The Bengals were and probably still are one of the worst teams in the NFL. I don’t care that Andy Dalton has looked good in 2 games, they are the Bengals. Someone is going to get busted for something other than 8 pounds of pot and a bunch of pipes. They are the Bengals ok at least that’s what I keep telling myself. Truth is they have a few nice players in Dalton, AJ Green, Cedric Bensen, Leon Hall and all those lost 49er defenders.

 So let’s match it up, for the most part I’m going group vs. group but for some positions like QB it’s 1 on1
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With the 49ers going up against the Bengals on Sunday Niner Noise teamed up with Cody Byers who is editor of Stripe Hype for a Q&A.  Head over to the Bengals blog to see to our answers.  Enjoy!

Q.  The Bengals were close to starting 2-0 last week and rookie quarterback Andy Dalton looks to be the real deal in the first two games with 413 passing yards, 3 TD’s and no interceptions.  What is Dalton’s best ability that makes him a good quarterback?

His best ability is his mental grasp of the game. Dalton had a shortened preseason and already he’s telling other players where to line up. OC Jay Gruden is letting Dalton have a lot of control over the play at the line and so far it’s paid off.

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