Your Opinions Of Willis and Smith

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(08-25-2017, 01:54 PM)Synric Wrote: This reminds me of the 2014 Chris Carter situation. 

Carter was a force rushing the passer that preseason and so the Bengals kept him on the 53. What happened was the Bengals never put up alot of points and played close games never giving alot of obvious passing situations to bring Carter in the game so he was cut mid season. 

Sad thing is Carter could have been a monster in 2015 when the Bengals were on of thr best scoring teams in thr NFL. Lol even Peko had like 6 sacks in 2015. 

PS. Clarke barely took snaps in any season but 2016 and had 4 sacks that year...This year they are working him in Hunts role on the strong side and inside. 

Chris Carter also was slotted as a LB then IIRC, so it's really not the same to Smith. Carter and Lawson is probably a better comparison for how they could be used, but Lawson is more talented than Carter.

Regarding 2014 itself, the Bengals were last in the NFL in sacks (20.0) and 11th in points allowed per game (19.8), so perhaps if they actually used Carter properly and more often, they could have had more wins and maybe gotten over that playoff hump. Plus, MJ wasn't even on the roster in 2014 so if you're trying to use 2014 run defense as a justification for keeping MJ, well that point is moot.