09-15-2017, 11:09 AM
AJ Green goes all out on every play. God bless him. So does Andy Dalton -- but the falloff from 2015 to 2017 isn't all on Andy. Far from it. Look, Andy is making some bad throws and playing scared but there are reasons why 2016 and 2017 are different than 2011-2015:
1. Ken Zampese. He's not Hue Jackson or Jay Gruden.
2. Andrew Whitworth, Kevin Zeitler, and Andre Smith were on the same offensive line as late as 2015. Losing Andre in 2016 was more impactful than people realize and losing Andrew and Kevin was devastating. Jake Fisher and Cedric Ogbuehi are good tackles but bad fits for Cincinnati. Neither Oregon nor Texas A&M run NFL style offenses. Drafting linemen from the SEC or Big 10 works best.
3. No running game. The offensive line can't run block. Period. They weren't taught how by Paul Alexander but Big Whit could mentor the line away from the coach.
1. Ken Zampese. He's not Hue Jackson or Jay Gruden.
2. Andrew Whitworth, Kevin Zeitler, and Andre Smith were on the same offensive line as late as 2015. Losing Andre in 2016 was more impactful than people realize and losing Andrew and Kevin was devastating. Jake Fisher and Cedric Ogbuehi are good tackles but bad fits for Cincinnati. Neither Oregon nor Texas A&M run NFL style offenses. Drafting linemen from the SEC or Big 10 works best.
3. No running game. The offensive line can't run block. Period. They weren't taught how by Paul Alexander but Big Whit could mentor the line away from the coach.
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