01-06-2024, 06:40 PM
(01-06-2024, 05:03 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: There is always an excuse for the offense not getting the job done especially if it has to do with the 55 million dollar injury prone Burrow. When you invest that kind of money into players and the offense, they need to do a better job. Burrow has zero 4th quarter TDs in playoff games in his career. Defense had to score in the Baltimore playoff game last year for the Bengals to win because Burrow and the offense couldn't get it done. The K.C. AFC championship game the defense held K.C. to just 23 which is a lot better than the Eagles did in the Super Bowl. We had a chance to win that championship game in the 4th quarter but the last two drives Burrow throws an interception then takes the team on a 7 play possession and punt. Every year its some excuse, Burrows hamstring, his wrist, his finger, his offensive line, his TEs, his running backs etc... etc... etc.... The Bengals have the 6th highest paid offense in the NFL including the 5th highest paid offensive line. At some point dont you have to stop making excuses and expect more out of your offense?
What point are you even trying to make with this statement? This year even with Burrow's cap hit being 20m, the Bengals are still spending 106 million on offense which is more than they spend on the defense. That is a fact. Guess what happens next year? Burrows cap hit goes up close to 30 million, then it goes to 46 million. Yes Higgins and Chase are making more this year than last year. Next year they will be paid even more. Does this come as a surprise to you?
I understand how it works, it appears you are the one that doesn't. If you take away proven talent like Bates and Bell because you dont want to pay them and you replace them with guys who are not as talented but cheaper like Dax Hill and Nick Scott, you end up with a less talented defense but you saved money. Its pretty simple to understand. Im not sure why you cant grasp it.
We get it, you are a Burrow hater. Maybe go be a Browns fan? Your lack of understanding is so comical that I sense you are simply trolling us now as I would hope no real Bengals fan is this addle-brained.
The defense has 5 starters/rotating players on rookie deals. You dont seem to understand how this impacts spending. The offense has 4, and 2 of those were the #1 and #5 picks in the draft whose rookie deals place them in the upper level of the cap hit, whereas none of the defensive rookies come close. Spending more on offense is going to be the most common trait of all NFL teams with a franchise QB on their extension, especially if they have a highly paid receiver(s). Maybe review a positional spending chart by position?
Dax was a 1st round draft choice and no team really does better than that to replace a high priced veteran at a low value position. It is clear you dont understand this. Bell was an unexpected loss, it happens in the NFL, those that have watched for awhile understand this.
Burrow IS the offense, that is a major excuse, the only excuse needed when we look at the results of when he was healthy this year. Losing Bates and Bell is an excuse for the defense but that doesnt explain the inability to stop the run, the lack of pass rush, and terrible LB play.
But seriously I dont have time for amateur whining regarding injuries. Nobody likes them, especially to the franchise QB. 30 teams in the NFL would have given Joe that deal.
Burrow would have been 5-0 during the games he played while healthy were it not for a Tyler Boyd dropped TD.
In those 5 games, Burrow threw for 1480 yards, 12 TDs and 2 interceptions.
Due to the level of the opponents during these 5 games it is very fair to extrapolate these numbers over a 17 game season:
5032 Yds, 41 TDs, 13 INTs, or what many would call an MVP season.
