The Gipper Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Training camp is about to open, so I thought it would be a good time to do an AFCN roster analysis. Start here with the Offenses. Rank the talent at each position 1-4 Quarterbacks: Cin: Andy Dalton Balt. Joe Flacco Cle. Brandon Weeden Pit. Ben Roethlisberger Running Backs: Cin: Ben Jarvis Green Ellis Balt: Ray Rice Cle: Trent Richardson Pit. Leveon Bell Fullbacks: Cin: Chris Pressley Balt. Kyle Juszczyk Cle: Owen Marecic Pit: David Johnson Tight Ends: Cin.: Jermaine Gresham Balt: Dennis Pitta Cle: Jordan Cameron Pit.: Heath Miller Left WR: Cin: Mohamed Sanu Balt: Torrey Smith Cle: Josh Gordon Pit: Emmanuel Sanders Right WR: Cin: AJ Green Balt: Jacoby Jones Cle: Greg Little Pit: Antonio Brown Left Tackle: Cin: Andre Whitworth Balt: Bryant McKinnie Cle: Joe Thomas Pit: Mike Adams Left Guard: Cin: Trevelle Wharton Balt: Kelechie Osemele Cle: Shaun Lauvao Pitt: Ramon Foster Center: Cin: Trevor Robinson Balt: Gino Gradkowski Cle: Alex Mack Pit: Maurkice Pouncey Right Guard: Cin: Kevin Zeitler Balt: Marshal Yanda Cle: John Greco Pit: David DeCastro Right Tackle: Cin.: Andre Smith Balt: Michael Oher Cle: The Schwartz Pit: Marcus Gilbert Kicker: Cin: Mike Nugent Balt: Justin Tucker Cle: Shayne Graham Pit.: Shaun Suisam Punt Returner: Cin: Pacman Jones Balt: Jacoby Jones Cle: probably Travis Benjamin Pit: Antonio Brown Kick Returner: Cin: Brandon Tate Balt: Jacoby Jones Cle: ????? Pitt: Emmanuel Sanders. Give your comments. Defense later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Training camp is about to open, so I thought it would be a good time to do an AFCN roster analysis. Start here with the Offenses. Rank the talent at each position 1-4 Quarterbacks: Cin: Andy Dalton Balt. Joe Flacco Cle. Brandon Weeden Pit. Ben Roethlisberger my rank: 1. Flacco, 2. BR 3. Dalton 4. Weeden Have to go by the record. Running Backs: Cin: Ben Jarvis Green Ellis Balt: Ray Rice Cle: Trent Richardson Pit. Leveon Bell My rank: 1. Rice 2. TR 3. Green-Ellis 4. Bell Veteran Rice still gets the preseason nod, though that could change mid year. Fullbacks: Cin: Chris Pressley Balt. Kyle Juszczyk Cle: Owen Marecic Pit: David Johnson My rank: put them all at #4. Don't really know enough about them to know who would be best. If forced, Marecic sucks hind tit. Tight Ends: Cin.: Jermaine Gresham Balt: Dennis Pitta Cle: Jordan Cameron Pit.: Heath Miller my rank: 1. Gresham 2. Pitta 3. Miller 4. Cameron Our guy has no track record, the others do. Miller trailing off. Left WR: Cin: Mohamed Sanu Balt: Torrey Smith Cle: Josh Gordon Pit: Emmanuel Sanders My rank: Hard choices here, I am going purely by experience level: 1. Smith 2. Sanders 3. Gordon 4. Sanu Right WR: Cin: AJ Green Balt: Jacoby Jones Cle: Greg Little Pit: Antonio Brown My rank: 1. Green 2. Jones...merely because of his playoff performance 3. Brown, merely because of experience 4. Little Left Tackle: Cin: Andre Whitworth Balt: Bryant McKinnie Cle: Joe Thomas Pit: Mike Adams My ranking: 1. JT 2. Whitworth 3.McKinnie 4. Adams Left Guard: Cin: Trevelle Wharton Balt: Kelechie Osemele Cle: Shaun Lauvao Pitt: Ramon Foster my rank: again, not a lot of difference. 1. Osemele 2. Wharton 3. Foster 4. Lauvao....but this would change because I don't think Lauvao will start, Pinkston would, and he would be at #2 or 3. Center: Cin: Trevor Robinson Balt: Gino Gradkowski Cle: Alex Mack Pit: Maurkice Pouncey My rank: 1. Mack 2. Pouncey 3. Robinson 4. Gradkowski. Even though some, not I think Pouncey may be better, he gets demoted for his display of ignorance. Right Guard: Cin: Kevin Zeitler Balt: Marshal Yanda Cle: John Greco Pit: David DeCastro My rank: 1. Yanda 2. Zeitler 3. Greco 4. DeCastro Greco could be challenged for his starting spot. High draft choices don't mean a guy can cut the mustard until he can prove it on the field. DeCastro has to play, and play well, if he wants to move up. Right Tackle: Cin.: Andre Smith Balt: Michael Oher Cle: The Schwartz Pit: Marcus Gilbert My rank: I really want to put The Schwartz #1 because I think he will be #1, but, I still will put it this way: 1. Oher 2. Smith 3 Schwartz 4. Gilbert Kicker: Cin: Mike Nugent Balt: Justin Tucker Cle: Shayne Graham Pit.: Shaun Suisam my rank: 1. Nugent 2. Tucker 3. Suisam 4. Graham. Browns had the #1 guy, but he got away. I have no clue how his replacement will do Punt Returner: Cin: Pacman Jones Balt: Jacoby Jones Cle: probably Travis Benjamin Pit: Antonio Brown my rank: 1. Jacoby Jones 2. Brown 3. Pacman 4. Benjamin....primarily because I don't even know if he will actually have that job. Kick Returner: Cin: Brandon Tate Balt: Jacoby Jones Cle: ????? Pitt: Emmanuel Sanders. My rank: 1. Jones 2. Sanders 3. Tate 4. ????? who the hell is going to return kickoffs for the Browns? Give your comments. Defense later. Here is one comment: Browns went from having the best player at several special teams positions to perhaps having the worst. The replacements for Dawson and Cribbs have a lot to prove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cheesedick Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 QB: Flacco- Rothles Dalton Weeden RB: Rice Richardson Ellis (haven't seen Bell in NFL yet) Tight End: Miller all (the others) WR: Smith Sanders Tackle: Thomas (all the others) Centers: Mack Pouncey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 We've got Left Tackle and Center. We are young everywhere. Stay tuned. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairHooker11 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Training camp is about to open, so I thought it would be a good time to do an AFCN roster analysis. Start here with the Offenses. Rank the talent at each position 1-4 Quarterbacks: Cin: Andy Dalton Balt. Joe Flacco Cle. Brandon Weeden Pit. Ben Roethlisberger Running Backs: Cin: Ben Jarvis Green Ellis Balt: Ray Rice Cle: Trent Richardson Pit. Leveon Bell Fullbacks: Cin: Chris Pressley Balt. Kyle Juszczyk Cle: Owen Marecic Pit: David Johnson Tight Ends: Cin.: Jermaine Gresham Balt: Dennis Pitta Cle: Jordan Cameron Pit.: Heath Miller Left WR: Cin: Mohamed Sanu Balt: Torrey Smith Cle: Josh Gordon Pit: Emmanuel Sanders Right WR: Cin: AJ Green Balt: Jacoby Jones Cle: Greg Little Pit: Antonio Brown Left Tackle: Cin: Andre Whitworth Balt: Bryant McKinnie Cle: Joe Thomas Pit: Mike Adams Left Guard: Cin: Trevelle Wharton Balt: Kelechie Osemele Cle: Shaun Lauvao Pitt: Ramon Foster Center: Cin: Trevor Robinson Balt: Gino Gradkowski Cle: Alex Mack Pit: Maurkice Pouncey Right Guard: Cin: Kevin Zeitler Balt: Marshal Yanda Cle: John Greco Pit: David DeCastro Right Tackle: Cin.: Andre Smith Balt: Michael Oher Cle: The Schwartz Pit: Marcus Gilbert Kicker: Cin: Mike Nugent Balt: Justin Tucker Cle: Shayne Graham Pit.: Shaun Suisam Punt Returner: Cin: Pacman Jones Balt: Jacoby Jones Cle: probably Travis Benjamin Pit: Antonio Brown Kick Returner: Cin: Brandon Tate Balt: Jacoby Jones Cle: ????? Pitt: Emmanuel Sanders. Give your comments. Defense later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenew23 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 My pure talent rankings... Quarterbacks: 1. Flacco 2. Roethlisberger 3. Weeden 4. Dalton Running Backs: 1. T Rich 2. Rice 3. Green-Ellis / Bernard 4. Bell / Dwyer Fullbacks: Wash... maybe Marecic is the worst Tight Ends: 1. Pitta 2. Miller 3. Gresham 4. Cameron Left WR: 1. Gordon 2. Smith 3. Sanders 4. Sanu Right WR: 1. Green 2. Brown 3. Little 4. Jones Left Tackle: 1. Thomas 2. Whitworth 3. McKinnie 4. Adams Left Guard: 1. Osemele 2. Wharton 3. Foster 4. Lauvao Center: 1. Mack 2. Pouncey 3. Robinson 4. Gradkowski Right Guard: 1. Yanda 2. DeCastro 3. Zeitler 4. Greco Right Tackle: 1. Schwartz 2. Smith 3. Oher 4. Gilbert Kicker: 1. Nugent 2. Tucker 3. Graham 4. Suisham Punt Returner: 1. J. Jones 2. P. Jones 3. Benjamin 4. Brown Kick Returner: 1. J. Jones 2. Tate 3. Bademosi / Benjamin / Skrine 4. Sanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 I'm rating the players according to how this season will end: Quarterbacks: Cle. Brandon Weeden Lightbulb goes on full bright, has the offense around him Cin: Andy Dalton Dalton has the offense around him, but the Browns are better, and Dalton doesn't have the arm Balt. Joe Flacco Joltin Joe Flatulence was overrated, still is. Had the offense around him, not so much this coming year. Pit. Ben Roethlisberger Stupidass Ben Rothlicksbooger won't have stars around him - he'll be seeing them. Running Backs: Cle: Trent Richardson The entire Browns offense will hit all cylinders - often be unstoppable.Balt: Ray Rice Rice is terrific, but he's no TR Pit. Leveon Bell Big Stupid Ben's only saving grace will be Bell running a lot. Cin: Ben Jarvis Green Ellis whatever Fullbacks: Cin: Chris PressleyBalt. Kyle JuszczykCle: Owen MarecicPit: David Johnson All tied for second place...@@ Tight Ends: Cin.: Jermaine GreshamCle: Jordan Cameron Tied for first. Cameron goes wild Balt: Dennis PittaPit.: Heath Miller Tied for 4th place. "yawn" Left WR: Balt: Torrey Smith Smith is one blazing fast wr. Bigtime playmaker. Cle: Josh Gordon Gordon is a close second, doesn't have Smith's speed, but will be a star. Pit: Emmanuel SandersCin: Mohamed Sanu These two will be tied for 4th place. No, they don't deserve third, dammit. Right WR: Cle: Greg Little - Will also go wild, with Cameron, Gordon, Benjamin, the whole offense will be great. Cin: AJ Green Green is hard to stop - He's a very close second. Balt: Jacoby JonesPit: Antonio Brown Tied for third. Ben won't get the ball to him often. Left Tackle: Cle: Joe Thomas JT rules. Nobody does it better. Cin: Andre Whitworth Huge, solid player. A distant second place. Can't stop the Browns rush, though. Not quick enough. Balt: Bryant McKinnie Will get holding calls vs the Browns Pit: Mike Adams Plays for a crappy offense this coming year. Pittsburg fans stay home. All 50 of them. Left Guard: Cin: Trevelle Wharton Clear favorite Balt: Kelechie Osemele Solid, mean player. Not that quick, feet wise. Cle: Shaun Lauvao Probly backs up Greco... Pitt: Ramon Foster If there was a fifth place, I'd put him in it. Center: Cle: Alex Mack Mack also rules Pit: Maurkice PounceyCin: Trevor RobinsonBalt: Gino Gradkowski All three tied for third place. Whatever Right Guard: Balt: Marshal YandaCle: John GrecoPit: David DeCastro Depends. DeCastro is probly one, except their offense will suck. Yanda is good, but Greco will be solid. Cin: Kevin Zeitler who? Right Tackle: Cle: The Schwartz Great pick, if I may say so myself.... He may end up all pro. He's that good. Cin.: Andre Smith Tough, very good. He's no Schwartz. Balt: Michael Oher Gettin up there. Pit: Marcus Gilbert Will hate Big Stupid Ben holding onto the ball by midseason. Kicker: Cin: Mike Nugent He's number one. Balt: Justin TuckerCle: Shayne Graham Tied for second. Pit.: Shaun Suisam Will kick a lot of field goals. Will miss half of them, because Big Stupid Ben will keep staggering around the field right in the middle of a the kick. Punt Returner: No idea. Cin: Pacman JonesBalt: Jacoby JonesCle: probably Travis BenjaminPit: Antonio Brown Kick Returner: All tied...for second place.... Cin: Brandon TateBalt: Jacoby JonesCle: ?????Pitt: Emmanuel Sanders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagitron Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 I dont have time to fully respond but will johnson is our fullback and antonio brown wont be returning kicks. Oh and heath miller had a career year before getting hurt. Im not sure how that implies he will be trailing off unless you assume he wont recover from injury. Flacco also isnt better than ben. He had a strong playoff, the guy needs to do it again before hes crowned anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 i'm not ranking players but with all the additions and subtractions throughout the division, i think it's up for grabs. UNLESS weeden sucks ass again and that means we will be the cellar dweller once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choco Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Ben went from clutch to crunch. He's not as good as you hope him to be. Besides....these rankings are for this year....not 2009.....when Ben was actually good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 It's easy to be "good" when you have 8 secs to throw and a Hinesend Ward to make you look like a genius on a 10 yard pass. Big Stupid Ben has a hell of an arm, and no longer has outstanding talent around him. "poof" went the playoffs with a defense that isn't what it used to be either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I dont have time to fully respond but will johnson is our fullback and antonio brown wont be returning kicks. Oh and heath miller had a career year before getting hurt. Im not sure how that implies he will be trailing off unless you assume he wont recover from injury. Flacco also isnt better than ben. He had a strong playoff, the guy needs to do it again before hes crowned anything. I took the starter info from the Ourlads Depth Chart guide. So if you have an issue there, take it up with them. Any number of the projected starters on these rosters could change before the season starts. As for Miller, for some reason I thought he was older than he is. It seems like he has been around forever, but he is only 31. But, yea, having a debilitating injury is certainly a factor in ranking someone. But, under any circumstance, he is not better than Gresham. Injuries is why BR gets "demoted" under Flacco at this point. Though I might in principle agree that Flacco is not overall as good as BR, the fact is, Flacco has done it lately, and BR hasn't. And Ron Jaworski himself feels that BR is tailing off. Injuries are going to make it that he won't have the escapability that he had before, and that is....or was a big part of his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 AFCN Offensive players who made last year's Pro Bowl: Roethlisberger Dalton (note: Flacco did not!) Ray Rice AJ Green Gresham Joe Thomas Yanda Ben Grubbs Pouncey Antonio Brown, KR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Training camp is about to open, so I thought it would be a good time to do an AFCN roster analysis. Start here with the Offenses. Rank the talent at each position 1-4 I will do the same here as I did for the defense and give the PFR Season Productivity average from last year. Again, it is a single digit representing that players productivity in the 2012 season. Quarterbacks: Cin: Andy Dalton Balt. Joe Flacco Cle. Brandon Weeden Pit. Ben Roethlisberger Dalton 13, Flacco 13, Roethlisberg 10, Weeden 8 Running Backs: Cin: Ben Jarvis Green Ellis Balt: Ray Rice Cle: Trent Richardson Pit. Leveon Bell Rice 13, Green-Ellis 8, Richardson 6, Bell NR Fullbacks: Cin: Chris Pressley Balt. Kyle Juszczyk Cle: Owen Marecic Pit: David Johnson Marecic -0-, Pressley -0-, Johnson NR, Juszczyk NR Tight Ends: Cin.: Jermaine Gresham Balt: Dennis Pitta Cle: Jordan Cameron Pit.: Heath Miller Gresham 7, Miller 7, Pitta 6, Cameron 2 Left WR: Cin: Mohamed Sanu Balt: Torrey Smith Cle: Josh Gordon Pit: Emmanuel Sanders Smith 8, Gordon 6, Sanders 5, Sanu 2 Right WR: Cin: AJ Green Balt: Jacoby Jones Cle: Greg Little Pit: Antonio Brown Green 13, Jones 7, Brown 6, Little 5 Left Tackle: Cin: Andre Whitworth Balt: Bryant McKinnie Cle: Joe Thomas Pit: Mike Adams Thomas 11, Whithworth 11, Adams 3, McKinnie 1 Left Guard: Cin: Trevelle Wharton Balt: Kelechie Osemele Cle: Shaun Lauvao Pitt: Ramon Foster Lauvao 7, Osemele 7, Foster 7, Wharton -0- Center: Cin: Trevor Robinson Balt: Gino Gradkowski Cle: Alex Mack Pit: Maurkice Pouncey Pouncey 11, Mack 7, Robinson 4, Gradkowski 1 Right Guard: Cin: Kevin Zeitler Balt: Marshal Yanda Cle: John Greco Pit: David DeCastro Yanda 10, Zeitler 8, Greco 5, DeCastro 1 Right Tackle: Cin.: Andre Smith Balt: Michael Oher Cle: The Schwartz Pit: Marcus Gilbert Smith 7, Schwartz 7, Oher 7, Gilbert 2 Kicker: Cin: Mike Nugent Balt: Justin Tucker Cle: Shayne Graham Pit.: Shaun Suisam Tucker 5, Suisham 4, Graham 3, Nugent 2 Punt Returner: Cin: Pacman Jones Balt: Jacoby Jones Cle: probably Travis Benjamin Pit: Antonio Brown Kick Returner: Cin: Brandon Tate Balt: Jacoby Jones Cle: ????? Pitt: Emmanuel Sanders. Returners not ranked because they hold other positions. Give your comments. Defense later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unsympathetic Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Pinkston was the starter from day 2 of camp. Lauvao is the backup to both him and Greco. We don't have a weakness at guard. Also, Smith is Balt's #1 but Green is Cin's #1. Flacco, Ben, Weeden, Dalton Rice, TRich, BJGE, Bell I refuse to rank FB's. Gresham Miller Pitta Cameron Smith Gordon Sanders Sanu Green Brown Jones Little Thomas McK Adams Whitworth Osemele Pinkston Wharton Foster Mack Pouncey Robinson Gradk Greco Yanda Zeitler DeCastro Smith Schwartz Oher Gilbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Here is how each team fared in the numbers of players ranked at the top spot at each position in the PFR season production average rank. I include ties...but exclude FBs all of who scored -0-: Baltimore: 7 at top spot: Flacco, Rice, Smith, Osemele, Yanda, Tucker, Oher Cincy: 5 at top spot: Dalton, Gresham, Green, Whitworth, Smith Cleve: 3 at top spot: Thomas, Lauvao, Schwartz Pitt: 2 at top spot: Miller, Foster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Cumulative total PFR season production points for each team's offense. Again, this should, theoretically reflect the strength of each team's offense based on last year's production: Baltimore 78 points Cincinati 75 points Cleveland 64 points Pittsburgh 56 points Note that if a rookie was the projected starter then no points were given there. E.g. no points for Leveon Bell, the projected starte at RB for the Steelers. However, for them, if you put Jonathan Dwyer in at RB, the possible starter if Bell doesn't win the job, that would give them 5 additional points. I actually think that Bell is the ONLY rookie projected to start at any offensive position in the AFC North, besides a fullback for Baltimore...but no fullbacks were awarded any points in the above cumulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenew23 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I already posted once, but I have to take another look b/c our 6 divisional games are SOOOO important. We have to start winning them, and we need production in order to do it: QB - Hard to say. None of these guys are "elite" in my opinion. Sure Flacco has a ring and Ben has 2, but Ben, while he IS a good QB, is the product of having his team's D and Flacco got lucky last year. Dalton seems to have the lowest ceiling of the 4, but he has AJ Green. Weeden is a similar QB to Flacco in that they both have great arm strength, but can make dumb mistakes. Ben and Flacco get the nod b/c of experience and being less likely to make the mistake that costs their team the game. (2013 prediction: Flacco, Ben, Weeden, Dalton) RB - 2 elite backs in this division, one mediocre, and one rookie. This one is pretty easy. (2013 prediction: Richardson/Hardesty, Rice/Pierce, Bell/Redman, Green-Ellis/Bernard) WR - Another challenging position to evaluate. It seems the teams with the most talent at WR have the worst QBs, and vice versa. AJ Green IS the best in the division, and easily top 5 in the NFL. Ben lost his top guy. Flacco lost his "Mr. Reliable." Gordon is out 2 games... Evaluating the entire WR corps of these teams, from top to bottom, none are "great" but I can't argue with the top guy putting his team over the edge. The numbers might not end up showing it, b/c of QB play, but the talent is in this order. (2013 prediction: Bengals: AJ Green, Sanu, Hawkins; Browns: Gordon, Little, Bess; Ravens: Smith, Jones, others; Steelers: Brown, Sanders, others) TE - AFC North TEs scoring TDs is commonplace, especially in division games. Norv loves his TEs, but Dalton doesn't seem to find his. (2013 prediction: Ravens: Pitta, Dickson; Steelers: Miller, Spaeth; Browns: Cameron, Davis; Bengals: Gresham, Eifert) OLine - The true strength of this division, and what makes these games so good... the trenches!! All 4 teams have good run-blocking, but the Browns take the cake b/c of their excellent pass protection. Weeden should have all the time in the world to make it or break it. It looks like the Steelers plan to start Mike Adams at LT... enough said... (2013 prediction: Browns, Bengals, Ravens, Steelers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 I already posted once, but I have to take another look b/c our 6 divisional games are SOOOO important. We have to start winning them, and we need production in order to do it: QB - Hard to say. None of these guys are "elite" in my opinion. Sure Flacco has a ring and Ben has 2, but Ben, while he IS a good QB, is the product of having his team's D and Flacco got lucky last year. Dalton seems to have the lowest ceiling of the 4, but he has AJ Green. Weeden is a similar QB to Flacco in that they both have great arm strength, but can make dumb mistakes. Ben and Flacco get the nod b/c of experience and being less likely to make the mistake that costs their team the game. (2013 prediction: Flacco, Ben, Weeden, Dalton) RB - 2 elite backs in this division, one mediocre, and one rookie. This one is pretty easy. (2013 prediction: Richardson/Hardesty, Rice/Pierce, Bell/Redman, Green-Ellis/Bernard) WR - Another challenging position to evaluate. It seems the teams with the most talent at WR have the worst QBs, and vice versa. AJ Green IS the best in the division, and easily top 5 in the NFL. Ben lost his top guy. Flacco lost his "Mr. Reliable." Gordon is out 2 games... Evaluating the entire WR corps of these teams, from top to bottom, none are "great" but I can't argue with the top guy putting his team over the edge. The numbers might not end up showing it, b/c of QB play, but the talent is in this order. (2013 prediction: Bengals: AJ Green, Sanu, Hawkins; Browns: Gordon, Little, Bess; Ravens: Smith, Jones, others; Steelers: Brown, Sanders, others) TE - AFC North TEs scoring TDs is commonplace, especially in division games. Norv loves his TEs, but Dalton doesn't seem to find his. (2013 prediction: Ravens: Pitta, Dickson; Steelers: Miller, Spaeth; Browns: Cameron, Davis; Bengals: Gresham, Eifert) OLine - The true strength of this division, and what makes these games so good... the trenches!! All 4 teams have good run-blocking, but the Browns take the cake b/c of their excellent pass protection. Weeden should have all the time in the world to make it or break it. It looks like the Steelers plan to start Mike Adams at LT... enough said... (2013 prediction: Browns, Bengals, Ravens, Steelers) Good analysis, a little homerish, but that's why we're here. I thought Gresham was a good tight end and Eifert a good draft pick, I'm a little baffled why you put them last ... they might be first. Zombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenew23 Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Good analysis, a little homerish, but that's why we're here. I thought Gresham was a good tight end and Eifert a good draft pick, I'm a little baffled why you put them last ... they might be first. Zombo Mostly scheme. It never seems that the Bengals utilize their TEs as they could/should. Eifert and Gresham are talented, but Eifert's a rookie and Gresham has been inconsistent in his career. I see the Steelers/Ravens/Browns using their TEs more this year and putting them in positions to make bigger plays and score more TDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Good analysis, a little homerish, but that's why we're here. I thought Gresham was a good tight end and Eifert a good draft pick, I'm a little baffled why you put them last ... they might be first. Zombo Yea, agree. I can't figure him out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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