(08-26-2024, 07:24 PM)kevin Wrote: Hopefully not always Burrow getting pushed ahead into a pile of tacklers.  Bengals do have some RB's with break away speed once through the blocking lane.  However sometimes you need that monster that is good for at least 1 or 2 yards with or without blocking lanes.  On 3rd and short or down on the goal line, and Mixon gone, Bengals need a bread and butter go to guy when Powerhouse Football is needed. I like Chase Brown and the RB from Indy, both both are more speed backs than power up the middle backs.

GO BENGALS....Back To Super Bowl

(08-26-2024, 07:39 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Tyjae Spears  5'11" 195lbs and
Kyren Williams 5'9" 202lbs lead the NFL last year on conversion percentage on 3/4th and short (1 to 2 yds) at 90 and 89%. You don't need to be a big bruiser to convert on short yardage. Vision and burst are just as important...but blocking is the biggest factor in that. That's where the Bengals fall short (pun intended). 

(08-26-2024, 07:33 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Mixon was terrible at that, or at least as a team we were. I remember the year we went to the SB we had more passing plays on 4th and short than expected, other teams might have been shocked but IMO we had to because it was a higher percentage play than Mixon gaining 1.5 yards. That SB year had everyone offguard, nobody knew how to guard Ja'marr yet, took them a whole season to figure it out.

I wish we gave Evan a chance instead of going for it on 4th, he was bombing everything that year and it was picture perfect to go into OT with a 65 yarder from Evan. It would have scared the crap out of the Rams that we could end it with one stop basically. Nervous nelly stafford would have thrown another pick maybe lol

Perine might come back, don't know

(08-26-2024, 08:32 PM)Joelist Wrote: Although Moss has a little burst to his speed his bread and butter is between the tackles picking up extra yards (Yards After Contact) and being hard to bring down.

(08-26-2024, 08:22 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Moss seems like a fall forward type of guy. I expect him to be the short yardage back.

(08-26-2024, 07:24 PM)kevin Wrote:

Hopefully not always Burrow getting pushed ahead into a pile of tacklers.  Bengals do have some RB's with break away speed once through the blocking lane.  However sometimes you need that monster that is good for at least 1 or 2 yards with or without blocking lanes.  On 3rd and short or down on the goal line, and Mixon gone, Bengals need a bread and butter go to guy when Powerhouse Football is needed. I like Chase Brown and the RB from Indy, both both are more speed backs than power up the middle backs.

GO BENGALS....Back To Super Bowl

(08-26-2024, 08:22 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Moss seems like a fall forward type of guy. I expect him to be the short yardage back.

(08-26-2024, 08:32 PM)Joelist Wrote: Although Moss has a little burst to his speed his bread and butter is between the tackles picking up extra yards (Yards After Contact) and being hard to bring down.

(08-26-2024, 09:03 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Yes, we needed a RB who was hard to tackle and Moss brings this. Too bad we haven't been able to see him yet because he was 
sick during the Tampa game, but Moss helps a ton in short yardage on 3rd downs and as a pass protector. Would be nice to add 
another RB that adds some weight to the room though, both Moss and Chase Brown are only about 200 pounds.

(08-26-2024, 09:04 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: I've not seen that

(08-26-2024, 09:26 PM)casear2727 Wrote: Moss is the "power back" of the current bunch.  His strength is between the tackles, he is strong with very good vision and balance, despite some here that "havent seen that", LOL. 

(08-26-2024, 09:34 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I hope he is not on the roster. Kareem Hunt is a great goal line, 3rd down and power back. He is 29 years old and available,

But it also comes down to blocking. We have to get better run blocking.

I think it is Moss for now, but again I think we need a better option for 3rd down and 1.

(08-26-2024, 09:39 PM)Synric Wrote: Zach Moss was brought in to be the hammer... The question is who is gonna stop 3rd & short and goal line on rhe other aide of the ball.

(08-26-2024, 08:22 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Moss seems like a fall forward type of guy. I expect him to be the short yardage back.

(08-26-2024, 09:48 PM)jj22 Wrote: It’s noteworthy we came out of this offseason, camp, and preseason not knowing what we have in Moss. 

Still a relatively unknown. On and off the field. 

(08-26-2024, 10:03 PM)Housh Wrote: Idk if yall looked into Moss but he’s a 1 for 1 Mixon replacement


Everything we expected Mixon to do we will ask Moss to.

Definitely not as bruising as Mixon but he’s not easy to tackle either


I think if he’s decisive and picks the right holes he’ll do well

(08-26-2024, 09:52 PM)casear2727 Wrote: Pretty sure the staff knows what they have in Moss, he started 8 games and played in 14 last season with 183 carries.  They didnt need one series of a preseason game to tell them anything.  As for us fans, pretty sure the staff doesnt care what we know at this juncture.  

Here are his highlights:

(08-26-2024, 10:08 PM)Joelist Wrote: Eh. Mixon the last couple of seasons was one of the worst backs in the NFL at YAC (Yards After Contact). He was also abysmal at pass protection. Moss is upper tier at YAC and also at pass protection. He is a better system fit for us.