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At least one player for the Cincinnati Bengals backs the current coaching staff, while the Miami Dolphins appear to be headed in a new direction at the quarterback position. And here are bold predictions for these teams’ Week 16 clash.
Neither team has much to write home about this season. The Bengals stand at 4-10, while the Dolphins (6-8) were recently eliminated from playoff consideration.
One big question for the Bengals is what they will get out of quarterback Joe Burrow.
Burrow has been under scrutiny after his recent comments about playing football. But he’s a professional with a high motor. Look for him to come out and play like vintage Joe Burrow.
Teammate Ja’Marr Chase said he’s trying to support Burrow, according to Fox Sports.
“If I’m being honest, I’ve never been in a situation with him where I’ve had to uplift him,” Chase said. “But going forward, I might need to because he does it for me. You never know what he might be going through.”
Burrow is coming off a game where he did next to nothing. He threw for 225 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. But the Bengals’ struggles haven’t been a total coaching thing, according to atozsports.com.
“I think we have great coaches,” Burrow said. “I think we’re consistently put in good positions to make plays and do our best. Obviously, there’s good games and bad games, just like players have good games and bad games. I have a lot of confidence in everybody that’s putting together the plans for us week in and week out.
“That’s not to say that changes don’t need to be made,” Burrow continued. “Not saying personnel or people, I’m just saying what we’ve been doing hasn’t worked the last couple years. So now we have to think outside the box and get creative about where we go from here.”
After a strong start to the season, Chase has turned into a big disappointment for fantasy football managers. Despite having four big receiving efforts, Chase hasn’t been in the end zone for six straight weeks.
So, yes, it’s a bold prediction to say he will find that place against the Dolphins.
Chase said he still believes in the level of talent the Bengals have on the offensive side of the football, according to cincinnati.com.
“I mean, yeah,” Chase said. “Obviously, man, we got the best (quarterback-receiver) duo and quarterback. Every year I feel like we been getting better in the running game and (exceeding) the expectations we’ve had since last year and just getting better every year. We just got to find that piece.”
Burrow should pepper Chase with targets this week.
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