Joe Burrow Mic'd Up

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(10-07-2020, 06:22 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: These two posts are absolutely fantastic.  First, I liked what Carson Palmer and Andy Dalton brought to the team but I'm beginning to see some GOAT-like qualities in Joe Burrow.  Andy Dalton did indeed lock onto AJ Green a lot but not so much from 2012 through 2015 when guys like Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu were on the roster.  Letting those two get away was a big mistake; almost as big a mistake as letting Andrew Whitworth walk.

Before the season I wondered why the Bengals barely altered the offensive line room but after seeing a few games I have some theories.  First, I think the coaching staff had a little too much "it's Andy's fault" going on; this turned out to be incorrect.  I like Joe far better than Andy but behind a bad offensive line Joe couldn't do much either. Next, simply adding Xavier Su'a-Filo wasn't enough nor was drafting Hakeem Adeniji.  

Like the posters I quoted said, the Bengals know their weakness: Offensive line (and defensive line).  What I saw against Jacksonville was encouraging but, again, it's the Jaguars who are absolutely horrible this year.  The run blocking scheme was different and I must admit the presence of Alex Redmond made Bobby Hart suck less.  Getting the right line chemistry is important and don't forget the player next to you can make you look bad or good.  I've never been too big on PFF scores but the best linemen score in the 80s and 90s and our guys sometimes crack 60 or 70 on a good day.  That may be "Cincinnati good" but it's not "NFL good."

The five greatest coaches in NFL history built from the trenches outward:  Paul Brown, Vince Lombardi, Chuck Noll, Tom Landry, and Bill Belichick.  Though only Belichick remains active, the teams those men coached still have the "line first" mentality.

Dead on.  

I want to put on 80 lbs and block for the guy by next week.  I do have seriously long arms??? (Was actually a QB/CB)