06-24-2024, 05:07 PM
(06-24-2024, 02:46 PM)Lucius Cincinnatus Wrote: In 2022, we moved to a shotgun only offense after week 5. Nothing to do with a Burrow injury, but more of Burrow's preference.
That's my point. We were in a shotgun heavy/only offense before Burrow was injured. So, why will that change?
Burrow does love the Shotgun, but we saw how good him and the Offense was against the 49ers and Burrow saw how well Browning
did in his absence running the Offense under Center more. It is less predictable and helps the O-line with the QB under Center.
(06-24-2024, 03:06 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Because they've ran it so much that opposing teams, especially our division rivals have learn to predict and plan for it. It has to change, at least to a degree, in order to keep teams playing honest defense.
Spot on as usual Sunset.
(06-24-2024, 04:49 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: It's hard to take a mid-season change as the definitive direction that the coaches want to go. It's also hard to say that it was "more of Burrow's preference". Burrow's preference could have been a factor, and it also could have been due to the fact that the Bengals had the leagues second worst rushing attack through the first four weeks. For what it's worth, the Bengals rush offense went from 3.2 yards per carry through the first four weeks to 4.5 yards per carry for the rest of the season after they went to a more shotgun heavy approach.
There have been reports of the offense making some notable changes, including an interest in lining up under center more. This isn't a direct quote from Zac but an observation from minicamp. I don't know how much weight you're going to put into that. Last season is tough to analyze because, again, they had to make changes on the fly due to Burrow's lingering calf injury. Was that really the offense they wanted to run? I personally doubt it was. This doesn't mean that the Bengals are for sure going to make this change, but there certainly are reasons to believe that they will.
Nice post KillerGoose. Having the worst rushing attack sure didn't help and when your OL is always playing on their heels in the Shotgun
not much good can come from it. Most of us have heard the coaches talking about Burrow being under Center more which is great news
as they aren't just ignoring it, same with Burrow. He saw how well Browning ran the Offense and how our running game improved as the
year went on.
