Bengals Week 13 snap counts show a late switch along the offensive line - Cincy Jungle

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The Bengals had a throwback game in the worst possible way. Their latest loss against the Dolphins probably reminded fans of the final few years with Marvin Lewis as head coach, or even the 1990s, but it had its own Zac Taylor flair of looking completely inept on offense.

We aren’t here to talk about how an opposing head coach walked across the field ready to square up with a member of Cincinnati’s staff, though. We are here to talk about which Bengals players played the most in this lost season.

The Bengals snap count takeaways for their Week 13 loss to the Dolphins:

• Cincinnati cracked 50 total offensive plays this week, but ultimately most of that didn’t show up on the scoreboard. In fact, their only score of the day came on a 73-yard catch and run by Tyler Boyd (24) early in the game. The offense was only three of 12 on third downs, but Miami proved you can move the ball while still being terrible on third down. They only had a single third down conversion, but ran 70 plays on offense. The difference is just having a better plan of attack and quarterback.
• It came at a point when no one was paying attention, but the Bengals did bench Michael Jordan (46) for Xavier Su’a-Filo (6) for the final few plays. Hakeem Adeniji (13) also came in to replace Jonah WIlliams (39) after he suffered a nasty looking injury. It is also worth noting that Bobby Hart (52) and Quinton Spain (52) had a rough time on the right side. Especially towards the end of the game. It just looked like one team still wanted to be out there, and it wasn’t the Bengals.
• Boyd left the game early with what may be the worst disqualification call in the history of the NFL. You would think that would be the perfect opportunity for A.J. Green, who played 45 snaps, to start contributing. However, he didn’t record a single catch. At this point, you can’t definitively blame the player. This coaching staff has proven time and again they don’t know how to put their players in positions of success. We can go with the hypothetical that Green either has lost a step or isn’t healthy enough to be contributing. If that is the case, why is he on the field as much as guys like Tee Higgins (47) when he can’t contribute. This offense is so short handed, the last thing they need to do is play with one hand tied behind their back.
• This is also your weekly check-in on Geno Atkins, who played only 13 snaps. Meanwhile players like Margus Hunt (43) and Xavier Williams (27) seem to be higher on the depth chart. We just can’t defend the whole not healthy enough to play major snaps anymore. If he can’t go he should be deactivated or on injured reserve. At this point, would it have been better for everyone to let him get healthy while not playing for a few weeks or playing him in a minimal role. That is also assuming this isn’t just a coaching decision, which would just be one of the biggest head scratchers of the season.
• Logan Wilson (40) had a pretty productive first half. He made several plays that helped get the Bengals off the field, and he has started to slowly look like a guy who should be the linebacker who is always on the field next season. This next take has nothing to do with the ability of Josh Bynes (48), but he needs to lose a chunk of those stats so we can see Akeem Davis-Gaither (7) more. Maybe the rookie is still rough around the edges, but he needs to work through some of that stuff now. They could also work the rookie onto the field more in pressure packages where his ability to drop in coverage as well as rush the passer should be pretty valuable.
• This next one is going off the beaten path a little, but one has to wonder why Mike Thomas was even working as the gunner on either of the plays where he had questionable hits on the punt returner. The first one, he was penalized for putting his head down to hit the returner. It doesn’t matter what hit the returner in that, you can’t lead with the crown of your helmet. You may ask why? Well we found out the next play where had he tried to make the play with his eyes up he would’ve seen he was getting there before the ball, and the hit probably wouldn’t have been as vicious. Why is this in snaps? Where the heck were Stanley Morgan and Brandon Wilson who were both active and having one hell of a game as the team’s gunners? Thomas never should have been in that position, and those snaps should’ve gone to guys who were playing out of their minds and not really being used for anything else. Wilson had one defensive snap, and Morgan didn’t play a single snap on offense.

Bengals snaps against Dolphins

POS.	NAME	Snaps	Percentage of snaps
POS.	NAME	Snaps	Percentage of snaps
WR	Tyler Boyd	24	46
WR	Mike Thomas	13	25
WR	Alex Erickson	19	37
WR	A.J. Green	45	87
WR	Tee Higgins	47	90
WR	Stanley Morgan	--	--
OT	Jonah Williams	39	75
OT	Fred Johnson	DNP	DNP
OT	Bobby Hart	52	100
OG	Keaton Sutherland	DNP	DNP
OG	Michael Jordan	46	88
OT	Hakeem Adeniji	13	25
OG	Alex Redmond	DNP	DNP
OG	Quinton Spain	52	100
OG	Xavier Su'a-Filo	6	12
C	Trey Hopkins	52	100
C	B.J. Finney	DNP	DNP
C	Billy Price	--	--
TE	Mason Schrek	1	2
TE	Drew Sample	45	87
TE	Cethan Carter	14	27
QB	Brandon Allen	44	85
QB	Ryan Finley	8	15
RB	Samaje Perine	17	33
RB	Giovani Bernard	35	67
RB	Trayveon Williams	--	--
DE	Kahlil Mckenzie	9	13
DE	Khalid Kareem	17	24
DE	Sam Hubbard	55	79
DE	Margus Hunt	43	61
DT	Mike Daniels	34	49
DE	Carl Lawson	47	67
DT	Geno Atkins	13	19
DT	Xavier Williams	27	39
DT	Christian Covington	40	57
LB	Logan Wilson	40	57
LB	Germaine Pratt	40	57
LB	Josh Bynes	48	69
LB	Jordan Evans	7	10
LB	Markus Bailey	4	6
LB	Akeem Davis-Gaither	7	10
CB	Mackensie Alexnder	56	80
CB	LeShaun Sims	68	97
CB	William Jackson	68	97
CB	Jalen Davis	1	1
S	Shawn Williams	7	10
S	Vonn Bell	70	100
S	Jessie Bates III	68	97
S	Brandon Wilson	1	1

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