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Hill only had 15 carries, and that includes the three straight carries into the pile as we were just trying to hang on late. We abandoned the run way too easily Sunday. That was the type of game Hill could have easily gone over 100 yards. My guess is with Pitts rushing defense heading into the game the game plan was always going to be pass heavy, but it should have been changed during the game when the run worked.
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(11-03-2015, 09:10 AM)BritishBengal Wrote: There was no way anyone can rationalise why Gio wasn't used. It was a total mistake from Hue. He didn't run the ball enough period, with either Gio or Hill. The game was never so far out of reach as to justify giving up on the run. I sincerely hope we have more balance Thursday.
Seems to happen a lot in pressure-packed games. This team becomes too one-dimensional. We forget about the run game.
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Dont wanna start too much but the Seahawks are really the only team inthe past years to be consistently super bowl calibur with their offense centered around running the ball. And they need a QB who runs a 4.5 and the harest running back in the league to tackle just to be able to do that.
Patriots, Packers, Saints, Colts, Broncos. All these teams barely ran in their title runs.
Theyre passing attack was just so good you couldnt stop the maybe 12 runs they did do a game because you werent exp cting it.
I absolutley do believe we have the talent and the QB to overwelm teams to that level.
Saying you ran the 30 times looks great on paper. But saying your passing offense was so good that you could get 6 ypc every time you ran it is more of a fit for our team and for the league in general.
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But yeah Gio should be used more out the backfield and Hue called a bad game last game
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I chalked it up to gameplan. Pass on their low-ranked secondary, and keep them honest up the gut with the power back... I'm not saying I loved the gameplan, but that's just what I assumed.
I think Cleveland will be a different story. They're dead last in run defense, so I expect Hill and Bernard to get lots of touches.
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Both teams were pass heavy. I heard lapham say he thought it was probably a result of both teams stacking the line. So maybe it was that. From there Dalton and fat ass played a lol game of who can suck worse and fatty won.
Being a Bengals fan is like being in love with a narcissist. It's a brutal, emotionally abusive relationship but I never leave and just keep making excuses for them.