01-17-2018, 03:53 PM
(01-17-2018, 03:23 PM)fredtoast Wrote: But it is hard to seperate the O-line problems from the RB problems. Footballoutsiders tries to do this by using a formula that gives the O-line more blame for tackles at the line of scrimmage or in the backfield and giving the RBs more credit for yards gained more than 10 yards past the line of scrimmage. According to this formula the Bengals O-line has not been that bad the past decade.
PA got canned because of the massive failure of Ogbuehi, Fisher, and Bodine. These mistakes were magnified when both Whit and Zeitler left in free agency. The run game was complete garbage and Dalton was running for his life. We had one of the worst O-lines I have ever seen play for the Bengals this year, and that is saying a lot. With these results PA had to go, but PA was a very good O-line coach for many years before that. He received multiple platitudes from national media sources, and he has already been hired by another NFL team. He did not deserve the hate he received on these boards for so many years.
He coordinated the run game though, Fred. And how many 2nd round talents at RB do we need to see fail?
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
