07-08-2024, 11:51 AM
(07-04-2024, 06:23 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Two articles I rolled across a few minutes ago detail how different our offense will look under Pitcher and how we'll utilize so many different weapons.
We've already pointed out how Burrow will be under center more now that he's healthier, and that, coupled with how many different looks that we can give teams, make our offense a very dangerous squad.
CBS Sports lists some of the changes to the roster, which we all knew about:
But then it lists how Burrow's excited about all the different things that our offense will be able to do, and how we'll use the tight ends more. It says that Gesicki will play in the slot more, which has me excited because he ran his 40 slightly faster than Boyd, who played from the slot, and he's 4 inches taller than Boyd. That size difference will make Burrow be able to see him better than Boyd and also allow him to run routes over the middle more.
Bengals Wire also mentions Burrow's enthusiasm and, again, mentions the ability to put different players in different positions. That excites me because, with so many weapons that we can put all over the field, it makes it very difficult for coordinators to make game plans against us and difficult to call defenses.
That's what I love about Burrow being healthy enough to be under center because it brings the run game more into the mix and changes how the defenses will have to play us in the box and in pass rush because he won't be a set figure that they can just tee-off towards at the snap. I'm not saying that Burrow will get out of the pocket much and be elusive, but it does make a difference.
Chase can also line up in the slot more, as can Burton and the other tight ends, and it just makes us very dangerous in how many different things we can do, which the article ends summing up my whole reason for this post and why I'm so excited:
Health is always important, but we should have a big year ahead as long as we're not unlucky with injuries, which we should be able to survive any injuries outside of Burrow and to our offensive line.
It's going to be a hell of a year!
WHO-DEY!
That's great. Now I wish they would shut up about what they are planning on doing and let the other teams wonder.
