Who is to Blame?

[*SHRacerX*]

Well, I was fired up by the thread about people STILL slamming Dalton so I thought I would start a thread where everyone gets to list their "who is at fault" list in order.

This is just my opinion, feel free to share yours:

1.) Marvin Lewis- You have a roster most teams would die for. Even the offensive line has talent, but hardly anyone seems to improve under your tutelage. I hate your conservative nature. I hate how you don't play certain players because they are not "veterans". Your clock management has been a joke for 15 years (you have to try to suck that badly). I stood up for you for years for getting us to respectable, but you should have been gone years ago. No one listens to you and I won't miss you at all after this season.

2.) Paul Alexander- You have received what you wanted numerous times and done absolutely nothing with them. Your scheme is wimpy and you don't have an ounce of aggression on your line. Never have, honestly, despite having Pro Bowl talent for many years. Hope to God you go with Lewis.

3.) Russell Bodine- The weakest link on the offensive line. A pathetic center at best. Should have been replaced years ago.

4.) Trey Hopkins- Nice guy, hard worker, no talent. Not nimble enough for pass blocking, not strong enough to drive block at RG.

5.) Jeremy Hill- Waste of snaps. Please just go away. You are not a good receiver, you are not good at blitz pick up, and you don't play special teams. Would have much rather seen Tra Carson get a shot. Buh-bye.

6.) Pat Sims- A surprise to some, but if you watch Fat Pat, he may occupy a space, but he gets T-Rex arms when it is time to make a tackle. RBs can be RIGHT next to him, and he just pats them as they run by. Useless.

7.) Ced and Fish- Probably a bit low on the unpopular 10 list, but I only hold them accountable for missed assignments, of which they have plenty. I blame a lot on their coaching (or lack thereof). College tackles aren't NFL ready in most cases with more and more teams running the spread, so taking an athlete and trying to teach them is a big risk...especially when you have #2 running that position. Couldn't really separate the two. For me, both have been horrible. I hear they are scoring better. Great. Get ready for a PFF single digit score after facing Jax.

8.) Bill Lazor- Another surprise, for some at least. This is his offense. If he doesn't stand up to Marv and get the weapons out there and get more out of his rushing attack, then it is on him. The way they approach rushing the ball is just flawed on so many levels. Sorry, Bill, but that effort against pitt and Indy was downright awful. It is on you now.

9.) Andy Dalton- 100% NOT because of his play on the field. He needs to be tougher on his line. Case in point: When Boomer came back in for Blake due to injury, he told the oline that the next guy that allows a free rusher is going to get a football to their temple at 90 MPH. They suddenly learned how to block. Dalton may not have that kind of asshole in him, but the QB has to be the leader, and the leader needs to show his ass from time to time. I also believe Dalton has enough skins on the wall to go to Lazor and say "We need to run the GD TE screen on those downs and stop getting me killed!". He should be addressing the personnel and the play calling. He also needs to check to more rush plays with certain defensive formations. His guys simply don't get open quickly enough for those play designs (see personnel, sucks ass).

10.) The NFL and Officiating: The BS that happens to Burfict, the horrible calls game in and game out, the worthless morons that run this league....it isn't changing the outcome of their season, but it sure makes it hard to enjoy.

That's mine....what's yours?