Zac's use of shotgun.

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(04-14-2022, 02:26 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: Does Zac love PA? I guess he might, but he doesn't utilize it. The Bengals were dead last in play-action passing attempts. Also, play-action effectiveness doesn't really care about shotgun or under center. Hell, it doesn't care if your run game is good or not. Play-action passing just works, flat out. Shotgun, under center, good running, no running game. None of it matters. It creates conflict in the short area defenders because they have to play their run fits.

It is really tough to say that not having a solid running game doesn't impact PA ability at all.  The LBs and Safeties don't have to "respect" the run because the defensive line stuffs it.  

I get what you are saying, and although it seems like ZT and company were willing to run in to a wall a lot early, they moved more to a Burrow-led "let Joe cook" offense as the season progress.  Sure, when matchups dictated it, they were almost run first (the first Raiders game) but overall, the run game (especially when you look at YPC) was below average (or so I would imagine).  

I don't have the stat to back it up, but I remember seeing something where Burrow was damn near perfect in PA passing.  I'm hopeful it grows, and with the newly improved offensive line, helps to protect Joe from taking hits as well as be highly efficient.