04-30-2021, 06:00 PM
(04-30-2021, 05:51 PM)Joelist Wrote: Yes the line improved later in the season. In fact once it had a stable lineup (Johnson, XSF, Hopkins, Spain, Hart) that got lots of reps together it was actually effective. We have the stats on this in multiple threads - pressures and hits nosedived and only 2 sacks in the last 4 games. Well, Jonah is back and he is better than Johnson and Reiff is a pretty large upgrade over Hart. The key right now is ensuring players like MJ and Redmond never see the field as a Bengal again. This is why I want to at minimum double dip OL.
With Chase, you can expect that 3 WR is going to be the base set, with possibly Perine and Mixon in the backfield together with Burrow. I would assume here that if teams try dropping 7 or 6 we could play power football and have Perine either be the bulldozer or lead for Mixon. I would expect that this is going to result in single coverage on either Higgins or Chase or Boyd which is great for us.
Hell yeah, been calling for putting 2 RB's on the field for years as long as they are pass catchers. Makes you much less
predictable. Chemistry and cohesion are the biggest things with OL play and this cannot be stated enough. Double dip on
the OL to keep MJ off the field and we are sitting pretty nice with those weapons.
Tells me a lot that there was no talk of Pitts even if he got past the Falcons from us.
Don't understand not using a TE much in the NFL now a days but if we aren't than do what you say here and use the RB's.
