Yesterday, 06:46 PM
(Yesterday, 04:13 PM)Synric Wrote: Erick Alls ability to wham block across the formation opened up the power run game to the edges which created big plays. After he was injured they reverted back to the spread inside power run runs and it was his volume because they had no one else that pushed his stats.
With no player on the roster to block in space or open up the edges the C & D gaps it limits the types of runs the can use. Whip out all those T and GT Counters with no 7 man blocking surface.
4.1 YPC isn't so incredibly low that the Bengals need to worry about replacing/RBBC'ing CB.
It was good enough to have the Bengals go 5-3 after Erick All went down and CB played well.
We need to be honest with ourselves...Bengals are not going to go into true RBBC mode. They are a primary/bellcow RB team.
They will primarily give the rock to CB and give more opportunities to Brooks, Perine, or Moss if Brown has an injury or is incredibly unproductive (sub-3.0 YPC, for example).
What are you proposing the solution to be?
Have Brooks+Perine+Moss cut into Chase Brown's touches?
Two of those guys fresh are not gonna do (much) better than CB getting a bulk of the touches. Perine is a 3rd down specialist role player, Moss is pedestrian.
The only real hope is Brooks, but he's probably better suited in a Gio Bernard type of role.
As long as the OL run blocking is what it is, nearly every RB they put back there is going to have the same problems.
Zac Taylor 2019-2020: 6 total wins
Zac Taylor 2021-2022: Double-digit wins each season, plus 5 postseason wins
Zac Taylor 2023: 9 wins despite losing Burrow half the season
Zac Taylor 2024: Started 1-4. Ended 9-8 but barely missed playoffs
Changes needed to do better in Sept/Oct moving forward.
Sorry for Party Rocking!
Zac Taylor 2021-2022: Double-digit wins each season, plus 5 postseason wins
Zac Taylor 2023: 9 wins despite losing Burrow half the season
Zac Taylor 2024: Started 1-4. Ended 9-8 but barely missed playoffs
Changes needed to do better in Sept/Oct moving forward.
Sorry for Party Rocking!
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