09-25-2016, 07:14 PM
(09-25-2016, 07:07 PM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: The season is not over, but it has a bad feel to it. They are headed into a Thursday night game where they traditionally play down a notch or two.
The offensive line continues to play badly. I know, people are going to say "but Hill was able to gain some yards today". He was towards the beginning of the game with two tight ends and an h-back staying in to help block (half his yards came off one play, the rest of the game he was under 3 ypc). After the first drive though, basically everyone in the stadium knew they were going to run out of that formation. Dalton did not have much time to throw, and there were a few times it looked like he was going to get his head taken off.
The defensive line is not putting much pressure on the opposing quarterbacks.
Adam Jones looked terrible today. At one point they showed stat that he had been targeted seven times for five receptions, one pass interference, and a touchdown. The second half it seemed like they threw to the left side of the field time after time. Dennard does not look much better.
I've given Zampese a pass up to this point, and actually defended him last week. The play calling today was completely abysmal.
The worst thing is the team looked flat today. They did not seem to have much excitement and that is completely unacceptable. It's your home opener, you need the win to go 2-1, and you're playing the defending Super Bowl champions. Super Bowl champions who are starting a seventh round quarterback... a guy that you let throw for 312 yards and four touchdowns.
If they lose Thursday, this team could easily be looking at 1-5. People will say I'm being overly dramatic, but this game coming up is as close to a must win as you can get for week four in the NFL.
As of right expectations are not High. Also AJ Green appears to be getting tired of it.
