07-10-2019, 03:52 PM
This year is going to come down to the Blocking or lack there of. Bengals addressed the poor blocking in the draft, but that #1 draft pick is already out for the season, so that doesn't help the blocking in 2019 at all. Plus they let more blockers go.
At this point, I see no reason why Bengals blocking will be better in 2019, and it has been pretty bad last 3 years.
If Bengals continue to have the worst blocking in NFL, the best quarterbacks ever would look awful. If every play the coaches call gets blown up the second the ball is snapped, that isn't the quarterback, that is the blocking.
Oh, I'm sure the average fans will blame the quarterback and also the new coach. That is what the average fans do. They will not see that the better teams in NFL history had good blocking. All Super Bowl teams had blocking. They say defense wins championships, but I have seen good defense not win anything. Good blocking however always leads to many wins. Bengals fans only have to look to the 1980's offensive lines. Then in the 1990's with no blocking, forget about it.
So the Bengals, 2019 season hinges on improved blocking, and I don't know where that is going to come from. If Dalton and Mixon get no blocking, it's going to be a long season starting with at Seattle. I won't blame Dalton because Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, John Elway, Tom Brady and no other NFL quarterback ever could win games if the Bengals O Line is getting blown up every play.
If the Bengals improve on Blocking and Tackling, they can compete. Otherwise, NO. I can see the D maybe being better. I just don't see were the blocking is going to come from and they could be worse on blocking. It's hard to imagine Bengals being any worse than they were on blocking, but that is a sad fact going into training camp. They did not address blocking except the top draft pick, and he is out for the season.
If this team really stinks at blocking again, no quarterback ever could win here.
When is it going to be a make or break year for Mike Brown who on letting Max Montoya, Steinbach, Zeitler, Whitworth go under his ownership, always came out in papers, radio, TV saying, " Why should I pay money for offensive linemen ". Mike Brown is the only person who has been on this team for the entire No Play-Off Win streak from 1991 to 2019. He has never understood paying for Blockers, and he admits it. When is it going to be a make or break year for old Mount Baldy owning this team ????
At this point, I see no reason why Bengals blocking will be better in 2019, and it has been pretty bad last 3 years.
If Bengals continue to have the worst blocking in NFL, the best quarterbacks ever would look awful. If every play the coaches call gets blown up the second the ball is snapped, that isn't the quarterback, that is the blocking.
Oh, I'm sure the average fans will blame the quarterback and also the new coach. That is what the average fans do. They will not see that the better teams in NFL history had good blocking. All Super Bowl teams had blocking. They say defense wins championships, but I have seen good defense not win anything. Good blocking however always leads to many wins. Bengals fans only have to look to the 1980's offensive lines. Then in the 1990's with no blocking, forget about it.
So the Bengals, 2019 season hinges on improved blocking, and I don't know where that is going to come from. If Dalton and Mixon get no blocking, it's going to be a long season starting with at Seattle. I won't blame Dalton because Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, John Elway, Tom Brady and no other NFL quarterback ever could win games if the Bengals O Line is getting blown up every play.
If the Bengals improve on Blocking and Tackling, they can compete. Otherwise, NO. I can see the D maybe being better. I just don't see were the blocking is going to come from and they could be worse on blocking. It's hard to imagine Bengals being any worse than they were on blocking, but that is a sad fact going into training camp. They did not address blocking except the top draft pick, and he is out for the season.
If this team really stinks at blocking again, no quarterback ever could win here.
When is it going to be a make or break year for Mike Brown who on letting Max Montoya, Steinbach, Zeitler, Whitworth go under his ownership, always came out in papers, radio, TV saying, " Why should I pay money for offensive linemen ". Mike Brown is the only person who has been on this team for the entire No Play-Off Win streak from 1991 to 2019. He has never understood paying for Blockers, and he admits it. When is it going to be a make or break year for old Mount Baldy owning this team ????
1968 Bengal Fan
