04-30-2016, 11:49 PM
(04-30-2016, 11:11 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: If the truth is a "witchhunt"? Then yeah... we're all pretty much carrying the torches you F'n moron.
Center is a glaring problem on this team.
Just Google it Paul. It's not that hard.
"Though he was essentially handed the starting job as a rookie, Bodine has done little to reward the Bengals for their patience with him in hopes he could become their franchise center. He's routinely been pushed around in the run game and was part of the reason why Cincinnati finished 2015 ranked 23rd in rushing yards per carry (3.9).
His pass-blocking has been serviceable, but mainly because the Bengals had utilized a quick passing game that makes it hard for defenses to get pressure up the middle.
Bodine finished his rookie season as one of the worst-rated centers and didn't improve much in Year 2. In fact, Pro Football Focus ranked Bodine as their 30th-best center out of 39 eligible players. His 42.4 grade puts him in PFF's 'replaceable' tier of players, the worst of five tiers PFF has.
If you look at that list, most of the names down in Bodine's range are guys like Cody Wallace, Trevor Robinson, Joe Looney and Jamil Douglas, guys who were either backup centers or guards moved to center because of injuries.
That's not exactly good company for Bodine to be in, especially when you're talking about a Bengals team that's been painfully close to being a Super Bowl contender. It stings to think how good the Bengals' offensive line would have been this past season had they gotten just average play at center."
Link please.
--PFF rankings are a joke. Here is how they work. Player A plays 70% of the snaps and messes up once every ten plays. Player B plays fewer snaps (50%) and messes up more often (once every 8 plays). Guess which player will be rated higher by PFF. Player B who played both fewer snaps and messed up more often will be ranked higher than player A. So that means Bodien could be ranked behind a guy who played less and messed up more often. their rankings are total garbage. In fact when you look at the PFF lists you will often see bad players near the top and good players ner the bottom.
--How is Bodine to blame for the problems the Bengals rush game had in 2015, but gets no credit for the run game in '14 when we ranked 12th in the league in yards per carry?
--Pass protection is good. Lots of teams use quick passing game just like the Bengals, and in fact the Bengals throw more deep passes than most other teams which requires long pass protection. Bengals were 4th in the league in pass plays of greater than 20 yards (63) and 5th in pass plays greater than 40 yards (13). The claim that we throw nothing but quick short passes is a complete myth.
