Why am I so damn optimistic?

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(09-09-2021, 07:15 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Just tend to believe with better play in the trenches it will really help the coaching as a whole.

This is backed up with empirical evidence. I remember being on these boards and hearing questions like, “Why don’t the Bengals push the ball down field?” or, “Why is Dalton passing from the three yard line?”

The answer to the first question is obvious: The offensive linemen couldn’t sustain their blocks long enough for deep plays to develop. The answer to the second question is the offensive line got owned in the Red Zone.

The Bengals haven’t had a decent defensive line since Mike Zimmer was here. I always loved how he rotated players in and out of the defensive line during the entire game so in the fourth quarter they were just as fresh as they were when the game started.