10-14-2020, 02:47 PM
(10-14-2020, 02:43 PM)kevin Wrote: What can Joe do ? NOTHING. If the Blocking does not improve, there is nothing the QB can do. UNLESS do as Fitzpatrick behind awful Bengals 2008 line. After the got Carson killed, Fitzpatrick knew there would be no blocking, so he just took off running as soon as ball was snapped. He wasn't trying to pass, or win, he was just trying to live through season. So like Forrest Gump, He Just Ran For His Life as soon as he got the ball. Turns out Fitzpatrick was a good quarterback, so neither Carson or Fitzpatrick could do anything behind the awful 2008 line. Neither Dalton or Burrow able to do anything behind the Bengals 2017 to 2020 line until it improves.
You have to have Blocking or none of the X's and O's of the playbook work. After 52 years of watching Bengals and seeing some great Blocking years, but also some of the worst Blocking years in the history of NFL, you learn that none of the plays work if the O Line stinks.
Joe has talked often about what he can / needs to do better, so 'nothing' isn't really accurate.
Yes, the constant pressure makes things more difficult for sure...but there are things Joe can do on his end as well, even in the midst of the pressure. Not sure why anyone would disagree with that?
