Defense

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(09-10-2024, 10:15 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote:

There are teams seriously telling on themselves with their DL construction.

Not even rostering true 1T/NTs?! You are going to get it run down your throat. Maybe not everyone will try to - but the good ones will.

Can't just play with narrow/explosive 3T/2i types all game.

— Ben Fennell (@BenFennell_NFL) September 10, 2024

That's my main concern with this defense, is a lack of a true nose tackle. To not have one is a serious  concern.

(09-12-2024, 09:35 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote:

The Bengals finished with the 2nd best pressure rate in the league on Sunday, per Trumedia.

But it was a lot of this. Hendrickson wins, no one else does, and they can't get home.

That, plus a couple unblocked Logan Wilson pressures make the numbers look the way they do. pic.twitter.com/l2nOMPGU6l

— Robert Mays (@robertmays) September 12, 2024

This picture really sums up the Bengals pass rush. I think we’re cooked if Myles Murphy doesn’t pan out.

It's a one man show out there. What's really upsetting is the Dline not staying in it's rush lanes.

(09-12-2024, 10:25 PM)Housh Wrote: Defense been trash since Bates left


What Bates did for Lou and us not resigning Bates wasn’t just a bad money move to me

It honestly showed me that our FO is operating 100% on costs. Cause to let Bates go then next year let Reader walk tells me you are either cheap as hell or dumb as hell cause you didn’t realize those 2 were our anchors


So this brings us to next year….


Entering the season without a certified slot WR. To me that’s dumbass move number 3 that i would consider is big enough to bring up questions about our FO.

One thing i noticed immediately against the Patriots is Burrow had no bailout in the middle of the field at all. No one hunting holes in zones and If there was  someone doing it Joe wasn’t throwing it so they must’ve not been getting that open. Slot WR is very important so the fact we labeled Gesicki as that guy and didn’t even target him much is beyond me

With how much Cover 1 and cover 3 we play; you would think this front office would have priorized a player like Jessie. Also people forget that DJ was an effective pass rusher as well as run defender. So we Wil miss him dramatically.