10-02-2016, 12:12 AM
I'm not sure who the blame goes to. Zampese has been here since Dalton and Green (and for that matter just about everyone on offense) arrived in Cincy. He's seen what works and what doesn't with this crew. It's not like he needed to reinvent the wheel this season.
My hope is that it's a matter of getting past the attrition on the offensive side of the ball. The familiarity this team usually enjoys due to it's high rate of player retention was somewhat lost this season. It's uncharacteristic of the Dalton era. They're having to go through what most teams go through every year, i.e. figuring out what works for them and developing a rythmn in time to cash in on it.
Marvin Jones is doing better than I thought he would in Detroit and Sanu is not looking too shabby, either. Maybe their departures hurt more than we thought they would when compounded with Eifert's absence. I like LaFell and Boyd and think the can help, but they just don't seem like they're fully integrated yet. Boyd has practically disappeared since Pittsburgh. Dalton is leaning on AJ a lot. Uzomah has been something of a regular target. Gio seems under utilized.
They also went to a totally different type of player at RT with the super-athletic Ogbuehi replacing Dre. Smith's play seemed to drop off a little last year and his durability was a bit of an issue, but it's a switch nonetheless.
My hope is that this team finds a comfort zone within the next few weeks. I think it's very possible. In my opinion, the talent is there but the familiarity across the roster on offense is not. Just a matter of time and chemistry.
My hope is that it's a matter of getting past the attrition on the offensive side of the ball. The familiarity this team usually enjoys due to it's high rate of player retention was somewhat lost this season. It's uncharacteristic of the Dalton era. They're having to go through what most teams go through every year, i.e. figuring out what works for them and developing a rythmn in time to cash in on it.
Marvin Jones is doing better than I thought he would in Detroit and Sanu is not looking too shabby, either. Maybe their departures hurt more than we thought they would when compounded with Eifert's absence. I like LaFell and Boyd and think the can help, but they just don't seem like they're fully integrated yet. Boyd has practically disappeared since Pittsburgh. Dalton is leaning on AJ a lot. Uzomah has been something of a regular target. Gio seems under utilized.
They also went to a totally different type of player at RT with the super-athletic Ogbuehi replacing Dre. Smith's play seemed to drop off a little last year and his durability was a bit of an issue, but it's a switch nonetheless.
My hope is that this team finds a comfort zone within the next few weeks. I think it's very possible. In my opinion, the talent is there but the familiarity across the roster on offense is not. Just a matter of time and chemistry.
