Pickler: "Kerry may try to knock Bush off stride, but the president is famous for staying on message, keeping to his political point no matter what."
Scouts, Inc.: "Giving RB Rudi Johnson 20-plus carries takes some pressure off Palmer and helps keep an aggressive Pittsburgh front seven on its heels... However, establishing an effective running game won't be easy working against a Pittsburgh defense that is giving up 3.1 yards a carry."
Pickler: "Kerry needs to hold back enough to give Bush the opportunity and time to create errors."
Scouts, Inc.: "Pittsburgh has the front seven to slow Cincinnati's ground attack and force Palmer into some obvious throwing situations... and the result should be some costly mistakes that the Steelers turn into turnovers."
Pickler: "Kerry needs to make people envision him as president, says Alan Schroeder, a presidential debate expert... 'He has to diminish George W. Bush without being personally mean about it,' Schroeder says, even as he tries to 'dispel the negative stereotypes that have been created about him.'"
Scouts, Inc.: "Cincinnati's offensive linemen can't lunge at their blocks because the defender lined up over their head may not be attacking upfield. They'll struggle to recover in time to pick up the blitz if they fire out of their stances too aggressively."
Pickler: "The senator criticizes Bush's Iraq policies in every speech, and he will try to drive home his argument that the war is going badly and Bush doesn't understand or know what to do about it."
Scouts, Inc.: " Look for Pittsburgh to spread the Bengals' run defense with some multireceiver sets and then pound the ball inside with RBs Duce Staley and Jerome Bettis to exploit this weakness." |
