Had to watch on my phone...... questions

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(10-01-2021, 08:41 AM)Sled21 Wrote: So while it was better than nothing, I couldn't really see who was on the lines. Did Larry O come back into the game? I didn't hear an update on him after he got hurt.  Did BJ Hill play, I did not hear him mentioned? Why did we have "Runny Scrambled Legs" kicking in the first half instead of "Legs Benedict" who was money in the 2nd.

Man, you could tell from the start this defense was worn down, they were not running to the ball like they usually do, they were making hits but not tackles, and from what I could see there was no pass rush from the interior, which has been killing other teams.  The NFL did us no favors scheduling a Thursday Night Game right after what they knew would be one of the most physical games we play, and I don't believe for a minute they didn't know it when they did it. I'm actually surprised we got it at home. Thursday Night Games should be played by teams coming off their bye week.

I love this team, and you can tell these players are really close with one another. While I am sure there are some egos, there are no Divas on this team and they play for each other and the fans. There's no finger pointing when things go wrong. This may be one of my favorite Bengals teams ever. We are so blessed to have Joey B. It all starts with him.

And I am so glad Lou is proving me right about him. Hell of a good halftime adjustment. Waynes now has his first game under his belt and did pretty good except for the one play. We get Bates and Awuzie back, and look out..... this defense will go to top 5.

And Logan Wilson....... Pro Bowl.

Ok, I will share what I saw, in order:

McPherson (wow, did I run out of nicknames?) did a fantastic job avoiding that dangerous return man, kicking the ball deep and away from him.  He did manage to get one, and got it to the 30 yard line.  I will say this:  when that guy got a head of steam, I thought he was actually going to outrun the coverage down the sideline with about 1" of sideline to navigate.  Dude has some SERIOUS wheels.  

As far as the kick that was missed goes, I couldn't tell from my angle if he hooked it or it was just left from the get-go.  But, McMoney was money when it really mattered and if he was going to miss one, I am glad it is out of the way.

BJ Hill. and just about every DT was getting handled by the Jag's interior offensive line.  And I mean HANDLED.  Maybe they were fatigued from all the snaps at pitt, but they were not getting a push in pass rush and they were not getting off blocks in the run game.  The LBs, though, were lights out.  Wilson made an AMAZING play on a screen that would have gone for 15+ yards like it did in the first half and held it to about 4 yards. 
ADG and Pratt were excellent as well.  It is SO encouraging to see this young LB corps play so well.  

Hendrickson and Hubbard were held a lot (not flagged, of course) and were constantly providing pressure.  Hendrickson had a great sack (almost stripped the ball as well) of the long-faced freak but it was overturned for a holding penalty on Bell.

Burrow was incredible.  Offensive line did a solid job in pass blocking and he was just flat on the money last night.  Didn't force anything bad, but made GREAT throws all night.  Very cool that the nation saw that, at least. 

You are dead on about Lou.  I can imagine that he told his guys to think run first from this one spread formation.  They gashed the Bengals in the first half with it as the LBs were retreating in coverage.  When they sat on the run, it changed the game.  Jax only scored 7 points in the 2nd half.  

I love this team, too.  Logan Wilson is an absolute Pro Bowl talent.  He got credited with the lone sack as he forced Butthead to run out of bounds short of the LOS.