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(04-21-2019, 07:10 PM)McC Wrote: Then you were clearly not paying attention last year.

Evans was not a rookie last year.  He just played like one.  And Vigil, if he improves, might work his way all the way up to mediocre.  Jefferson?  He couldn't beat out Nickerson and that says it all.

In a nutshell, our LB's SUKKKKK.   But hey, let's draft a DE or TE.  That'll fix it.  And then we can have this same conversation again a year from now.

WTF...

I cannot believe people have forgotten last year already.

So much wrong here, dude.  

Vigil was our leading tackler before injury and was playing very well.  Vigil wasn't beat out by Nickerson, he was injured.  No, neither he or Brown were the same player after injury.  A large part of what is being neglected in your assessment of the LBs is the scheme Austin was playing.  It left them and the secondary covering checkdowns and crossing routes for what seemed like an eternity.  Once Austin was jettisoned, the defense took a step toward at least being remotely competitive.  

You were supposed to have Burfict, Brown, and Vigil as starters with Evans, Rey, and Jefferson backing up.  Within a couple weeks, you were devoid of all three starters.  Combined with the pathetic zone, it was a recipe for disaster.  

If the Bengals can get one of the Devin's and pair him with Vigil on nickel and have Brown at MLB in base, the unit would be solid, but the unit only sucked as bad as you said last year due to injury, scheme, and lack of pressure with the existing front four.