DJ Reader signs with DET

[THE PISTONS]

(03-14-2024, 06:49 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: When Lou had Hendrickson, Ogunjobi, Hill, Bell and Bates the team rode the defense to the Super Bowl.  Since that time the Bengals let Ogunjobi leave, let Bates leave, let Bell leave then let Reader leave to save money.  You cant let talent like that leave and replace it with guys like Dax Hill, Nick Scott, Teair Tart??? and claim you are giving Lou a bunch of talent.  The Bengals have mostly signed a bunch of "value" guys for Lou to work with.  When Lou had more talent to work with, the defense made it to the Super Bowl and AFC Championship.  Dont expect him to work miracles with "value" signings and mediocre draft picks.

They didn't let Reader leave to save money. They gave it to Rankins instead.

I like Reader, but he's hurt a lot. He's a wall against the run...but he's a poor pass rusher.

We got very little pass rush from our DTs last year. They must have wanted Rankins over Reader.