Anderson, should have plenty of opportunities to capitalize.
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“I mean, it didn’t go well then”, the Bengals right tackle said on Wednesday. He gets his shoulders pointed toward the goal line.
Thomas (nine catches, 188 yards) and Sanders (eight receptions, 88 yards) are still searching for the end zone, and Siemian understands their consternation. It proved to be the difference in the football game – literally.
“First let’s clear one thing up: The coaches don’t get a view like you guys think they get”, Lewis said, referring to the various angles and stop-action views. Their longest run of season is 12 yards. Dalton has at least one touchdown pass in 13 of his last 15 games. Still, Eifert might be back this week and that would be a huge boost for Andy Dalton and these Bengals. “I can sit up here and make it all about me and Demaryius, how we’re used to having 100-yard games, we’re used to scoring touchdowns and we’re used to doing this”. “We’ve had a couple of missed assignments that could have helped us have a couple bigger runs. So we’ll have our hands full, for sure”, said Siemian. I’m taking corners Dre Kirkpatrick and Adam Jones here, as they are blossoming into one of the better tandems in the NFL. Even though he played against one great and one good team, that was at home.
“I think the thing that stands out is the pass rush, obviously”, he added. But the reality is you won’t win them all. They play tight coverage. Last season, they led the division the whole way after an 8-0 start.
Though the defense looks a little different from the 2015 unit, Lewis doesn’t see much of a change from last season either. The Bengals are very stingy at home and have done well in these physical type matchups in recent memory.
This one left them playing catch-up, something they haven’t had to do. “They’ve done a great job getting to the quarterback”. We have to look at it and do a better job. The guys are cloned.
“That’s understandable, right? Receivers, they want the ball, they want to make plays, especially our guys, and they’re two of the best in the business”, Siemian said. Their defense has always been good and this will be a true test for this Broncos offense. Dekoda is fixing to play a lot more.
“Dalton and Green connection is up there with the elite quarterbacks”, Miller said. Despite an exorbitant amount of holding non-calls last week, we saw Carlos Dunlap and Michael Johnson overrun Big Ben on a rain-soaked field, only to see him make an unlikely play. Just do that and I think we’ll have a good chance of stopping them.
Without Demarcus Ware, the Bengals can focus more of their attention on Von Miller. Sanders had 49- and 39-yard efforts in his first two games, while Thomas’ only big contribution was a 44-yard catch in Week 2. Dalton knows the “Sackmaster” is someone he’ll have to be aware of at all times.
Ogbuehi was reminded of what it’s like while watching video of the Broncos’ 34-20 win over the Colts on Sunday. “He’s running the show up there for us and he’s an athletic guy, he’s strong, he can reach and he does a lot of things really well”. “You just have to know where he is”. Who are the two impact players on your defense that the Broncos fans should watch?
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“There’s not much he can’t do”.
