Rapien and Pike lay it out

[*rfaulk34*]

(10-14-2021, 05:05 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: So is three wins then because of the playing calling ? or just the 2 losses? just wondering...  coaches can't execute.. it is not just coaching, players are accountable also... the bengals have actually done a nice overall job of not playing behind the sticks, i read the article in paper today, they have averaged 3rd and 6 overall on 3rd downs which is a good percentage but we rank like 23rd in 3rd down efficiency... if both coaches and players more the bar 10 to 15 percent on 3rd down.. we are easily sitting at 4-1...

3rd and 6 is probably a couple yards more than you want for average. Third and short has been a real problem, whether it was the oline not being able to get a good push or just some wacky Zac call. 

I guess one positive that can be taken from this is, it's abundantly clear where the problems are on the offense, so they should be able to be diagnosed and corrected.