The offense had no chance

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(09-11-2024, 01:39 PM)ochocincos Wrote: But the questions are why is it happening and why does it take usually a few games to work them out whereas some teams come in firing on all cylinders Week 1?

The assumption is because the team isn't spending enough time practicing together and with a real defense going full-bore.
If so, they need to plan to get more playing time together (::cough:: preseason games ::cough::).

If it's something with Burrow physically, see if there's any way to help get him physically in season form by the end of preseason.

If it's something mentally with Burrow, that might be harder to work out ahead of time.

The more I'm watching, the more I'm thinking mental. It could just be getting mentally tougher as time passes from injuries. Jared Goff didn't play preseason, and they won. I think that's a too simplistic way of looking at it. If the Bengals were the only one with that approach, or other teams with that approach were struggling, I'd agree. That isn't the case though. These film breakdowns have just shown poor mental football from Joe.