10-07-2023, 01:02 PM
(10-07-2023, 12:04 PM)Clark W Griswold Wrote: I get what you are saying but who did the Bengals lose in the front 6? These are same players they have had but all seem to have taken a step back this year for some unexplained reason.
They are getting ran all over and the pass rush has been weak with the exception of the Rams game. I really can’t judge how bad the DBs are because of how terrible the DL/LBs have been. When you can’t stop the run or rush the passer with any consistency then you are going to give up big plays in the passing game.
Thank you for making my point. Players lost on defense: two veteran safeties. Players still on roster: front 7.
Perhaps, just perhaps, Bates and Bell held the other seven to a higher standard when they were here because they are vets that carried weight in the locker room. Guys that are willing to get in the front seven's faces and let them know when they are playing like shit!
I just don't think that Dax or Scott is providing that kind of leadership. It's not that they are playing bad. It's that they are both new and probably not trying to rock the boat. I guarantee you that both Bates and Bell spoke their minds in the huddle. Which makes my point about losing veteran leadership.
