(11-30-2015, 12:02 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Our defense has played well all year and especially stingy giving up points.

They are back to the number 1 scoring defense in the NFL

Geno is back and disrupting offenses each week.

Dunlap and Geno are both top 5 in sacks (we were last in the NFL in 2014 in sacks with around 20 I believe) and huge improvement

Nelson leads the NFL in interceptions with 6

Hall has become a great slot CB

Jones just gets better with age and having an awesome year

Rey M. is an enforcer and proved a year ago he helps our run defense be one of the best on the league

Peko is having a very good year plugging the middle and making vet plays

Burfict is getting better every week

Keep it up defense, we need you to propel us to a top seed and then continue the stellar play in the playoffs

I am sure I missed a few things, but our defense in much improved over 2014

(11-30-2015, 01:17 PM)Wyche Wrote: I gotta say, the return of a healthy Atkins has sure payed dividends to Peko's game.

(11-30-2015, 01:15 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: A few more team stats

Sacks - 29 (10th)
Interceptions (3rd)

Do these 2 go hand in hand as a year ago we were not good in either

(11-30-2015, 01:21 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I agree and might add a healthy DL where Peko does not have to play 65% of these snaps as he did a year ago is also a key

But Atkins is fun to watch when he is healthy, I would hate him as a QB because he comes right up the gut and is on them for they blink

(11-30-2015, 01:24 PM)Se ky bengal Wrote: Atkins is key to DL as is Burfict. Taze just football smart he reads the offenses well. 

(11-30-2015, 01:21 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I agree and might add a healthy DL where Peko does not have to play 65% of these snaps as he did a year ago is also a key

But Atkins is fun to watch when he is healthy, I would hate him as a QB because he comes right up the gut and is on them for they blink

(11-30-2015, 01:24 PM)Se ky bengal Wrote: Atkins is key to DL as is Burfict. Taze just football smart he reads the offenses well. 

(11-30-2015, 01:28 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I agree about those 2, but many fans don't understand the concept of our defensive scheme as the guys like Peko and Rey M. are keys to our success. Rey and Peko's job is to eliminate the blockers first to allow Burfict or Vinnie Rey when he played lanes to make tackles in the run game

MJ and Dunlap are also very good run defending DE's

(11-30-2015, 01:28 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I agree about those 2, but many fans don't understand the concept of our defensive scheme as the guys like Peko and Rey M. are keys to our success. Rey and Peko's job is to eliminate the blockers first to allow Burfict or Vinnie Rey when he played lanes to make tackles in the run game

MJ and Dunlap are also very good run defending DE's

(11-30-2015, 01:40 PM)Wyche Wrote: Yes, absolutely this too.  I really thought Peko's better days were behind him last season.  He was getting blown off the ball, and just wasn't able to stuff the gap and hold blockers that well.  Looks like night and day difference this year. He's still getting long in the tooth, but he just may have a year or two left in the tank after all.

Atkins is just a straight up dominant player.


Yep, Burfict is just so quick to react.  If the DL is doing their job and keeping blockers off of him, he's almost Singletary level.....almost. 


Absolutely agree on all points.

(11-30-2015, 01:23 PM)Se ky bengal Wrote:  
Reggie Nelson is winning me over. Leon is playing good. George is on point and pac man. These guys have one goal and thats to win the very last game of the season. Thanks for stats knew they was ball hawking, just not that good. Nelson is leading the league. Good time to be a Bengal. 

(11-30-2015, 01:49 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: He hasn't won you over? The guy has been awesome here for a long time, what is taking you so long to come around?!

(11-30-2015, 01:40 PM)Wyche Wrote: Yes, absolutely this too.  I really thought Peko's better days were behind him last season.  He was getting blown off the ball, and just wasn't able to stuff the gap and hold blockers that well.  Looks like night and day difference this year. He's still getting long in the tooth, but he just may have a year or two left in the tank after all.

(11-30-2015, 01:55 PM)Se ky bengal Wrote: Yes sir he has  he a freaking ball hawk. Probably my favorite in back field along with Adam. Maybe time to get a Nelson jersey   

(11-30-2015, 03:24 PM)jj22 Wrote: Zimmer is going to be all over our secondary this offseason. With the Vikes on the up and up, with a new stadium and all, the competition is going to be intense.

(11-30-2015, 03:16 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Peko only played about a third of the defensive snaps Sunday. (25 of 73).  He has been consistently playing about half of the defense snaps per game this year.  I think that has made a difference in his play.