"We accomplished some things. We got in there and played a little more. It's going to come," said Owens, who finished with four receptions for 23 yards. "That's why I've been try to work hard in practice so that it comes second nature to me. We still have a long way to go."
Owens was happy with the reception he got from the crowd. He was the third-to-last player introduced on the offense followed by Chad Ochocinco and Carson Palmer.
While Owens looked more comfortable, there were still a couple miscues. On a third-down play on the first series, a Palmer pass went high as he tried to make a play near the sideline marker.
The timing was a little off as Palmer stuck on Ochocinco too long and then looked to Owens too late.
On the next series on fourth down, if Owens would have fell forward he would have had the first down. Instead he caught it off balance and went backward.
"We're working throughout the playbook and tinkering with a lot of formations," Owens said.
Owens still does not have a nameplate on his locker, which is next to Ochocinco's. He's also trying to find a place in the area and adjust to a new city, but Owens said he has his assistant here trying to help him through some of the off-the-field moving matters.
Offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski also took the approach of a couple steps gained but still a lot of work ahead. The 409 total yards were more than double what they had last week against Dallas (179).
"It was good. We were able to get the tight end involved and TO too," he said. "We were trying to get Chad some more looks but the coverage didn't work right a couple times. When you get everyone involved their into it and it's a good thing. It's improvement. That's what we're looking for. It wasn't great but it was better. I'm pleased we made a stride but we have a long way to go.
"I think they'll see a lot of positives tomorrow. I'm sure as coaches we'll see a lot of things that have to get better."
The Bengals lead by Carson Palmer looked much improved this past Sunday night. The first team offense proved that practice has payed off.
The Bengals started out well, with Palmer leading them on a 9 play drive followed by an embarrassing start for David Rayner with a 44-yard field goal miss.
Frustratingly for the Bengals they were unable to produce on their second possession and instead of taking on a 50 yard field goal attempt (unsurprisingly after the first shambolic attempt) they turned the ball over after a failed 4th & 2 try.
Carson Palmer began to hit his stride in the third possession, leading the Bengals all the way up to the goal line, allowing Cedric Benson to run it home from 1 yard, following a 13 play, 78 yard drive. Palmer looked strong and capable on this drive.
Palmer's stats for the night ended, 12 of 15 for 105 yards with no picks and no TD's.
没有评论:
发表评论