02-02-2017, 02:31 PM
(02-02-2017, 09:39 AM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: I'm convinced the Bengals don't change their gameplan game by game. They certainly don't change it during the game. This is what a superbowl team can do, like NE. Change their identity by the minute, and succeed.
I remember watching a special on Peyton's Broncos, and Welker talked about how they made little tweaks every single week. I can't remember specifics, but he mentioned that the same formation/play would have different hot reads and tweaked routes.
It made it extremely difficult to get a bead on their offense. Ever since then, I've always had it in my head that we probably don't do anything like that. At least 3 times in the last couple years, I've seen where the Browns or Colts etc said that they "knew" what our offense was doing.
Of course, Dalton predictably struggled in these games and fans just blame him, which I think is short sighted. If the offense is predictable, everyone will struggle.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
