Call your shot: Where do the Steelers finish in the AFCN this year?

If I had to guess, I would say second behind the Bengals. We really need to win at least 4 in division if we want to compete. Each team has new issues to overcome that will greatly change the outlook and success of their seasons.

Steelers - Kenny's year 2 leap. If it's little, we won't be a huge threat to unseat the Bengals. If its a big leap, we might be able to. Good defense, young offense with a lot to prove. GUESS: 10-12 wins

Bengals - Lost a TON in the secondary. Their safeties will be new starters and their CB's don't look amazing on paper either. They had a good defense last season. Will it suffer? Also not a lot of team depth. Injuries could drastically change their outlook on the season GUESS: 11-13 wins

Ravens - New OC with a new system, and one that doesn't seem to benefit Lamar greatly (at least from the outside looking in). Lost a good bit to Free Agency too. They should be competitive, but could suffer a bit defensively and the offense is a bit of a wildcard due to the system change. GUESS: 9-11 wins

Browns - On paper, they look like they improved a little bit. However, they will only go as far as Watson allows them to. If he plays similarly to last year and struggles (as he apparently has in preseason), then it will be hard to see the Browns being a winning football team. They struggled a bit defensively last season and if Watson doesn't immensely improve the offense, they could be a weak team. GUESS: 6-9 wins

 

That’s a pretty solid breakdown. If Lamar stays healthy which is a big IF I see us finishing third in the division fighting for a 7 seed.

 

No 2 in the division is their floor, could challenge the bengals for the division

1. defense, (hello TJ) has to stay healthy
2. All the pieces are there on offense, Canada don’t f**k it up

 

BENGALS
STEELERS
RAVENS
BROWNS

Toughest division, it will be very close with 1 game difference within team.

 

Naturall I'm a cautiously optimistic person but screw it.

Steelers
Bengals
Browns
Ravens

 

Super Steelers
Ravens
Bengals
Browns

 

I can see the Ravens really doing badly. People keep saying He ran a pro style system in Louisville....yes, and against who.....Clemson....that's it. So wow....also name Me a Qb that sucked under Bobby P???? Thats why I wanted the Steelers to look at Him for OC.

 

TBH I cant. No matter how bad you think Lamar is, he is still a decent enough option for a talented team. He may not be the guy he was in 2019, but even during his "decline" the past two seasons he is 15-9 and has a 33/20 TDINT ratio. They had a back up QB last year who started 4 regular season games and a playoff game. Huntley has a career losing record and negative TD/INT ratio, yet they still were competitive in their games. Hell, they would have beat the Bengals in the playoffs on the road if it weren't for a fluke QB sneak fumble that got returned for a TD. They are a well coached team and still have a solid amount of talent. I'd find it really hard to imagine a scenario that resulted in them winning less than 8-9 games.

 

Well

I see we have consensus

 

if you get this order right I’ll create a thread for you.

 

Bengals
Steelers
Ravens
I can't think of the name of the 4th team in our division. They must be from a city so worthless and meaningless that it's too insignificant to remember.

 

If he gets this order right I suspect he will save you the trouble

 

Huntley has a better passing rate in the playoffs then Lame R Jackson.
Also Lame R has 16tds passing ,2 rushing tds, 6 fumbles and 13 ints in 2021
17 tds passing, 3 rushing tds, 5 fumbles, and 7 ints in 2022. Yeah that's awesome Qb play.

Hell He has 4tds, 6ints, 6 fumbles, and been sacked 16 times just against us.(and they want to pass more...LoL)...with his only win coming against Duck Hodges....off of their kickers leg in overtime. You are correct....He is to be feared. LoL