01-09-2018, 06:06 PM
(01-09-2018, 05:51 PM)McC Wrote: 2017--16th in scoring defense.
(01-09-2018, 06:02 PM)Joelist Wrote: We weren't top five last year.
16th in PPG
26th in third down percentage (4 way tie at an atrocious 41%)
32nd in opponents TOP (partly the offenses fault but also a byproduct of the poor performance on third downs)
20th in Rushing YPC (4.2)
30th in opponents rush YPG (127.9)
Ironically we did finish 13th in opposing passer rating (82.9) and did get 41 sacks.
So yes low pressure and pillow soft coverage is a serious problem. The defense needs to get off the field with no points surrendered, not "bend but don't break" as all that does is put us behind the barrel in TOP terms.
First of all, based on points allowed from 2014 through 2017 the Bengals had the #5 scoring defense in the league over that span.
Second, are you guys claiming that the drop off in our defense this year was due to a change in scheme from the previous years? Seemed to me that the scheme did not change that dramatically.
