Cincinnati Bengals Defense Must Improve Against the Play-Action in 2012

June 23, 2012   ·   Chris Roling   ·   Jump to comments

For a successful 2012 Cincinnati Bengals campaign and a return to the NFL playoffs, the team must drastically improve against the play-action offense. 
The Bengals' Defensive Coordinator Mike Zimmer is widely considered one of the best in the league and a sure-fire head coach candidate, and for good reason. Zimmer joined the Bengals and immediately transformed the band of castaways into a consistently elite defensive unit. 
However, Zimmer's units have not been without flaws over the years. According to Rivers McCown of  Footballoutsiders.com, the Bengals were one of the worst teams in the league last year against the play-action.
This is a result of a variety of factors.
For fans watching the Bengals over the past decade or so, the team is widely notorious for over-committing on most plays. Play-action, screen passes and misdirections have always exploited the Bengals for big gains in recent history.
To be specific, last season the Ben...

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