Beating a dead horse, but.....

[WeezyBengal]

(11-02-2022, 01:16 PM)higgy100 Wrote: Did any of you see the you tube video in the "Why can't you believe in Joe Mixon" thread of Mixon missing a wide open trot to the endzone or at least a 20-30 plus yard run because he took the outside instead of cutting in? Guess what? ZT called a perfect play there. Might be an entirely different game had he scored a TD there or taken that ball inside the 10. Might have caused a real stir amongst the Stain's defensive players who now realize the Bengals OL ain't that bad.

Point is there is lots of ingredients that 99% of this board has no idea that goes into both a successful and unsuccessful play. Fans see a successful play via overhead or live and believe that the entire area is open the entire game. TV does not allow us to see anything most of the time except the LOS. They don't show pre-snap motion by the D or exactly the drops the LB's are taking or the quarters/2 high S/ one-third coverages that are happening among several other things happening by the D in a 3-4 second period.

Yes, when things are going well it's all the players in most people's minds and when going bad it's the HC. These guys spend 12-15 hours a day just trying to get all the players on the same page foe just a few plays that can decide a game. They know that most of their called plays aren't going to work. They setup plays to deceive the D.

I also saw the play where Higgins was held on the first drive which should have PI and the ball on the 10 yard line. The Garrett INT later in the drive also kept us from points. 

I also saw a play where Michael Thomas dropped a wide open chunk 25 yard pass play on the second or third drive which would have put us in FG range and extended the drive. 

I think there is a lot to be desired of in term of ZT and his play design/calling, but to blame the losses soley on that just isn't fair. 

I think there is a lot to be desired of