03-13-2024, 12:32 PM
(03-13-2024, 12:14 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Reader just can't stay healthy. 3 IRs in 4 years with the Bengals. Doesn't matter how good you are if you are never on the field.You’re taking snap counts without account for the fact NT in general play 50ish% of snaps. They’re off the field a lot. Problem is we don’t have a good 1st or 2nd pass rushing DT.
24.43%
52.49%
38.32%
48.77%
That's Reader's snap count % his 4 years as a Bengal.
Remember that means more than half the time we have a backup NT on the field, which has been Tupou most of that time. So 40% of the time Reader + 60% of the time backups... or 70% of the time someone slightly worse than Reader + 30% of the time backups. The latter might be better overall (and much less money) despite Reader being the better player.
(03-13-2024, 12:19 PM)jj22 Wrote: Double dipping in the draft is an option but is a fail. The lines in the AFCN is going to eat any rookie alive let alone 2.
Bengals had 1 priority this free agency (DT). If not 2 (RT). And failed at both. A resounding fail, and damning given the Ravens and Steelers have already punched their ticket to the 2024 playoffs.
Newton has elite elite agility. He becomes what we’ve been missing since larrry 0 at a minimum As a rookie.the prenetrator. Bengals in recent years have opted to prioritize spots in free agency then focus on other holes in draft. As it stands seems they prioritized te, rb, linebacker depth, and starting safety. So it seems obvious that first 2-3 rounds will be trenches prioritized, mainly DT. I expect Jonah to be resigned. The interior lines in afc north aren’t that great and if you could get Newton and sweat? That gives you a deadly combo as they are both pro ready. Sorry what have the Steelers done? Or ravens for that matter. We’ve had significantly better off-season than either of them
