Against Titans, line only allowed pressure on 5 of Dalton's 36 Attempts

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(11-14-2017, 01:50 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Yes, the looked better in Pass Protection, but the problem is we still can't run the ball. To me, it seems they run the ball much more effectively when Johnson is in at Center. If run blocking is the issue, and it is, freakin put Bodine on the bench and play Johnson. And I would love to see what Westerman would bring in a game situation....

Route design.  Boring, unimaginative, and predictable.  The defense knows exactly where to set up for each route.  Dalton will deliver the ball from the same spot 99% of the time.   When you watched Tennessee, you saw what a real scheme looks like.  The fact that Mariotta threw a really bad INT and the fumble through the end zone is the only thing that prevented this from being a blowout. 

Denver has no QB, no rushing attack, no offensive line, but a solid defense.  Sound familiar? They will beat the Bengals by 14 easily.  This is due to several simple differences in approach:

1.) The Denver defense will play press man and attack the line of scrimmage.  They won't allow the Bengals rushing attack (oxymoron) to get on track and they will harass Dalton all day because they know exactly where he will be standing.  

The Bengal defense will play off the line of scrimmage and off the receivers, hoping to avoid giving up a big play.  They will allow their QB to get settled with some easy 8 yard completions and will nickel-and-dime the defense down the field.

2.) On offense, they will roll their QB out on waggles and bootlegs, while the Bengals will leave Dalton a sitting duck in one spot.

3.) Also on offense, the Broncos will run short crossing routes to force the Bengal DBs to alter their coverage just long enough to make an easy completion and get some YAC.  The Bengals will not employ this incredibly simple strategy that every other team in the league makes a living on.  

4.) Lastly, if any of the above doesn't work for Denver, they will adjust.  If it doesn't (excuse me, WHEN it doesn't) they will simply continue to further slip in to the oblivion and just say things like "we need to do better".