PatternMaster Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Arkansas Bengal said: Cincinnati Bengals Don’t look now, but following Sunday’s 17-13 victory over the Seahawks, the Bengals have won three of their past four and Joe Burrow is starting to do stuff like this: Burrow, who’s been trying to shake a nagging calf injury since early in training camp, got up over 18 mph on that scramble, according to Next Gen Stats’s tracking data. That’s a sign that his calf is getting healthier, and thanks to another valiant effort by Lou Anarumo’s defense, Cincinnati is still within a game of first place in the AFC North. It’s starting to feel like the Bengals are back. If you want to hold on to that optimism, just skip ahead to the next team right now. Oh, and don’t look at Sunday’s box score, this week’s film, or really any season-long stats—whether they’re counting stats or rate stats. While it ultimately ended in a W, the Seahawks game may have been the most concerning performance yet for the Bengals offense. The offense averaged minus-0.05 expected points added per play. Burrow averaged 4.4 yards per dropback—despite looking at his best physically for the first time this season—and the run game managed just 46 yards on 15 carries. After two early touchdown drives, the Bengals couldn’t do much of anything. While I’m usually quick to blame Zac Taylor whenever this highly-powered offense stalls out, Sunday’s ugly performance falls more on Burrow. While he made more plays with his legs, he didn’t throw the ball well. There were several misplaced passes leading to incompletions, he didn’t let plays develop nearly enough—too eager to check the ball down—and he kept Seattle in the game with a poorly thrown interception. Fortunately for Cincinnati, Anarumo pitched a near-perfect game against a red-hot Geno Smith. The Seahawks quarterback completed 66 percent of his passes, but his expected completion percentage—which is based on pressure, depth of throw, and receiver separation—was just 58.1 percent, per Next Gen Stats. The game was decided by the throws Smith couldn’t get off. Anarumo tossed some nice changeups at Geno and got him to hold the ball long enough for the pass rush to get home. In Geno’s defense, he did not have a lot of options downfield: Anarumo’s defense is coming up big in high-leverage situations, and Burrow is getting healthier. But the vibes are still off, and with a tough schedule ahead, Cincinnati could rapidly fall behind the top teams in the conference. https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/10/16/23919423/cincinnati-bengals-los-angeles-rams-new-york-jets-houston-texans-nfl-teams-trending-up-down Burrow was 2-7 with an INT on passes longer than 10 yards, that's fugly....hopefully that was his last stinker of a game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claptonrocks Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 3 hours ago, PatternMaster said: Burrow was 2-7 with an INT on passes longer than 10 yards, that's fugly....hopefully that was his last stinker of a game How will it get better aside from his calf mending slowly? Better oline play? Better schemes? Better what to give this team a shot at playoffs? Excuse me for not being as optimistic right now than others but the offense is in a world of hurt as is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 2 hours ago, claptonrocks said: How will it get better aside from his calf mending slowly? Better oline play? Better schemes? Better what to give this team a shot at playoffs? Excuse me for not being as optimistic right now than others but the offense is in a world of hurt as is. Gotta hope they come off the bye healthier and dialed in, just treading water so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claptonrocks Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 2 hours ago, T-Dub said: Gotta hope they come off the bye healthier and dialed in, just treading water so far. Listen Dub. To say dialed or being healthy is good. Fact remains we have no RB that doesn't wants to block a blitzer on a stunt and blitz coming off the left side The blind side. Until one of the RBs ( Mixon) fills that void instead of wanting to be a dumpoff in plays will keep Burrow throwing 1.9 sec short passes. Its easy to see what a major factor in their offensives woes How Taylor doesn't see it is baffling.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 Day off tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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|BlackJesus| Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 A bye week for the Burrow family ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 23 hours ago, claptonrocks said: How will it get better aside from his calf mending slowly? Better oline play? Better schemes? Better what to give this team a shot at playoffs? Excuse me for not being as optimistic right now than others but the offense is in a world of hurt as is. 19 hours ago, claptonrocks said: Listen Dub. To say dialed or being healthy is good. Fact remains we have no RB that doesn't wants to block a blitzer on a stunt and blitz coming off the left side The blind side. .. The lack of a blocking RB and the insistence on starting one that doesn't seem too eager to do it himself are for sure baffling. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claptonrocks Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 59 minutes ago, T-Dub said: The lack of a blocking RB and the insistence on starting one that doesn't seem too eager to do it himself are for sure baffling. Agree . My question is why Taylor doesn't fix it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Bengal Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 49ers' Deebo Samuel to miss time with fracture in shoulder, team says By Ryan Morik Fox News Published October 21, 2023 5:47pm EDT The San Francisco 49ers' quest for a perfect season ended Sunday, and they just got more bad news. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel will miss at least the next two games with a hairline fracture in his shoulder, the team said Saturday. Samuel left Sunday's loss to the Cleveland Browns with the injury and did not return. Christian McCaffrey also left with an oblique injury, but he's not expected to miss much time, if any. Deebo Samuel of the San Francisco 49ers stands on the sidelines during the second quarter of the NFC championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field Jan. 29, 2023, in Philadelphia. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) Head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Samuel won't return until after the team's bye week, so the receiver will be out until at least mid-November. The 49ers had won 15 consecutive regular season games dating to last season. Samuel missed four games last year with a hamstring and ankle injury. Deebo Samuel of the San Francisco 49ers lines up during a game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium Oct. 1, 2023, in Santa Clara, Calif. (Michael Owens/Getty Images) The Niners face the Minnesota Vikings Monday night before taking on the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8. San Fran has a Week 9 bye After a campaign that earned him his first first-team All-Pro nod, Samuel had somewhat of a down season in 2022, which was plagued by injuries. He had just 632 receiving yards after racking up 1,405 the previous year. His 18.2 yards per reception were a league-high in 2021. In his first five games this season, Samuel had 20 receptions for 302 yards and a touchdown and 95 rushing yards on 18 carries, one for a score. https://www.foxnews.com/sports/49ers-deebo-samuel-miss-time-fracture-shoulder-team-says 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claptonrocks Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 A big loss to their offense. If McCaffrey is healthy the offense ihas enough weapons to score big.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 29 minutes ago, claptonrocks said: Agree . My question is why Taylor doesn't fix it? I'm not sure he fully has that authority. Plus the backups look bad other than a midround redshirt rookie. Not being able to block is still a lot better than not being able to do anything at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 Since it's the bye.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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