Easy answer to our short yardage probems.

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(02-25-2022, 10:44 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: Running plays from the shotgun actually perform better in short-yardage situations than under center. The Bengals just stink at short yardage situations all around. 

People say that but it absolutely defies logic.

How would giving a back the ball flat-footed be work better than giving him the ball with a head-start running towards the line?

Maybe if you have a decent offensive line because they can get a push and get to the second level to block linebackers, but we had no line so the running backs need momentum and the ability to make cuts at full speed.