Jordan Willis

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(08-22-2019, 07:50 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I did the same thing...a lot of us did.  And Hubbard turned out to be a real find.  Austin turned out to be a real dud.  After a couple weeks of adjusting to the new "scheme" after his departure, the defense did ok.  They averaged about 20 points a game, and that would be solid.  They did that without Lawson, Glasgow, and others.  

What has me most excited about this year's defense is the possibility of a bit more aggressiveness.  More blitzing.  We haven't seen it yet in the preseason (maybe tonight?  Since I think Lawson will play?) but one thing that I have always been frustrated with was our lack of an answer to maximum protection packages.  Tell me if this sounds familiar:

Bengals rush four, play patty-cake, six blockers hold them down easily, QB pats ball, patty-cake continues, QB pats ball, secondary getting tired, QB checks down to a RB or TE for an easy 10 yards.  

Well, Anarumo has been working on a 5-man defensive front line with 2 LBs:

Dunlap-Atkins-Billings-Hubbard-Lawson

I want to see that line.  I want to see what it can do to create pressure and, hopefully, create turnovers.  

Our version of a prevent. Only think a prevent prevents is stopping the other team' offense.

I agree and really like Hubbard, I thing he will have a great year. I am hoping Lawson has a break out year as well and Geno and Dunlap get back to their all pro play. I am hopeful the DL can control the LOS against the run, our run defense needs DL to occupy more blockers so our LB's can fill the gaps and make tackles for loss or at LOS versus 5 yards downfield.