Our Running Game has Been Bad for 3 Years+

[HarleyDog]

(09-25-2017, 02:43 PM)ochocincos Wrote: It doesn't help that the Bengals really didn't have a certain thing they tried to focus on. Instead, they seemed to just try to get weapons without a good identity. Hopefully Lazor (or some other OC after the season) establishes the Bengals as either a pass-first team or run-first team and builds the offensive game plan around that identity.

Very interesting perspective. Although I'm one that thinks you should have an equal balance without scripting, many teams have claimed one or the other identity like you say and have been successful at that approach. Maybe the old style way is not as effective as doing what you suggest.

(09-25-2017, 03:28 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Our running game has been bad for 12 years. Our rankings in yards per carry:

2006- 25th
2007- 28th
2008- 30th
2009- 24th
2010- 32nd
2011- 27th
2012- 20th
2013- 28th
2014- 12th
2015- 23rd
2016- 23rd
2017- 21st

Average ranking: 24.4

That's really depressing. I didn't realize. But wait, has it been that long since we had Rudy and Dillon? Time friggin flies.

(09-25-2017, 04:07 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I wonder if those stats might have something to do with one Paul Alexander ? 

Not sure I get that one.

(09-25-2017, 06:01 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Joe Mixon is averaging 3.1 YPC as our feature back. Maybe that Hill guy is not garbage after all.

Yes, Hill is garbage and Mixon is a rookie. Plus, he was used poorly thusfar but had some decent use yesterday to get him acclimated to the NFL. Not to sound like Marvin, but he did some good things and not so good things. It's a long season and I think he might even adapt and learn to run behind a horrible OL.