Veteran Andy > Rookie Joe Burrow

[BengalChris]

(01-13-2020, 12:01 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: It was not basically the same team. AJ Green was a part of those 5 wins you’re mentioning.

We also didn’t have half a dozen different starters at LT the year before.

AJ Green was definitely a factor, but still the defense was largely the same and on offense there were the same RBs, add Eifert back at TE, Ross had his lone career wonder game, the OL was very crappy both years. The differences weren't enough to make the team sink to 2 wins, especially when you consider it had Andy all year instead of Driskel for 6 games.

The 2019 Bengals shot their wad in that first game against Seattle, then they claimed moral victory. After that they moral victoried themselves through the season, at least that's what it seemed like.

I'm just saying that the coaching was definitely worse. Andy had several decent games without AJ in the past.

There's really no reason why Andy cannot play at his 2015 level again given the right circumstances. But I don't see the Bengals creating those same circumstances though.

Since we are stuck with Taylor for probably a minimum of 2 more years I'll have to root for him to become a man and get out of his coaching diapers this off-season.

By the way, I hope Burrow comes out and sets the world on fire and throws 50 TDs next season. But I wouldn't lay a dime on that happening. College defenses are no where near as fast or as good as those in the NFL. He'll have a lot more to account for and learn. Even if Burrow has it in him to do that, I don't believe Taylor does.