3rd & 1 In The Super Bowl

[BFritz21]

(03-13-2022, 05:49 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Defenders probably would have shifted into the A and B gap as soon as Burrow went under center.

1 they wouldn't have had time to. Burrow walking up and pointing to defenders like he was calling out blocking assignments and then just putting his hands under the center and having the center snap immediately wouldn't have given them any time because they wouldn't have known that's why he was doing it.

2 if they do, you just snap the ball and hand it to the back where they shifted from. It's much easier to block down.

3 how many defenders do you think they have?

[BFritz21]

(03-14-2022, 12:36 AM)007BengalsFan Wrote: The problem with trying QB sneaks is Trey Hopkins.  He is horrible in the run game.  He is a big reason the Bengals struggle on those short yardage situations.  You have many people that keep saying we should bring him back which I just dont understand.  He severely limits what the offense can do.  The Super Bowl is one glaring example.  Another is the Chiefs regular season game at the end where the Bengals were trying to punch it in and couldnt do it.  They needed a penalty then a pass to win because the line anchored by Hopkins couldnt get the push to run the ball.

He would have been by Hopkins before Hopkins could have even brought his hands back in front of him.

[BFritz21]

(03-13-2022, 05:36 PM)Nickslycat Wrote: Brad,

I could not watch YouTube for a week after the Superbowl, to many what ifs.  Bottom line is if their OL was better, they win.  Just remember this will be their first of many.

Bottom line is the offensive line wasn't better, so you call plays to work around that.