"Communication. You have to be targeted correctly. Spain had no walk-through reps and Hakeem has played with the ones this week and we've been on scout team together, so the communication of how I ID things and how I communicate things it made it nice and we gelled nicely up front. It was everybody on offense doing their 1/11th and you can't complain when good execution happens."
How good were Adeniji and Johnson at tackle? They were good, no question. Clowney and Vic Beasley, two Pro Bowl sackers, are still looking for their first sacks of the season. Yes, the tight ends and the running backs helped. But the biggest help of all was Burrow getting it out if his hand quicker than Price snapped it back to him.
"We had to do that this week," Burrow said. "We were in a unique circumstance with four new guys in there on the line. They played great, but we had to help them. We got the ball out fast, ran the ball efficiently and did what we needed to do."
They were good enough to get the Titans where they had to. Tennessee came in historically bad on third down and the Bengals were a devastating 10-15. They were near the bottom in the red zone and the Bengals punched in their last four trips.
"We felt like our inside zone run game is one of the strong points in our offense," Bernard said. "It's a testament to the coaches knowing the type of team we are and not deviating from that and doing something pretty and cute and all that stuff. It's about, 'Hey, we're going to continue to do this no matter who we're going to play.' We continue to do things that we know we're good at. So my hats off to Coach Turner and Coach Taylor up front being able to get those plays and get those yards."
If it was a day for the offensive line, the day belonged to Price. Injury, coaching changes, new schemes have all stalked him since they took him No. 1 three years ago. On Sunday, that stood for something to Taylor.
"He's a guy who came in with expectations and never wavered from that. His opportunity hasn't always been exactly what he thought it would be, but he comes in with a smile on his face every day and goes to work," Taylor said. "He encourages everybody, (saying) "What can I do to get better? Do you need me to play on the scout team? Do you need me to play guard?" His personality has never wavered for one second. I couldn't be happier for Billy because he's earned this opportunity. You never know how things are going to shake out, but I'm really proud of the person, the man, and the player he is. Our guys can learn a lot from Billy."
With a game ball in his locker, it was also Price that seemed to have learned something.
"It just goes to show you the work, and this process is long. Again, you've got highs and lows, and when the opportunity comes, take advantage of that. And don't take a day for granted," Price said. "It means a lot. It's respectable to understand my value in this organization. I definitely appreciate that. Over the past two years, this process, the highs, the lows, it's nice to be rewarded. But there's a lot more work to be done. Guys are going to get healthy and we're going to continue to develop this offensive line room and we're going to get better in the weeks coming up."
Sports - Latest - Google News
November 02, 2020 at 09:44AM
https://ift.tt/3mM52Pg
Inspired And Improvised O-Line Paves Way For Bengals' Take Out Of AFC South Leader - Bengals.com
Sports - Latest - Google News
https://ift.tt/2Mbsnt7
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Inspired And Improvised O-Line Paves Way For Bengals' Take Out Of AFC South Leader - Bengals.com"
Post a Comment