08-13-2017, 02:17 PM
(08-12-2017, 11:44 PM)lone bengal Wrote: Indeed he played well. It was refreshing to see the Bengals willing to acquire smaller speed rushers this offseason by bringing in guys like Lawson and Smith, breaking their trend of drafting 6’7 280 pound plus guys at DE. Speed kills in today’s NFL ad we lacked it last year in all phases of the game. If we carry Lawson as a linebacker Smith still has an uphill battle to make the roster with guys like Dunlap, Johnson, Willis and Clarke still at DE. I know he’s been in the league a few years with Jacksonville not sure if Smith is practice squad eligible ?
We only saw ONE Preseason game. HOWEVER....in a few WEEKS we MIGHT think we can swap a DE,RB or WR for a GOOD O-Line guy.
Whatever...there's TALENT here, but is it in BALANCE? I this Smith and Willis made an impression. I LIKE Johnson and Clark...but... we NEED things in perspective, efficient,intensive. DT is also interesting. Geno is a beast but....Billings MIGHT be,yet is a rookie. Walk-On Jumbo NT Tapua impressed me but we have several guys back who were part time.
I need to see REAL results from former rd 1 CB's Dennard and Jackson. This Pre-season can be SPECIAL. I want to get a feel for who's a keeper,where we're in need.
