01-05-2024, 01:57 PM
(01-05-2024, 12:55 AM)casear2727 Wrote: 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.
At the end of the day for whatever excuse you would like to make, the offense is currently #20 in scoring while the defense is #21. The offense has a top 5 paid offensive line. They have Joe Burrow who just signed a 55 million per year contract. They have two #1 wide receivers which includes one of the best in football. They have a running back that stands a good chance at making his 2nd Pro Bowl. Overall the Bengals spend the 6th most in the NFL on offense at 106.1 million of their total cap space. Defense by comparison is #10 overall at 86.4 million so the Bengals are spending more and are ranked higher in the NFL on spending money for the offense vs the defense. The question should be why is the offense so horrible with the amount of money that is already invested?
