The Bengals’ Rushing Attack (Or Lack Thereof)

[chrisball96]

(10-10-2023, 10:59 AM)ochocincos Wrote: The Bengals will never be a heavy running team.
They don't have the personnel, playcalling, scheme, all that to be one.
They are a pass-driven team.

With that said, the Chiefs, Dolphins, and Bills are the same, but they are way more efficient/effective when they do rush.
Chiefs are 9th in the league in YPC.
Bills are 15th in the league in YPC.
Dolphins lead the league in YPC.

Bengals? 25th

Very good point. And I know that I sound like a broken record, but all those teams have very good, very healthy (for now) QB's. Mixon looked okay at times earlier this year, so if we can get back to that, and like you said, not run it all of the time, but take advantage of the times we do run the ball that will be key. Teams know Joe can now throw the long ball with more accuracy and frequency, so I'm hoping that opens up more options in the run game to maybe catch defenses off guard. Because we saw what happened at the goal line when Arizona knew the run was coming.