I think with the addition of Purify, that the deep threat is still there. He doesn’t have blazin speed but the CB’s aren’t going to play back this game, b/c of the none deep threat. That is when they will get burned. They necessarily don’t know how fast Purify is. They get burned a couple of times by Chad, Coles and Purify, they will have no choice but to switch game plans. That is when it’s tough to win, by switching game plans, that they didn’t practice on all week. Does anybody know if Simpson is dressing this game? This could also be a factor in the deep threat. My thought is, that Simpson dresses too and they undress somebody else on special teams. Purify can also play special teams.

Chris Henry = Steeler Killer

take it from a steeler fan chris was a match-up nitmare, he always seemed to catch those long 3rd down catches andeven TD’s, quite honestly wedidnt have the personnal to watch all 3 (then with chad and TJ). Not sure but thank God since 05 u (the bengals) couldnt field Palmer, Chad, Housh, and Henry seriuosly that combo was a steeler killer

knew that Purify was getting called up and he wasn’t quite ready YET, (yet being the key word here), then there is something up!! To suspicious here, the way it played out. Simpson knows something that all of us is not seeing. Whatever it is, it’s got me wondering. Maybe he’s not quite ready for a reason we all don’t know about. Think about what he actually said. He didn’t really appear to be worried about losing his job and ML really still wants him to stay or he would be gone.

there is a reason he had such little playing time. I don’t know what it is exactly but I suspect he couldn’t handle going across the middle. Coles, Caldwell, and Purify have the body types and toughness to consitantly go there. Chad, Henry, and Simpson do not. that being said, we don’t have that many plays designed with two outside receivers this year. that’s why the Henry loss won’t hurt us that bad this year as apposed to the offense style we ran in 2005.