Zac's Prevent Offense

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(10-20-2024, 10:51 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Can we please give the Tyler Boyd excuse a rest?  Boyd has 18 receptions for 170 yards with 0 TDs on the season.  Andrei Iosivas has 14 receptions for 189 yards with 3 TDs on the season.  Iosivas as the #3 WR is doing better this year than Boyd is performing.

But in the Bengals offense last year after 7 games, Boyd had 33 rec for 244 yards and 2 TDs.
I'm sure Boyd playing on a different team with a much worse QB is factoring into his lower performance this season.
Do I think he'd be at 33/233/2 at this point as a Bengal though? No.
I'd predict somewhere around 25/210/2, so not too far off Iosivas, but maybe slightly better.

Either way, Iosivas is on pace for just 459 yards.
Not good for a clear 3rd option in the offense, but Bengals are deploying more 12 personnel this year and Gesicki is at 18/180/0 this year, so Iosivas is 3A whereas Gesicki is 3B.

Chase and Higgins are doing very well.
Higgins is on pace to still surpass 1000 yards even while missing a couple games already this season.
Chase is on page for around 1500 yards and is leading the league in receiving yards currently.
As long as Chase and Higgins continue to do so well, I'm not overly concerned with the WR3 having less production compared to the previous few years.