I really believe that we will put up some great offensive numbers against the Bengals and for a few reasons.
1) the most obvious reason being that the Bengals D has struggled to stop the run and the pass.
2) We are finally playing against a 4-3 team. This is significant because I think it has been difficult for our new OL to run block against 3-4 defenses where assignments arent always obvious, which puts a premium on cohesion and being able to work together as a fluid unit which we havent reached yet. Playing against a 4-3 front should make the reads easier and give our big boys a chance to just out-muscle the man in front of them.
3) If JP Losman plays the Bengals will be respecting the deep ball and that will give our slot guys and our run game more room to operate. Losman might have set himself up for a big game this week by throwing 2 nice deep passes in his 5 attempts last week. The Bengals will be watching the tape and will certainly take account.
1) the most obvious reason being that the Bengals D has struggled to stop the run and the pass.
2) We are finally playing against a 4-3 team. This is significant because I think it has been difficult for our new OL to run block against 3-4 defenses where assignments arent always obvious, which puts a premium on cohesion and being able to work together as a fluid unit which we havent reached yet. Playing against a 4-3 front should make the reads easier and give our big boys a chance to just out-muscle the man in front of them.
3) If JP Losman plays the Bengals will be respecting the deep ball and that will give our slot guys and our run game more room to operate. Losman might have set himself up for a big game this week by throwing 2 nice deep passes in his 5 attempts last week. The Bengals will be watching the tape and will certainly take account.
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