(10-10-2021, 07:45 PM)Tony Wrote: There is no way the toast man can spin this any other way, is there?

(10-10-2021, 06:19 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: I’m sure I’ll get flammed for bumping this thread, and gets lots of “hE’s nOT ThE rEAsON wE loST!!!” replies, which is true, but damn if this dude doesn’t have some of the goofiest plays. I remember one last year where he tripped over his own feet trying to make a simple sideline catch, and today’s was even worse. There was a ton of open field if he just simply runs like a normal human being.

(10-10-2021, 07:47 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: Yes, Sample TE was a bad pick.  But it is not the reason why Bengals lost against the Packers.

(10-10-2021, 07:34 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: Which isn’t a bad idea at all

But turns out Sample plays like a cow getting tipped over

(10-10-2021, 07:39 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: This was such a roller coaster game for Zac.

I thought the play calling on the drive that tied it up was masterful. It's like he read me complain about not getting others involved in the GameDay thread, then suddenly he was running Mixon and Perine, and hitting Boyd and Higgins finally.

But you also had -2 yards in the 2nd quarter and the conservative play calling leading up to the one FG, where he just gave up and ran it a couple times. And Sample is the one guy we really don't WANT to involve.

(10-10-2021, 08:12 PM)Whatever Wrote: Some stuff I can give him a pass for because Mixon obviously wasn't 100% and our RB depth isn't good.

However, when involving guys who are your 6th, 7th, 8th options, the situation is important.  You want to sneak them in situations where the D is going to be keying on your top threats.  That usually means 3rd downs.  The targets to Sample were on 1st and 10, when the D is going to play honest.  

The first pick was the same thing.  1st and 10, he runs the heavy package out there, splits Prince out wide left trying to sell the D on a screen or flat to the left and runs a flood to the right.  Problem is, your skill guys are Perrine, Tate, Sample, and Uzi.  No defense is going to respect that set of skill players enough to cheat in 1st and 10.  Now, in a 3rd and short, it's a different story, especially if you sell it by putting Mixon in the game.  D stays home and Burrow forces a bad throw instead giving up on it.

(10-10-2021, 07:53 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: This has not been implied.  So why say it?

(10-10-2021, 11:32 PM)Socal Bengals fan Wrote: Unfortunately I just rewatched the game   , I paid close attention to Sample .  There's no one damn positive thing this guy did during the game.   2 drops n a catch where he fell like he got hit by a 12 gauge shotgun.    There's in no way in he'll our 2nd TE is this bad where we can't improve by signing anyone off a practice squad.

(10-10-2021, 08:30 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: Because some are pointing out his performance today against the Packers.  

(10-11-2021, 01:26 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Chase Coffman thinks Sample was a bad pick

(10-11-2021, 01:26 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Chase Coffman thinks Sample was a bad pick

(10-10-2021, 07:32 PM)Whatever Wrote: This just honest felt like the coach getting too cute.  Zac was likely figuring GB would key on Uzi after his monster game last week, so he tried to catch them sleeping with Sample.  

(10-11-2021, 01:21 AM)Tony Wrote: Ya, that was the point of bumping it. Did you watch the game? He was frigging horrendous out there... 

(10-11-2021, 01:30 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: That left a mark…

I will never forget Jonathan Hayes being completely and utterly done with Coffman on Hard Knocks lol.

(10-11-2021, 01:31 AM)Whatever Wrote: But what does Shawn Brewer think about him?