(08-19-2023, 11:25 AM)pally Wrote: Jackson has to outplay Morgan on special teams for him to make the team. It is far more realistic to see Jackson on the PS than on the 53 and that is regardless of what happens with Morgan

It is a tight battle for those back up DL positions.  They will be cutting guys who can contribute and it might be tough to keep some of them on the PS.  There will be some hard decisions that will have to be made.

Max Scharping cemented his place on the 53 with his play at center last night.  A versatile IOL is essential in today's NFL

Andrei Iosivas is a lock to make the team.  Those final WR spots are now a battle among Taylor, Morgan, Lassiter, and Jones.  Darren Simmons will likely decide who stays and who goes.

Whichever punter loses the job, he won't be unemployed for long.  I suspect they won't survive waivers.

(08-19-2023, 11:32 AM)RancidJedi Wrote: Can we start a thread about safety Scott.  My god he is horrible.  He misses tackles , doesn’t make plays and blocked easily and simple zone reads where a TE runs a cross he is late to react.  I see Battle taking his spot by mid season for sure.

(08-19-2023, 04:06 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Also thought Turner was subpar in the snaps he had, I'm hoping Awuzie is ready by game 1. I'm less worried about Scott up and down play, he has proven he can perform on NFL level and in big games

(08-19-2023, 03:13 PM)3wt Wrote: I know it was their first work, but from the little I saw (I did not see much) it looked like the defensive line - in fact the whole front 7 got manhandled by Atlanta.   Robinson's going to be a really good back, but we made him look better than he needed to.  If our backs had that kind of blocking they would be pretty impressive.

Hopefully the starters will make them look better.   And again - Rust and Communication, but I did not think the d-line looked good.

(08-19-2023, 09:20 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Carman has found a home at backup LT

Our #3 QB is very mobile

Jeff Gunther looks good

Charlie Jones did not

Was disappointed in the play of Zac Carter

Bo Jackson's relative had a good game and secured at least a PS position

RJ3 looked like Vonn Miller out there

The punter gig is not settled

(08-19-2023, 05:23 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: Yeah that's why I wanted to keep Apple another year. We know he could be our 1 if needed. Hopefully Turner ends up being good and he has definitely had his moments so far I just assume he'll be inconsistent at the very least as a 2nd round rookie. I watched the drive again and I think Scott looked fine. He may have missed a tackle and he came in on the pass to Bijan and was blocked by a guard which looked borderline to in the back. Most plays he seemed to be playing deep and wasn't involved. It also looked like he would've made the pick on the Hilton tip if Ossai wasn't there.

(08-19-2023, 05:31 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: Starters? I literally think every starter got some time on the Dline in that 1st series. I think the kind of offense they were running it was hard to get pressure. I won't read too much into it. 

I am glad Dax made the tackle on Bijan because he was gone if he missed it and we would be seeing that highlight everywhere.

(08-19-2023, 01:44 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Good post. 

I no way do I think Jackson makes the team. But having him on the PS means we don't really need Morgan. The gunner spot can be Anderson or Ivey or Battle. 

53: 
QB (2): Burrow + Browning
RB (4): Mixon, Williams, Evans, Brown 
WR (6): Chase, Higgins, Boyd; Irwin, Iosivas, Jones 
TE (3): Smith; Sample, Hudson (team will choose Asiasi) 
OT (4): Brown, Williams, Carman, Smith 
IOL (5): Cappa, Karras, Volson; Scharping, Ford 
------------------ 
DE (6): Hendrickson, Hubbard; Ossai, Murphy, Sample, Johnson III
DT/NT (5): Reader, Hill; Tupou, Carter, Tufele   
LB (5): Wilson, Pratt, ADG, Bailey, Bachie 
CB (6): Awuzie, CTB, Hilton; Turner, Ivey, Davis 
S (4): Scott, Hill; Battle, Anderson 
----------- 
Specials: McPherson, Robbins, Adomitis 
---------- 
PUP: Collins, Wilcox 

PS: 
1. Thomas, S, Vet #1
2. Gunter, DE 
3. Basham, DE/OLB, Vet #2
4. Jones, CB, Vet #3
5. Davis, DT/NT 
6. Taylor, WR/PR, Vet #4
7. Hill, C/G, 2+
8. Adeniji, OT, 2+
9. Chrisman, P 
10. George, CB 
11. Asiasi, TE, 2+
12. Jackson, WR 
13. Siemian, QB, Vet #5
14. Brown, G/C  
15. Lassiter/Morgan 
16. Best LB left 

Surely, some of these guys will get poached & we may get someone on the waiver wire. And there are still camp battles. 

(08-19-2023, 01:44 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Good post. 

I no way do I think Jackson makes the team. But having him on the PS means we don't really need Morgan. The gunner spot can be Anderson or Ivey or Battle. 

53: 
QB (2): Burrow + Browning
RB (4): Mixon, Williams, Evans, Brown 
WR (6): Chase, Higgins, Boyd; Irwin, Iosivas, Jones 
TE (3): Smith; Sample, Hudson (team will choose Asiasi) 
OT (4): Brown, Williams, Carman, Smith 
IOL (5): Cappa, Karras, Volson; Scharping, Ford 
------------------ 
DE (6): Hendrickson, Hubbard; Ossai, Murphy, Sample, Johnson III
DT/NT (5): Reader, Hill; Tupou, Carter, Tufele   
LB (5): Wilson, Pratt, ADG, Bailey, Bachie 
CB (6): Awuzie, CTB, Hilton; Turner, Ivey, Davis 
S (4): Scott, Hill; Battle, Anderson 
----------- 
Specials: McPherson, Robbins, Adomitis 
---------- 
PUP: Collins, Wilcox 

PS: 
1. Thomas, S, Vet #1
2. Gunter, DE 
3. Basham, DE/OLB, Vet #2
4. Jones, CB, Vet #3
5. Davis, DT/NT 
6. Taylor, WR/PR, Vet #4
7. Hill, C/G, 2+
8. Adeniji, OT, 2+
9. Chrisman, P 
10. George, CB 
11. Asiasi, TE, 2+
12. Jackson, WR 
13. Siemian, QB, Vet #5
14. Brown, G/C  
15. Lassiter/Morgan 
16. Best LB left 

Surely, some of these guys will get poached & we may get someone on the waiver wire. And there are still camp battles. 

(08-19-2023, 05:38 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Yeah, that is a talented team Offensively, especially with the addition of Bijan. Dax's tackle might of saved a TD there. Bijan Robinson 
might be the next great young RB, he is that good. Great balance, burst, speed, hands, vision, he has it all and Atlanta's OL is a great
run blocking one. It was a good test and we got hammered a few times, I don't think Reader played in that first series?

(08-19-2023, 05:51 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: I'm pretty sure he did. I believe I saw him out there.

(08-19-2023, 05:37 PM)RancidJedi Wrote: The misdirection pass to the TE he missed as well.  I saw nothing positive not sure what drive you watched.

(08-19-2023, 05:58 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: Yeah I saw that too. I didn't say I necessarily saw a lot of positives just that he was the deep safety and wasn't really involved in the play. The play he got blocked by the OL he was running in trying to make a tackle. Also it looked like he could've made the pick if Ossai wasn't there so at least he was there. I wasn't that high on Scott and not really trying to defend him I'm just trying to not read too much into one way or the other.

(08-19-2023, 05:56 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: ...Dominique Davis was pretty invisible as well who looked good in the first game...

(08-19-2023, 08:33 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Davis got some pressure and tied with the lead in tackles at 5.  I thought he looked pretty good again

(08-19-2023, 08:55 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: On defense, I thought Johnson III looked good.  I thought Dominique Davis looked good again.  Ossai only had one tackle but I thought he played well.  

On offense, even though they didnt play a great game I thought the #2 and #3 O line did a much better job than they did last week. Carman plays better as a LT.  Shedrick Jackson I thought had the best game on offense with 4 targets and 4 catches.  Jones looked alright but nothing special. Iosivas so far looks like a project to me, 10 targets with 5 catches.  Im not as sure as others on here, he makes the 53 man roster.  It will be interesting to see what happens next week.  See if any of them can elevate themselves the last preseason game.

edit:  and Robbins...  Still not liking that pick. Guy just doesnt have a strong enough leg.  We are inside the 10 and he cant kick it past midfield.  He lucked out he kicked it so short the return man wasnt close and it rolled past the 50.