Jon Gruden on "Mike and Mike" this morning

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(08-07-2015, 12:31 AM)t3r3e3 Wrote: You can when the opposing offense gets excellent field position after yet another interception, or the odd fumble.  

When the defense gets backed into a corner against Playoff caliber offenses, bad things happen.  The defense deserves blame in the losses, but hasn't played terribly.  Rather, they just haven't been very good either.  Most alarming to is the failure to stop the run.  That being said, Andy has played like a bum in all four Playoff losses.  The losses aren't 100% on him.  However,  as QB, poor play by Andy exerts a greater negative influence on the game's outcome than any other position on the field.  That's the cold hard truth, and why Dalton catches more flak than anyone else.

I posted numbers and stats and what not and I realized that it does no good to attempt to debate the people who refuse to look beyond the mantra of "It's all bad!  WHo cares!"  We've had playoff games where the defense put more points on the board than the offense, but whatever, it's everyone's fault!

The fact is our offense is good for about 7.5 points per game in the playoffs so unless the Bengals find a way to play in the NFL in the 1950s they hain't gonna win.