04-12-2017, 04:49 PM
(04-12-2017, 03:07 PM)Wyche Wrote: So what's your take on what happened in the second half of the Denver game? Not trying to be a smart ass, I really am interested in your take.
Second half AJM was 9-17 with 2 sacks, but multiple possessions where the Bengals didn't even attempt a pass. Broncos switched to zone, but McCarron drove the team down the field with 4 minutes to go to tie the game back up. Didn't have Eifert to eat up zone underneath, threw a lot of passes to Kroft and Hill and some incomplete deep shots. Did have a nice completion to Sanu for 20 yards vs cover 3 on a 3rd and 16.
Defense gave up 390 yards in that game, most of them in the 2nd half. Offense not possessing the ball contributed to the defense wearing down, but it's not like the Bengals didn't try to run the ball and chew up clock.
Bengals averaged 3.3 yards per carry, Broncos averaged 5.4. Brock Osweiler passed for 299 yards against the super-awesome Bengals defense.
AJM was obviously confused by Wade Phillips switching to zone blitz and zone defenses in the second half, but the Broncos played man almost the entire year and AJM forced them to stop doing what made them the best defense in the NFL. Hats off to a HOF defensive coordinator, he adjusted, AJM looked rattled in the second half.
And then AJM choked in overtime.
What's your take on Andy Dalton's playoff and primetime TV performances in his career? Has he ever had an 87.8 rating in those moments?
