What is up with Hendrickson?

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(01-30-2023, 04:28 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Wasn't really just that game. He was just underwhelming as a whole this year.

Went from 14.0 sacks to 8.0 sacks.
Went from 12 TFL to 6 TFL.


Had a couple good games, but also just absolutely vanished for large stretches of the season. 6.5 of his 8.0 sacks came in 3 games. He finished the season getting blanked in sacks in 8 of the final 10 games. He only registered at least half a sack or more in 5 out of his 18 games.

He really needs a bounce-back season because the Bengals have to be better at getting to the QB than they were in 2022 (29th in sacks).

He had 1 great year with Saints then was a free agent. The deal the Bengals signed him to had outs in case he flopped. 

He did very well last year. And above average to good this year. But, not elite. 

We really don't have the pass rush that other elite teams have and it's an issue against these teams.