10-28-2024, 12:10 PM
(10-28-2024, 11:42 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: If you have any questions about how bad our Oline is just watch closely Burrow's pockets and time to throw vs. Hurts pockets and time to throw.
Which also shows you how bad our Dline is at pressuring the opposing QB.
Alot of times it's the scheme which is just bringing 3-4 men which ain't going to do it much. The past few years in the bend but don't break mode we saw the same thing but when Lou dialed up something (a blitz, stunts, moving guys around) they got big pressures/hits/sacks at important times.
But keep in check they've played 5-6 teams this year out of 8 games with QB's that are very very good runners/very elusive. How many times just this year were you screaming at the TV when a defender had the QB in grasp only to get juked, lose contain, etc.? It's really hard to pin your ears back on these type of QB's with full steam ahead knowing that if you lose contain it's 20-30 yard QB run.
The bottom line with Cinci. is they can't run the damn ball. You got 3rd and 2 inside the opponents 50 you have to get those yards. I was screaming all preseason and even prior to last year that they need a complimentary big back that can punish a defender here and there, inflict some pain and, more importantly, fall forward for a yard or two. Tell me the last time a Cinci. RB got YAC on a run. Mixon danced alot and these 2 guys (I like Brown alot) get hit and drop like a fly most times.
