12-05-2020, 03:12 PM
(12-05-2020, 01:43 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: Good ol Fred. Likes to cherry pick some stats and try to make others look wrong.
Ok, bud, for the 2011 season, the Bengals did average 21.5 points per game. They also had the #9 defense in the league that gave them more possessions, but I will stick to the original numbers. The Bengals through 11 games this season have averaged 20.9. A DECREASE of .6 points per game. Ok, but look at the games where Burrow played the entire game in 2020: 25.5. An INCREASE of 4 points per game. That would mean, it was better. Despite having a defense that didn't yield near the possessions.
Another way to look at it: Burrow (a rookie with no preseason) got the offense to 30 points or more four times in his first 8 games in the NFL.
The Bengals in 2011 got to 30 or more points TWICE the entire season.
The 2011 offense was not better. The defense was.
C'mon man, everyone knows it is much easier to score points now than it was in 2011. Scoring is up about 12% across the league.
In 2011 Matt Ryan was 8th in the league with a passer rating of 92.2. This year he has a higher rating (92.5) but is ranked 21st.
The 2011 offense under Dalton was higher ranked than the 2020 offense under Burrow.
