4 LB's??

[kevin]

(09-03-2019, 04:32 PM)WestCoastBengalsFan Wrote: Is there an examples of teams that only carried 4 LB's on their roster that were successful teams? I mean it's not like our guys have been non-injury prone. Trying to understand the logic here. I get you're in Nickel a bunch and the talk about maybe utilizing Fej or Shawn Williams, but still wondering what kind of plan this really is.

Coach Taylor came in saying in today's NFL you have 5 DB's or more on the field 80 % of the time.  That means the need for 3 LB's is 20 & of the time.  Therefore Bengals carrying a lot more DB's than LB's.   80 % of the time Bengals will have 2 or 1 linebackers on the field. 

So what we need is DB's that can play nickle D but tackle RB's and QB if it's a run play.

I'm also guessing 1 or 2 D Linemen are considered Tweeners that can play D Line or LB if needed.

Get ready for 80 % of time 5 or more DB's. That's what the Man said coming in.