09-14-2022, 07:38 PM
(09-14-2022, 03:32 PM)higgy100 Wrote: You're correct BUT it's not the case with for a Bengals team that only, I believe, 4-5 teams that rushed for less yards than they did last year PLUS a team where the RB's got hit behind the LOS on 52% of the hand offs and that's with primarily just a front 7.That's staggering. There is no S in this league that loads the box on 1st down against the Bengals in fear of defending a 5-6 yard gain unless it's a S blitz/CB blitz to get to Burrow.
I expect that to change this season and Mixon averaged close to 5 ypc on several runs in the first half last week but, again, the 4 TO's just interrupted any flow or rhythm.
Have to agree, I think it is pretty absurd to say that a good running game doesn't help play-action at all...
A bad running game you don't have to pay attention to near as much as a good running game.
KillerGoose is a smart dude and knows a lot but this is what he seems to be disagreeing with.
