08-17-2022, 11:37 AM
(08-17-2022, 12:03 AM)bengals1969 Wrote: The SB OL other than Jonah was way below average NFL standards. The Rams have one of the best defensive fronts in the game.
A bad OL plus bad OL coach doesn’t get 13 wins, it gets a January vacation.
The fact the Bengals came within a second or two of Burrow connecting with Chase for the SB win had to be credited to some extent to what Pollack did with that terrible OL.
I disagree. The offensive line played poorly throughout the season in both facets of the game. The Rams have one of the best defensive fronts in the game, and that defensive front won them a Super Bowl as they dominated Cincinnati's offensive line. The fact that Cincinnati still made the Super Bowl doesn't give Pollack credit for anything, it is an example that there is an exception to the rule.
Instead of "If you have a bad offensive line, you will not have success" the rule should be "If you have a bad offensive line, you are unlikely to have success". The Bengals beat the odds and got there despite poor pass protection and an abysmal running game.
