Drafting guys that fit our scheme

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(12-07-2017, 01:43 AM)BengalChris Wrote: I have seen the Bengals pass over better players for a position they want to fill or for some other reason, like the GM just decided we needed the guy and we passed on better players.

As a note, Kirkpatrick played zone almost exclusively in college. There wasn't any film on him in man coverage when he was out and that was one of the issues fans had about selecting him.

The Bengals play both man and zone, depending on what they want to do on that particular play. Adam Jones can do either. Dennard can also. Willie Jackson is good in man and he'll be our best corner soon.

Alabama plays bump and run almost exclusively.


As for people throwing out terms like "soft zone" isn't true. Between the 40s PG likes to bring a zone blitz to try to force turnovers. Of course this always leaves an opening in the defense for a QB to exploit if the blitz doesn't get there.