Optimism for Zach Carter

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(08-23-2023, 02:17 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Nope. We haven't kept fewer than 10 anytime recently that I can recall. I can recall 11. 

1) We often play with 5, not 4. 3 DT/NT types and two ends. Especially against running teams (Balt, Cle, Pitt).  This is why 4 NT/DT is not an option. If Tupou gets hurt, then Reader has to play the whole game? Or vice versa. You can kick a strong end (Hubbard, Sample, Murphy) inside to cover if one of the DTs goes down, but it won't hold up at NT. 

2) Short yardage & goal line require more beef, and more DL. 

3) DL is not OL. These guys get rotated in game. Usually they are all active, or at least 9.  The top 8 play every game & 9 has to be ready to come in. 

Snaps D/ST, & games: 
Hill: 816/69, 16 
Hubbard: 801/37, 15 
Hendrickson: 629/1, 15 
Reader: 397/37, 10 
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C  Sample:  412/75, 16 
Carter: 396/71, 16 
Ossai: 334/31, 16 
Tupou: 272/44, 11 
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Tufele: 138/16, 7 
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Davis: 38/3, 2
Gunter: 37/79, 10 
Shelvin: 24/0, 2 

At min, 4 DEs and 4 NT/DTs play every game, and you need 1 backup at each spot. So 10. 

I thought Bengals were most often running in 4-2-5?
I know occasionally they run 5 DL, but I didn't think it was most of the time?
Do you have a percentage of snaps that 5 DL are in?