10-12-2021, 11:16 PM
I get a kick out of a lot of people here who are constantly criticizing NFL coaches play calling and schemes. 95% of these fans could not tell you what type of scheme the opponent was running or how many different ways the Bengals have to block a running play or how many different route combinations the Bengals have in their playbook.
However, at the same time I may not be an engineer, but when I see a bridge falling apart I know something is wrong.
And that is kind of the way I feel about our offense right now. I am not going to list the things I think the Bengals should change because I don't feel I am qualified. But we have too much talent and things just never seem to run smoothly. Our O-line is not great, but it is good enough to get better production than we are.
In another thread I started a while back I discussed how difficult it is to decide how much blame goes to the players and how much to the coaches. One of the things I mentioned was third-down and red-zone possessions. So far the Bengals have great in the red zone. Scoring a TD 80% of the time is third best in the league, but a very small sample size (8 of 10). They are 23rd in third down conversion percentage (37.3), and 31st in third and short (1-2 yds)
Our offense is 28th in "drive success rate" (drive with at least one first down or td). Way too many "three-and-outs".
Our O-line has not been real good, but pass protection has been decent. If we can't get push on third-and-short then we should just start passing on all those situations. You don't need pass blocking to complete a 3-4 yard pass. So far the Bengals have thrown on 43% of their third-and-short plays which is about exactly the same as the league average (41%). The Steelers currently lead the league by throwing on 75% of their third-and-short plays and they have the league's third highest conversion percentage (83.3). The Falcons throw on 64% of their third-and-short plays and have the 9th best conversion percentage (71.4).
I may not be able to see the fine details that need fixing, but our offense is underperforming for the talent we have.
However, at the same time I may not be an engineer, but when I see a bridge falling apart I know something is wrong.
And that is kind of the way I feel about our offense right now. I am not going to list the things I think the Bengals should change because I don't feel I am qualified. But we have too much talent and things just never seem to run smoothly. Our O-line is not great, but it is good enough to get better production than we are.
In another thread I started a while back I discussed how difficult it is to decide how much blame goes to the players and how much to the coaches. One of the things I mentioned was third-down and red-zone possessions. So far the Bengals have great in the red zone. Scoring a TD 80% of the time is third best in the league, but a very small sample size (8 of 10). They are 23rd in third down conversion percentage (37.3), and 31st in third and short (1-2 yds)
Our offense is 28th in "drive success rate" (drive with at least one first down or td). Way too many "three-and-outs".
Our O-line has not been real good, but pass protection has been decent. If we can't get push on third-and-short then we should just start passing on all those situations. You don't need pass blocking to complete a 3-4 yard pass. So far the Bengals have thrown on 43% of their third-and-short plays which is about exactly the same as the league average (41%). The Steelers currently lead the league by throwing on 75% of their third-and-short plays and they have the league's third highest conversion percentage (83.3). The Falcons throw on 64% of their third-and-short plays and have the 9th best conversion percentage (71.4).
I may not be able to see the fine details that need fixing, but our offense is underperforming for the talent we have.
