(08-03-2021, 11:21 PM)impactplaya Wrote: The 1st thing that raises a red flag to me is the WRs
Inability to seperate downfield.
This has been a issue since ZT has arrived.
Didnt anybody happen to catch the fine print that AJ Green
Is looking like a playmaker in Arizona?
AJ couldnt seperate last year but all of a sudden he is looking like
A reborn AJ Green.
Whata the big difference.? Zac Taylor.

In Kansas City Andy Reid is constantly tinkering and evolving the playbook. He knows as a OC he has to stay 3 steps ahead
Of the defenses.
Zac Taylor is a total jughead when it comes to X and Os
He  is still trying to force feed that McVay offense that
Was good 3 years ago. Guess what..the league caught
Up to it.
Heck even Sean McVay is trying to refine it and improve

But Zac Taylor is so ridgid and full of his own self gloss
Genius he cant be told. "Hey bozo back to the drawing board
It's not working!"

The Bengals secondary is shutting down the Bengals WRs cause
They know the routes as well as the targets.
The Bengals don't have any true lockdown CBs.
But they sure as heck know what Chase the boys are doing
At the snap.

Maybe by.week 1 at 445 pm ZT will  have proved me wrong
And this offense will look really good putting up plus 28
But 32 games in.I have not seen in any way shape or form
ZT knows how to out scheme the DC across the field.

(08-03-2021, 11:43 PM)kevin Wrote: NO BLOCKING does not give time for WR's to get open, the QB clobbered as soon as the ball is snapped. It also makes Mixon and all running backs look lousy.  You can have the best QB, RB and WR's that ever played the game, and you will lose if you have the worst O Line that ever played the game.  Without Blocking, every play gets Blown Up.  

So it is unfair to blame Palmer, Dalton, Burrow, or Running Backs or Receivers as Bengal Fans often do.  The fault lies with No Blocking and an Owner who always says, " Why should I pay a Guard ".   

The Chiefs have Blockers.  Give Zac Taylor The Chiefs Blockers and Taylor would Win and Reid would Lose with Bengals Blockers. 

(08-03-2021, 11:43 PM)kevin Wrote: NO BLOCKING does not give time for WR's to get open, the QB clobbered as soon as the ball is snapped. It also makes Mixon and all running backs look lousy.  You can have the best QB, RB and WR's that ever played the game, and you will lose if you have the worst O Line that ever played the game.  Without Blocking, every play gets Blown Up.  

So it is unfair to blame Palmer, Dalton, Burrow, or Running Backs or Receivers as Bengal Fans often do.  The fault lies with No Blocking and an Owner who always says, " Why should I pay a Guard ".   

The Chiefs have Blockers.  Give Zac Taylor The Chiefs Blockers and Taylor would Win and Reid would Lose with Bengals Blockers. 

(08-03-2021, 11:51 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: Also, Burrow needs weapons badly. Boyd, Higgins, and Mixon are not enough for Joe Burrow. He needs as much help as he can get. Which is why the bengals made the right move drafting WR with their first pick

(08-04-2021, 12:12 AM)Nately120 Wrote: Oy, we've got to turn things around quickly or it's only a matter of time before the talking heads and the naysayers start pointing out (fair or not) that the Bengals could have traded down with Miami and gotten 3 first round picks and Justin Herbert.  Gotta git dem weapons, and all that.  Then again, I thought we'd pass on Palmer and trade down and "be fine" with Rex Grossman and more draft picks, so who knows.

Again, it's only training camp but hearing that Burrow isn't playing fearless football post-injury, our o-line can't hold up to a Lou Anarumo defense, and a ZT offense looks to be underachieving yet again all falls under "stuff we don't want to see at any given time of the year no matter how unimportant that time of the year is."  

I didn't watch the video yet, but if Burrow looks hesitant that's a bit concerning. 

(08-03-2021, 11:03 PM)ezekiel23 Wrote: DeCastro and Easton,veteran Tackles,are still available as far as I know.Plus 2 or 3 others that are starting caliber Tackles.I would be giving them a call if I were the Bengals.Need more(Quality) depth at Tackle.I know it’s still early,and no need to panic,(yet),but the bottom line is,we still need to bring a good veteran Tackle who can also play Guard.

(08-03-2021, 11:21 PM)impactplaya Wrote: The 1st thing that raises a red flag to me is the WRs
Inability to seperate downfield.
This has been a issue since ZT has arrived.
Didnt anybody happen to catch the fine print that AJ Green
Is looking like a playmaker in Arizona?
AJ couldnt seperate last year but all of a sudden he is looking like
A reborn AJ Green.
Whata the big difference.? Zac Taylor.

In Kansas City Andy Reid is constantly tinkering and evolving the playbook. He knows as a OC he has to stay 3 steps ahead
Of the defenses.
Zac Taylor is a total jughead when it comes to X and Os
He  is still trying to force feed that McVay offense that
Was good 3 years ago. Guess what..the league caught
Up to it.
Heck even Sean McVay is trying to refine it and improve

But Zac Taylor is so ridgid and full of his own self gloss
Genius he cant be told. "Hey bozo back to the drawing board
It's not working!"

The Bengals secondary is shutting down the Bengals WRs cause
They know the routes as well as the targets.
The Bengals don't have any true lockdown CBs.
But they sure as heck know what Chase the boys are doing
At the snap.

Maybe by.week 1 at 445 pm ZT will  have proved me wrong
And this offense will look really good putting up plus 28
But 32 games in.I have not seen in any way shape or form
ZT knows how to out scheme the DC across the field.

(08-04-2021, 09:09 AM)sandwedge Wrote: Huh? WRs were not getting separation long before Taylor got here.
Didn't Taylor tweak the playbook when Burrow was drafted, he added alot of what what LSU was doing to make Joe's transition smoother. The offense was playing pretty well before Joe got hurt. The defense couldn't stop anyone late in the game. If the new look defense is making it hard for the offense to get going, isn't that a good thing?

(08-03-2021, 09:53 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote:  Agreed. Just saw he is fine. Our Defense has just been playing very good and we have backups on the OL.

Just need to add a few pieces to the OL and see Burrow start to feel comfortable after a terrible knee injury.

This is all understandable, but the biggest positive is undeniable. The Defense looks WAY better than last year thank God.

(08-04-2021, 09:09 AM)sandwedge Wrote: Huh? WRs were not getting separation long before Taylor got here.
Didn't Taylor tweak the playbook when Burrow was drafted, he added alot of what what LSU was doing to make Joe's transition smoother. The offense was playing pretty well before Joe got hurt. The defense couldn't stop anyone late in the game. If the new look defense is making it hard for the offense to get going, isn't that a good thing?

(08-03-2021, 10:51 PM)kevin Wrote: We will see soon enough when Bengals play Super Bowl Tampa and Washington and Miami in Preseason.  I'm old enough to remember the 1972 Dolphins looked different in preseason with great blocking for a change. The Lombardi Packers could Block in preseason.  Munoz could Block in preseason.  In preseason, either the Bengals can Block or they can't.  If they can't Block in preseason, they won't Block in regular season. It actually is that simple.  Some of you might remember Bengals awful Blocking in 2009 preseason when Saints broke Palmers nose. In regular season Palmer got knocked out for the season, and Fitzgerald had to run for his life as soon as the ball was snapped, so we never got to see that Fitzgerald can throw the ball. Preseason will show if Bengals have Blocking in 2021 or Not.

(08-03-2021, 11:03 PM)ezekiel23 Wrote: DeCastro and Easton,veteran Tackles,are still available as far as I know.Plus 2 or 3 others that are starting caliber Tackles.I would be giving them a call if I were the Bengals.Need more(Quality) depth at Tackle.I know it’s still early,and no need to panic,(yet),but the bottom line is,we still need to bring a good veteran Tackle who can also play Guard.

(08-04-2021, 09:15 AM)Nately120 Wrote: Seeing the offense struggle is a bit of a concern if Burrow is going to sit all preseason, isn't it?  Maybe things pick up soon, but our hopes that Burrow wouldn't miss a beat post injury and he doesn't need preseason aren't looking good at the moment.