05 January 2009

Cowher: Bengals in playoffs in '09

Bill Cowher is convinced (myself- not so much) that the Cincinnati Bengals will make an appearance in the playoffs next year for three simple reasons...
1. Our defense finished 12th in the league
2. Carson Palmer will be returning
3. Cedric Benson can establish himself as the running back

In my opinion, our defense will be fine, and our stats for the season show just that. When we have a healthy O-line, we can start talking about Carson making a decent return. And as soon as we have some adjustments made in our administration (i.e. obtaining a GM and somehow ridding ourselves of Mike Brown), we can surpass talks about simply going to the playoffs; let's talk Super Bowl. No, I'm only kidding (a fan can wish, eh?), but the joke about Cedric Benson establishing himself as the running back trumps them all. He had two good games against two very terrible defenses. He still has too much to prove.

Bill Cowher is the man though, and let's hope that he's right, but needless to say, I'm not holding my breath.

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