01-02-2018, 07:33 PM
(01-02-2018, 09:51 AM)Big Boss Wrote: Lazor had 14 games to start implementing his own ideas and philosophies, and we still fielded one of the worst second-half offenses I've ever seen. Nothing I have seen from him makes me think the team should offer him a new contract. There's a better OC out there. Preferably somebody who knows how to gets all of our playmakers on the field and actually get them the ball.
No, what your forgetting or failing to see is the Bengals came into the season with the worst offensive line in NFL per all the media preseason scouting of teams. Losing Zeitler AND Whitworth, of course they were now considered the worst O Line in NFL. The Bengals had NO BLOCKING in 4 preseason games and first 2 games of season and not one touchdown.
Lasor had to come onto a team with worst O Line in NFL and no touchdowns in first 2 games. Dalton was rattled. AJ Green was rattled. The offense wasn't very good in 2016 either in that 6 win season. .....Lasor had no training camp or preseason to put in a playbook or work with any of these players. He had never been on the Bengals one day in his life.
Lasor said his first goal coming in after season had started was to rebuild Andy Dalton's shattered confidence and AJ Green's also. Lasor his first job was to rebuild their confidence in themselves. I would say going 7-7, he did a good job. There were just games the O Line he inherited got blown up and destroyed. Pittsburg and Jacksonville went through our O Line to where no playbook ever could work. The X's and O's do not work without blocking, and we have Mike Brown to thank for the off season O Line players lost, not Lasor. Minnesota also destroyed our O Line. It's sad to say that the not very good Colts dominated our O Line. We won thanks to our defense against Colts and no Luck.
So the man comes in after season started to a team with worst O Line in NFL. Teams like Pittsburg, Jacksonville, Minnesota just destroy the O Line as Baltimore and Houston had before he got here. Lasor inherited Mike Brown not paying Zeitler and Whitworth and no blocking. Lasor did restore confidence in Andy Dalton and Dalton put up good numbers under Lasor, except for when the O Line was getting Dalton killed every play against Jacksonville, Minnesota and Pittsburg. Lasor kept trying to adjust the O Line. They even brought back Winston which I mentioned on these boards and posters said Bengals should not do. Lasor brought back Winston and at end of season had Bolling moved from guard to left tackle. So he had the guts to bench top picks Ogbuhei and Fisher who haven't lived up to the Cincy Hype.
I completely disagree with you and I say Lasor has shown every reason to be back in 2018. When he took over Bengals also looked like a team headed for 0-16. Lasor going 7-7 with the NFL team with THE WORST O Line in NFL is amazing. Also add in injuries to Eifert, Ross, Hill, Mixon, Kroft...Not only was there no blocking, but this team was weak at TE, WR and RB most of season. Often only Bernard was healthy at RB. Eifert and Ross took the season off.
I saw Lasor take over one of worst offenses ever in NFL history, and he did improve this offense enough to go 7-7. For that he should be back. I saw things in Lasor that I liked more than Zampese or Hue Jackson. I was not and will never be a fan of the Hue Jackson split O Line. I never want to see Hue on Bengals again. I felt Lasor was as good as Gruden if not better. I liked what Lasor was doing and NFL TV announcers such as Tony Romo said they liked what Lasor was doing.
So for you experts that think Lasor isn't good enough for Bengals, I say Bengals were lucky to get this guy and if Mike Brown doesn't hang on to him it only shows how completely stupid Mike Brown and Cincinnati are.
Your complaint about second half offense again goes back to Mike Brown going cheap and going into season with worst O Line in NFL. You know who dominates in second half, good O Lines. You know who wins Super Bowls, good O Lines. What did Bengals have in their 2 Super Bowl years, good O Lines. .....To the posters that say Bengals still need a lot of off season improvement at O Line, you are on it....I agree with Tony Romo that Lasor did a lot of good things and it shows in team going from 0-2 to 7-7 when we had one of worst offenses ever at 0-2. ...Did you think someone could come in a take that stinking, sorry, lousy, awful excrement at 0-2 and take it to the Play-Offs....Lazor did a great job with a lousy team, that's right, a lousy Mike Brown going cheap team...I would love to see Lasor back with a better O Line and better O players in 2018. I like his system. I don't think much of some of the Bengals players, but I think Lasor got the most out of them.
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