09-08-2024, 06:09 PM
(09-08-2024, 05:48 PM)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: It’s my theory that the bengals have been out-coached in season openers.
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It's my theory that they are outcoached in preseason and thus are not ready for the season openers. The reality is the Burrow and the starters needed more than a single drive in a preseason game to get ready for the speed and aggressiveness of actual game action. Practice does not replicate that. Zac should take his cue from Andy Reid and Mahomes regarding preseason games.
Not having the team prepared for a season opener means giving up a game when a game could be all that separates them from being in the playoffs -- or from homefield in the playoffs.
Yes, the Bengals will turn it around, but they should have fixed things in the preseason rather than needing to do it after their first game action is a loss.
