Chase Young or Joe Burrow ?

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(11-27-2019, 10:22 AM)Synric Wrote: You control the game by sustaining drives and scoring points keeping your defense off the field and then giving them more opportunities to rush the passer and force teams to throw to catch up and make bad decisions.

2018 Carlos Dunlap is a prime example of this. Dunlap had 8 sacks and 21 QB hits on the year, but if you look at the logs 7 of his sacks and 13 QB hits where in the first 8 games when the Bengals were moving the ball and scoring points. He only had 1 sack when the offense fell off at the end of the year. Like I've said it's not a coincidence that Dunlap's best season as a pass rusher is 2015. 

Right now the Bengals offense is not creating oppurtonities for the defense. They cannot sustain drives cannot score points cannot keep the defense off the field. If they Bengals want to drastically change the outlook of the team they need to attack the offensive side of the ball. They need a QB they need offensive line. 

I mean this is just chicken or egg discussion really so there won't be agreement. We can both cite examples where bad QB and offensive play sunk elite defenses and where elite defenses carried bad QB play and offenses. 

I will simply keep pointing to, recent history shows teams that put rookie QB's into ready built situations have a MUCH lower bust rate on 1st round QB's than those who attempt to draft a QB savior. By the time we get a serviceable defense this rookie QB's contract will almost be up and then you will owe him 35+ million per year if it works out that will gut the roster. Maybe you get a Mahomes who can just completely overcome no defense, but even he has struggled to do that this year.