09-21-2021, 04:02 PM
(09-21-2021, 03:33 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: I thought most people have pointed out Hopkins for the most part.
The other guys on the line have missed blocks and assignments as well.
If you list sacks and hits as totals, everyone needs to be accountable for them. Joe B as well.
We're really not disagreeing. Yes, everyone should be accountable. But every time the line gets brought up, people deflect blame towards others. The PFF grades I just saw were terrible for all of our linemen, not just Hopkins.
I think the best guy was (ironically) Hopkins, who was around 65. Then you had one guy at 58 and the other 3 were in the 40s. That's atrocious. But yes, there are other factors. I guess that's to be expected when you're on pace for 76 sacks.
The line is awful. RBs have whiffed, and of course Burrow is a guy who looks to make plays at the cost of more sacks. It reminds me of when Marvin wanted more "unscripted plays" out of Dalton back in 2012.
This led to Dalton taking 46 sacks behind what should've been a very good pass blocking line. Now a 76 sack pace is what it looks like when you do that behind a bad line with backs who are struggling with blitz pickup (which could also be a play calling issue).
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