11-19-2018, 09:41 PM
The Bengals Defense has been completely neutered since the 2015 playoff loss. They were first targeted for any chippiness and received excessive flagging for the most minor of issues. They then lost big from the rule changes that didn't fit their playstyle.
This defense thrived when they were a little bit nasty. They made plays out of knocking peoples heads off over the middle (Reggie Nelson, Iloka, Burfict, even Williams has had to change his play entirely). We are missing the old Bufict, and even the diva attitudes of Pacman Jones. I didn't condone their behavior at times, but boy do i sure miss it now. There is a reason teams are running slants and in-routes on us every other play. We are too damn scared to even make a hit over the middle at the fear of flagging or suspension. The Bengals defense used to be synonymous with chippy, edgy, hard-nosed, blue-collar, gritty, rough, nasty, crafty but now..... they won't even attempt to get anywhere near that type of play.
Our 2015 Rottweiler just wants to lay in his bed and get hand fed milk-bones all day.
This defense thrived when they were a little bit nasty. They made plays out of knocking peoples heads off over the middle (Reggie Nelson, Iloka, Burfict, even Williams has had to change his play entirely). We are missing the old Bufict, and even the diva attitudes of Pacman Jones. I didn't condone their behavior at times, but boy do i sure miss it now. There is a reason teams are running slants and in-routes on us every other play. We are too damn scared to even make a hit over the middle at the fear of flagging or suspension. The Bengals defense used to be synonymous with chippy, edgy, hard-nosed, blue-collar, gritty, rough, nasty, crafty but now..... they won't even attempt to get anywhere near that type of play.
Our 2015 Rottweiler just wants to lay in his bed and get hand fed milk-bones all day.
