Cincyfan78
Well-Known Member
Oh, no doubt. The offense is broken and it's not just because of the Burrow injury. The entire approach is abysmal. A team with Burrow, Chase, Higgins, and Mixon should not be struggling to score as much as this team does. Even more so, a team with this kind of talent should not struggle to move the ball as often as they have over the past 2 years. Even in the past 2 years, this team goes boom/bust far too often on offense. They'll score points, but they will also go 4-5 drives in a row and pick up 1 or 2 first downs only.I think you are right, but I'm more pessimistic. Even during the good times of the last two seasons, it has been rare that the offense has carried the load. I don't really remember anything that would count as a shoot-out that the Bengals won. Nothing like the days when Carson could carry the team with 50 points and only win by a field goal because of a horrible D.
So, I think the Bengals plan needs to include changes on the offense. I would let Tee walk - There are too many good receivers coming through the college ranks to pay Tee WR1 type of money. I think this is also the fourth straight season he will miss time due to injury. You can let him go and use the money to reinvest along the offensive and defensive lines. I think the goal should be to continue to provide Burrow with enough of a D that he can win games late with a decent cast around him. It just doesn't make much sense to invest in so many weapons if this offense is never going to play to that level.
In some ways, I think this is what the Chiefs are now doing. They didn't leave themselves with a lot at receiver which is going to hurt them.... But, they have significantly improved that D. So, now they have a D that will keep them in the game long enough for Mahomes to make Mahomes plays and win ball games. Contrast this with Miami - A team that looks phenomenal on offense..... That is only going to get them so far if they have no prayers of shutting down teams with good offense.