10-12-2021, 10:38 AM
(10-11-2021, 09:57 PM)samhain Wrote: I put a lot of it on Zac calling the plays. With the skill players on this roster, there aren't many if any defenses that should be able to cover all 3 of Higgins, Boyd, and Chase at the same time. One of those guys if not more have to be open on every play, and the run game should be loosening up, too. I get that we don't have some great o-line, but it still doesn't explain everything.
Teams are going to have to decide who to prioritize against this offense and when they do, this staff needs to take advantage of the guys that aren't getting the attention. Sometimes it's almost like the defenses know exactly what's coming.
Also, this team is absolute trash when it comes to converting 3rd downs, even when it's short. This must change.
Oddly, many of our big plays seem to come from Burrow calling audibles and not from plays Taylor calls. A few of them are broken plays like the Chase bomb on Sunday.
Bengals are 30th in the NFL in 3rd and 3 or less. Simply can't have that from a team with several playmakers. Ironically, they're as good as it gets scoring in the redzone.
Again, they have absolutely no idea from down to down how this OL will hold up in pass protection. JB was sacked 3x sunday but hit 9-10 more times and no idea how many others were rushed. If I'm their brain brass I'm getting JB out there on more roll outs/ sprint outs and use the passing game a bit more as run plays in completing more 5-6 yard passes. Don't worry about those deeper downfield gains as much and look at getting in better down and distance situations. If they do that they'll have plenty of success in more downfield plays.
They need to take a lesson from the Ravens offense who were able to dink and dunk their way on several drives to converting into 1st downs last night. Lots of quick outs,quick hitters on screens, quick hitches, crossing patterns, dig patterns, etc.
