05-08-2018, 08:56 AM
(05-08-2018, 08:16 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: It isn't much, but I like to hear this....
From Bengals.com:
New offensive coordinator Bill Lazor has been calling for more aggression and he's getting it. Wide receiver Brandon LaFell noted Monday they no longer want those, 10-12 play drives to be the norm.
“It’s more attack. Stretching it down the field,” LaFell said. “We’re trying to attack quick and get in the end zone and get on the sideline."
I think that is how we played in 2005 and 2015. More attacking style.
We definitely seemed more aggressive those years, and tbh our QB's both looked more comfortable.
That year for Dalton, he had perhaps his best year throwing mid-deep, with a 130.4 rating on throws of 11-20 yards, and a 114.6 rating on throws of 21-30 yards. In the past, Dalton had struggled on the mid-range stuff. I remember Hue saying something about removing routes that Dalton struggled with and playing more to his strengths. Seemed like common sense, but NFL coordinators have big ego's.
Either way, Dalton looked very comfortable attacking downfield that year, routinely making throws we hadn't seen him make before. Hopefully we can get back to that.
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