12-06-2021, 11:13 AM
(12-06-2021, 10:58 AM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: I get this sentiment but I never understand why ZT conversations come up after games where turnovers were the key reason for the loss. ZTs game plan had Chase wide open early in the game. ZTs game plan had them within 2 points after falling way down. ZTs game plan wasn’t what threw the pick in the end zone…. I just can’t pin this one on ZT, in fact, if his players executed the game coulda been easily the Bengals IMO.
If you wanted to get specific, I'd say people are mad about 2 specific plays. The first would be the 2 pt conversion attempt-turned penalty-tuned zero points after the first touchdown. That whole sequence was pretty embarrassing. The second would be the miscommunication at the end of the second half where there were 5 second on the clock and there was no spike and no play run. Those were both WTH moments that showed an absence of discipline.
I'm 100 percent with you thought. The Chase play could have been a Denzel Ward INT style back breaker, but the team kept fighting. The Mixon fumble was the knife in the heart with the team driving and in field goal range within 2 points of making up a 24 point deficit. Absolute momentum killer.
