09-23-2021, 07:06 PM
(09-23-2021, 06:34 PM)fredtoast Wrote: '88 O-line finished in the bottom half of the league in sack percentage (15th of 28 teams). '05 ranked 2nd.
LT Munoz was the best ever. RT Joe Walter not so much.
I don't think it's so simple, Fred.
The 1988 Bengals ranked #1 in the league in yards per completion, at 16.0...which is an insane number.
The 2005 Bengals ranked 22nd at only 10.9 yards per completion.
This means the 88 team was taking FAR more deep shots than the 05 team, and the fact that they were still middle of the road in sack % just goes to show how great that line was. There was no dink and dunk going on. We were taking shots regularly, and those need more time to develop.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
