07-02-2023, 02:05 PM
(07-02-2023, 12:51 AM)Housh Wrote: Watched a bunch of Burrow highlights cause I’m bored and it’s crazy to see how many times we had routes on the field that would’ve dissected the defense and we just couldn’t throw them because the line. On the play where Burrow gets hit almost at snap, does a spin and finds Tee for a 1st, Boyd was actually WIDE OPEN directly in the hole of the zone Baltimore was playing and Burrow had to ignore him because he had to scramble to his left. Boyd ran his route on the right side and utterly destroyed his man because the corner was so worried about Chase he gave no help on the corner route. If this happens a lot, our offense is gonna change SOOOOO much with a good o line. Upon watching these highlights through the lens of wanting to see if someone was open i realized our passing designs are INSANE. Like they are really
Good. It’s a shame we couldn’t utilize our whole playbook. There were some plays where literally 3-4 guys got wide open but the pressure caused Burrow to hold it which then let the D catch up. One play against Baltimore there were literally 3 guys wide open for an EASY 1st and the literal only reason we didn’t get it off is cause the line. I knew our line was bad but some of these plays really drove it home for me. He’s not even getting time to let routes play out in alot of his highlights. Thank God Chase and Tee are so gifted physically.
So many unknowns about the offense. Has the playbook been limited because of the OL? A better running game will it help the passing game? With better protection could Burrow take it to MVP level?
We won 10 straight games last year. During that run Chase missed several games, Hurst missed several games, and we lost Hendrickson a few games, and several linemen. Of course teams have to deal with injuries and I’d say we did until the AFC Championship caught up with us. But I am guilty. I’m optimistic and excited about the offense and specifically the OL. Not just because of Orlando. I think Volson takes a leap, the entire units cohesion and experience together gives it another boost. Jonah I think with survival in the NFL will be focused and primed. I think he wasn’t athletic enough for all the edge guys. I don’t think he sees as tough of matchups. I don’t think he’ll get over powered as often.
In conclusion I think the offense reaches a new gear.
Romo “ so impressed with Zac ...1 of the best in the NFL… they are just fundamentally sound. Taylor the best winning % in the Playoffs of current coaches. Joe Burrow” Zac is the best head coach in the NFL & that gives me a lot of confidence." Taylor led the Bengals to their first playoff win since 1990, ending the longest active drought in the four major North American sports, en and appeared in Super Bowl LVI, the first since 1988.
