Getting Close To Browns Game

[kevin]

(08-31-2023, 10:02 PM)jj22 Wrote: This is why a good run game would have been nice. Something they could lean on to ease Burrow back.

I don’t want to see them come out throwing. Burrow getting sacked his first drop back, because no one feared a run.  Only way we win is if we can run the ball.

Mixon having a 100 yard game would help.  Bengals normally win if they have an RB with 100 yards of rushing yards. 

Again, I hope Burrow looks healthy in his week of practice and is able to help our Bengals win.  I haven't seen a Bengals back-up QB start and have a good game in a lot of years. However if Burrow is still gimpy and limping around in practice, then he isn't healthy yet, and you can't risk losing a Super Bowl type QB for the season or a career that way. 

I agree jj22.  No matter who starts for Bengals at QB, Bengals will need a good run game.   Cleveland is back to old time Cleveland football of tough Defense and using a stable of running backs to run the ball up a teams rear end, but watch out for their passing game also.  One of Taylors worst coached games was in 2021 night game with Browns where Taylor went pass happy and no power runs. So Bengals were trying to play touch football or flag football, and Browns clobbered them with Tackle football as they laid on the hits.  The good news was Taylor learned from this game, and in games after went more to run plays as Bengals went to Super Bowl.  So whoever is Bengals QB, don't get pass happy, mix in the run.  Let the moon pies on O Line fire off and run block the Browns at least half of the time Bengals have the ball. 

If Burrow back from injury plays, he will need help from a solid running game.  If the back-up QB's play, they will be in dire need of a solid running game.  I agree with you jj22.  Run The Ball.  If Mixon rushes for 100 yards, the Bengals stand a good chance of winning.