One Quarter In The Books: Comparing The 2010 Bengals To Previous Squads
by Josh Kirkendall on Oct 4, 2010 1:29 PM EDT
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Now that a day has passed to let you simmer, stew and bake away your disappointment, how do you feel about the Bengals right now? Four games down, a quarter of the season in the books. And those four games are a roller coaster unlike anything experienced at Kings Island. A blowout by the Patriots was followed up with a 15-point effort by place kicker Mike Nugent in a win over Baltimore. A monstrous defensive effort in a win over Carolina was followed up with a mega-disappointing loss to the Cleveland Browns.
| Record of Teams Cincinnati has beaten: | 3-5 |
| Record of Teams Cincinnati has lost to: | 3-4 |
| New England is set to play on Monday Night Football | |
Let's take a look at the first four games this year and how they've compared to previous seasons during the Marvin Lewis era.
Carson Palmer, the same guy that's been beaten to a bloody pulp over the past week or so, is on pace to record a career-high 4,312 yards passing, yet a career-low (excluding shortened seasons in 2008 and 2004) 20 touchdowns. Here's a look at how Palmer has performed through the first four games of the season since 2004.
| COMP | ATT | Comp% | Yards | TDs | INTs | Rating | |
| 2010 | 94 | 158 | 59% | 1,078 | 5 | 3 | 82.7 |
| 2009 | 79 | 137 | 58% | 845 | 6 | 5 | 75.2 |
| 2008 | 52 | 90 | 58% | 514 | 1 | 3 | 63.8 |
| 2007 | 101 | 160 | 63% | 1,171 | 10 | 6 | 90.4 |
| 2006 | 75 | 120 | 63% | 917 | 6 | 4 | 88.8 |
| 2005 | 94 | 131 | 72% | 1,062 | 9 | 2 | 112.2 |
| 2004 | 84 | 154 | 55% | 875 | 3 | 7 | 58.8 |
In truth, it's hard to compare any defensive unit through the first four games in the season if you compare it to the 2005 squad. Dating back to 2003, the Marvin Lewis era, Cincinnati's 299.25 yards allowed through the first four games is the second-best start to any season. Except for that 2005 squad that only allowed 38 points and an average 296.5 yards/game. Thanks to nine quarterback sacks, compared to three this year, the 2005 squad was an opportunistic bunch, recording an amazing 12 interceptions -- an average of three interceptions per game.
| Points | Avg. Yards | Avg. Passing | Avg. Rushing | INTs | Sacks | |
| 2010 | 78 | 299.25 | 191.75 | 107.5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2009 | 76 | 345.25 | 242.25 | 103.0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2008 | 87 | 330.0 | 165.75 | 164.25 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 129 | 403.0 | 251.0 | 152.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2006 | 85 | 344.75 | 200.75 | 144.0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2005 | 38 | 296.5 | 195.5 | 101.0 | 12 | 9 |
| 2004 | 95 | 344.25 | 178.5 | 165.75 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 84 | 311.25 | 180.0 | 131.25 | 5 | 4 |
While Cincinnati is fantasizing themselves as a rushing offense, the truth is they're struggling. Through the first four games this year, Cincinnati's 3.3 yard/rush average is their lowest since 2003, when a disgruntled Corey Dillon kicked off the season recording 164 yards rushing through the first four games -- mostly as a result of an injury that just wouldn't heal.
| Yards Rushing | Yards/Game | Runs | Avg. | |
| 2010 | 368 | 92.0 | 111 | 3.3 |
| 2009 | 491 | 122.75 | 110 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 329 | 82.25 | 95 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | 333 | 83.25 | 94 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 434 | 108.5 | 108 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | 496 | 124.0 | 130 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | 453 | 113.25 | 110 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | 317 | 79.25 | 106 | 3.0 |
In the end, all of my hard work is meaningless because the only thing that matters is that the Bengals are 2-2 heading into the second quarter of the season.
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Ha!! It seems that everytime something bad happens Roland is involved
The Browns didn’t do anything special to get the block. Linebacker Scott Fujita said he never had a block in his life until he got past tackle Dennis Roland.
It is time to give up on this dude, im sure we could get somebody off the street or another teams practice squad that could do better than this chump.
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He's just waaay too tall to be playing at tackle.
The defence are always playing at a lower pad level.
Short, tall, light or heavy, doesn't matter. He is just not performing, Period.
I out the loss squarely on his shoulders. He allowed the blocked FG and he allowed the sack which elininated a chance at a FG. There has to be someone better out there. This guy is simply terrible. Smith can’t displace him – so how bad is he?
Marvin reminds me of that guy who who is playing Wack-A-Mole. Evertime we fix something something we thought was good breaks. I am a patient and huge Bengals fan but they are getting on my last nerve. We need to go 6-2 in the first half to have a chance at the playoffs. THat would also require playing .500 in the 2nd half. If every unit plays the best they have this year we have a chance. Carson has taken the attention away from Roland. Now there is no hiding any more.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
It's just not Roland
He’s a big part of the problem but like I said before this line and the whole offense is best suited to run the No Huddle. Marvin doesn’t want to do that. Why would you take someones strength away from them? That is what they are, and not what Marvin wants them to be.
BTW, you can be a power run team out of the No Huddle.
I can understand your point but....
the no huddle or hurry up offense is like anything else. It loses it’s effectiveness if used too often. It is the change of pace and the process of making the D go from leasurly huddle up pace to suddenly finding yourself needing to hurry to the line that keeps them off balance. There is more to it than keeping them from changing personnel.
I would also worry about penalties and confusion. It seems we have enough of that when we take out time. Don’t get me wrong, I do like the No Huddle but it a more difficult offense to run and I think it is possible that we could turn it up a little but not muck.
The key to the entire thing IMO is simple. Execution. Tackle, cover and stay in your lanes on D. Make the blocks, hit the right holes, run the correct routes and deliver the ball on time. I am not a bug fan of Brat, I think we could do better, but I am confident that if if his plays were run correctly on a more consistant basis none of the discussions we are having would be taking place. It is all about execution and we sometimes look like a monkey screwing a football out there. We just aren’t ready to run the no huddle on more than 25-36% of the plays.
BTW, no it isn’t just Roland but he would be an excellent place to start.
BTW, again, what power running game? Maybe I am watching the wrong team. The Bengals do not have a power running game. We are a very average at best running team right now. To run the ball with power the Oline needs to push the DL off the line and open lanes into the secondary. Benson is having a hard time finding a lane to the LOS. What is he averaging, 3.1 or so YPC. I have much more confidence when I see Carson dropping back to pass on 3rd and 3 or 4 or even shorter. Carson needs to drop deeper and have the pocket designed to move outside the tackles so he can dump it in the ground when protection breaks down.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Not necessarily
Do you ever find the Colts that ineffective? They run the no huddle almost exclusively.
They have a QB who is considered by many to be the best of all time.
I actually like Carson but he is neither the QB or leader Peyton is. Watch Peyton on the sideline after a WR or OL guy screws up. Peyton is on him and you can tell the guy is paying close attention. Peyton probably knows more about football than anyone in the NFL. His team can do that – we are not on that level organizationally.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
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