BA Baracus Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Division opponents are always tricky, but if the Steelers get by Cincinnati, which I think they will, then they will go to the Super Bown. Denver is a mess and New England has had too many injuries, not worried at all about either of those teams. I'd say Pittsburgh, Denver, and now recently New England are the most inconsistent teams in the AFC playoffs and could be beaten by anyone on any given day. Cincinnati and KC are much more consistent but have lower ceilings in terms of what their best game looks like. Houston is there by default, but could still get a win in an opponent doesn't show up or makes a bunch of mistakes. To say that any team shouldn't be worried about any of the other teams in this playoff shows a gross misunderstanding of just how wide open things are on the AFC side. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I'd say Pittsburgh, Denver, and now recently New England are the most inconsistent teams in the AFC playoffs and could be beaten by anyone on any given day. Cincinnati and KC are much more consistent but have lower ceilings in terms of what their best game looks like. Houston is there by default, but could still get a win in an opponent doesn't show up or makes a bunch of mistakes. To say that any team shouldn't be worried about any of the other teams in this playoff shows a gross misunderstanding of just how wide open things are on the AFC side. Also known as Steeler Homerism Of course I know some Bengals fans that have zero faith they can win because of past playoff losses, it being in primetime, the Steeler nemesis, etc. Makes me wonder if their fans show up in good numbers or do we see a ton of black and gold. Just saw on nfl.com that Deangelo Williams has been ruled out, and Andy Dalton will not be available either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Thaaaaat's probably a bit of a stretch... well to his credit his name is "diehard steelerfan" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Just saw on nfl.com that Deangelo Williams has been ruled out, and Andy Dalton will not be available either. Edge: Bengals Cincy has gotten pretty used to playing with McCarron under center. Without DWilly, there is a high risk of Pittsburgh becoming one-dimensional and Cincy has a defense that can exploit that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiehardSteeler Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Thaaaaat's probably a bit of a stretch... Maybe for you, I gave my opinion, and I am not worried about Denver or New England. Not quite sure how you can say that my opinion is a stretch, it is an opinion, and it is mine, so who better to state what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiehardSteeler Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) I'd say Pittsburgh, Denver, and now recently New England are the most inconsistent teams in the AFC playoffs and could be beaten by anyone on any given day. Cincinnati and KC are much more consistent but have lower ceilings in terms of what their best game looks like. Houston is there by default, but could still get a win in an opponent doesn't show up or makes a bunch of mistakes. To say that any team shouldn't be worried about any of the other teams in this playoff shows a gross misunderstanding of just how wide open things are on the AFC side. That is YOUR opinion, no need to show a gross misunderstanding of what an opinion is. Edited January 8, 2016 by DiehardSteeler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiehardSteeler Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) well to his credit his name is "diehard steelerfan" Now you show a MUCH better grasp of what an opinion is, thank you very much sir. Edited January 8, 2016 by DiehardSteeler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Ok your opinion is that you're not worried, most of us are saying you should be Edited January 8, 2016 by stevegrab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 If Dalton is out, I need to re-think my Smack Bowl lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 That is YOUR opinion, no need to show a gross misunderstanding of what an opinion is. How's this then...Your opinion demonstrates that you lack an understanding of the parity of the AFC playoff field. Or maybe...Your opinion isn't grounded in any realistic assessment of the AFC playoff picture. Better? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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