADLY Cleveland looked in Week 1 last year and how BADLY they were going to be stomped at home, in Week 2?

So...you're making an argument FOR Cincy by showing how well Cleveland bounced back against them?

I'm making an argument for the home team after a devastating Week 1 divisional loss.

 

[Cookiemonster]

I'm instantly reminded of another Week 2.2007 Week 1 - PIT 34 @ CLE 7Week 2 - CIN 45 @ CLE 51Does anyone else remember how BADLY Cleveland looked in Week 1 last year and how BADLY they were going to be stomped at home, in Week 2?

So...you're making an argument FOR Cincy by showing how well Cleveland bounced back against them?

I'm making an argument for the home team after a devastating Week 1 divisional loss.

And I'm saying that the Bungals have a history of making teams look better than they are.

 

[coachjim]

The thing that jumps out at me is that the Bengals only gave up 2 sacks to Baltimore. If their O line is so bad you would think a QB as immobile as Palmer would have been on his back the entire game against the Ravens front 7. Now they get the Titans who hung 7 sacks on the Jags. Can someone who saw the game let me know why Palmer only complete 10 passes against the Ravens. Was it that he was rushed to throw it away constantly, drops or great DB coverage? I think that ever since he got hurt against Pitt in the playoff's two years ago he is a bit gunshy in the pocket.

Any Cincy homers help here.

 

[bigfun54]

They might have only gotten to Palmer twice very early, but they pitched a tent in his head the rest of the game and even when he did have time, which wasn't often, he looked uncomfortable. I think Baltimore may have invented a new type of coverage because there have been a couple of quotes in the paper this week from players saying it was like a "backyard" defense.

 

[coachjim]

Thanks bigfun54 for the update. I drafted Palmer in the 7th round then backed him up with Favre later. Really in a quandry as to weather I should stick with Carson one more week. I am leaning on jumping ship and going with Favre but will digest all the info this week then make the wrong decesion again.

 

[cvnpoka]

The thing that jumps out at me is that the Bengals only gave up 2 sacks to Baltimore. If their O line is so bad you would think a QB as immobile as Palmer would have been on his back the entire game against the Ravens front 7. Now they get the Titans who hung 7 sacks on the Jags. Can someone who saw the game let me know why Palmer only complete 10 passes against the Ravens. Was it that he was rushed to throw it away constantly, drops or great DB coverage? I think that ever since he got hurt against Pitt in the playoff's two years ago he is a bit gunshy in the pocket.Any Cincy homers help here.

palmer is great at standing in and getting rid of the ball. same as last year. the bengals sack totals are always down but palmer is under a ton of pressure. you have to watch the games to notice it. otherwise you will read articles from major publications stating how good the oline is and how they dont give up many sacks.

 

[valhallan]

The thing that jumps out at me is that the Bengals only gave up 2 sacks to Baltimore. If their O line is so bad you would think a QB as immobile as Palmer would have been on his back the entire game against the Ravens front 7. Now they get the Titans who hung 7 sacks on the Jags. Can someone who saw the game let me know why Palmer only complete 10 passes against the Ravens. Was it that he was rushed to throw it away constantly, drops or great DB coverage? I think that ever since he got hurt against Pitt in the playoff's two years ago he is a bit gunshy in the pocket.Any Cincy homers help here.

He was definitely rushed to throw it constantly. He was mostly hitting dirt since the receivers weren't ready, from what I could tell. I honestly don't think it had to do with anything other than a terrible o-line and a clever Ravens defense that never stopped applying pressure.

 

[Kirby]

The thing that jumps out at me is that the Bengals only gave up 2 sacks to Baltimore. If their O line is so bad you would think a QB as immobile as Palmer would have been on his back the entire game against the Ravens front 7. Now they get the Titans who hung 7 sacks on the Jags. Can someone who saw the game let me know why Palmer only complete 10 passes against the Ravens. Was it that he was rushed to throw it away constantly, drops or great DB coverage? I think that ever since he got hurt against Pitt in the playoff's two years ago he is a bit gunshy in the pocket.Any Cincy homers help here.

There were a few drops, the INT went off of Housh. Even though they only sacked him twice... they were in his face everytime and hit him plenty. Chad said they were playing some kind of "playground D" that they didn't have an answer for.

 

[notdarkyet]

The thing that jumps out at me is that the Bengals only gave up 2 sacks to Baltimore. If their O line is so bad you would think a QB as immobile as Palmer would have been on his back the entire game against the Ravens front 7. Now they get the Titans who hung 7 sacks on the Jags. Can someone who saw the game let me know why Palmer only complete 10 passes against the Ravens. Was it that he was rushed to throw it away constantly, drops or great DB coverage? I think that ever since he got hurt against Pitt in the playoff's two years ago he is a bit gunshy in the pocket.Any Cincy homers help here.

Honestly I am not sure that Palmer got a single pass off in the first half that he wasnt hit, or close to it.

 

[Burning Sensation]

Who cashed in on this gift? I hit it for 8 units, plus won two parlays with this game in both.

 

[Cass Durham]

The Bengals Defense is terrible.The Bengals O-Line is terrible.Ocho Cinco is injured and more or less playing decoy at the moment.TJ Houshmanzadeh is a #2 WR who doesn't do as well with the D focusing on him with Cinco not attracting the double teams.The Bengals lost their starting fullback Johnson for the season.This is not 2007.The Titans will dominate the Bengals in week 2.That is all.

I hope you're putting every dime you can scrape up on this game then guru, because Vegas disagrees. You sure are talking like you know what's going to happen, why don't you back it up? If you're confident you should come away from this weekend a rich man.That is all.

I guess Vegas was wrong.

 

[ltaylor]

I had a small wager on the Titans. Easy money

 

[Burning Sensation]

Don't count Cincy out. They blew the Titans out last year 35-6 at home and the Tenn DB's don't match up as well as the Ravens did.. If they can get off to a fast start and create a turnover or 2 the crowd will also remain a factor. I know the Bengals looked horrible last week but something tells me they wil be much better on Sunday.

Exactly what I was thinking. Everyone's assuming based on what they saw the previous week of these 2 teams. Cincy was a pitiful 3-7 when Tennessee came to town with it's 6-4 record. Expectations were low for the Bungals but they crushed the Titans and I believe Carson hooked up with CJ for 3 td's in that game. This is the NFL.....parity.

Parity