09-09-2024, 05:59 PM
(09-09-2024, 04:34 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Fair, but it got going later, which to me is fine.
You can say bad things about the Chiefs' running game too.
Only 20 attempts (27th in league after Week 1), 72 rush yards (also 27th in league), and 3.6 YPC (25th in league).
Their passing game, which has always been their strength, carried them.
I don't frequent Chiefs boards, but are fans clamoring for them to completely change their identity and become a balanced or even run-heavy offense?
I would think not.
As such, I don't think it's realistic to expect the Bengals to do that either.
Bengals are a pass-heavy team and we should expect the pass to set up the run.
Bengals ended up with 4.4 YPC, which is 14th in the league. Being middle of the pack from an efficiency standpoint would be a marked improvement compared to previous years.
I’d have to know if the Pats adjusted to allow the better results later in the game. I definitely agree with your entire post.
But this offense if it’s going to get going has to do better on first down. The first series first play Moss gets 4 yards then the next play Joe is sacked. Second series Moss play 1 he gets 1 yard. Play 2 he gets 3 yards. Joe scrambles for first down but Cappa penalty negates it and on third and 6 we get 5 on a pass to Hudson. Next series a sack forced a punt on third and 3. So the first series is ruined by a sack. The second series by a penalty by Cappa. The third series a sack on third and 3 ( sounds like a poor play call) 4th series Brown 4 yard run play 1. 4th series Hudson fumble. So the first half we had 2 sacks, a penalty, and a fumble all influencing the 0 points. Halftime. Force Pats to punt first series and Jones fumbles. Pats kick FG.
Next series get moving and Isovias picks up 3 of the 4 yards needed on 4th down. The next series we go 90 yards 9 plays. TD.
The bottom line is we had 8 possessions. A penalty effected 1. 3 sacks effected 3. We fumbled on 1 at the goal line. We scored on 2. That leaves 2. Got stopped on 4th down. And the last one (was the last one) Joe had his worst series.
Romo “ so impressed with Zac ...1 of the best in the NFL… they are just fundamentally sound. Taylor the best winning % in the Playoffs of current coaches. Joe Burrow” Zac is the best head coach in the NFL & that gives me a lot of confidence." Taylor led the Bengals to their first playoff win since 1990, ending the longest active drought in the four major North American sports, en and appeared in Super Bowl LVI, the first since 1988.
