How The Bengals Changed the NFL

In this video, we go back to 2021 when the Bengals just finished their season 4-11-1 and hold the number 5 pick in the NFL draft.

Last season they drafted Joe Burrow 1 overall and after his promising rookie campaign ended early due to injury the Bengals are looking in the draft for the missing piece to improve their team.

Options:
Penni Sewell
Ja'Marr Chase

But who did the Bengals Draft?
They picked Ja'Marr Chase to pair with his old teammate Joe Burrow. This choice helped propel the Bengals to the Super Bowl in extremely unlikely circumstances.

The trend the Bengals started was
--Invest top resources into a difference-making top 10 wide receiver
--Pair them with another top 30 receiver where both can’t be doubled
--Create plays where the receivers have yards after catch opportunities
--Plan for the QB to pass the ball quickly to get it into the receiver's hands

Teams who followed this trend were:
Miami Dolphins
Philadelphia Eagles

This video's script idea and research was done by Chris Greve

This video's editing and voiceover was done by Matt Greve

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[clibersonjoseph]

Bengals defense was the underrated mvp of their playoff run let’s not forget that.

[jetsbcuzyolo]

I’ve never seen a wide reciever fight defenses with the ball in his hand like Chase does. He does everything to stay upright! It’s a sight to see

[censored]

“They coached Burrow to get the ball out faster”

Burrow had to get the ball out faster because the oline wasn’t great and gave him almost no time in the pocket. He was literally the most sacked quarterback. Joe Burrow’s talent and resilience is what made their run possible.

[criticaloptimist]

What makes the bengals so effective is that Chase is gives you that YAC ability due to his speed and agility--he is a complete package as a WR--but the Bengals also have two large posession receivers who can come down with contested catches. So if Chase isn't open you have two sure handed targets that increase your chances of success on any given play.

[brandonwhodeyer]

Great stats. They didn't do it with just offense though. Our d is very underrated. Also, one of Burrows super powers is he has very high processing . He's really smart and he processes what he sees really fast. Yes he has great receivers but I feel like that's just who burrow is and he was coached to focus and to get better at his (super powers)

[XRJ_inc.]

Need them tonight😂 Chris Jones feasted on em

[alecpainter]

Don't forget the contributions of Tyler Boyd as well. They've got three receivers in the top 50 when adding Boyd, which adds yet another layer of unpredictability. He could easily move to another team and become a WR1.

[lanesQ]

Jefferson and Chase changed the league for good

[leaningforward]

I heard Burrow say in an interview that sacs don't matter. I'm not a professional football player but I'd say in a game of field position and time, negative yard plays are undesired.

[Xkzsprxn]

As long as we play our own game, a different game, not the same game as everybody else, it doesn't matter if we have a .000 win percentage every year.

[Derderderheisst]

Grate Video. And now, the Bengals and Eagles have a good chance to meet in the Super Bowl. Would absolutely proof your theory

[simon]

As a Vikings fan I think we were a part of this trend before but we needed a coach who would let it happen, now that we have O’Connell our offense is working this way, Thielen isn’t top 20 anymore, but we have the best receiver, a top 3 TE, and 2 top 25-35 receivers

[jogendron]

Changed the NFL by winning an incredible amount of Super

[pawrestlingchamp]

Their lack of O-Line is what lost them the Super Bowl. What are you talking about?

[Twin_Tellit]

Tyler Boyd set us apart from other teams they don’t got a dominant slot 💯🤧💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[glennhalila]

The Bengals could have used Sewel, however Ja Marr Chase turned the Bengals into a Super Bowl Bound Team, just like the Gentlemen Hosting this Text Said! This is Beautiful! I hope that all the Bengals Fans see this Great Video! I was just thinking about T-Higgins! And how good he and Chase compliment each double threat. You're right other teams copied the Bengals Offensive Scheme!

[collin]

What if I told you that Jamar Chase had that DAWG in him.

[MyTeamOnly_]

They have the deepest defense in the nfl .also the most balanced . Each level has really good players

[Whodeyman]

While all this is true, they also spent $100 million + on their defense in free agency. That helps a lot.

[ThePukah]

Eagles already had arguably the best o-line in the nfl, so it was only correct to grab another receiver. Especially a big bodied one, who pairs well with devonta smith.