The "Fire Zach" stuff is WEIRD

[Bengalstripes9]

(12-04-2023, 07:56 PM)Go Cards Wrote: You've got to help the back up QB out somewhat.

Believe as most that 8 carries was not enough runs. Bengals ran 38% of the time with Burrow as QB  and only 27% of the time with a back up QB in his first start, against the steelers D, and Tee Higgins is not playing ?  We really want Jake throwing more often than Joe ? Does Mixon wear a C on his chest ? 

The counter argument may be correct that the run game was not producing anyway and was not going to start producing either. Yet that's speculation and a more balanced attack keeps the Defense guessing at what's coming instead of basically knowing a pass was coming nearly 3/4's of the plays and just pin their ears back against the inexperienced QB.  Plus it was not a blowout where Browning needed to throw often to try and catch up even. 

The whole thing was just odd to me, but expect it to be corrected tonight unless the Jags start blowing out quickly.  

How I saw it too. The funny thing is we were in the game until browning’s ugly pick. But nobody was open on the throw so the play call wasn’t great. A more balanced approach to the play calling takes pressure off the qb and maybe he doesn’t throw that game turning pick?

Overall we didn’t run the ball well though. The Steelers did. That made me think we would eventually lose the game. The teams that run the ball more effectively and take care of the ball win those games. Once we evened out the turnover ratio our fate was sealed.

More effort should have been made to develop an effective run game last week. It was our key to victory and Zac didn’t know it.