04-26-2021, 02:44 PM
(04-26-2021, 02:11 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Blake was better than he was given credit for.
In the two seasons he played all 16 games, he had a 15-17 record.
They were 11th in passing yards, 4th in passing TDs in 1995.
In 1996, they were 12th in passing yards, 7th in passing TDs.
I think he would have had more wins had they not been in the bottom third of the league for defense.
No doubt. Of course I'm biased though.
I remember a game where Blake threw for 3 TDs (0 picks) and led us to a 31-13 lead against the Steelers.
We lost 31-49.
Our defense gave up 30+ points in 20 of Blake's 66 starts (30.3%).
The Bengals were 19-15 in Blake's starts when they held opponents to 25 points or less. Useless stat of the day.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
