01-21-2022, 11:02 AM
(01-21-2022, 01:28 AM)BigStripedCat Wrote: Agreed. I do think their defense overall seems fairly stout, and they have a good defensive passer rating allowed, but I would sort of say the opposite of what this guy is saying on some key areas of the game.
I was surprised by their pretty bad YPC, when all you hear about is their incredible running game and King Henry, etc.
I feel like they have a very good d-line. Simmons is a monster.
Their safeties are underrated, but not unbeatable, especially vs a receiver group like ours. Their strength on d is rushing the passer. That's generally a great thing.
One thing teams, or more specifically fans of opposing teams haven't grasped or accepted, is that Burrow seems to defy conventional logic when it comes to pressure. As he's developed, he's almost even better when pressured. A lot of his highlight reel TDs come when he's dead to rights. You have to actually get to him to neutralize him. Pressure isn't going to change his decision making in a negative way to the extent that it does others. The stubborn bastard almost seems to welcome it.
The only team I've seen stop the passing game since they got really hot is Denver. Denver gets pressure, but Denver is also absolutely loaded and deep in the secondary. They have enough guys to capably take away options, no matter how good the wrs are or how fast Burrow can process what's going on. I don't think the Titans come close to having that level of talent in the defensive backfield.
I'm not favoring the Bengals in this game going away. Vrabel is no joke as a coach and their run game is intimidating no matter who's carrying the ball. They've beaten some very good teams with very good offenses. All I'm saying is that I don't see stopping Burrow as a viable game plan. He knows what's coming and he's going to be ready for it. The Bengals just need to hope that Tennessee doesn't get ahead early to a point where they can control the ground game and run it out with Burrow and the receivers watching from the sidelines.
