10-15-2015, 05:21 PM
(10-15-2015, 05:02 PM)McC Wrote: I think your biggest problem will be your coach's desperation. All his crazy blitzes leaves the defense vulnerable to big plays. (Right now, no QB is making more of them than Andy Dalton).
I know you guys celebrated the hiring but he is a train wreck waiting to happen. It'll take a couple years but it will happen. He's a good DC who is one step higher than his ability. He is a team wrecker.
Oh, yes, and the last time the Bengals faced a Ryan defense, they hung 49 points on it. Food for thought.
If you're gonna start a QB with a banged up knee, that is a recipe for disaster. If a healthy Russell Wilson had trouble, how will Taylor do? And if McCoy and Watkins are less than totally healthy, well...
One thing I keep going back to is, if you lose to the Giants by two TD's, how you gonna beat the Bengals?
I wasn't huge on Rex, but I do like the cut of his jib. He's fun to have around.
He does need to learn to adapt mid-game though...his lack of adjustments against NE was maddening.
As to the last time Dalton faced Ryan, well, two years is a long time. I could say that the last time the Bengals came to Buffalo, it took overtime to beat a team with a 4th-string QB...but you know that holds no meaning, because they're different teams now. Know what I mean?
Rex's blitzes mainly open up opportunities for hitting gaps between coverage. He really hasn't given up much deep coverage when blitzing; it's been more short zone defenders.
Regarding losing to the Giants, I'll tell you how it happened: horrible, undisciplined penalties at the worst times. Seriously. 17 penalties. 17. Let that sink in for a minute. Two totally unnecessary penalties on OLmen wiped out late TDs. The Giants scored 3 TDs that game: one on a short field after an INT slipped through Clay's hands; another one on a drive with 2 personal foul penalties (one on a 3rd down stop), a defensive holding, and an illegal formation following a successful FG attempt that gave the Giants a 1st down; and the last was the Rashad Jennings TD where Bradham had him dead to rights in the backfield but couldn't bring him down (a rarity for him).
So how did they lose to the Giants? Stupid penalties and a few missed tackles. Things they can (and need to) clean up.
