11-29-2023, 03:04 PM
(11-27-2023, 05:29 PM)Tlawsonmariat82 Wrote: We lost alot more than people understood at time with bell and bates..yesterday after the interception Pittsburgh faced a third and 6 at our 37 yard line, Lou tired of seeing the tight end kill us in zone played man coverage with dax matched up one on one with friermuth..Pittsburgh lined the tight end up in stack formation with a close alignment meaning dax wouldn't be able to get a jam because of how they aligned him..The tight end ran a simple out route right at the sticks for a 1st down, after watching the replay you could see dax hesitate while the tight end simply ran a speed out..
Dax stayed flat foot before reacting and still got there as soon as the ball got there which shows impressive speed..I want to see these guys develop more awareness from film study,because in that alignment even I would've been guessing out route..just hoping these guys can become more aware as they play more so in the future we can jump plays like that maybe a stop right there could've changed the outcome..
Yes, as Dax and Jordan study film they will get much better at seeing these things.
Really like the future with these guys. They both complement each other very well, similar to Bates and Bell honestly, but could
be better. Dax has great athleticism with range, similar to Bates, he just needs to get better at reading the Offense. Battle is a
good tackler with instincts, his knock is his athleticism, similar to Bell but he is still more athletic than Bell and is bigger.
(11-27-2023, 05:31 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote:The Bengals have a special player on the rise with Jordan Battle.
— Willie Lutz (@willie_lutz) November 27, 2023
Amongst NFL Rookie Safeties, Battle ranks first in:
? PFF Defensive Grade (80.8)
? PFF Run Defense Grade (83.4)
? PFF Tackling Grade (84.4)
? Tackles (22)
? Run Stops (9)
? Pressures (5)
Since becoming… pic.twitter.com/b7pfFe6QZ8
If Lou can’t work with Dax and Battle that’s on him.
Great stuff Nicomo, thought Battle has been playing very well for a rookie.
I think by next season Lou should have these 2 as a top Safety duo. Takes a bit for young players to come around as we all know.
I don't think Lou just lost his stuff. He has done well with the young guys for the most part, it has actually been some of the vets
this year that have been messing up and they need to get it fixed.
(11-27-2023, 05:50 PM)Wyche Wrote: I agree....but the OP has a point too. They're young, so some recognition isn't there just yet. I believe it will get there. That's what he's pointing out, or that's how I took it. Dax's speed and athleticism allowed him to get out there to defend the pass, had he recognized earlier, that same speed and athleticism may have allowed him to jump the route and potentially get a pick 6. I personally think these two will wind up better than the duo they're replacing. It's great to get them reps as a tandem going forward this year.
This is how I took it as well. Great post as usual Wyche. Getting these young guys a ton of reps is what is needed the rest of the
season. We need to prepare the young guys for the future and see what we have. I think we clearly have some special players in
Daxton Hill and Jordan Battle. I also like Tycen Anderson, too bad about the injury, but he is also a good young player with talent.
