(07-09-2021, 02:15 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Don't you...forget about meeee.  (Don't, don't don't...)

(07-09-2021, 03:06 PM)Sled21 Wrote: I haven't forgotten about him. You will say I look at him through rose colored glasses, while I'll say you don't give him credit for things he's done well. One thing he seems to do, at least to me, is learn from his mistakes. I'm hoping he does a better job with play calling (although I don't think the calls were as bad as some let on) and relies on Callahan more to assist in this.

(07-09-2021, 03:41 PM)TJ528 Wrote: So PLEAAAASSSEE tell me what he does well.  

(07-09-2021, 04:37 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: he apparently interviews well

(07-09-2021, 11:10 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: In the 6 games Burrow and Mixon played together, the Bengals averaged 21.5 points per game. I doubt Mixon stays healthy all year (he's missed multiple games in 3 of 4 seasons) but if they do, probably around 23 points per game.

(07-09-2021, 05:22 PM)fredtoast Wrote: So you are saying that with Mixon healthy all year, Chase replacing the least productive starting WR in the league last year (Green) and Reif replacing Bobby Hart the Bengals will only score an extra 1.5 points per game.

Comments like this are just as silly as the ones claiming we will be one of the top offenses in the league.  Adding Reif and Chase plus having MIxon all year will not make this offense unstoppable, but it should improve a lot more than 1.5 points per game. 

I am in the group saying 10th to 15th in points scored.  Top half of the league but not elite.

(07-09-2021, 05:22 PM)fredtoast Wrote: So you are saying that with Mixon healthy all year, Chase replacing the least productive starting WR in the league last year (Green) and Reif replacing Bobby Hart the Bengals will only score an extra 1.5 points per game.

Comments like this are just as silly as the ones claiming we will be one of the top offenses in the league.  Adding Reif and Chase plus having MIxon all year will not make this offense unstoppable, but it should improve a lot more than 1.5 points per game. 

I am in the group saying 10th to 15th in points scored.  Top half of the league but not elite.

(07-09-2021, 03:06 PM)Sled21 Wrote: I haven't forgotten about him. You will say I look at him through rose colored glasses, while I'll say you don't give him credit for things he's done well. One thing he seems to do, at least to me, is learn from his mistakes. I'm hoping he does a better job with play calling (although I don't think the calls were as bad as some let on) and relies on Callahan more to assist in this.

(07-09-2021, 11:13 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: In order to compete with Baltimore, you have to make them respect the run.  If you can't hang with them on the LOS, you're just in for a long day.

(07-08-2021, 11:27 PM)EatonFan Wrote: OK. So the Bengals were a woeful 29th in points per game last year at 19.4.

https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/points-per-game

So, my question is, if Burrow and the WR and Mixon stays healthy all year, where would you expect the Bengals to land?

Make your predictions here!

(07-09-2021, 11:19 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Can't just throw out a clunker like that, SHR. Every team has them.

The Packers were the #1 scoring offense in the NFL and they had a game where they scored 10. 
Buccaneers won the SB with the 3rd scoring offense and they had a game where they scored 3.

You doubly can't just throw out a "clunker" when it came against the #2 scoring defense in the league (which has been a top-3 scoring defense the last 3 straight years).

(07-09-2021, 11:21 AM)TJ528 Wrote: That Raven's defense is a damn good defense with a lot of talent.  I'd say they have more talent on D than we've had on offense.  When you have a crappy OL I don't care who your QB is if he doesn't have time he isn't going to pick apart a defense.   The Ravens aren't going to give JB time in the pocket.  Their gonna flush him or sack him.  Zac needs to be creative and call a balanced attack with the pass and run.  Neither game last year 27-3 nor the last week of the season ass kicking 38-3 were competitive.  I mean we didn't even score a TD against the Raven's last year.  They were outclassed and humiliated.  I hope some of that carries over to this season.  

On another note, the Ravens DC I'd take him every day over our current DC.  He could game plan around Lou all day every day.  

(07-09-2021, 11:10 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: In the 6 games Burrow and Mixon played together, the Bengals averaged 21.5 points per game. I doubt Mixon stays healthy all year (he's missed multiple games in 3 of 4 seasons) but if they do, probably around 23 points per game.

Not confident in Zac Taylor's ability to call a successful offense, or the OL's ability or ability to stay healthy.


So 17 more TDs. That's an awful large jump to be your minimum expectation. 6 points per game is basically the difference between the Browns at 14th and the Packers at 1st.

(07-09-2021, 07:36 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: The trenches have been terrible Zac's first 2 seasons. This cannot be overlooked.

Doesn't matter how good your play calling is if the OL cannot block worth a shit.

(07-09-2021, 07:18 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: (As an aside, you mentioned Reiff replacing Hart... weren't you the biggest Bobby Hart fan around? I seem to recall you trying to endlessly tell everyone how good he is and he was just being underrated because of his entry performance. How is Reiff suddenly now a huge upgrade in your mind? I mean, I think he is. But since when did you?)

(07-10-2021, 11:16 AM)fredtoast Wrote: I defended Bobby Hart after the 2019 season because he played so much better.  In 2020 he allowed a ton of pressures.  Much worse than 2019.

(07-09-2021, 07:18 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: They're also an inevitable Jonah Glass Williams injury away from D'Ante Smith being one of your starting Ts and Reiff hasn't played 16 games since 2015. So solid chance we'll have a game or two of D'Ante Smith/Fred Johnson as your LT/RT duo.