Good call #TeamJackDelRio

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(01-25-2019, 07:39 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: I would like to see a situation where we are not committed to either a 3-4 or 4-3. However, our defense is not tooled for this flexibility. Baltimore runs more of a hybrid like Okeana mentioned and they are successful at it and have been since Ray Lewis. Granted, we have historically owned them, so having the right captains on the field and the right coaches as well are key. Problem with running a hybrid is if you don't have the right guys, it doesn't work. Plus side is it makes an OC crazy because it's harder to gameplan against a defense. 

It seems Baltimore has a much more aggressive stance in terms of creating pressure.  They come after you.  They don't sit back and let you dictate.  If you are able to pick up their pressure and get the ball out quickly, you can beat them but you have to have weapons that can get separation quickly.  

I think the Bengals will get more out of their players if they have a more creative scheme that involves a greater blitz % and leaves their CBs on an island.  Right now, the zone gets eaten alive and they waste the investments they have made at CB (three first round picks) by not using them at their strengths.

Sure, you will get beat on occasion when the pressure doesn't get there and a CB buys on a stop-go or something, but overall I think they will be a better defense in this schematic.