01-03-2024, 01:08 AM
(01-03-2024, 12:15 AM)Bengal Dude Wrote: James Rapien talked to CTB after the Chiefs game about the long pass to Rice. CTB noted that their was a communication error, which isn't unommon, but I guess CTB went further and noted that their have been communication issues all season. It's not too surprising because we don't have that leader in the secondary like Bates and Bell. I still believe in Dax and think he's still our FS of the future, but we need someone else back there. We can't sign people like Nick Scott and expect them to just immediately fill the void in the secondary.
Yeah, I initially thought CTB just got cooked. However, watching it back, Cincinnati rotated late into a cover two look. Awuzie bailed to deep half and Dax is supposed to cover the other but he bailed to cover the same half that Awuzie did. Rice went right past CTB. And the tough part about it is that Rice wasn't supposed to go deep there. He immediately noticed Dax's mistake and freestyled his route. Mahomes also saw it and connected.
That touchdown was completely off-script.
