The Bodine Witch Hunt

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(05-01-2016, 02:06 AM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Dalton has one of the quickest releases in the league. Which really helps an OL.

bengals throe the ball deep a lot more than most teams in the league.  That hurts the O-line.  Last year the bengal were top 5 in the league in pass plays over 20 yards and over 40 yards.

(05-01-2016, 02:06 AM)NATI BENGALS Wrote:  If we had one of the best OL in the league year after year. I could understand not even questioning the guy in charge of it. But we don't.

Yes we do.  In the 9 years since PFF started keeping a "pass blocking efficiency" rating of O-lines the Bengals rank NUMBER ONE in the league, and they have been very consistent ranking in the top 6 in the league every year except one. (this was from the middle of the '15 season when the story about PA was in SI.)

This year PFF had the Bengals as one of only 5 O-lines that ranked in the top 10 in both pass blocking and run blocking.

This year Football Outsiders ranked the Bengals offensive line #1 in the league in run blocking.

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol