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(4 hours ago)NUGDUKWE Wrote: True. I'm not saying the defense wasn't the reason we didn't make the playoffs and that I don't think we needed to move on from Lou. I'm just saying that while the defense really really struggled at times they still did enough to win or gave the offense to win and we failed.
1: New England we only allowed 16pts so I think we put that on the offense.
2:KC we lost 25-26 with a fumble for a score and still made kc punt up 2 giving the offense a chance to drive and end it.
3:1st Ravens game lost in overtime as we all know and while the defense couldn't stop anything in the 2nd half they got the turnover in OT giving a chance to win.
4: Chargers a game that we really needed to win. The defense forced three punts later in the 2nd half with the game tied.
So the defense was a huge issue but the offense failed in big situations in tight games this season. This was called out at times by people that cover the Bengals during the season.
You can pick plays back and forth that effected games by the offense or defense. The people who cover the Bengals aren’t doing their homework. The Bengals averaged more points in the fourth quarter than any year under Zac. The offense was not the problem this year. Plain and simple. We were 6th in scoring offense and 25th in scoring defense.
Romo “ so impressed with Zac ...1 of the best in the NFL… they are just fundamentally sound. Taylor the best winning % in the Playoffs of current coaches. Joe Burrow” Zac is the best head coach in the NFL & that gives me a lot of confidence." Taylor led the Bengals to their first playoff win since 1990, ending the longest active drought in the four major North American sports, en and appeared in Super Bowl LVI, the first since 1988.
