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[kevin]

(09-16-2023, 09:17 PM)Bronxbengal Wrote: Bengals lose 24-10 and Zac Taylor realizes preseason actually means something


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I agree on Coach Taylor, I would like to see him get the starters in for a quick rep in preseason game one, and most of first half in preseason game 2, and then not play them the last one to avoid injuries.  Taylor not playing them at all is no good, and too much trying to avoid injuries.  OK, these guys lift weights and work out and go through light contact practices, but they aren't in Game Condition.  When the starters took the field in Cleveland, they weren't ready for a game because they were not in Game Condition.  Also their timing on blocking and running and passing was way off, No Timing. 

I don't look for that to be a problem today, Bengals starters have played a game finally, and are in Game Condition actually ready to play a game today, which they were not last week.   I do agree on Coach Taylor needing to get his starters more reps in preseason, because he is going so far in avoiding injuries that the team is not ready for first game of season, and therefore always loses first game of season. 

I do think Bengals will be ready today because the starters actually got Game Reps in last week for first time this year.  It's not just benching Burrow preseason.  Taylor benches Chase, Higgins, Mixon, and most of the starting O Line in preseason, so of course they are going to look like garbage the first game they get into, because they are not in Game Condition.  Lifting weights is not game condition. 

Again, Bengals starters did at least get game reps in last week, and should be more ready to actually play and win a game today. 

I agree with BronxBengal that Taylor approach to preseason is a mistake. I can see not using a starting QB with a calf injury, but Taylor not playing any starters is a huge mistake in preseason, and why Bengals always lose in week one of regular season. They are not trained for battle, so they are not ready for battle. This learn as they go crap in week one isn't working.

However Bengals have came back from these week one losses to go to AFC Championships. Look for the Bengals timing and execution to be sharper in game 2 now that they have finally got their butts on the field in game one.