Veteran Safety being considered

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(03-07-2024, 03:18 PM)Synric Wrote: We forget Dax Hill looked like one of the best players on the defense for the first 6 or 7 games. He did have a bad game against Houston week 8ish, but Hill looked like a dynamic playmaker getting his hands on balls and collecting negative plays/qb hits early. When they benched Nick Scott it forced Hill back to the post which is alot larger area or responsibility and it's not something he is experienced at even in college. (If I remember he had like 150 post snaps in 2 seasons at Michigan.)


Edit: The NFL as a whole ran alot more 12 personnel formations because the defenses are going heavy cover 2. In 2024 I expect some teams like the Bengals to rely more on 3 safety looks to combat this.

I may be wrong, but I thought Bengals played 3 safeties in 2023 a lot. So, I think you nailed it. 

We need an experienced safety who is hungry for a Super Bowl. I think Simmons would be a great addition, expensive but I would say more important than Tee Higgins if we could only afford one of them.

I am all for Simmons. Our defense suffered when we lost our 2 starting safeties.