03-06-2018, 10:05 AM
(03-06-2018, 08:40 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: To satisfy me, they have to run a more creative, aggressive scheme to keep putting points in the board. The fact that they only scored three points is pathetic and points to an unimaginative, conservative scheme. And the run/pass ratio has nothing to do with conservative. Those passing options were conservative because they were mostly check-downs, and went for little to no yardage.
This is starting to get ridiculous. Now throwing the ball every down is not even "aggressive" enough. Apparently ever single pass has to be a bomb.
In the second drive of the second half against the Steelers Dalton hit two deep passes. One to green for 60 yards and one to LaFell for 27 yards. (BTW I believe that is the same LaFell who you claimed never got open the entire year)
The point I keep making is that there is a difference between "aggressive" and "playing well". It seems to me that whenever the Bengals play poorly many people around here just automatically label that as "too conservative".
I also agree that over all Marvin is generally conservative with his gameplan, but so are LOTS OF GREAT NFL COACHES.
The Eagles finished last year ranked 6th in rush attempts and only 13th pass attempts (and 13th in yards per pass attempt), yet they were 3rd in points scored.
The Jags were ranked 1st is rush attempts and only 21st in pass attempts (and 12th in yards per pass attempt) yet they were 5th in points scored.
This idea that you have to constatly be throwing the ball deep to score points is a myth. Scoring points is about playing BETTER not about running a hurry up offense with lots of deep passes.
