If you were the Ravens’ offensive coordinator, where would you attack the Bengals’ defense? What areas do you see they could find success, and which players/groups/things should they avoid? There is a lot of promise for second-year left guard Cordell Volson, but his inexperience, small school pedigree (North Dakota State) and ups-and-downs thus far, making him the guy with the most long-term questions.ģ.
Williams is a wild card, as he can be a serviceable NFL tackle, it’s just that he’s transitioning to the right side for the first time since his freshman year at Alabama. The strongest has to be Brown, Jr., given his track record and play last week, with veteran center and right guard Karras being not far behind. And, even when the unit lost Williams and Alex Cappa for the postseason, they had an outstanding showing against the Bills in the snowy Divisional Round. As the 2022 season went on, the unit sporting four new starters began to gel and play better down the stretch.
#BELOW ZERO GEL SACK PRO#
The rest of the unit’s scores were not very good, though some were higher on Jonah Williams’ first pro start at right tackle when looking at the film snap-by-snap instead of from a mile-high view.ĭespite the poor scores last week, this group definitely has the potential (and should reach it) to be the best unit Burrow has been behind in his career. who posted the best (and somewhat-respectable) Pro Football Focus score of the unit, where he really only let up one pressure to Garrett. Now, their first test this season was a strapping pass rush unit in Myles Garrett and Za’Darius Smith, but what can you tell us about the five-man unit. A group oft-talked about for the Bengals is the offensive line. Still, these are nothing but excuses at the core of what’s mentioned here, as Cleveland simply used their respective stars (Garrett, Nick Chubb to make more plays than the Bengals.Ģ.
Throw in poor weather, Joe Burrow self-admittedly not being back to 100% from the calf injury (perhaps playing with a lack of comfort planting/cutting on the leg with wet surfaces) and Zac Taylor’s Bengals being notoriously sluggish in season-openers (1-4) and last Sunday was the perfect storm. The offense’s inefficiencies caused the otherwise solid defense to crumble to Nick Chubb down the stretch, with three-and-outs and a lack of overall sustained drives putting them out there far too often and for way too long. It has worked, as evident by Cincinnati’s big three wideouts (Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd) combining for just seven catches for 59 yards, with Higgins having a very uncharacteristic zero catches on eight targets. They’re physical and have noses for the football, leaving the Browns’ brain trust confident in one-on-one alignments. The Bengals’ offensive line is showing improvement, but they have consistently been lost against Myles Garrett and the Browns’ pass-rush.Īdditionally, Cleveland’s corners stack up extremely well against the talented Bengals’ receiving core. Unfortunately, the way both of the rosters for the Bengals and Browns are constructed heavily favors Cleveland when they face-off.
So, can you go into detail as to what caused such challenges for the Bengals? But a box score can tell us only so much. The Bengals suffered a trouncing 24-3 loss to the Browns in Week 1. In preparing for Sunday’s matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals, Cincy Jungle’s Anthony Cosenza and I sat down for a small Q&A for one another’s publications.Ĭheck out the Q&A below, and be sure to check out DraftKings Sportsbook for all your betting needs this season.ġ.
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