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Well, we're now the worst offense in the entire league. There's plenty of blame to go around, but holy preparation H does this team show up not ready to play. And holy depth chart does this coaching staff continue to start players who play worse than their backups.
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This team will probably rally and beat the Cardinals this week.
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I'll be honest...
I think part of the issue was that they totally underestimated the Titans, especially on a short week and with what the Browns did to them last week. The Titans were UP for this game, don't think they forget what Karras said walking off that field last year (up yours, TN!). Simmons didn't forget.
I also think it was the first time a team REALLY game planned around Burrow's limitations and the Bengals had no answer or adjustment during the game (which is a huge problem in itself).
This game on Sunday is going to be really interesting (if Burrow plays). The Bengals now know what teams are going to do to them defensively. Can they adjust offensively?
We will see if the Titans game was in a vaccum or if its going to be a season long trend.
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I think we should all just relax and get ready for next year. Burrow's hurt and probably will be for the foreseeable future until his leg heals. If we had a quality backup QB already, I could see getting worked up over the remainder of the season.
Truth is, is that we don't really know what we have in Jake Browning. It's likely not much at a $750k/yr salary. If ZT thinks that Burrow (in his condition) gives us the best chance to win, that's very telling of how good Browning is. I know we all had high hopes of winning a Super Bowl this season, but I just don't think it's in the cards. No sense in having Burrow play and end up seeing ghosts everytime he plays because he can't get away.
Having said that, it should give ZT a chance to work on being a better coach given the talent he has on the team minus the QB. He's got a lot of work to do in my opinion. I'd transform the team into a running team that rides Mixon or trade Higgins for a better QB if ZT still thinks there's hope.
"Our offensive line is going to surprise a lot of people" - Mike Brown (7-26-21)