So how do we fix the defense for next season?

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(12-29-2023, 05:03 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: There isn't a linebacker in the league that can play against WRs and TEs.

You have to run a nickel against 3 WR sets. 

https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/nfl-stats/personnel-groupings/offense/offensive-personnel-grouping-frequency-2021/
2021 is the latest I can find data (at least free) and even the Bengals only had 3+ WRs on the field 79% of the time.

In 2023...
Wilson has played 99.29% of the snaps.
Pratt has played 90.61% of the snaps.
All the other LBs on the team have played a combined ~9% of the snaps.

That means we're running 2 LBs even when the teams don't have 3 WRs out there somewhere between 20-50% of the time depending on the team if those numbers are representative of 2023... and just because they have 3 WRs out there doesn't mean they're passing.