11-21-2022, 12:56 PM
(11-21-2022, 12:32 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: Cincinnati ran the ball 24 times for 63 yards (2.6 yards per carry). They were absolutely abysmal running the ball lol.
What you need to realize is those runs were not sacks, or hits to the QB. If you never run the ball, your play-action is useless and your defenders will be just pinning their ears back with no rush lane integrity because it is a race to the QB. That QB, unfortunately, is still usually in exactly the same spot. I would hope for some more moving pockets and misdirection.
Burrow was a master yesterday, but they could help make his life a bit easier with some more moving pockets and misdirection runs mixed in to slow the pass rush a bit.