09-03-2021, 02:33 PM
(09-01-2021, 12:04 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I remember Pratt coming out of NC State.
He had the speed and ability to cover, but he was also a sneaky good run defender in college.
PFF had him at a 90.3 rating in both run defense and tackling entering the draft.
He's actually been decent in coverage in the NFL. It's been his run defense that's been bad.
He's getting tackles, but they are coming after the RB is getting too far down the field.
He needs to get tackles closer to the LOS.
Maybe it's the scheme that's keep him too far away from the play? Or is he getting stuck on blocks?
I haven't looked close enough to see if there's a trend.
Watched Pratt a lot last year and he was actually in better position than the vet Bynes.
Thought Pratt played better than his PFF grades last year he just suffered with poor play beside him and the DL. But he also
had his struggles against the run. He is a damn fine pass Defender which is great for our young Linebackers to learn from I
just hope he can gain the one thing I haven't seen from him yet and that is being instinctive and sniffing out plays before they
happen. Logan Wilson already seems to have this.
(09-01-2021, 12:16 PM)higgy100 Wrote: Again, another big issue in decent LB's becoming good LB's and decent DB's become good ones is having an efficient DL. Bengals have been terrible for years having enough 1-2 gap DL taking on OL and, mainly, getting to QB's on sacks, hits and rushes.
Hell, we got posters that have enough time after a GD snap, to go make a Bologna sandwich and grab a beer, and still comeback to their couch with the ball still in the QB's hands.
You know it Higgy. The DL has been terrible since Germaine has been here. Geno fell off a cliff and Carlos pretty much quit on
us in order to show something to a SB contender. Hubbard was playing with one arm and Lawson was a one man show with
only a pass rush and no run stopping or drop back ability.
(09-01-2021, 12:17 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Same here. That is why I have the "redux" in the title.
He barely played the first half of his rookie season and did not start playing more than half the snaps yntil the last 4 games. He looked really good those last 4 games with 34 tackles and 4 TFL.
I still have high hopes for him. LBs are used in so many different ways that their production is hard to judge on raw stats. Guys used in coverage won't get as many tackles or sacks. And all LB stats will suffer when they have a week line in front of them.
Yeah, one of the few things we agree on is we have high hopes for Germaine Pratt. Think he could be very good to great with
decent play around him. He cannot do it all himself in his second year in the league. I expected our DL to be much better than
it was last year, same with Bynes who I was also disappointed in last year even though I like the guy.
