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(04-22-2019, 08:00 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: 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.  

I never said Vigil was beat out by Nickerson, dude  Go read it again.  I said Jefferson was.  But I do stand by Vigil being no more than mediocre.  If he's your third best LB, you might be okay.  But that is his absolute ceiling.  Personally, I think he's pretty bad.  Not NIckerson bad, but not very good.  What does he do well?  I would love to see him upgraded.  Then you might have good LB's.