01-20-2024, 11:27 AM
I wouldn't cut Hilton, but I WOULD start preparing for his departure. With how Hill showed at FS this year gives me little confidence going in to next season that he's the FS of the now-and-future. What if he doesn't improve as a deep safety and we're back talking about this issue again NEXT off season? Another year of LBs having to babysit. Another year of giving up MANY big plays. Another year of hoping our QB can come back healthy enough to outscore opposing teams and not being able to shut teams down in the fourth quarter? Not saying this is ALL on Dax, but playing him out of position (he's a NCB, let's stop trying to fool ourselves) isn't playing to the strengths of one of your best players, it's pounding a square peg into a round hole.
It's a real shame Nick Scott sucked so bad this year. If he would've played well, we may have seen more Dax at NCB / blitz CB. It's also a shame Tycen Anderson got hurt too, as his preseason showed he has a nose for where to be and where the ball is going. I really hope he comes back healthy, wanting FS snaps, and is willing to fight tooth and nail for it. And I hope the Bengals staff gives him a chance, a fair shake, at winning the spot.
Too many holes to fill in FA and the draft, I just don't foresee us spending any capital on a safety with what we already have rostered at present.
It's a real shame Nick Scott sucked so bad this year. If he would've played well, we may have seen more Dax at NCB / blitz CB. It's also a shame Tycen Anderson got hurt too, as his preseason showed he has a nose for where to be and where the ball is going. I really hope he comes back healthy, wanting FS snaps, and is willing to fight tooth and nail for it. And I hope the Bengals staff gives him a chance, a fair shake, at winning the spot.
Too many holes to fill in FA and the draft, I just don't foresee us spending any capital on a safety with what we already have rostered at present.
