09-15-2024, 11:29 PM
It was late 3rd Q and the Bengals were 1st&G at the 1 yard line. It was right after Burrow did the QB sneak to get the first down. They came out in a 3 WR set. All was at TE. Irwin was lined up in the slot on the left. It seemed it would have made more sense to have Gesicki in the slot in that situation. It just so happened that Burrow threw the very high pass out of the back of the end zone above Irwin. He was basically throwing it out of the back of the end zone but I couldn’t help to think if Gesicki was in the slot you have a shot at a high throw that either Gesicki can catch or nobody can. I realize that was probably set to be that group when that formation was called but wouldn’t you want the bigger body in that spot down in the red zone? I may be nit picking but when they were walking to the line I was thinking I would rather see Gesicki lining up n the spot. Nothing against Irwin but Gesicki is the much bigger target. Just a thought.
