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KEY MATCHUPS
SEPTEMBER 24, 2006
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A former long-time NFL personnel man, the guru, and a current NFL personnel exec, the chief, break down the matchup against the Steelers and call it for the Bengals. The guru is really impressed with the way Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer has come back and while there is a little bit of rust, he says Palmer isn't nearly as rusty as the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger. He thinks the Steelers running game misses Jerome Bettis and even though the Bengals are beat up at wide receiver he thinks the guys that are left can exploit a Steelers secondary he feels can be exposed. "It's not good that the Bengals are banged up, but I still think they have the advantage because the Steelers played a physical game Monday night. And the key thing is they know they can go in there and beat Pittsburgh. It's two very good teams, two good coaches, and teams that protect the ball and it will come down to protecting the ball." "Now is the time for them to catch Pittsburgh at home," the chief says. "Their quarterback looks to be a little rattled and the Bengals have the advantage with Pittsburgh coming off a physical game Monday night. This is an easy one to cover. You know what's going to happen. The Steelers are going to try and run it and the Bengals are going to try and pass it. The Bengals have always been able to pass it against the Steelers." And the Steelers have always been able to run it on the Bengals. Yet with Sam Adams here and Jerome Bettis gone, not so fast, Smashmouth Breath.
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