Mike Brown and Offensive linemen....some random history

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(09-23-2021, 07:06 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: 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.

That's the thing about the '80s. It's when offenses really started opening up and throwing the ball more, and deeper than before. People always say "different time, wrs...qbs...etc" but trends were going towards more wide open offenses then and the win% is going to be lower for them because they held the ball longer and took way more 7 step drops. These days it's all about getting the ball out quick.