12-15-2015, 06:53 PM
(12-15-2015, 06:00 PM)RoyleRedlegs Wrote: Because of when those plays are called, not how many.
Wolf always brings up a great point, how often has Hue tried to force a pass to Fisher this year inside the 10? 5?
The answer is too many and it's basically a punted down.
People want more runs inside the 10. Fewer pass attempts to Fisher.
The screen to Gio is another good example. No need for that there. Just run it in that situation.
Here is the problem with that plan. Through 12 games the Bengals have had first down inside the 10 yard line 25 times. We have ran the ball 19 of those 25 times, but only have 3 runs longer then 2 yards (and one of those 3 was a 5 yards run by Dalton against the Cardinals). Two of the runs that went for 2 yards or less were tds (Hill against the Raiders and Cards) but mostly we were not very effective running the ball in that situation. Throwing the ball we were 3-6 for 2 tds.
We have had 18 second downs inside the 10, and here is where we throw the ball more. We were 6-11 for 5 tds. We ran the ball 7 times, but only 4 of those gained more than 2 yards (again one of them was a 5 yards td run by Dalton).
We have had 9 third downs inside the 10. We ran the ball 3 times with Dalton scoring 2 tds and Hill getting stuffed once for a 3 yard loss.
So the next time you hear someone say "No need to throw the ball. Just run it in." remind then that out of 24 carries by our RBs inside the 10 we only have 5 that gained more than 2 yards and 5 that went for zero or a loss of yardage.
