The Slot is Dead

[Bengalbug]

(10-22-2024, 11:29 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Not just win now, but a team that lives and dies off the passing game.

Joe burrow is most successful at 3WR sets. As much as I, and many fans/analysts, would like to see burrow run more under center and out of 2 TE sets… it’s just not utilizing Joe to his fullest potential. He is so good at reading coverage and getting through his progressions. His timing and quick decision making allows for him to get the ball where it needs to be in a hurry. That said, it requires good/great route running AND separation. Joe is one of the best at extending plays and making those madden-esque plays, but that can be the only way how a guy like Iosivas is successful.

This team, under Zac and Joe, will almost certainly never be all that balanced of a team (run:pass ratio). I can see some peoples point of view, we have Higgins and Chase… which is better than almost every team in the NFL, but for 2024, and how the bengals operate, we have a big hole.

I don’t even want to think of 2025 yet.