10-16-2023, 11:00 AM
(10-15-2023, 11:43 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: I dont buy the excuse defenses are forcing Burrow to dink and dunk every game because they are playing cover 2. If thats the case why doesnt it effect other teams like Miami? Is our QB and WRs as good if not better than Miami's?
Because Miami is dominating the ground game. The conventional way to get a team out of cover two is to run the ball which forces them to bring a safety down and play middle field closed. Cincinnati can't do that, but Miami can. Miami is averaging 6.5 yards per carry. To put that into perspective, Miami's yards per carry is better than eight teams yards per pass attempt.
TL;DR - Teams can't play cover two against Miami because they torch them on the ground.
