Ask another hypothetical…
option #1 Allen goes down and Trubisky wins a Super Bowl and Allen becomes Wentz
option #2 2021 season plays out exactly how it did
Allen would have destroyed the Rams D. Donald is great but Burros is not elusive in the pocket. 7 sacks!?!? Allen breaks 4 of those and turns them into 40 yards of scrambles and at least 1 Davis toe tap. To me the Bengals will have to invest a small fortune to keep Burrow healthy and upright. Imagine if Allen had an all purpose back like Burrow has in Mixon.
The Bengals pass rush was disciplined and included a lot of rotating stunts, they kept Mahomes contained in the pocket with a 3 man rush and used a 4th to spy & occasionally brought him to add more pressure. And they also blitzed effectively on a few occasions.
If you don’t go for 2 then you certainly execute the squib kick. We can go into “what-if” scenarios for an eternity but the fact remains the Bills didn’t play aggressive enough to win. They played ultra-conservatively and it backfired on them.
Mahomes isn’t that good in pressure games. He choked vs Pats, 49ers for 3 Qtrs, Bucs & now Bengals. He’s good with 2 HOF receiving targets. But arrogance gets him. Is his brother dancing on TikTok now?