(08-09-2023, 05:09 PM)jj22 Wrote:

The future is bright.

Tough day for Turner hope to see  better when it counts this Fiday.

at least no one went Rambo swinging helmets in both hands

Fight between Bengals D and Packers O. Couldn’t see who was at center.
They’re having a hard time separating them

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

Here they go again. DJ Reader and Elgton Jenkins. Broken up quicker

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

Green Bay's Elgton Jenkins smacked DJ Reader sparking brawl. BJ Hill threw down as it devolved into minor scuffles.

— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) August 9, 2023

Jenkins being walked off by a GB staffer after his second skirmish

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

Blackout Trey mode activated.
Grabs Love’s jersey on a sack, gets into a screaming match walking off

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

DJ Reader not at all happy with Elgton Jenkings. “He’s a JAG - just a guy.”

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

(08-09-2023, 05:42 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Tough day for Turner hope to see  better when it counts this Fiday.

How? Everything I read aside from the long TD, he was all over the place making plays.

(08-08-2023, 04:10 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Believe Trey Hill is 61 the guy who moved to the left so must be Adeniji who is also taller and lengthier.

You cannot see the number there at all of the guy Carter is manhandling that is for sure.

I believe it was smith.

(08-09-2023, 05:57 PM)pally Wrote: at least no one went Rambo swinging helmets in both hands

Fight between Bengals D and Packers O. Couldn’t see who was at center.
They’re having a hard time separating them

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

Here they go again. DJ Reader and Elgton Jenkins. Broken up quicker

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

 

Green Bay's Elgton Jenkins smacked DJ Reader sparking brawl. BJ Hill threw down as it devolved into minor scuffles.

— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) August 9, 2023

Jenkins being walked off by a GB staffer after his second skirmish

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

 

Blackout Trey mode activated.
Grabs Love’s jersey on a sack, gets into a screaming match walking off

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

 

DJ Reader not at all happy with Elgton Jenkings. “He’s a JAG - just a guy.”

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

I wonder which Bengals Linebacker swung at Jenkins and why? Lol.

(08-09-2023, 07:55 PM)Synric Wrote: I wonder which Bengals Linebacker swung at Jenkins and why? Lol.

Pratt and the BFF BJ Hill got involved.  That got cleared up and the next play was the Jenkins slap on the helmet of DJ Reader.  Jenkins was involved in both plays

This Jenkins guy sounds like a little Bee-otch

Bengals defense wrecked the packers. Check down city. Love would have been sacked endlessly

(08-09-2023, 05:57 PM)pally Wrote: at least no one went Rambo swinging helmets in both hands

Fight between Bengals D and Packers O. Couldn’t see who was at center.
They’re having a hard time separating them

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

Here they go again. DJ Reader and Elgton Jenkins. Broken up quicker

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

Green Bay's Elgton Jenkins smacked DJ Reader sparking brawl. BJ Hill threw down as it devolved into minor scuffles.

— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) August 9, 2023

Jenkins being walked off by a GB staffer after his second skirmish

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

Blackout Trey mode activated.
Grabs Love’s jersey on a sack, gets into a screaming match walking off

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

DJ Reader not at all happy with Elgton Jenkings. “He’s a JAG - just a guy.”

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) August 9, 2023

Is it just me or is there a fight at every one of these scrimmages nowadays? It is what it is and I’m not concerned either way, I just don’t remember it constantly being that way in the past, but maybe I’m wrong.

(08-09-2023, 10:46 PM)chrisball96 Wrote: Is it just me or is there a fight at every one of these scrimmages nowadays? It is what it is and I’m not concerned either way, I just don’t remember it constantly being that way in the past, but maybe I’m wrong.

Yeah it's pretty much always a thing. I personally hate joint practices for that very reason. Although this year with Burrow missing time had a unique situation of needing some extra evaluation.

(08-09-2023, 09:09 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: Bengals defense wrecked the packers. Check down city. Love would have been sacked endlessly

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2023/08/09/the-bengals-defense-showed-its-upside-against-the-packers/70563164007/


Wow the defense sounds ridiculously good. Stifling

During Wednesday’s joint practice against the Green Bay Packers, the Bengals’ defense started to show that the answer is yes with leaping pass breakups, vicious tackles for loss, a pick six, a few punches thrown and even more trash talk. A few veterans thought that the Bengals’ defense had one of its best practices in years after the Packers struggled getting first downs all day.

“We wanted to showcase all of the work we’ve put in, and we did a pretty good job,” Bengals safety Dax Hill said. “We were on the same page, and we were having fun. It was a great day against the Packers. We’ve shown that we can cover anyone. There’s no limit to our defense. We have one of the best fronts in the league. Then with our back 7, it’s the best of both worlds. We’re one big group. It’s going to be a great season for all of us.”
In its best opportunity before the start of the season, the Bengals’ swaggering defense showed that it’s back. Even though middle linebacker Logan Wilson missed practice with an injury, the Bengals’ defense shined. 
The loudest statement took place when defensive tackle DJ Reader, linebacker Germaine Pratt and a few other Bengals got into a fight during practice with some Packers’ offensive linemen. 
After practice, one Bengals player thought that Packers offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins was tired of going up against the Bengals’ defensive line and wanted to quit that day’s practice. After a second skirmish with Reader, Jenkins was removed from practice.

Even more important was the statement that the Bengals’ defense made just about every time Packers quarterback Jordan Love dropped back in the pocket.
Against the Bengals’ first-team defense, the Packers only made a few significant plays. For nearly the entire practice, the Bengals forced Love to check the ball down or make a short throw to a receiver crossing right in front of him near the line of scrimmage. 

“I think probably the underrated portion of our defense is how smart they are,” Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said. “They can make adjustments at the drop of the hat because they've played together for so many years. They're all so smart. It's really frustrating as a play caller on offense, sometimes when you practice against the same team over and over and over. And they do such a good job in so many areas.”

Hill and Nick Scott, the Bengals’ new starters at safety, were all over the field and filled similar responsibilities to what Bates and Bell did last season. Even more than Bates and Bell, Hill and Scott are interchangeable. Bates usually was the safety in zone coverage over the top, but Hill and Scott both fill that role often.

Scott said that there were no glaring mistakes in the secondary and too many big highlights to remember. Hill broke up a pass over the middle in tight man coverage, and he was the Bengals’ best defender against tight ends while facing a Packers team that features their tight ends.

Scott broke up a play with a blitz, made a physical tackle in the backfield against the run, made a big tackle against a receiver over the middle of the field and played consistent zone coverage. 
Throughout training camp, the Bengals’ new safeties have checked every box that the defense was looking for.

“What can’t those guys do?” cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt said. “They can cover. They can hit. They’re smart. They’re very communicative. They make sure the whole defense is talking. Nick is yelling over here and Dax is yelling over there. We need that. We’re a noisy defense. We need that with our leaders at safety.”

The highlight of the day took place when Hill and Scott were both in coverage over the middle of the field and Love thought that he had a chance to complete a deep ball. Love unleashed a high-arcing pass down the field, and Taylor-Britt and rookie cornerback DJ Turner II raced to break it up. They’re two of the faster cornerbacks in the NFL, and they arrived at the ball so quickly that they each surprised each other, collided and couldn’t complete the interception. 

Still, the play showed the impact that the improved speed in the Bengals’ secondary can make.
“You need guys back there like that, and DJ keeps making plays,” Taylor-Britt said. “Our speed is crazy. It’s unreal. We all have good numbers, but our game speed is even faster. It’s wild.”
Turner made the biggest mistake of the day. He got beat badly on a double move by Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs, who broke free and made a touchdown catch deep down the sideline. On that play, Turner said that he learned his lesson to not sit on routes. Taylor-Britt had a few “don’t do that again” moments in games last season, and Turner got one on Wednesday. 

Turner made up for his mistake. He broke up two passes, and he also won a one-on-one matchup against Doubs on a goal-line fade to end a Packers red zone drive.
“He’s a competitor, no matter what,” Hill said. “No matter who he’s going against, he’s going to give it his best. That has been on display the whole time he has been here. I’m excited for him.”

The weak link on the Bengals’ defense on Wednesday was veteran cornerback Sidney Jones IV, who has taken most of the first-team reps in the place of rehabbing cornerback Chidobe Awuzie. Most of Love’s big throws came with Jones in coverage. When the Packers needed a first down, especially in a two-minute drill, Love targeted the receiver who Jones was defending. 
As Jones was struggling, the Bengals’ coaching staff decided to rotate Turner in more frequently, and Turner took advantage of the opportunity. Awuzie will likely be back in the starting lineup for Week 1, but Turner looks like the Bengals’ best option to be their first cornerback off the bench.

Up front, the Bengals’ defensive line was even more impressive than the secondary. Reader said that he had one of his best practices with the Bengals. He shoved back multiple blockers against the run, consistently broke through the middle of the pocket and regularly forced Love to scramble.

Defensive end Trey Hendrickson had his best practice of training camp. After one of his many sacks, Hendrickson pointed to Love to talk trash and celebrate his big day. On a few third downs, the Bengals lined up Hendrickson and Sam Hubbard at defensive end with Myles Murphy and Joseph Ossai rushing up the middle to create an instantly dangerous pass rush. 

After practice, one of the starters on the Bengals’ defense said that he wished the Bengals played the Packers during the regular season because he knew that the Bengals would beat them. 
This new version of the Bengals’ defense will have to prove themselves all season, but their first test run against another team couldn’t have gone any better. 
“Today showed we’re a poised group,” Taylor-Britt said. “I don’t see a lot of things getting to us. We don’t allow a lot of deep balls. We keep everything in front of us. We don’t give up penalties. We harp on our technique. And we’re physical.”

(08-09-2023, 06:07 PM)Rubekahn29 Wrote: How? Everything I read aside from the long TD, he was all over the place making plays.

He was beat a few times especially when he went in with 1st team, lucky either drop or over throw helped him. I was at 40 yard line on his side all day, he started Ok 2nd vs 2nd but was not good against their ones.  But Friday is real deal so that is what counts

(08-09-2023, 09:09 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: Bengals defense wrecked the packers. Check down city. Love would have been sacked endlessly

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2023/08/09/the-bengals-defense-showed-its-upside-against-the-packers/70563164007/

(08-09-2023, 06:07 PM)Rubekahn29 Wrote: How? Everything I read aside from the long TD, he was all over the place making plays.

Don’t listen to him. Sounds like Turner was fantastic the rest of the day.

Bengals CB DJ Turner with a 98.0 @PFF grade in today’s practice according to my math

— Steve Palazzolo (@PFF_Steve) August 9, 2023

(08-10-2023, 12:47 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Don’t listen to him. Sounds like Turner was fantastic the rest of the day.

Bengals CB DJ Turner with a 98.0 @PFF grade in today’s practice according to my math

— Steve Palazzolo (@PFF_Steve) August 9, 2023

This was posted before he got beat for the TD

(08-10-2023, 10:15 AM)pally Wrote: This was posted before he got beat for the TD

No, it wasn’t. I was at training camp yesterday and they were not even utilizing the field he got beat on at 3:44. Practice was over at 4:00ish, and this happened closer to 3:00.

Jonah with the starters. Handled Preston Brown.

Jackson Carman with the backups gets beaten in a swim move.

— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) August 9, 2023

(08-10-2023, 10:39 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote:

Jonah with the starters. Handled Preston Brown.

Jackson Carman with the backups gets beaten in a swim move.

— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) August 9, 2023

Im not gonna overreact from this tweet, but Carman is gonna need legit competition at RT next year

(08-10-2023, 10:53 AM)Frank Booth Wrote: Im not gonna overreact from this tweet, but Carman is gonna need legit competition at RT next year

I agree Frank, especially from anything this clown tweets. If it happened on every down I would be concerned, not just 1 play.

(08-09-2023, 11:19 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2023/08/09/the-bengals-defense-showed-its-upside-against-the-packers/70563164007/


Wow the defense sounds ridiculously good. Stifling

During Wednesday’s joint practice against the Green Bay Packers, the Bengals’ defense started to show that the answer is yes with leaping pass breakups, vicious tackles for loss, a pick six, a few punches thrown and even more trash talk. A few veterans thought that the Bengals’ defense had one of its best practices in years after the Packers struggled getting first downs all day.

“We wanted to showcase all of the work we’ve put in, and we did a pretty good job,” Bengals safety Dax Hill said. “We were on the same page, and we were having fun. It was a great day against the Packers. We’ve shown that we can cover anyone. There’s no limit to our defense. We have one of the best fronts in the league. Then with our back 7, it’s the best of both worlds. We’re one big group. It’s going to be a great season for all of us.”
In its best opportunity before the start of the season, the Bengals’ swaggering defense showed that it’s back. Even though middle linebacker Logan Wilson missed practice with an injury, the Bengals’ defense shined. 
The loudest statement took place when defensive tackle DJ Reader, linebacker Germaine Pratt and a few other Bengals got into a fight during practice with some Packers’ offensive linemen. 
After practice, one Bengals player thought that Packers offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins was tired of going up against the Bengals’ defensive line and wanted to quit that day’s practice. After a second skirmish with Reader, Jenkins was removed from practice.

Even more important was the statement that the Bengals’ defense made just about every time Packers quarterback Jordan Love dropped back in the pocket.
Against the Bengals’ first-team defense, the Packers only made a few significant plays. For nearly the entire practice, the Bengals forced Love to check the ball down or make a short throw to a receiver crossing right in front of him near the line of scrimmage. 

“I think probably the underrated portion of our defense is how smart they are,” Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said. “They can make adjustments at the drop of the hat because they've played together for so many years. They're all so smart. It's really frustrating as a play caller on offense, sometimes when you practice against the same team over and over and over. And they do such a good job in so many areas.”

Hill and Nick Scott, the Bengals’ new starters at safety, were all over the field and filled similar responsibilities to what Bates and Bell did last season. Even more than Bates and Bell, Hill and Scott are interchangeable. Bates usually was the safety in zone coverage over the top, but Hill and Scott both fill that role often.

Scott said that there were no glaring mistakes in the secondary and too many big highlights to remember. Hill broke up a pass over the middle in tight man coverage, and he was the Bengals’ best defender against tight ends while facing a Packers team that features their tight ends.

Scott broke up a play with a blitz, made a physical tackle in the backfield against the run, made a big tackle against a receiver over the middle of the field and played consistent zone coverage. 
Throughout training camp, the Bengals’ new safeties have checked every box that the defense was looking for.

“What can’t those guys do?” cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt said. “They can cover. They can hit. They’re smart. They’re very communicative. They make sure the whole defense is talking. Nick is yelling over here and Dax is yelling over there. We need that. We’re a noisy defense. We need that with our leaders at safety.”

The highlight of the day took place when Hill and Scott were both in coverage over the middle of the field and Love thought that he had a chance to complete a deep ball. Love unleashed a high-arcing pass down the field, and Taylor-Britt and rookie cornerback DJ Turner II raced to break it up. They’re two of the faster cornerbacks in the NFL, and they arrived at the ball so quickly that they each surprised each other, collided and couldn’t complete the interception. 

Still, the play showed the impact that the improved speed in the Bengals’ secondary can make.
“You need guys back there like that, and DJ keeps making plays,” Taylor-Britt said. “Our speed is crazy. It’s unreal. We all have good numbers, but our game speed is even faster. It’s wild.”
Turner made the biggest mistake of the day. He got beat badly on a double move by Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs, who broke free and made a touchdown catch deep down the sideline. On that play, Turner said that he learned his lesson to not sit on routes. Taylor-Britt had a few “don’t do that again” moments in games last season, and Turner got one on Wednesday. 

Turner made up for his mistake. He broke up two passes, and he also won a one-on-one matchup against Doubs on a goal-line fade to end a Packers red zone drive.
“He’s a competitor, no matter what,” Hill said. “No matter who he’s going against, he’s going to give it his best. That has been on display the whole time he has been here. I’m excited for him.”

The weak link on the Bengals’ defense on Wednesday was veteran cornerback Sidney Jones IV, who has taken most of the first-team reps in the place of rehabbing cornerback Chidobe Awuzie. Most of Love’s big throws came with Jones in coverage. When the Packers needed a first down, especially in a two-minute drill, Love targeted the receiver who Jones was defending. 
As Jones was struggling, the Bengals’ coaching staff decided to rotate Turner in more frequently, and Turner took advantage of the opportunity. Awuzie will likely be back in the starting lineup for Week 1, but Turner looks like the Bengals’ best option to be their first cornerback off the bench.

Up front, the Bengals’ defensive line was even more impressive than the secondary. Reader said that he had one of his best practices with the Bengals. He shoved back multiple blockers against the run, consistently broke through the middle of the pocket and regularly forced Love to scramble.

Defensive end Trey Hendrickson had his best practice of training camp. After one of his many sacks, Hendrickson pointed to Love to talk trash and celebrate his big day. On a few third downs, the Bengals lined up Hendrickson and Sam Hubbard at defensive end with Myles Murphy and Joseph Ossai rushing up the middle to create an instantly dangerous pass rush. 

After practice, one of the starters on the Bengals’ defense said that he wished the Bengals played the Packers during the regular season because he knew that the Bengals would beat them. 
This new version of the Bengals’ defense will have to prove themselves all season, but their first test run against another team couldn’t have gone any better. 
“Today showed we’re a poised group,” Taylor-Britt said. “I don’t see a lot of things getting to us. We don’t allow a lot of deep balls. We keep everything in front of us. We don’t give up penalties. We harp on our technique. And we’re physical.”

On a few third downs, the Bengals lined up Hendrickson and Sam Hubbard at defensive end with Myles Murphy and Joseph Ossai rushing up the middle to create an instantly dangerous pass rush.

______________

That part is interesting to me. We can call it our nascar package or something. I figured that Hubbard and Hendrickson would be the ones to move inside, but if we can get all four on the field at the same time, hopefully we can stall out opponents drives more frequently. Whatever the bengals did the the packers yesterday, just do that.