Sadly, what's lost in all this..

[*bengalfan74*]

(12-05-2017, 06:06 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Yes, that was me.  The directional blocking makes all the difference in the world in the run game and I give props to the Piano Man* for adjusting the offensive line to block against the 3-4 front.  That’s not easy.  Pass blocking is way different, though, and it’s a bigger change in thinking than run blocking.  The best pass blocking offensive lines can be counted on the fingers of one hand:  New England, um, uh, and, ah, uhhh....

I didn’t list Pittsburgh because they don’t have good pass blocking technique.  They just hold and don’t get caught.

The Patriots pass block by leaping forward into the opposing defensive line.  It makes for a much bigger pocket than the drop back and play pat-a-cake scheme the Bengals use.





*Yes, it hurt to write that.

Hats off to ya, you were right.

We averaged 5.5 yards per carry from our RB's so...........that was one facet of the game that was working and I had serious doubts it would. I figured the Browns factor was playing a big part in our running the ball last week.

I stand corrected