currently still working with Nick on the rehab field but he should be a full go by training camp

Bengals DE Joseph Ossai running sprints. Missed his rookie year in 2021 with a knee injury. pic.twitter.com/60VFaWns6q

— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) May 17, 2022

Good to see, hope he lives up to his potential.
Just don't over hype him too much, better to be surprised than disappointed.

(05-17-2022, 02:11 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Good to see, hope he lives up to his potential.
Just don't over hype him too much, better to be surprised than disappointed.

Luckily the Bengals shouldn't need him to be a full-time starter who sees 75% or more snaps.
If he can get 5-8 sacks this season, that'd be great to go along with Hubbard's 6-9 and Hendrickson's 10+.
Tack on Hill's (hopefully) 5+ and that's a solid pass rush, for sure.

Great news, as most know I feel this player could be a great one for us.

Maybe not a sack leader like Hendrickson but a dude that gets lots of TFL in the run game. Takes great angles.

Of the 42 sacks we had last regular season 38 were by the DL.

(05-17-2022, 02:24 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Great news, as most know I feel this player could be a great one for us.

Maybe not a sack leader like Hendrickson but a dude that gets lots of TFL in the run game. Takes great angles.

If he is “just” a pass rush specialist, that extra pressure on 3rd down could prevent conversions.

(05-17-2022, 02:24 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Great news, as most know I feel this player could be a great one for us.

Maybe not a sack leader like Hendrickson but a dude that gets lots of TFL in the run game. Takes great angles.

I like his upside a lot too.   I've always wanted a Leonard Floyd/Jerry Hughes type of player to deploy against the opposing qb....or dare I say TJ Watt lol.   These aforementioned types of players are what I believe they are hoping Ossai can mold into, and of course if he does, it will have been a great pick.   Hopefully we shall see this year. 

Absolute freak athlete for his size.

6'4"

255 lbs

4.62 forty

41.5 vertical

BTW I am going to be doing a shot every time i see a Bengal fan claim that 2022 is "really his rookie season"!!

Glad to see this from the ROOKIE and hope he has a great ROOKIE year. One of the easiest transitions for a ROOKIE such as Ossai to make is just pinning his ears back and going for the QB. I think he could be in the running for ROOKIE of the year.

(05-17-2022, 03:14 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Glad to see this from the ROOKIE and hope he has a great ROOKIE year. One of the easiest transitions for a ROOKIE such as Ossai to make is just pinning his ears back and going for the QB. I think he could be in the running for ROOKIE of the year.

Fred is going to look like the lady in your profile picture at this rate. 

I was thrilled when we stole Ossai in the 3rd round last year. He showed all of the promise you could ask for before his injury.

Really excited to see what he can do this year in basically his rookie season. We need to be patient with him this year since he is coming off injury and essentially a rookie.

We can include his production along with all of the rookies this year. Anything he brings to the table as a rookie is just more improvement on a team that went to the SB last year.

(05-17-2022, 03:14 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Glad to see this from the ROOKIE and hope he has a great ROOKIE year. One of the easiest transitions for a ROOKIE such as Ossai to make is just pinning his ears back and going for the QB. I think he could be in the running for ROOKIE of the year.

(05-17-2022, 03:15 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: Fred is going to look like the lady in your profile picture at this rate. 

Weezy is going to come into this thread and drop 20 ROOKIE's on fred's head.

(05-17-2022, 03:15 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: Fred is going to look like the lady in your profile picture at this rate. 

That no Lady...That's Dana Jacobson 

(05-17-2022, 02:46 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: If he is “just” a pass rush specialist, that extra pressure on 3rd down could prevent conversions.

He isn't "just" a pass rush specialist which is so cool about Ossai. He is a great run stopper. 3 down End and can play LB
and even 3-tech if we need him to. Crazy versatility, but yeah, he has one heck of a pass rush too if he can stay healthy.

(05-17-2022, 03:01 PM)Dr.Z Wrote: I like his upside a lot too.   I've always wanted a Leonard Floyd/Jerry Hughes type of player to deploy against the opposing qb....or dare I say TJ Watt lol.   These aforementioned types of players are what I believe they are hoping Ossai can mold into, and of course if he does, it will have been a great pick.   Hopefully we shall see this year. 

Dare I say Micah Parsons.

(05-17-2022, 03:02 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Absolute freak athlete for his size.

6'4"

255 lbs

4.62 forty

41.5 vertical

Insane numbers. Don't know how he fell past the early 2nd round, let alone all the way to us in the early 3rd...

(05-17-2022, 03:20 PM)leonardfan40 Wrote: I was thrilled when we stole Ossai in the 3rd round last year. He showed all of the promise you could ask for before his injury.

Really excited to see what he can do this year in basically his rookie season. We need to be patient with him this year since he is coming off injury and essentially a rookie.

We can include his production along with all of the rookies this year. Anything he brings to the table as a rookie is just more improvement on a team that went to the SB last year.

Uh oh, you said it LF40 lol

But it is true, it will be his first snaps in NFL regular season games if he stays healthy knock on wood.

(05-17-2022, 03:22 PM)bfine32 Wrote: That no Lady...That's Dana Jacobson 

Who the heck is that? Always wondered who that was in your Avatar?

(05-17-2022, 03:37 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Who the heck is that? Always wondered who that was in your Avatar?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dana-jacobson-suspended-b_n_82908

(05-17-2022, 03:40 PM)bfine32 Wrote: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dana-jacobson-suspended-b_n_82908

I ain't clickin' on that.

Dude is gonna go off.. 10+ sacks.. Maybe 15..

(05-17-2022, 02:46 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: If he is “just” a pass rush specialist, that extra pressure on 3rd down could prevent conversions.

He picked Burrow off in college.. The first game of LSU 2019 run...