10-24-2018, 02:00 PM
The O-Line was the least of everyone's worries when the Bengals were dropping 30 every game. Like I keep saying, it's far from perfect but much improved from last year. It's impossible to rebuild an o-line into elite status in one year. Guys like Redmond and Hart were struggling but we were still producing due to Dalton getting the ball out quickly and guys being open.
The problem has been that Lazor seems to have lost his mojo ever since Eifert and Gio went out. I get that Eifert is a major weapon, but it's not like CJ or Kroft when healthy are scrubs. When Ross has been out there, he was barely being used or targeted outside out of the Carolina debacle. Lazor can't utilize Ross like KC does with Tyreek Hill. The running game stagnated again (has some to do with abandoning the run at the wrong times like against Pitt) and Mixon has not been used in the passing game as much as we expected. We're seeing flashes of the 2016 & 17 Bengals offense again and that should not be the case honestly. Especially since the OL is slightly improved and we have Tyler Boyd instead of Lafell and Mixon instead of Jeremy Hill. There are plenty of teams that have average WRs and OLs and they could still put up at least 24 points on the board against KC's defense. Lazor needs to make changes because nothing has not been working since the Atlanta game.
The problem has been that Lazor seems to have lost his mojo ever since Eifert and Gio went out. I get that Eifert is a major weapon, but it's not like CJ or Kroft when healthy are scrubs. When Ross has been out there, he was barely being used or targeted outside out of the Carolina debacle. Lazor can't utilize Ross like KC does with Tyreek Hill. The running game stagnated again (has some to do with abandoning the run at the wrong times like against Pitt) and Mixon has not been used in the passing game as much as we expected. We're seeing flashes of the 2016 & 17 Bengals offense again and that should not be the case honestly. Especially since the OL is slightly improved and we have Tyler Boyd instead of Lafell and Mixon instead of Jeremy Hill. There are plenty of teams that have average WRs and OLs and they could still put up at least 24 points on the board against KC's defense. Lazor needs to make changes because nothing has not been working since the Atlanta game.
