07-09-2015, 07:58 PM
(07-09-2015, 05:51 PM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: If the D was on the field for twice as long, that's twice as many opportunities to generate turnovers. We have 2 in the Marvin era in the playoffs.
That's a nice sentiment, but it's complaining about the garnish on a plate of under-cooked steak. It amazes me that people continue to misdirect attention away from what has CLEARLY been the problem: The offense - primarily the QB's - issues.
(07-09-2015, 06:53 PM)Junglejuice Wrote: I still believe if Gio doesnt fumble on the 5 the Bengals go into the half 17-7 and win the game
The fumble and lack of adjustments started the snowball down the hill.
The Bengals offense was playing alright til adversity hit.
The fumble really hurt, but the Chargers did NOT get points off of that. The Bengals were still fine at that point. The offense was not finishing drives at all and kept getting stopped. There wasn't anything to adjust to, the Bengals just weren't executing.
Adversity came in the form of an Andy Dalton meltdown in the form of back to back.... to back turnovers in Bengals territory. That's the long and the short of it. It wasn't the defense. It wasn't Gio's fumble. It wasn't a game plan. It was bad quarterbacking. The game was within one score up until AD lost his cool.
(07-09-2015, 07:20 PM)fredtoast Wrote: 1st Houston game?
Time of possession
30:17 Bengals, 29:43 Houston
Total plays
65 Bengals, 57 Houston
Yet that fresh and rested Bengal defense still got shredded by Arian Foster for 182 yards on 27 touches.
Classic Fred: Quotes a post, ignores it's content, misdirects to something else trying to change the subject.
I'll tell you the story of the 1st Houston game since the 2nd Houston game & San Diego game you clearly want to avoid.....
I didn't mention the first Houston game because the team has changed significantly since then. But, since you mentioned it, I will bring up Dalton's 0 TD, 3 INT performance to go with his 51.4 passer rating. The offense was awful. So, yeah, keep blaming the defense as the major factor in losing that game. Maybe you should instead investigate the timeline of how that game unfolded. No need, I'll spoon feed it to you. OPEN WIDE.....
and let me show you how Andy Dalton blew that game...
Tied 10-10 in the 2nd
- Dalton throws a pick 6 with 1:48 left in the half. Without that the Bengals are tied 10-10 at the half and are due to get the ball back to start the 3rd.
- 4th Quarter, down 14 points (7 of which are Dalton's own doing from the pick 6) he throws back to back INTs. Game is over at that point.
- Foster runs in a long TD, which had no baring on anything, similar to the long TD Brown scored with 3 mins left in the Chargers game.
Andy Dalton thrice filled his pants at the worst possible moments, yet people blame the defense?
I'm sorry, but the more I break down Andy Dalton and how he's submarined the Bengals in the playoffs and how often he can get crappy in the regular season, the more he looks like hot garbage. He has wasted the years of some really fine teammates. Lets hope & pray he rolls out of the dung heap this season. Good Lord. Some of you need to wake up.
