07-15-2019, 05:50 PM
(07-15-2019, 04:50 PM)t3r3e3 Wrote: Also lost a good one, albeit undisciplined, in Burfict. That’s a wash at best given that Pratt is a rookie. The group as a whole is a liability in coverage, same as it has been for 10 seasons.
1. No, it is not a wash "at best". Burfict played poorly last year, and Pratt could be a definite upgrade.
2. Our LBs have not been a liability in pass coverage for the last 10 years. For a four year stretch from '13 through '16 the Bengal pass defense ranked 2nd in pass efficiency rating only 1.2 points behind Seattle's "Legion of Boom" (77.9 to 76.7). During that period the Bengals were the only team in the league with 3 different LBs with at least 4 ints (Rey, Maualuga, Burfict).
