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[THE PISTONS]

(12-29-2020, 10:53 PM)bengaloo Wrote: Burrow with a terrible OL and no run game put us in position to win a lot of games this year and the defense blew it. Allen has a more solid OL who can run and pass block better and the defense has been playing better as long as Sims isnt playing CB. Burrow with a defense, run game and pass blocking would be amazing and we would probably have at least a .500 record if not more

I don't know that we can say Allen has a better line. Jonah Williams is hurt and was replaced with Fred Johnson. They replaced MJ who was terrible with XSF.

I think that about midway through the year, the line got better at pass blocking to some leve.

As far as the run game, Houston has a really bad run defense.

But, I think what you are inferring is a balanced offense. IF the Bengals even attempted to run it more, Burrow would be more effective. Chucking the ball around 75% of the time is going to expose any weaknesses in an offensive line. And it's hard for the line to get good at run blocking, if they don't run. I've heard commentators allude to that fact. Keep running. It gets better the more you do it.

Playing Finley who they weren't confident in, forced the coaches to change philosophies to a more balanced one to succeed.