People keep bashing the offense

[SunsetBengal]

Alright, I'm going to go ahead and apologize in advance, in case what I'm about to say has already been spoken.

Some want to look at the defense for the Bengals losing games that "points" were scored in. Well, yeah, you can point to the defense for giving up more points than the offense was able to muster. However, you have to look at the time of possession. That stat has been greatly jaded this season. I haven't looked up the "official" stats for the season, but I can remember at least 3 games where the defense was on the field for over 40 minutes. (let that sink in)

So, with a defense playing over 2/3 of the time, does anyone think that they might get tired? Just a little bit? Maybe just enough to give up a last score to lose a game?

Don't kid yourselves, this season's failures are all on the offense, directed mainly at the OL, for whom, only one coach is to blame.. Paul Alexander. Well, I can fault Marvin for keeping Paul around, well maybe not... Marvin gets his directives from the front office, namely Mike Brown.

There you have it. Mike Brown is the reason that the Bengal defense isn't absolutely squashing opponents.