A Sleeping Giant

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(12-30-2019, 11:47 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: While I completely agree about a Safety (God, how I wanted Derwin James....) and believe Phillips is starting material, no way is our front 7 "excellent".  They might pass as average.  Last night, watching the 49ers play.  That is an excellent front 7.  Watching it made me depressed...they are light years beyond Cincy, and they are going to win it all this year...just watch.  They have the coach and the talent.

They commented about how they built that team from the defensive line....I hope the Bengals draft a stud DE to replace/push Carlos and then you have a rotation of Hubbard, Lawson, Dunlap, and said draft pick.  They also need a Frostee Rucker swing-type guy that can rush from inside.  I thought Hubbard would do more of that this year, but I didn't see it as much. 

Unrelated, but am I the only guy that thought at the end of the year that Hubbard and Dunlap looked about 20 lbs thinner than at preseason?  They looked downright skinny, especially in their arms?  Better nutrition?

You beat me to it Racer and I fully agree. In no way is our front 7 excellent. 

I'll go ahead and say it. Geno's better days are likely behind him. This has nothing to do with hate, Geno is one of my all time favs. But it's probably time to find his replacement and at a minimum rotate Geno a bunch. I have hope for Pratt but in no way am I convinced he's a stud LBer, yet ! 

We need help in the D front 7 and a good bit of it - period ! Worst defense in the NFL vs. run