(02-03-2021, 01:34 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: See if you can notice any differences in Seattle’s defensive scheme and ours...

Shortly after the trade became official, coach Pete Carroll reached out to the 31-year old Dunlap, explaining how his skill set would be perfect at the LEO defensive end spot in the Seahawks scheme.

While the former Florida star admitted he had never heard of that position before until speaking with Carroll, Dunlap's best years with the Bengals came in a similar 4-3 defense where he pinned his ears back rushing off the edge. Once he had clarity on how he would be used, he couldn't wait to get started with his new team.
“I feel like it’s a great fit,” Dunlap commented. “I mean, these guys fly around. I’ve been an edge defender my whole career. Been left end, been right end, been in the 4-3 style and this is what we’re doing here. I’m being asked to do what I’ve done my best football doing so it’s a win-win situation for me."

Maybe Lou will finally get some of those square pegs into them round holes next year though!

(02-03-2021, 01:36 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Sounds like they used him as a situational pass rusher.

(02-03-2021, 01:39 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Ok. I can see why you’d give an accomplished coach like Lou the benefit over a scrub like Carlos Dunlap. Especially since no other players on that defense had issues with him.

(02-03-2021, 01:43 PM)Synric Wrote: Carlos Dunlap had one of the best years of his career in 2019 in Lou Anarumo's defense people tend to forget that part. The scheme wasn't the issue. 

(02-03-2021, 12:09 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Right, in response to you pointing out our former impact players on defense that played with Burfict were no longer effective. But Dunlap was again once he started being used properly.

(02-03-2021, 02:12 PM)Big_Ern Wrote: Yep, after he went to a defense with leaders and alphas. 

(02-03-2021, 01:17 PM)bfine32 Wrote: As a situational pass rusher. Something we wanted to do with Carlos, but he kept crying about depth chart 

(02-03-2021, 01:17 PM)bfine32 Wrote: As a situational pass rusher. Something we wanted to do with Carlos, but he kept crying about depth chart 

(02-03-2021, 02:35 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: So are Bates and Bell bums now? The former is arguably the best safety in the league (pretty alpha, no?), and the latter earned captain his first season here.

(02-03-2021, 05:05 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Snaps per game were the same, 40 per. 

Production was way different. 
1.9 pressures per game with Cincy. 3.4 pressures per game with Seattle.
1 total sack with Cincy. 7 sacks with Seattle. 

To me, that screams scheme. 

Pretty impossible to say the Bengals coaches don't have egg on their faces, and they certainly could have used that type of production considering the guys that tried to fill his shoes and failed. 

(02-03-2021, 02:35 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: So are Bates and Bell bums now? The former is arguably the best safety in the league (pretty alpha, no?), and the latter earned captain his first season here.

(02-03-2021, 05:05 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Snaps per game were the same, 40 per. 

Production was way different. 
1.9 pressures per game with Cincy. 3.4 pressures per game with Seattle.
1 total sack with Cincy. 7 sacks with Seattle. 

To me, that screams scheme. 

Pretty impossible to say the Bengals coaches don't have egg on their faces, and they certainly could have used that type of production considering the guys that tried to fill his shoes and failed. 

(02-03-2021, 05:34 PM)Whatever Wrote: To me that screams unmotivated veteran with only a couple of years left in the league forcing his way off a rebuilding team and playing hard when he lands on a SB contender.

I'm not saying are coaches are great, but I don't know a lot of schemes that will allow a guy to put up numbers if he doesn't play hard, at least at the NFL level.

(02-03-2021, 05:34 PM)Whatever Wrote: To me that screams unmotivated veteran with only a couple of years left in the league forcing his way off a rebuilding team and playing hard when he lands on a SB contender.

I'm not saying are coaches are great, but I don't know a lot of schemes that will allow a guy to put up numbers if he doesn't play hard, at least at the NFL level.

(02-03-2021, 05:45 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Yes, they employed him the same as we did. But for some reason he cried about it here. 

(02-03-2021, 06:34 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Could be. But why now, after 4 straight years of losing and getting a QB like Burrow with the prospects of the team improving?

Seems like a weird time to tank unless something changes and you're asked to do something you haven't done, with less snaps thrown on top.

(02-03-2021, 01:39 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Ok. I can see why you’d give an accomplished coach like Lou the benefit over a scrub like Carlos Dunlap. Especially since no other players on that defense had issues with him.

(02-02-2021, 10:15 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Parsons character concerns are just too much of a red flag. Add that to stack LB not being as much of an impact as the other BPA that will be there and it’s not even a question. They aren’t taking him.

(02-03-2021, 07:55 PM)Whatever Wrote: Rumor was he was in danger of getting cut last year for a poor attitude and lack of effort.  Iirc, he started the year slow and then turned it on the second half of the year.

My guess is that he has a certain loyalty to Marvin after playing for him for so long that he doesn't have with Taylor and company.  

His snaps were cut because the effort wasn't there.  Street FA's were coming in and outperforming him.  Even AJ Hawk said that Dunlap plays hard when he feels like it.  He's had motivational and effort issues going back to college.