D.J. Reader heads to Cincinnati Bengals, according to league sources. $53 million over four years, according to sources, highest paid nose tackle in NFL

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 17, 2020

(03-17-2020, 05:38 PM)pally Wrote:

D.J. Reader heads to Cincinnati Bengals, according to league sources. $53 million over four years, according to sources, highest paid nose tackle in NFL

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 17, 2020

Wow, didn't expect this. This means no more Billings.  

Good player though, guess I cannot complain.

(03-17-2020, 05:38 PM)pally Wrote:

D.J. Reader heads to Cincinnati Bengals, according to league sources. $53 million over four years, according to sources, highest paid nose tackle in NFL

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 17, 2020

Well well, looks like we all can start taking a bite out of the crow dish.

Ho-ly shit...

Indeed, Billings gone

EDIT* not panning this, btw; it's a good pickup :)

Now that's actually a pretty impressive signing, and they beat out the Broncos to land him.

I feel like he can be a real disrupter on the defensive line. Good signing. That front four could ease up a lot of pressure on the back seven.

Pairing D.J. Reader with Geno Atkins gives the Bengals one of the best defensive tackle duos in the league. Look past the numbers with Reader; he's an elite interior player who is near impossible to move around. Stud.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 17, 2020

If you don’t have great linebackers the next best thing you can do is keep linemen off them and get to the QB, this move helps do that.

(03-17-2020, 05:43 PM)pally Wrote:

Pairing D.J. Reader with Geno Atkins gives the Bengals one of the best defensive tackle duos in the league. Look past the numbers with Reader; he's an elite interior player who is near impossible to move around. Stud.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 17, 2020

Well, all right.

Very Surprising given the presence of Topou and Wren, not to mention the incumbent Billings. That's a lot of jack for a NT.

I def would not have guessed that this was a position they'd spend big on.

I’ll take it ! Don’t know a ton about him to be honest. Stopping the run is huge have been dead last in the league the last 3 years. The guys a big NT and apparently can rush the passer as well. Wonder if this points more towards a 3-4 look.

(03-17-2020, 05:43 PM)pally Wrote:

Pairing D.J. Reader with Geno Atkins gives the Bengals one of the best defensive tackle duos in the league. Look past the numbers with Reader; he's an elite interior player who is near impossible to move around. Stud.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 17, 2020

Liking this move better and better honestly. 

Feeling a little better as well now.

Nice. I like this move. It makes me think we'll be hearing about a Dalton trade in the near future as well. Just yesterday they were saying they only had $3.8m left for free agency. They found some money somewhere.

Him and Geno will be huge next to each other this is a big upgrade over Billings. He’s only 25 and moves nice for a 330 pounder. We still have glaring holes at LB and OLine but i love the Reader signing. Maybe we’ll have to go after safeties like HaHa and let Shawn Williams play hybrid bc were running low on LB options other then the draft

BTW, he was like Raji was in GB (only better than that overrated mook); body and size of a NT, but played exclusively DE (last year) in their respective defenses.

EDIT* Reader did play more at DE than NT in past years, but did play a bit at NT in previous seasons.

Tells me it will still be an ABSOLUTE hybrid and not a 3-4.

YASSS

(03-17-2020, 05:45 PM)lone bengal Wrote: I’ll take it !  Don’t know a ton about him to be honest. Stopping the run is huge have been dead last in the league the last 3 years. The guys a big NT and apparently can rush the passer as well. Wonder if he’s a move towards a more 3-4 look.

We are a 3-4 hybrid now. This move makes sense in this aspect and this is not a typical Bengal signing.

Thought we had bigger needs on the OL and at LB but this should make everyone take notice which is what this team 
desperately needed to do. If we get a decent LB and draft O-line we might just be okay with Burrow coming in. I know
this would make Burrow feel better about us getting better on Defense.

I thought Billings would be much cheaper but he wasn't as good as Reader yet that is for sure.

If this is real, outstanding.

I'm a big fan of focusing on the line, and this is a great upgrade. Young guy who is getting better season after season.

(03-17-2020, 05:48 PM)Bengalholic Wrote:

Gets off blocks VERY well and consistently.