Stop underestimating our receivers

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(09-09-2017, 06:07 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Believe me Nate, I really want to be wrong.  But, what I have seen this preseason cannot be unseen.  That OL had one (1) decent drive, and even that one was put together with running plays and quick hit passes.  In order for that stuff to work in regular season play, a defense MUST respect your ability to go downfield.  I haven't seen many 5 or 7 step drops called in preseason..

The Bengals are not like old teams like the Raiders or even the Ravens who like to chuck it 60 yards downfield 5 to 15 times a game.

If we run our offense well (balance run and pass) we likely need at most 3 to 5 five or seven step drops the entire game in my opinion. I bring it as the offense only played around  quarter in 3 of the preseason games and Eifert did play any or much at all.  healthy Eifert makes our offense a whole lot better