The Bodine Witch Hunt

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(05-01-2016, 12:29 PM)fredtoast Wrote: In 2014 the Bengals played the AFC East.  Here is how those four teams ranked in rushing yards allowed per carry.

Jets...6
Pats..10
Bills...14
Fins...21
Avg...12.8

In 2015 we played the AFC West

KC....3
Den..13
Oak..16
SD....30
Avg...15.5


Arizona was the number 5 defense in the league.  They got pressure on almost every team they played, but overall Dalton scorched the Cards (22-39, 315 yds, 2 td, 0 int) so he was getting better protection than many other QBs did against them.  And only 4 other teams in the league had more yards against the Cards than the Bengals.  So if you want to cry about the offensive line maybe you should not choose a game were we hung 31 points and 388 yards on one of the best defense in the league on the road.

I just got back from a week out of town, a conference, a rehearsal dinner, and a wedding and this discussion is still going!  I laughed and sat down to read and catch up...this is where i started.

Fred, if you remember, I pointed out that the Bengals rushing offense rankings were deceptive in 2014 because they played what I called a defense optional conference, the NFC South while in 2015 their ranking significantly worsened because they played a much tougher NFC West.  Curiously, you countered with the AFC opponents that we faced in those years and demonstrated a whopping 2.7 place decrease in those perspective team's rankings from 2014 to 2015.  

You took the time to look up all those rankings and calculate the difference in 2014 and 2015 for the Bengals OTHER opponents those seasons, but not the ones I mentioned.  Why?  Did it not support your arguement?

Regardless, I love that there is some discussion still going on about this.  But I will say again that my HOPE is that Bodine improves and the team rolls this year.  However, hope is not a strategy and I fear he will again be the weak link.