Quote:I always have questions. Are the Bengals bad at committing penalties? Do they have a good third down conversion rate? How good is their pass rush?

JW,, I'll try to answer some of these for you:


- the Bengals do commit alot of dumb penalties (they may not be the most penalized team, but it seems when the penalties are committed that it is usually at a crucial point).

Andre Smith, Jermaine Gresham are notorious for drive killing penalties, usually in scoring territory that moves them out of FG range. Whitworth, although he is one of the best LT in the game IMO, is also capable for crucial holding calls against him at inopportune times.

Burfict is usually a penalty target too, but he's not playing this week I don't think.


- Not sure about actual 3rd down conversion rate. But last week,, they converted alot of big 3rd downs against the Ravens.


- The pass rush has actually been the Bengals biggest strength over the past 2-3 seasons. It has slowed somewhat this year (due to the loss of Michael Johnson, and Geno Atkins still not playing as beastly as he did before his injury last year). Even though it has slowed somewhat,, it is still capable of being a dominant force. A few games this year (Ravens x2, Falcons, Titans) they were all overy the opposing QBs.

Carlos Dunlap is one of the best DE that no one every hears about. He is a beast at times. Gillberry is more than capable too. Of course,, when Geno Atkins is "on" hrs a monster. I wonder how the Jags Rookie Center is going to fare against Geno this week? It should be interesting to see.

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