People keep bashing the offense

[kevin]

(11-21-2017, 07:27 AM)Beaker Wrote: People keep bashing the offense for the Bengals problems. And due to problems on the O lone, the offense has definitely not performed up to expectations coming into this season. But to me, the Bengals D is just as culpable for the Bengals current record. We keep hearing about how the Bengals have a top ten D, and that may be the case according to stats.

But our "terrible" offense scored enough points in GB and TEN to win those games. It was our "good" defense that did not finish those games. They gave up 2 last minute game winning drives in those games. If our D had come through in those 2 games the Bengals would be sitting at 6-4 and in the #5 spot for the playoffs right now.

NO, and here is where you are wrong.....The Bengals offensive line has really sucked this year.   Now if you argue that, I'm talking to a wall and wasting my time. ....Bengals do have one of best defenses in NFL over last 2 years, and I'm going on points allowed by D.  Last 2 years you have Pittsburg, Minnesota, New England D is on a roll after bad start and Bengals last 2 years have been a good D in 2016 and 2017. ....You also are forgetting the defense has been scoring touchdowns or setting up points.  If you take away the points Bengals D is scoring or setting up, Bengals are 0-10 like the Browns.  You take the D points away against Denver and you have the TD pass to Green and some field goals and Bengals LOSE.   Same with these other games you mentioned. 

So you want to go pretzel logic and say the defense is the reason we aren't above .500 and marching to play-offs.   You are wrong.  I have to say it, you are dead wrong.  If Bengals beat Browns, the ONLY chance they have of beating Steelers is because of our good defense.  Nobody is going to shut out Steelers, they will get their points.  If our very good defense can keep the points in 20's and not 30's or 40's, and if our offensive line doesn't suck every play.  If we could get enough blocking to put some offensive points on board.   Steelers have great defense and great offense.  You better be glad we do have the good defense because it is Bengals only hope of upsetting Steelers and getting to 6-6. 

I bash the O Line and Mike Brown because the O Line stinks.  I do not bash the defense because we have a very good defense.   Of course, in games where we punt, punt, punt, our D is on the field too much.  The Bengals score almost no second half points all season. You would blame our defense in the second half, but I blame how lousy our offense has been all year in the second half.  The worst second half offense in the NFL, due to no blocking.  What do you expect when Bengals punt all second half all season long and our defense is stuck on the field all second half all season long.  It shows they are a good defense because a lesser defense would be giving up a ton of points, and the Bengals D isn't giving up many points in spite of no help from offense. They have kept the scores low enough to win, but the offense stinks with no blocking.