(03-14-2024, 11:28 AM)Waite Hoyt Wrote: With the way the AFC north teams have upgraded their running games it maybe necessary to resign Reader and add to the interior line.

(03-14-2024, 11:28 AM)Waite Hoyt Wrote: With the way the AFC north teams have upgraded their running games it maybe necessary to resign Reader and add to the interior line.

(03-14-2024, 11:34 AM)kalibengal Wrote: Agreed...how long will it take for Bengals to start bringing in AFCN type players?.
We need serious beef on both sides  and facing now Henry, Chubb, Harris  2X per yr ..all 230LB + backs
Moss @205Lbs. at least Mixon was a good size back at 220lbs more built for AFC N
I was really hoping for AJ Dillon, 250lbs battering ram  

(03-14-2024, 11:37 AM)Soonerpeace Wrote: I’m not so sure Lou ( I know it’s blasphemy ) may not be responsible partly scheme wise on the defense issues. He may have put too much pressure on the safeties not recognizing he didn’t have the same situation he’s had with vets Bates & Bell. The front 7 was unchanged.

(03-14-2024, 11:43 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I'm pretty sure that Coach Lou told the world how bad it would be without Bates and Bell, the Front Office basically said he'd have to make due with Hill, and oh btw, he's a 3rd round pick, make it work...

(03-14-2024, 11:43 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I'm pretty sure that Coach Lou told the world how bad it would be without Bates and Bell, the Front Office basically said he'd have to make due with Hill, and oh btw, he's a 3rd round pick, make it work...

(03-14-2024, 12:33 PM)jj22 Wrote: Just like he's been telling the world how important Reader is...... 

(03-14-2024, 12:38 PM)phil413 Wrote: Getting Rankins was the right move, Bell was tremendous value, yesterday was a good day.  

Today feels bad already as we could be losing Reader and possibly overpaying Becton IMO.  We aren't there yet though, and we don't know DJ's condition.  A surprise signing would be nice.

(03-14-2024, 12:38 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: The silence from the team management with regards to DJ Reader is rather puzzling.

On our @BleavNetwork in #Chiefs pod, we analyzed free agency, and @joevalerio73 is impressed by the moves of the rival #Bengals:

Full episode here: https://t.co/6r7pFMauJq pic.twitter.com/68NVNfZ5tw

— Jeff Fedotin (@JFedotin) March 14, 2024

(03-14-2024, 12:49 PM)Sled21 Wrote: They've probably already made him an offer and he is out seeing if someone will beat it. If he gets a better offer, hopefully he comes back and lets the Bengals match it.

(03-14-2024, 12:38 PM)phil413 Wrote: Getting Rankins was the right move, Bell was tremendous value, yesterday was a good day.

Today feels bad already as we could be losing Reader and possibly overpaying Becton IMO. We aren't there yet though, and we don't know DJ's condition. A surprise signing would be nice.

(03-14-2024, 12:55 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: I rather lose Reader than overpay him especially with his injuries 3 of past 4 seasons.. as for Becton , if it is deal like the last three TE deals we have had, so use you can play better and we will pay you more later.. im ok with it

(03-14-2024, 01:13 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Reader graded out pretty high this past year and the defense still struggled stopping the run.  All the Bengals have done so far is swapped Rankins for Reader.  Do you think that makes the run defense any better?  At this point, the Bengals are worse now than they were last year on the defensive line.

(03-14-2024, 01:26 PM)Joelist Wrote: Rankins is not a swap for Reader - a 3T is a different position than a NT. Rankins is to give us back the inside pass rush / penetration we have desperately lacked since losing Larry Ogunjobi. They will add at least one NT before they are done. Also our run defense issues were not about getting blown off the line they were about mental errors and alignment problems - both Stone and Bell speak directly to fixing the communication issues. Our defense last year got killed by explosive plays all stemming from mental mistakes. That is being addressed. 

(03-14-2024, 12:39 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Hopefully the Becton visit is just a smokescreen while they hammer out a deal for DJ Reader.

(03-14-2024, 01:26 PM)Joelist Wrote: Rankins is not a swap for Reader - a 3T is a different position than a NT. Rankins is to give us back the inside pass rush / penetration we have desperately lacked since losing Larry Ogunjobi. They will add at least one NT before they are done. Also our run defense issues were not about getting blown off the line they were about mental errors and alignment problems - both Stone and Bell speak directly to fixing the communication issues. Our defense last year got killed by explosive plays all stemming from mental mistakes. That is being addressed.