Battle for the AFCN Begins: Steelers @ Bengals GDT

Bobikus · Joined: 07 Jun 2009 Posts: 6292

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Time of game: Sunday, October 21, 8:20 PM ET. NBC

Last Meeting: December 4th 2011 at home. 35-7 Victory.

With every AFCN team having major issues right now, surprisingly on defense for the most part, the Steelers can get themselves right back into the mix of things with a win here.

Random Hotties, courtesy of JDLefebvre.

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JDLefebvre · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:37 pm Post subject:

I probably would've picked those 3 too. Wink

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waffles7 · Joined: 18 Feb 2010 Posts: 3681 Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Call me crazy but they say "if it aint broke dont fix it" well its obviously broke. I say we try Random Uglies see if it helps turn the ship around.

No?
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SouthwestSteel · Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 1290

So we have two desperate teams which both had such high hopes to start the season.

I don't know that there is much of a home field advantage with Pittsburgh being so close by.

There will have been an extended period for rest, and hopefully for implementing some new, bolder ideas.

My hope is that Harrison will be more up to speed, Woodley will be fully recovered, and that the what's his name safety doesn't screw something up.

If they can only play defense in the 4th quarter for once!

greene91fan · Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 1732 Location: Steeler Nation!

pghinsomniac · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:22 am Post subject:

Is Mendenhall a go? We should try to force the running game to help out the defense, b/c we clearly can't win shootouts. Let Ben go into the no-huddle if we ever need a quick score right before/after a quarter/half.

azazaz7 · Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 7148 Location: Dublin, Ireland

Mendenhall and Redman are out according to twitter
https://twitter.com/gerrydulac/status/259338444612972545

Batch or Dwyer to start?
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JDLefebvre · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:19 pm Post subject:

Gatoradus · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:58 pm Post subject:

Even with our woes, I still see us winning this one. Sure, bengals' defense are talented but also undisciplined. Dalton is a limited qb. He's making plays because aj green makes him look good. Is it too soon to make a bold prediction?

I see cortez allen eventually replacing ike taylor as ike will struggle against aj green and then we keep him as a starter! Very Happy

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SteelProven · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:23 pm Post subject:

I think Dwyer is more than capable of shouldering the load for this game. But I still think the game comes down to the Steelers play sound mistake free defense. Hopefully LeBeau gets the pass rush started early and often as A. Dalton has thrown quite a few picks this season.
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turtle28 · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 6:06 pm Post subject:

Obviously, we will seeDwyer start if Mendenhall and Redman are out. We will see a heavy dose of Batch and Rainey though, especially on passing downs.

How bout other players...

How bout the OL, are pouncey and Gilbert going to play?

How bout Woodley?
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johndeere1707 · Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Posts: 5285

It's going to be interesting to watch how our dline (strength of bengals) does vs your oline (weakness right now for steelers). Hopefully that matchup will minimize the slaughter of our secondary. Hint for success, throw towards Terrance Newman every play

That being said I see Steelers winning this. I've never seen the Bengals play a good prime time game
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