I was at the game on Sunday, and while the running game was impressive, the passing game looked abysmal. People talk about balance on offense all the time, and I think this team is really lacking in that department. It’s very difficult for a team to win consistently with the type of offense we’re running, and the examples of the teams that win with it (2005 Steelers, 2008 Titans) have some things we don’t (ability to score touchdowns with the running game, ability to break off at least one 60+ yard run a game). The problem is, if we don’t get the passing game back on track, that safeties will be able to sit on the run, and “big gainers” for 15-20 yards will become 5-7 yards or worse. I’ve still seen way too many running plays get stuffed, too, to be a big proponent of this style of offense.

I’d have liked to see the Bengals pass 5 more times on Sunday and score another touchdown against the Browns. I honestly don’t care about yardage totals on either side of the ball (although stats about running backs, such as percentage of carries for 5+ or 3- yards are useful) as long as the team is scoring points and winning games. We just lost to Oakland with 40+ rushes and barely scraped by on the strength of our defense and Brady Quinn’s terribleness with 40+ rushes against Cleveland. So I’m not very happy with this brand of offense. It’s not balanced, and it doesn’t score points.