Week 1 matches up our Cincinnati Bengals with the Chicago Bears. This is one of the best week 1 match up, and also one of the hardest to evaluate and choose. As a fan, you want your team to beat everybody, as a realest and student/teacher of the game you have to evaluate each team weaknesses and strengths and visualize the game before it happen in order to pick a realistic winner. I would normal watch film on each team using NFL GAME REWIND COACHES FILM, to do my evaluation, but seeing that it's week 1 I don't have much to go off of.
CHICAGO BEARS
This Chicago Bears team is one with a lot of talent, we know the usual suspects that is, Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, and Matt Forte. However, coming into this week 1 match-up they have more questions then even these guys can answer.
*The biggest question of them all is how will the Two rookie offensive lineman, Kyle Long and Jordan Mills hold up against the best front in the NFL. Although Long and Mills had good camps, and played well in the preseason, they have never faced the forces they will face come Sunday afternoon
* How ready is Marshall? Brandon Marshall has been nagged by a hip injury. He has missed practically most of the preseason and even worst he hasn't been a full participant in practice lately. There is NO question he's going to play, but how effective can he be?
* Which Jay Cutler will we see? Jay Cutler is, in my opinion, one the most inconsistent QB in the league. He shows signs of elite ability, but also has showed signs of what holds this team back. Which will we see Sunday? His favorite target is not 100% and he's not an idiot he knows what he's facing on the other side of him, will he be poised and pick the weak secondary apart or panic when he see Geno closing in?
*Rookie Coach: Will Marc Trestman be able to handle this football club throughout the duration of this season? He has already been tested by Marshall in his little preseason rant and frustrations, we all know how much of a Hot head Jay Cutler can be, will Trestman be able to handle these guys as they go through what I think will be a tough, up and down season for the Bear.
CINCINNATI BENGALS
The Cincinnati Bengals although I believe have more advantages then these Bears, they have questions of their own.
* #2 Receiver? Who will step up as that #2 guy? This Chicago secondary is really good. Tim Jennings and Charles Tillman are both all-pro DB's Somebody has to step up and take pressure off of Green, so he can try to get some one-on-one coverage and a opportunity to bust the game open.
* Tight Ends- How will the two 1st round draft picks perform? Will they demand respect? Can they control the middle of the field and be the force they are expected to be? They to, like the receivers, can take some pressure off of Green.
* Offensive Tackles- Is Big Whit knee healthy enough to not only play, but take the forces of Briggs and Peppers off the edge? I believe the Bears D will challenge him and Andre Smith who struggles in pass pro.
*Secondary- Can this secondary contain All-pro Brandon Marshall? In my opinion we haven't had a #1 guy in our secondary since Jonathan Joesph, I don't think Leon Hall is that guy that can shut down a teams #1 Wide out. This secondary will be tested, the Bears won't be able to run the football effectively, and we all know the weakness of this D, why wouldn't you test it.
GAME OVERVIEW
When you measure up these two football team based off strength and weaknesses the Bengals are the better football team. On paper, the Bengals are better, but the game has to be played on the field, and I have provided you with things to watch, as you watch the game. All things taking into consideration I see this being a low scoring game, because of the strength of both of these Defensive units. At the end of the day the Bengals D is stronger overall, and I have them coming out on top of this one 17-14.
Nice analysis. Let's get that W
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