Bengals Defense - 4-3 or Nickel Base?

[casear2727]

(02-22-2024, 10:15 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: Communication is key, for sure.  But do you really think our defense let up all those plays due to communication? We have one singular great player on defense, it’s not enough.  Going back to the Original post, would a guy like Bobby Wagner help?  Would you swap Pratt for Bobby Wagner ?  Whatever it was last year, something was off.

I’ll ask it differently.  Who is the leader of the defense? Hendrickson could be that guy, but it’s just not.  Doesn’t seem like his personality, but I could be way off.

Btw, not trying to argue, it’s just a discussion.

Wagner will be 34 years old.  We just extended Wilson and Pratt, I doubt they are even considering a starting level LB this offseason.  

I will say that when Pratt was a 2 down LB in 2022 his coverage grades were excellent, last year as a 3 down LB he dropped in every category.