10-28-2018, 07:39 PM
(10-28-2018, 06:48 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: As history in Marvins tenure has taught us, we come out flat after the bye. Please let it be different this time. They have 2 weeks to work on things and also get some guys off the injury list. We need Gio as he has been sorely missed. Not sold on Vontaze this year, he's been a little sloppy and the only 2 games he played, we lost. Getting Price back will be a plus.
Here's my thing (and I'm not saying it because I had him chosen in Fanduel), why didnt we provoke their weakness on defending the TE? Yes, we had a couple passes to TE's but we didn't exploit the weakness. We should have capitalized on that more. Although, I give huge props to Mixon and Boyd today. When we go to Boyd, we win. When we lay off Boyd like we have the last 2 weeks? We lose. He is our guy and he plays extremely well under pressure. He is truly an asset our coaching staff doesn't seem to grasp.
Hoping we will come out strong in the second half of the season.
- As much as I've defended Tez in the past, I'd be okay with moving on. His play is up and down, he gets hurt, suspended, etc. Not sure he's worth the headache anymore.
- The TE usage is puzzling. If we have no one worthy, go out and make a trade or sign someone. This isn't the 1980's. You need a pass catching TE for a productive offense.
- They're going to Boyd a lot this year. He's on pace for 98 catches, 1240 yards and 10 TDs. You're right that we've gotten away from him a couple times though. With no real threat at TE, we have to keep Boyd involved heavily.
(10-28-2018, 07:09 PM)BengalYankee Wrote: How were the Bengals coming after a bye during the 90's and before Marvin got here???
Being bad in the 90's makes our current deficiencies okay. Got it.
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