03-21-2024, 02:58 PM
(03-20-2024, 08:13 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: There are many factors that come into play. You have run support from the safety positions. Linebackers also support the run defense but they also need to support pass defense. If your secondary is in disarray and the linebackers have to worry about that part of the defense, it probably has an affect on them doing everything right they are supposed to be doing including run support. Hubbard was hurt last year and didnt help the run defense as much as he could. Hendrickson has never been good in run support but last year he seemed far more interested in getting more sacks than being a complete all around defensive end. The last issue is the offense. The offense was so bad last year they kept putting the defense in bad situations time after time. With the challenges the defense was already facing having the offense keep failing didnt help.
Nice post 007. Very true how it wasn't all on the DL struggling. A Defense has to be on the same page and clearly, they weren't for
much of the season and when the Offense is bad on top of it (worst running team in the NFL) it is a recipe for disaster. With the Stone,
Rankins, Bell additions and our young players in the Secondary growing and our Linebackers getting healthy this could certainly turn
around this year under Lou.
Logan Wilson was hurt last year and both him and Pratt didn't just forget how to play Linebacker. The key is being able to depend on
the player beside you and help those around you to do their job.
