02-21-2024, 02:38 PM
(02-21-2024, 02:28 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: How much of that is the OL, and how much of that is on Joe for not getting rid of the ball? There must be some sort of measurable way to define that metric.
It's definitely some of this, some of that. It's not all the offensive line and Pollack. The Bengals like to send five into routes and leave the linemen on islands. You take a guy like Orlando Brown, who isn't a great athlete, and he can get exposed in those situations. The Bengals lack of pass blocking running backs is an issue as well.
I think if Cincinnati grabbed a better pass blocking back and limited their use of five route plays, pass protection would increase sharply. I don't think that the individual players on the line are as bad as many think they are.
