Bengals OL drills getting slammed on twitter...

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(08-16-2022, 08:28 AM)fredtoast Wrote: The claim that they never attempted to throw deep was an obvious exaggeration. We all saw Joe at least attempt a few deep passes in 2020 but it was not nearly as much as 2021 because he could not get enough time.

There is no data to support that it was because "he could not get enough time", either.  His Time to Throw per Next Gen Stats only increased slightly (2.65 seconds to 2.69 seconds) and his Pocket Time per Profootball Reference was the exact same at 2.3 seconds.

In '20, Burrow simply didn't have any viable deep threats.  Boyd has only 8 40+ yard receptions in 6 years.  Higgins has only 4 40+ yard receptions in 2 years in the league.  AJ was a deep threat earlier in his career, but injuries and age slowed him down, with only 3 40+ yard receptions over the last three years he's actually played.  Chase had 8 in '21, equalling Boyd's career total in only one year and doubling what Tee did his first two years.  They could very well have thrown deep more in '21, but it was much more likely because they finally had a WR that could win deep.  There's nothing that really supports that it was because Joe didn't have enough time, unless the argument is he needed more time in '20 to allow his slow receivers to get down field.