Author: Bill Smith
Published: Jun 16th, 2018
Category: NFL Football
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Top 4 issues facing AFC North teams

Tags: afc north, afc north nfl, afc north predictions, afc north teams, Bengals, Browns, Ravens, Steelers

Baltimore Ravens

	Ravens The saying goes when you have 2 QBS you don’t have any. What if you have 5 QBS?
4	The D played very well last year. Can they continue to keep that going with new DC Don “wink” Martindale?
3	The run game was up and down. Can R Alex Collins revive the run game?
2	The WR group was totally reworked. Is this group any better than the one in 17?
1	Flacco has been down the last several years 29th in passing y 17. Can he get the O going to get back into the playoffs?

	Bengals
4	Will new blood help an OL that was decimated by losses over the last 2 seasons?
3	Can R Joe Mixon get the run game going?
2	Can the pass D survive the losses they suffered because of cuts?
1	RV Dalton has not won a playoff game in his career. Can he even get there this year?

	Browns
4	CL retained HC Jackson with a 1-31 record. How long will he survive?
3	CL was 18th in rushing despite refusing to run & let R Isaiah Crowell leave in FA. Is there any hope for the run gm?
2	D was 31st in scoring D but the O turned the ball over and over. Will it play better this season?
1	How long will CL let Q Baker Mayfield sit before throwing him to the wolves? It will not be pretty!

	Steelers
4	Can the young DBS get the job done with 2 rookies in the group?
3	PT Traded WR Bryant. How will the reworked WR Group play this season?
2	Will PT ever get R Le’Veon Bell to sign a long term contract?
1	Q Ben Roethlisberger played well LY. How will he react to the drafting of Mason Rudolph?

Author: Bill Smith
Published: Apr 10th, 2018
Category: NFL Football
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Top 5 questions facing The AFC North teams

Tags: afc north, afc north nfl, afc north predictions, afc north teams, Bengals, Browns, Ravens, Steelers

Baltimore Ravens

Ravens

The biggest issues are OL, Dbackfield & Flacco.

5 Will the two injured G’s from last year recover and solve the OL issue?

4 Was RB Collins a one year wonder or will he be able to average 4.8 yards/att that he had last year?

3 How will the new WR group solve the issues they had last year?

2 Will the rebuilt Dbackfield play better this year than they did last year?

1 Will Flacco ever get back to all pro level of play?

Browns

The biggest issue with CL is the head coach. How did he keep his job after going 1-31 in 2 seasons?

5 RB Hyde is the new RB but will Jackson allow him to carry the ball enough?

4 Will WR Josh Gordon stay clean & eligible to play this year?

3 Will the reworked Dbackfield produce better than last year?

2 Who will play LT since Joe Thomas retired?

1 Can Q Taylor get CL to win enough games to get him resigned or will the Rookie start next year?

Bengals

CN was bad last year. Unless the run game gets better, it will be worse this year.

5 Will the rebuilt Dbackfield recover from a very down year?

4 Will the WR group add a guy that can help Green get open?

3 Can the run game get going?

2 Will the OL get better or be as bad as last year? They did trade for LT Glenn from BF.

1 Can Q RV Dalton get back to a decent level of play & get

Steelers

The Dbackfield has played badly but the O is down too.

5 Will Bell play without a long term contract?

4 Can the OL get better ?

3 Can the D avoid the flood of injuries that it suffered last year?

2 CAN THE DBACKFIELD GET BETTER

1 Will Rothlesburger get them into SB?

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