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I'm truly tired of hearing the fix the offensive line crowd!
(02-02-2024, 04:32 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: I am personally not too upset with the run blocking. I've slowly been making my way back through the season watching All-22 and while not outstanding or anything, I am not blaming the offensive line for lack of run production as much as I am the RBs. The run game Cincinnati uses fits their linemen, at least. Primarily gap with duos being their base run. These guys are generating double teams and getting vertical, and they are doing a fine job of it. I am blaming the RBs for leaving yardage on the field. 

Pass blocking is an issue but I also think it's exacerbated by the pass game philosophy Cincinnati has. 

FWIW, ESPN had the Bengals 9th in team Run Block Win Rate this past season.  The issues with the run game are with the backs.  We have Mixon, who is completely used up, and a bunch of Day 3 picks.  Everyone likes to point to Pacheco in KC and say you can run with a Day 3 RB if you have a stud OL, but that's not the case, at all.  The Chiefs are only 20th in run block win rate(1st in Pass Block Win Rate, though) and Pacheko averages 4.6 while their other RB's average 3.2, 3.5, and 2.9 ypc.  If their OL are such great run blockers, then why are their other RB's so poor?  People mistake getting lucky with a late RB pick with a great run blocking OL.  

Unfortunately, there is a tendency to just blame "trenches" for any offensive or defensive deficiency.  We see it on D regarding stopping the run as the club being bad in the trenches when the same front 6 was 5th and 7th against the run the past two years.  The only thing that changed was communication issues due to a massive youth movement in the secondary.  
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RE: I'm truly tired of hearing the fix the offensive line crowd! - Whatever - 02-02-2024, 06:45 PM

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