Pace?

[SunsetBengal]

(09-11-2020, 10:36 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Like most peole here I like an up tempo offense.  Doesn't have to be extreme like no-huddle or hurry-up, but in a face-paced game the offense wears down the defense instead of the other way around.  It also gives the defense less time to make adjustments to the offense.


But the Bengals will be kicking off another game about 100 hours after the Sunday game.  And opening day is usually pretty hot weather.  So should the Bengals play a slow pace and run the clock to shorten the game in order to save their legs for Thursday night?

Nightmare scenario is an overtime game Sunday.

While I agree that an overtime game would certainly put the Bengals at a disadvantage looking ahead to Thursday, I really don't think that it would be wise to get overly conservative and not go as wide open as it takes to get that opening day win.