05-04-2019, 02:34 PM
(05-03-2019, 04:15 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: Well, if it makes you feel any better, once Austin was fired and Marvin had some time to make adjustments, they were pretty much a top 10 type defense.
Without any real offensive continuity and being on the field a lot, they kept the team in games late in the season. There's WAY too much talent on the team to not be top 15.
After Austin was fired, there was marginal improvement but nowhere even close to top 10. Once Marvin took over the defense, Cincinnati averaged giving up 361 yards (would’ve been good for the 22nd defense) and 23.8 points per game (would’ve been good for 18th). This included a game against the Browns where Baker and company put up 493 yards on Cincinnati in week 16.
They are a clear weakness on the team, there is no way around that unless players make insane jumps in ability/Lou is a defensive god.
