{"id":396,"date":"2024-10-28T12:17:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T12:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=396"},"modified":"2024-10-28T12:17:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T12:17:44","slug":"breaking-3-thi%c9%b4gs-we-lear%c9%b4ed-from-the-bengals-embarrassi%c9%b4g-loss-at-home-to-the-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=396","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: 3 thi\u0274gs we lear\u0274ed from the Bengals\u2019 embarrassi\u0274g loss at home to the Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This team is in trouble.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/_uVK4bs6JUgm2_12HWX2-12wldA=\/0x0:6228x4152\/1200x800\/filters:focal(2446x769:3442x1765)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/73683131\/usa_today_24602217.0.jpg\" alt=\"Syndication: The Enquirer\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"u8MlWp\">The Cincinnati Bengals (3-5) are in about the worst possible position they could be in, all things considered.<\/p>\n<p id=\"lQEl0y\">Their big stars are healthy, but they lack consistency from game to game and can\u2019t beat good teams, like the Philadelphia Eagles (5-2), who defeated the Bengals at Paycor, 37-17.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Xn7FTE\">They\u2019ve had a fairly easy schedule so far, and they have a number of veterans who know what it takes to win. But something is off. Whether it\u2019s the coaching, the roster upheaval, or just bad fortune, the bad is catching up with them, and time is almost up.<\/p>\n<p id=\"kaReNs\">So, what did we learn from what could end up being the nail in the coffin for the Bengals\u2019 playoff hopes?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"o1Osbp\">Jermaine Burton can contribute<\/h2>\n<p id=\"V4Imoa\">Whether he knows the playbook or not can\u2019t be an excuse at this point.<\/p>\n<p id=\"49KvAN\">The rookie receiver can fly, as evidenced by his 41-yard catch against the Eagles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Burrow to Jermaine Burton deep. Burton frames separation with Darius Slay <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bengals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dWAecflOVI\">pic.twitter.com\/dWAecflOVI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWaldman\/status\/1850598003209380033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"4DqyCV\">He also almost had a touchdown in the second quarter before it was knocked out of his hands on a brilliant defensive play.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5uqCqF\">With a lifeless run game, this offense needs to get as much productivity out of the passing game as it can. And Burton\u2019s speed is rivaled only by that of Ja\u2019Marr Chase. So having him on the field in some capacity just to open up the offense is (and probably was) a no-brainer.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"TbQ1Ze\">The defense is, indeed, very bad<\/h2>\n<p id=\"2VPffW\">Strong defensive outings against the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns gave fans some hope. For a second, it appeared Lou Anarumo\u2019s unit was getting healthy and more cohesive.<\/p>\n<p id=\"RteeDx\">And then the Bengals went out and gave up big plays after big plays against the Eagles, at home, with the season hanging by a thread.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saquon hurdled the cameraman \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IJdUTUkT5W\">pic.twitter.com\/IJdUTUkT5W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1850623370888708133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"MAuUCk\">There is absolutely no reason to believe that this defense, with an underwhelming secondary and the inability to stop a good run game for four quarters, will get it together this year.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2PUAuX\">This team needs a new voice<\/h2>\n<p id=\"4PlycL\">There are far too many missed tackles, failed runs, uninventive or predictable plays called, and errors at the worst possible times for this team to be called \u201cwell-coached.\u201d The brunt of the blame has to fall on Zac Taylor, especially since he won\u2019t let go of play-calling.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9pR9Gf\">Even quarterback Joe Burrow recognizes that there are patterns to the Bengals\u2019 lack of success on offense.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Burrow said it\u2019s frustrating that year after year the Bengals have short-yardage issues <\/p>\n<p>Make of that what you please <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WeogB32qHN\">pic.twitter.com\/WeogB32qHN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KelseyLConway\/status\/1850634067857039374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"7ZLFIM\">Taylor did a great job of changing Cincinnati&#8217;s culture and getting the team to buy into his vision in the 2021-22 season when Burrow and Chase saved the offense.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5HYLjR\">But it no longer seems Taylor is the guy who gets the most out of his players. Rather, to most, the Bengals are an underachieving team with immense talent at certain positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This team is in trouble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: 3 thi\u0274gs we lear\u0274ed from the Bengals\u2019 embarrassi\u0274g loss at home to the Eagles - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=396\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: 3 thi\u0274gs we lear\u0274ed from the Bengals\u2019 embarrassi\u0274g loss at home to the Eagles - 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