10-20-2018, 03:27 PM
(10-20-2018, 03:18 PM)Sweetness Wrote: I think it's also important to note we seem to hardly ever play press coverage and our DBs stand 5 yards off, giving up many short pass completions. This along with our Dline typically getting very little pressure = easy completions and moving of the chains.I've seen that. I've seen other teams receivers line up, and no Bengals D player near them. Some of these guys are just wide open on 3rd down, no D player near them. What the heck formations are they in on 3rd down to just let guys be uncovered, no D player near them. If that is their 3rd and long prevent, the only thing it is preventing is a Bengals win.
I have to add, this Austin has been on 3 different Super Bowl teams as a D coach. He has worked under Paterno, Urban Meyer, Mike Holmgren, John Harbaugh. His D at Detroit last year was pretty good. This problem on 3rd down was before Austin. It must be something Marvin does on 3rd down. Whatever it is, quarterbacks see it coming, and pick Marvin's D apart. If it was poker, I would say the QB is seeing the cards in their hand, because QB's are picking up 3rd and long way above the law of averages. It's almost impossible to give up this many 3rd and longs.
We did lose Joseph, then Hall and Nelson, then Jones and IIoka. Maybe we just don't have the cover corners and safeties. That's a shame because Kirkpatrick, Dennard, Jackson were all First Round draft picks. Maybe the problem is this Tobin guy in the draft like a GM without the title. Whatever the problem is, it has to be fixed. They could have a good 2018 season, but only if they can block and tackle better.
There has to be something they can do to improve 3rd and long on D. They should be able to improve in this area during this season. The coaches need to earn their pay on that one.
1968 Bengal Fan
