Props to Zac Taylor

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(11-02-2020, 11:22 AM)ochocincos Wrote: The offense is noticeably better this year than it was last year.
Burrow and Higgins have been a big reason.

I think we saw yesterday how quickly Spain can make a positive impact on OL. He came in for Calhoun after the first drive and I noticed the difference. As much as I think Jordan could blossom into a good starter someday, I think Spain deserves to remain a starter if he keeps playing well.
Price also looked decent. I think we can all agree that he just doesn't belong anywhere else besides C.
Fred Johnson clearly looks better at OT than he does at G.
I liked what I saw from Adeniji in his first full game.

With that said, the OL gets waaaayyyy too many penalties between false starts and holding. I'm sure part of that is due to the fact they don't have consistent starters there week after week, but it's still a big problem.

I'd like to see the DL actually get a sack and stop the run though. Having Reader would obviously help against the run, but it's becoming more clear week after week that DL is a huge need. Bengals need another edge rusher bad. It's concerning to me that Atkins is still only getting ~30% of the defensive snaps. If he's still there by season's end, then a 3T/5T needs to be found in FA/draft to replace him as the starter.

When the season is over, he will have the shoulder surgery and he will be back next year wrecking it.