Can our OL handle the Bengals DL?

Or will we be dominated like the Ravens DL /LB did to us last year in the playoffs?
I feel this will be huge if we are going to get out of Cincy with a win.

 

It's not our OL I'm particularly worried about, I'm more concerned about our defense, particularly our secondary. It's obvious that if we do make it to the Super Bowl it will be "in spite of" our pathetic pass defense. Butler needs to bring the house if we have any chance to win. He CANNOT allow any QB to sit back there unmolested and pick our secondary apart. If we don't get pressure on the quarterback, we're sunk! He'd better be blitzing everybody, including Tomlin and Haley!

 

Surprisingly Geno Atkins was not a factor in the last 2 games. Our Guards are handling him really well.

I agree my biggest fear is our defense. We can't let Jeremy Hill get going.

 

Against Baltimore last year we had Dri Archer blocking Suggs.

This will be much better.

Personally, I believe this game will be won or lost based on the play of the CB who lines up across from William Gay.

 

they will rush 4 and drop 7. this is the recipe for Ben and most QB's. If our line holds our guys can get open and should do ok. yes im concerned for our secondary. I predict 350 for AJ, just got to hold to FG

 

Of course they can and will

 

I like our OL and I think they can get it done ... I want to see DD pulling all night long..I still wished we had a better guy at the other spot so we could pull both ways, but we need DD to be the FB this game ...The runs I want to see our Sweep right to the single WR side out of the 4 WR set with a 1 man lead in DD this will stretch them and force them to respect the run opposite the 3 WR set and set up the WR screen game on the backside ....

The next play for me would be 25 trap to the trip side behind DD ..This would make them respect the run to the left and keep the OLB from dropping underneath the 3 WR'S from those 2 plays we could run a lot of different pass plays and a lot of different PA passes..

If Haley is as smart as I think he is his plan will look similar to this one..

 

Yep - I think the Bengals have more success by baiting Ben into some bad throws and getting coverage sacks.