The Bengals didn’t need a LT. Jonah Williams is very serviceable. The Chase pick was the correct pick. They don’t get to the Super Bowl without him.
This same front office didn’t fix the O-line after Burrow got his knee wrecked last year
Sure but he also advised them to take Chase so that should tell you something. The front office took a 2-14 team to the Super Bowl in 2 years. That’s impressive. They can fix the line.
The personnel decisions have improved since apparently Katie took over for Mike. I actually think the schemes are very good the Bengals are game planning. They had the fewest penalties in the league which is something else I really, really like. And we don't turn the ball over. Zero in the Super Bowl. So there is something to work with.
The people making decisions now weren’t even alive in the 70’s. They were studying for spelling and geography tests in the 90’s. None of that has bearings on the organization now. The Bengals have made a concerted effort to change. That’s been obvious. They’ve been open about that. So far, it’s been working.
I definitely think the play calling is lacking at times.
Chase was a no brainer pick. Carman on the other hand.....well.
We averaged the 7th most points per game with a bad offensive line. I think the play calling was fine. It wasn’t perfect. I’d like to be more aggressive at times but I don’t think we should be firing our OC.
Agree with that. Improve the line, get a better CB2, and improve the pass rush are the top 3 priorities for me.
Is the play calling a product of compensating for the OL deficiency? There's stuff we just can't do right now
The going for it at midfield in the 1st quarter was a bad call imo. Lead directly to a Rams TD. Taylor was fine but that call seemed a bit too soon for me.
There are several really good and informative Bengals podcasts out there. Do yourself a favor and check them out.
They signed a RT who was solid. You said they needed a LT. They don’t. Their best lineman is a LT. Aaron Donald lined up against the guards and center. He wasn’t going up against the tackles. The Jackson Carman pick may haunt them. He may also develop into a solid starter. He was just a rookie. They definitely need to address the interior part of the line. No one would argue otherwise.
Get a grip, dude. The Bengals finished last in the division last year, and the year before. Many experts predicted we’d bring up the rear in the AFC North again this year. Yet somehow we win the division, and then end our 30-year streak of not winning a playoff game. That’s not enough though, so we knock off the top two seeds in the AFC to reach the Super Bowl. We weren’t even supposed to be in the playoffs yet. It was a 5-year plan when we hired Taylor. We’ve made one perfect move after another. Then we screwed up and made the damn Super Bowl too soon lol. Before we could put more pieces in place. You’re right. Total system failure.
The Bengals have replaced roughly 80% of their starting lineup from when Taylor took over. That’s a lot of roster turnover in 3 years. Boyd, Mixon, Uzomah, Hubbard, Bates and Hopkins are the only ones I can think of that were holdovers from the Marvin era. It’s impressive what they’ve built to this point. It’s not complete of course but they’ve done a great job up to this point.
A lot of your posts I mostly agree with, but it is glaringly obvious we need to improve the play calling. You citing offensive statistics mean nothing when we had Joe and Chase lighting up the league. When it meant something, when it was tested, we were just awful in the red zone and it was the play calling not the execution. Not a single play action pass on 1st down in the red zone the whole playoffs. Practically zero 1st down passes period. Instead he's putting Joe in obvious passing situations and getting him sacked at an historic rate while calling idiotic go routes where Joe has to hold the ball when he's been sacked in 7 of his last 22 drop backs.
I will definitely check those out and if there are any you particularly recommend then link them. Thanks.
NO! It is the exact opposite. The awful play calling CONTRIBUTED to the OL deficiency by putting Joe in obvious long passing situations on 3rd down. You guys laugh at me for harping on play action, but that is 100% of what our offense should have featured, not barely used. Especially in the red zone. The failure to use more play action 1st down passing was the biggest failure of the Bengals season including the offensive line. It was that big of a mistake.
I didn’t say it was perfect or couldn’t have been improved. Red zone efficiency needs to get better. The offense seemed to turn the corner after the Niners game and we were more aggressive.A lot of your posts I mostly agree with, but it is glaringly obvious we need to improve the play calling. You citing offensive statistics mean nothing when we had Joe and Chase lighting up the league. When it meant something, when it was tested, we were just awful in the red zone and it was the play calling not the execution. Not a single play action pass on 1st down in the red zone the whole playoffs. Practically zero 1st down passes period. Instead he's putting Joe in obvious passing situations and getting him sacked at an historic rate while calling idiotic go routes where Joe has to hold the ball when he's been sacked in 7 of his last 22 drop backs.
Seriously, you are a good poster but a lot of times you sound like this guy:
That takes Burrow and Chase, but it was exposed in the playoffs where we were miserable in the red zone. It also got Joe sacked 70 times by not adapting to what we had. More than ample evidence to make a much needed change that actually helps Zac focus on other things. We don't need Zac Taylor calling the plays and especially because at best he's so-so. Nobody is going to fall all over themselves making a case for he's good at it. The National Media and the talk shows are roasting him right now.
Hearing talk about moving Williams to either G or RT and signing a top FA LT. What do you think of that? I personally like it. Williams is good but not a top LT imo.
Agree. The O-line is obviously priority one. Another edge rusher as well and a CB.
I agree with your assessment of Williams. He’s not an all-pro LT but he can help you win. There’s a few stud LTs in free agency that if we can get one and Williams is capable of moving to guard or RT, I’m all for it.
Agree on Kinnard. I wish like hell they would have drafted Creed Humphrey instead of Jackson Carman.
Carman looks like a bad pick. Hopefully he develops, but we’ll see. He showed some flashes of being able to move people. I prefer we sign OL and draft the best play available regardless of position outside of QB and maybe WR. The Bengals have drafted well at seemingly every position besides the OL. I’d rather bring in experienced linemen.
