10-21-2018, 12:13 PM
(10-20-2018, 03:27 PM)kevin Wrote: This problem on 3rd down was before Austin. It must be something Marvin does on 3rd down. Whatever it is, quarterbacks see it coming, and pick Marvin's D apart. If it was poker, I would say the QB is seeing the cards in their hand, because QB's are picking up 3rd and long way above the law of averages. It's almost impossible to give up this many 3rd and longs.
This is just a gross exageration.
Bengals were pretty much middle of the pack in third down conversion percentage that last few years. It is an area they need to imjprove, but it isn't like opposing teams have been "pick Marvin's D apart". The last three years our defense ranked 2nd, 8th, and 16 in points allowed so they have been doing a lot more right than wrong.
And I have not seen us giving up an IMPOSSIBLE number of third and long plays. In fact even going back to last year when our third down conversion problems got worse the bengals have not been that bad in 3rd and long. Since the start of the 2017 season 11 teams have allowed more first down conversions on 3rd and 8 or longer than the Bengals. Our IMPOSSIBLE number of 29 is just one more than the league average over that period of 28.
So while the bengals need to address this problem. It is not some epic failure of Marvin defenses going back for years.
