09-27-2021, 01:20 PM
Best thing the Bengals did in this draft was to ignore the LBs after fixing the LB issue in last year's draft. Practice squad level TEs used to destroy the defense, especially on third downs. You could see that threat slowly evaporating as the 2020 season unfolded and the young LBs grew into their roles. So far, they all look even better this year with the improved DL and top notch Safety play making their jobs easier(minus Bailey whom I'm not sure has been needed to dress yet this season).
I laughed at anyone that said "We need a pass rushing DT to replace Geno Atkins" because Geno Atkins SUCKED against the run. His area was often exploited in cutbacks. Those holes aren't there anymore. Ogunjobi, Reader and Tupou aren't getting funneled to one side or the other like how Atkins was consistently pushed out of the way. He was fun to watch but rarely had "the big sack" to kill off a game. Most of his sacks seemed to be mere delays of a drive because, if the sack wasn't on third down, they'd often follow up the sack by giving up a first down on a pass to a wide open TE. Hopefully, those days are over.
Now they just need to fix that sour Apple.
I laughed at anyone that said "We need a pass rushing DT to replace Geno Atkins" because Geno Atkins SUCKED against the run. His area was often exploited in cutbacks. Those holes aren't there anymore. Ogunjobi, Reader and Tupou aren't getting funneled to one side or the other like how Atkins was consistently pushed out of the way. He was fun to watch but rarely had "the big sack" to kill off a game. Most of his sacks seemed to be mere delays of a drive because, if the sack wasn't on third down, they'd often follow up the sack by giving up a first down on a pass to a wide open TE. Hopefully, those days are over.
Now they just need to fix that sour Apple.
Only users lose drugs.
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