Almost every Bengals starter is grading worse this season than last year by PFF

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(10-08-2019, 11:53 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Good LBs that fill gaps properly and have speed to cover the edges changes that. 

Their propensity for playing off WRs baffles me still though. They have corners good enough to press and when they drop back 5 yards at the snap on 3rd and 3, they're just giving a first down away and a guarantee that they'll be out there at least another 3 downs. 

Good point on the CB's...and just one point I want to make is that CB's fit better in certain schemes. I don't know that the Bengals look at that while scouting.

Didn't Marvin make corners play more man last year after he took over running the defense.

The Cardinals did seem to convert at will on us on 3rd down. Even 3rd and long with passes.