LBs in 2023

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(01-19-2024, 08:04 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Wilson and Pratt are the passing down LBs.


One of the things Pratt wanted when signing a new contract was being considered a 3-down LB.
That's evidenced with him playing 89% of the defensive snaps this past year.
He had not played more than 76% in a year prior.

Logan Wilson played 98% of the defensive snaps in 2023, 97% in the year prior.

For all intents and purposes, any other LB added is going to just spell those two or be on the field sparingly for the rare occasion the Bengals want to have 3 LBs on the field.
And when I say rare, I really mean rare.
Last season, Bailey, ADG, and Bachie combined only played 138 defensive snaps. None of them played more than 12% of total snaps.

We were dead last in passing yards per attempt and gave up the most yards to TE last season. + Pratt was a 2 down player in 2022 and had a much better season than he did in 2023(according to PFF). So maybe he shouldn't be a 3 down player because evidence shows he's not.

Having a LB who can play on 3rd downs and passing situations isn't a terrible idea. Assuming that they can get Isiah Simmons on the cheap!