12-15-2021, 02:49 PM
(12-15-2021, 02:35 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Last year for the entire season the Bengals had 9 pass completions of over 30 yards and 3 of those were short passes in the air. This year in just 13 games we have 19 completions of over 30 yards and only 6 have been short passes in the air.
Overall Burrow's "yards per completion" has improved a huge 20%.
Sack numbers are deceptive because last year all we could do was dink and dunk with short passes while this year we have more time to throw the ball deep.
That theory sounds reasonable, but I have a couple problems with it. One, I didn't just look at sack numbers. Also, even with us throwing longer, you can't say we've improved much if we're giving up more sacks on far fewer attempts.
(12-15-2021, 02:36 PM)fredtoast Wrote: What is "weak sauce" about Riley Reiff?
He's average at best, and that's the best we could manage in 6 years?
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
