Random comments on our LB situation.

[Yojimbo]

(03-10-2016, 08:19 PM)fredtoast Wrote: 1.  We have one great LB and one other LB position that plays less than half of the snaps.  So we are only looking at one and a half positions that could be a problem.

2.  While our LBs are probably the weak link of our defense we still have a top five defense.  So they are not as bad as some people here claim.  In fact Lamur, who many people here claimed could be replaced by anyone off the street, just got $6 million for two years from defensive guru Mike Zimmer.

3.  Among the three main groups (DL, DB, LB) the DBs and D-line are more important.

4.  Maualuga is only making $3.7 million this year.

5.  We just paid Vinny Rey starter money, so I am thinking he will be our starting SAM.

6.  I'd like to see us use a high draft pick (first three rounds) on a LB, but the Bengals are not really "desperate" for a LB.

I hope to see more from Dawson this year.

I doubt Rey is starting at SAM, my guess is ST and on the field in Nickel packages. Might be starting WLB while Burfict is out.