Zack Carter

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(10-12-2023, 11:39 AM)ochocincos Wrote: With Reader and Tupou hitting FA, I can't imagine they'd want to let go of yet another DL, especially a starter.
Hill is playing well for an IDL this year. He's on pace for 8-9 sacks and over 40 total pressures.

If Bengals really want to boost their pass rush, they need to try swinging Hubbard inside and put Ossai or Murphy outside.
Hubbard had been good when rushing inside.
Murphy might also be able to rush inside.

Hell, go crazy and try Hendrickson-Hubbard-Hill-Murphy-Ossai.
Might get some pretty good pressure.

That's a good point regarding how many free agents we have on the IDL this upcoming off season. That may be reason enough to keep Hill, as I think there's at least a 50% chance (and maybe higher) that we don't retain Reader.

In terms of what Hill is on pace for, 2.5 sacks is a very small sample size. Projecting that out over an entire season isn't typically indicative of what the player will actually do over the course of a season. The 40 pressures, on the other hand, is intriguing. I haven't noticed him impacting that many plays so far this season and his pass rush win rate being only 7.5% producing over 40 pressures is surprising to me.

Hopefully, this is just a small sample size issue and Hill kicks it into gear in the final 12 games of the season. God knows we need as much pressure on the QB as we can get.

(10-12-2023, 11:43 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: In games where the offense has struggled to put point on the board this season, the defense has been on the field an awfully lot of snaps.  It's no secret that fatigue plays a roll in decreased physical performance.  As the offense continues to find its footing and put points on the board, I would expect the interior DL pass rush win rate to increase lineally.

Also worth noting that in 2021 when both Ogunjobi and Hill looked so good for the Bengals, they were both coming off of rotational roles with their previous teams, and continuing to split time in rotation with the Bengals.  Now that each of them is the "bona fide" starter and playing the majority of the snaps, each of their respective production numbers and coordinating rates of success are lower.  Why?  Again, because of that fatigue factor.  

That is the other thing that may be skewing his numbers. Our defense is being worked this season and, being down so much in 2 of our 5 games, there were a lot more run plays than passing plays late in games. I could see that being a factor in his poor pass rush win rate so far this season.

I miss Ogunjobi so much haha. Zack Carter was supposed to be that second rotational piece to keep Hill fresh but, unfortunately for us, he has not worked out that way so far.