10-25-2020, 08:59 PM
(10-25-2020, 08:52 PM)Bengalstripes18 Wrote: Here's the thing though. Dunlap feels he isn't being used properly. He feels a lot of players on defense aren't being used properly. He's not the only player on the defense that feels this way. We all see how bad the play calling is and how soft they look. They are better in the run game this year. But still, they have gotten run over at times. They've done a good job in the draft (love the linebacker selections). Love bringing in Reader. Love bringing in DBs that can tackle. But overall the defense is a major weakness and needs to be fixed. We have not gotten any sort of pressure on the QB all year. It seems like our coverages are continually exploited due to poor play calling. The defense rarely knows what play (run or pass) the offense is running until a couple seconds after the snap.
Dunlap is correct in seeing Lou as a major reason for our poor showing week after week. He's just going about it the wrong way. Dropping Dunlap won't solve the problem completely. Need to drop Lou or things will get worse.
I am not on Lou's bandwagon at all anymore but was feeling better about him after the Ravens game. This defense is a rollercoaster though. I know we have some key injuries and I'm sure it would help if we had those guys, but meltdowns like last week and today are unacceptable no matter what, imo.
Lou was praised after the Ravens game but since then he's D has been terrible and have lost 2 games in a row that we should've won. Carlos sucks too though. I dont care what system. He was in this system last year and played better. He is just getting flat out beat by OLmen all the time. As far as I'm concerned send Carlos and Lou out on the same bus and let them discuss it on their way out of Cinci.
