JohnBonhamRocks

Sure but we have Diggs to fake it to. He had similar success with short passes last night that could have set up a play faking it to him.

Bills fans expect an offense with Allen, Diggs, and a first round pass catcher to be productive… and they should. For the last 4 games they have not scored more than 10 points in the first 3/4 of the game. That’s bad for any offense, and especially for one with a top 5 QB and without any significant injuries. This defense, already decimated by injuries, is constantly on the field. Time of possession is wildly in opponents’ favor. Coach is doing no favors blitzing guys like Burrow when success has mostly been had against him by rushing three. But they held a top offense last night to an amount of points our offense should be able to match or best. Including basically shutting them down second half.

Diggs & Jackson. Kincaid had his game ball punched out.

Flip side is Bengals running the fake bubble screen to hit the TE 15 yards down the sideline. I think they scored a TD on us last matchup on the same play but just using WRs. Yet we still bite on it.

Allen either way. But Kyle Allen as QB2 leaves a lot to be desired. Wish we had a legit backup knowing how physically our QB plays.

What about Bills fans?

You won’t win many games where you have 2+ turnovers and 10 points through 3 quarters. Once again, this is on the offense.

Only push back I have on this is that was the third or fourth time Kincaid went airborne like that to pick up extra yardage. Agreed though, a savy vet picked up on a rookie leaving himself vulnerable to a fumble.

What time is inactives?

Don’t ask me, I’m down 125-60 to my 15-years-my-junior lil bro who has 42 from Stroud. But I say Kincaid. He seems to do a better job catching the ball, which is important.

Just got back from lunch there downtown. If you don’t have ADD, those 142 TVs will help you on your way toward it.

Just once I’d like to see a DC whose philosophy is “Don’t bend, don’t break”

Nope not the injury part, just the Bengals defense giving up the most big plays per game in the league part. I think your bolded part above addresses it better than your “interesting take” reply from earlier to the poster whose main point seemed to be that the Bengals D is bad. My brief research shows Bengals’ red zone defense is top 15, which probably helps balance out being the worst at giving up big plays. FWIW, the Bills are toward the bottom of the league in giving up big plays but unlike Bengals most of those are runs. I’d have guessed the Bills have a worse red zone defense but ours is top 10.

Care to refute it? I’m by no means on the Bengals-are-overrated train but our local talk radio pointed out this morning that Bengals’ D has given the highest amount of big plays per game this year and almost all have been pass plays.

Good post. Not only does this apply to our Bengals matchup, but also I think to the fact that football in September-October =|= football in November-January.

Yeah but Dobbs can actually move. Like climb a pocket and run and stuff.

Can’t they just give Douglas the Elam Notebook to get him up to speed?

Undisputedly the second best Leonard F. on our team. But really, are there other better age 28 Super Bowl Champion RBs with a career 4.0 YPC available that people wanted over him? If nothing else, I am interested to see how we can integrate a RB who had 73 catches last season into our offense.

Offside not reviewable correct?

I like that Cook nodding his head after a good run is becoming his version of Zeke’s eating / feed me.

I’m sorry but who tf is betting on this?

Tell me it wouldn’t be entertaining

Fair point. I think the other side of that coin is that if you have a Mahomes (or an Allen) then you should be able to make due without having top end pass catching talent past one alpha and a bunch of serviceable guys. Then again, I think it’s also fair to say Moore and Toney have somewhat held Mahomes back this year. Dallas might be a comp - not sure there’s a pass catcher close to Lamb’s talent there.

Some are. Mostly about Knox’s contract being way too large compared to his usage/productivity. But also about the lack of Kincaid usage: for example, just vs. the Giants Diggs had only 3 fewer targets than Kincaid has gotten all season.