09-27-2020, 06:47 PM
(09-27-2020, 06:31 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: The future of this team is so bright! Boyd, Burrow, Higgins and Mixon (although he didn't do much today behind this horrid offensive line) is an offensive core that play callers dream about having.
Green doesn't look like a pro bowler anymore though. At this point, I don't believe Ross or Green will be Bengals in 2021. But with Higgins showing a ton of talent today and even Tate getting some solid plays in, I don't think we really need Green anymore. At least not at the current talent level he is.
And Ross' career is probably over. At least barring injury or a resurrection with another team. Being a healthy scratch is just...oof. That's not what you want in a top 10 pick haha.
We have a hole the size of the grand canyon at RG and RT, but nothing that a draft or two and a free agency period where we have 18 million free (because of no more Green) can't fix.
The defense, despite having issues in the final 25 seconds of both halves, was stout as hell today, especially in pass defense. If they can get a hold of the run game, we could have something special going.
I don't think we're playoff caliber right now (obviously) but I think the pieces are all there. This team is a ton of fun to watch in the worst case.
I'm looking forward to football Sunday again and, honestly, that's all I really expected out of this season. It's still early, but I honestly think Joe Burrow already had OROY locked in. He's just that good. Damn it feels good to have a legitimate QB again!
Joe Burrow won’t win OROY not because of his numbers, but because he will be on a team with maybe 2 wins. Burrow is nothing short of phenomenal so far. 0 picks with 300 yards and 2TD in a game the oline gives up 8 sacks... wow.
Thats our problem though,
We don’t have all the pieces we need. The D has shown at times they can be OK but the right side of the line fails time after time. I would argue Billy Price singlehandedly cost us a win in OT. I wonder if Zac will still echo the oline issues are overblown. If he does then I have ZERO, and I mean ZERO faith in him as a coach.
