05-18-2024, 04:33 PM
(05-18-2024, 08:37 AM)Synric Wrote: Imagine reducing DJ Reader's impact to a snap count. That's just wrong.
That’s what it all boils down to.
Life goes on. We are not doomed to failure because we lost one of our 11 starters on defense.
The Bengals clearly thought he was a good player because of their efforts to upgrade the positional depth chart after his departure. They also knew he is still recovering from a major injury and is getting older.
The question that will soon be answered; was our defense better when we had Reader + Topou or will the additions of Rankins + Jenkins + Jackson be an upgrade? The homer in me naturally has me leaning towards the latter with the youth movement and obvious pass rush upgrade.
