Well, the Bengals D hasn't been as good as one would think. The Bengals are currently 22nd in the NFL in rush yards per attempt against a rather average NE rushing offense and a Carolina team that was 1 dimensional against a rookie QB. Baltimore, in my opinion, severely underutilized Ray Rice in that game. Carolina had some good success running the ball even with their arm basically having 1 arm tied behind their back. Even one of their fumbles was the Carolina back simply losing the ball.
As for Andre Smith, the guy is a complete waste and will always be one. I knew it when he was drafted and I know it now. If he was inactive this week because of discipline, then that'd be one thing. But he hasn't been playing mostly becuase he's not in shape and he's just not that good. After 1.5 years in the league and he still doesn't 'get it.' Roland or any other average or mediocre OL is better than Smith right now.
Huh? Take out the NE game and the D has been great. Its the sole reason they are 2-1. Yea that loss is on them as well. As for Ray Rice there is a reason they went away from him. Don't let one bad game skew the numbers on the Bengals D. If the offense had been clicking at all your looking at two straight blowouts instead of two straight low scoring games.
In Andre Smith's contract if he doesn't meet weight or isn't on the active roster his paycheck is cut in half. I don't know the real reason that Andre didn't dress, I think its more because they didn't plan on using the jumbo package against Carolina. But I do feel that now is the time, Rolland just isn't the answer anymore. The better question is was he ever the answer?As for Andre Smith, the guy is a complete waste and will always be one. I knew it when he was drafted and I know it now. If he was inactive this week because of discipline, then that'd be one thing. But he hasn't been playing mostly becuase he's not in shape and he's just not that good. After 1.5 years in the league and he still doesn't 'get it.' Roland or any other average or mediocre OL is better than Smith right now.
Bratkowski was a somewhat hot prospect a few years ago as a head coaching candidate. I don't know if any owners liked him but the press sure did. Here's another example from 2007:
Bob Bratkowski/Offensive Coordinator/Cincinnati Bengals - NFL owners love offense and Bratkowski is seen as one of the top-five offensive play callers in the league. He's done a great job also with QB Carson Palmer and has made small adjustments to play to his
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