The defensive philosophy needs a serious make over immediately

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(09-29-2024, 11:38 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: Lou is not being basic, but he isn’t sending pressure very often. The Bengals don’t really have anyone that can win 1-on-1 matchups outside of Trey. It’s arguably not worth bringing a body out of coverage just to get isolated looks because those guys aren’t going to win. It’s a talent issue. The defensive line is absolutely wrecked with injury and now may be missing Trey if this stinger ends up being serious.

We weren't last year and we were still only 18th in sacks despite Hendrickson having 17.5 on his own.

If your plan requires everyone to just out-talent their opponents in 1-on-1 matchups in order to win, then it's a bad plan. You should be creating mismatches and opportunities so you don't have to win fair 1-on-1s every time.