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(12-05-2020, 10:41 AM)fredtoast Wrote: 2011....18th in scoring
2020....26th in scoring

It is easier to score points today in the NFL compared to 2011.

2011 offense was better.



I am not bashing Burrow when I say this, but do you remember when one of the biggest criticisms against Dalton was that he could not be effective without a lot of talent around him?

Good ol Fred.  Likes to cherry pick some stats and try to make others look wrong.

Ok, bud, for the 2011 season, the Bengals did average 21.5 points per game.  They also had the #9 defense in the league that gave them more possessions, but I will stick to the original numbers.  The Bengals through 11 games this season  have averaged 20.9.  A DECREASE of .6 points per game.  Ok, but look at the games where Burrow played the entire game in 2020:  25.5.  An INCREASE of 4 points per game.  That would mean, it was better.  Despite having a defense that didn't yield near the possessions.

Another way to look at it:  Burrow (a rookie with no preseason) got the offense to 30 points or more four times in his first 8 games in the NFL.  
The Bengals in 2011 got to 30 or more points TWICE the entire season.

The 2011 offense was not better.  The defense was.