07-22-2019, 09:12 PM
(07-22-2019, 07:56 PM)fortyyearfan Wrote: Remember,teams that make the playoffs are very good just to get there.Everyone is super tough at that time.
Jesus . . . so much here. I don't have time to address it all so I'll just hit your closing sentences.
Andy Dalton LED teams that were below the midway point in rankings to the playoffs . . . against teams that were better and weren't handicapped with the stench of Marvin Clewless. In 2011 and 2012 BOTH offensive rankings were bottom half of the league and they went to the playoffs. That's how bad the Bengals were, Dalton elevated their play, just not above the level of the other playoff teams which were all better and higher ranked than Cincinnati with much better coaching staffs. One can only do so much.
2011 Bengals #19 in rushing #22 in passing
2012 Bengals #19 in rushing #17 in passing
2013 Bengals #18 in rushing #8 in passing
2014 Bengals #6 in rushing #22 in passing(Jeremy Hill's only decent season)
How many teams ranked like that have success in the playoffs? I can guarantee you that any team that did have success had a coaching staff that every Bengal fan would take over Lewis and company.
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