07-04-2024, 11:02 AM
The best stretch of ball this group has played in the Burrow era IMO was the closing stretch of 2022 up through the Bills divisional game. They looked damn near unstoppable until the o-line started falling apart due to injuries. They key to that offense's efficiency, IMO was having a back in Perine that would make defenses pay for loading up vs the pass on 3rd and short. He was running behind Cappa and Collins, and it got to a point where that play was money in the bank.
Take Perine out and put Dillon in and imagine how nasty this offense becomes on 3rd and short. On top of that, you have a durable, big, and extremely physical runner that's a legit threat on every down. Burrow would take far less of a beating if teams had to worry about CD coming out of the backfield and gouging them on every play. Dillon has even more power and endurance by simply having a real offense to balance out the gameplan. They'd also get beaten up and tired much faster. Burrow having an off day? Dillon. O-line needs a morale booster? Dillon. Need to slow down a high powered opposing offense? Grind the game to a halt with 28.
The other obvious answer is a DL. Geno is an easy answer, but you have to wonder what a superior DC would have done with Justin Smith. I feel like Lou would be able to utilize him a bit more effectively than old Bresnahan. Lou loves bigger DEs on his line and also uses a multiple alignments. This would benefit Smith greatly.
Take Perine out and put Dillon in and imagine how nasty this offense becomes on 3rd and short. On top of that, you have a durable, big, and extremely physical runner that's a legit threat on every down. Burrow would take far less of a beating if teams had to worry about CD coming out of the backfield and gouging them on every play. Dillon has even more power and endurance by simply having a real offense to balance out the gameplan. They'd also get beaten up and tired much faster. Burrow having an off day? Dillon. O-line needs a morale booster? Dillon. Need to slow down a high powered opposing offense? Grind the game to a halt with 28.
The other obvious answer is a DL. Geno is an easy answer, but you have to wonder what a superior DC would have done with Justin Smith. I feel like Lou would be able to utilize him a bit more effectively than old Bresnahan. Lou loves bigger DEs on his line and also uses a multiple alignments. This would benefit Smith greatly.
