October 17, 201313 yr Interesting facts about the offense. It seems the offense is doing very well in a lot of the areas you want an offense to do well on. So maybe they are closer than we think of offense? Consider these facts about the potentially "scary" scheme. Cincinnati's offense ranks: •4th in time of possession •6th in rushing attempts •7th in yards after the catch •8th in third-down conversion percentage •8th in completion percentage •T-8th in red zone efficiency •The Bengals also are on pace to have six 500-yard receivers this season. Only one other team has had that many 500-yard receivers in NFL history: the 2011 New Orleans Saints On 'scary' Bengals offense, other tidbits - Cincinnati Bengals Blog - ESPN
October 17, 201313 yr fc, have you been watching Numbers Never Lie? Should we start calling you the Jemele Hill of BGP? And for the record I like Jemele so that is a compliment.
October 17, 201313 yr And 23rd out of 32 in the biggest one. Points Per Game... Thankfully they are 7th in points allowed per game.
October 17, 201313 yr Author I guess scoring points doesn't factor into becoming an elite offense... Yeah but Dalton is holding them back. 6th in rushing attempts and 16th in rushing yardage. Yeah that's elite... And 23rd out of 32 in the biggest one. Points Per Game... Thankfully they are 7th in points allowed per game. Hence the reason why I said COULD lol. Obviously they are not an elite offense, because they are not scoring the points to go with these things. However doing very good on 3rd down percentage, Yards after catch, red zone efficiency, and completion percentage are probably good signs that it could lead to that direction. Obviously it doesn't mean that it will though.
October 17, 201313 yr Author I don't know the numbers but I would say the Bengals are one of the best at not having 3 and outs or at least it doesn't seem like they have many of them. However they have a lot of drives that stall after a first down or two. Which usually comes after good field position, because they lead the league in 90+ yard touchdown drives. It just comes down to consistently being able to finish drives, and that probably comes back to our QB. When he is consistent like last week, they can be a really good offense.
October 18, 201313 yr First of all, I'm a Bengals fan, so I'm not trying to trash them, but...to borrow a topic from a recurring Reds thread...you have to temper the stats with the old "eye ball test". I mean, if the Reds scored 1, 2, and 0 runs in 3 games, but score 10 in their next game, their runs per game average will be skewed. Same here with the Bengals and a small sample size of games. However, all of that being said, the two stats that do impress me the most, are the time of possession and rushing attempts per game. Because that means the defense isn't on the field all the time (and should be well rested come the 4th quarter), and the fact that they're still able to run the ball in the second half, means they're probably still in a close game, or even have a lead and wanting to burn some clock. Again, it doesn't always translate to success (wins), but it does show promise. But, I do believe the stats should hopefully show people that the Bengals aren't as bad as they may believe. But, still not elite yet.
October 18, 201313 yr Quite a stretch seeing how before this past weeks game the offense was around 22nd in the league. I always thought an elite offense is one continuously at the top of the league week in and week out.
October 18, 201313 yr Author Quite a stretch seeing how before this past weeks game the offense was around 22nd in the league. I always thought an elite offense is one continuously at the top of the league week in and week out. Who said they were an elite offense? So what is being stretched? Hence the reason the word could was used in the title. They have a lot of numbers that most offenses would like to have, but obviously at the end of the day it is about scoring points. Which obviously they don't do to great, and stall a lot on drives or have dumb penalties or interceptions. That gets us back to the play of Dalton, it is about being consistent. When and if he can be more consistent the offense can be really good. Dalton being consistent week in and week out is obviously something we have not seen and may not see. This was basically to show that the offense is not as bad as some may think. It just comes down to consistency
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