10-16-2023, 09:46 PM
(10-16-2023, 07:57 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: You are right. The Bengals got the ball with 2:03 left in the game. The first called play was a pass play. Run or pass it doesnt matter because the clock is stopping for the 2 minute warning regardless. Seattle is not using a timeout in that situation. The 2nd play was a run play. It forced Seattle to call a timeout with 1:53 left in the game. This makes it 3rd down and 6 with 1:53 left and Seattle still having a timeout left. The Bengals were never going to be able to run the clock out unless they got the 1st down. If they dont get the first down, Seattle is getting the ball back with a lot of time still left on the clock. There was nothing about that series that was bad clock management. Now, someone could say they should run the ball on 3rd down and force Seattle to use their last timeout. The problem is that leaves too much time left on the clock which we ended up seeing.
Yesterday, 35 pass attempts, 15 rushes. On first down 17 pass attempts, 7 rushes. They passed 70% of the time. They passed on first down 70% of the time. I don’t know the breakdown of personnel groups vs Seahawks, but usually those rushes involve 11 personnel in shotgun formation. Mixon got positive yardage on every rush except for twice up the middle. Opposing defenses don’t have to respect Bengals’ rushing attack due to scheme and play calling.
You’re right the clock stops due to 2:00 minute warning after their first play regardless if the call pass or run. But, an incompletion makes it 2nd and 10. And probably 3rd and long instead of 3rd and manageable with better play calling.
The 3rd and 6 play, 4th quarter, 1:56 left in the game. Seahawks with two time outs. Bengals have a 4 point lead. First down ends the game. They throw a deep 50/50 ball to Higgins. Higgins is injured and having trouble with drops and Burrow is still coming back from injury and deep ball accuracy and velocity are still a work in process.
Callahan on Monday after a win: Damn players!
