01-05-2024, 12:55 AM
(01-04-2024, 11:17 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: The Bengals total cap hit for the defensive line is 43.1 million. The offensive line takes up 44.6 million of the cap so the Bengals are spending more money for the offensive line than they are the defensive line. The offensive line is one of the top paid in the NFL. Joe Burrow just signed a contract that makes him the highest paid player in the NFL. At WR the Bengals have two #1s including a 3 time Pro Bowler. Joe Mixon stands a good chance at making another Pro Bowl this year as 1st alternate. The offense has a ton of talent and the Bengals organization has spent a lot of money and plans to spend even more and the best this offense can do is #20 in scoring? and you want to complain about how horrible the defense is being ranked #21 in scoring when the offense is #20? The question should be why cant the offense get the job done. Zero points against K.C. in the 2nd half and 11 total against Pittsburgh the week before when a playoff spot has been on the line.
Cant get much more apples to oranges than this.
Bengals are #1 in dline spending and number #5 in oline spending. Neither played to their cost value.
The offense was excellent the 4 games Burrow was healthy. Dismissing Burrows availability is massively unintelligent and unserious.
The defense was bad in so many games, when were they good? Rams, Colts, Bills? The offense even with Browning was good in many.
Comparing 2 position groups with different number of players is comical. Crying about games with a backup QB and without Chase is kinda petty.
The offense has the excuse being without Burrow and he proved that in games he was healthy. The defense doesnt really have an excuse except for youth and Awuzie not being back to full speed.
