The bengals have a real defensive scheme problem I think its time to move on from lou

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(10-07-2024, 10:27 PM)matmaven Wrote: A three-headed DC combination of Bill Belichick, Tom Landry, and Bud Carson couldn't help this group.

Biggest problem is the lack of return from recent defensive drafts.

2024 - Jenkins DT, Jackson DT, Newton CB - Jenkins looks promising but none of them will turn this D around this season
2023 - Murphy DE, Turner DB, Battle DB - Objectively no impact so far from these 3.
2022 - Hill DB, CTB - CB, Carter DE, Anderson S - Carter waived, Hill played better at CB this season than 2 bad years at S no hurt, CTB regressed significantly this season
2021 - Ossai DE, Sample DE, Shelvin DT - zero impact


13 players - 2 Rd 1 picks, 5 Rd 2 picks, 3 Rd 3 picks, 2 Rd 4 picks, 1 Rd 5 pick.    

These guys should make up a good portion of the core of your defense and they are making very little impact this season.  Hope for Jenkins, Hill (has to recover from an ACL now), CTB (maybe he can get back to his rookie season play) but pretty dismal outlook for this group as a whole.

Let Bates walk and now they have Bell (love him as a player but he is clearly WAY past his prime) and Stone (seems out of position literally every time I notice him).

Yup, not hitting on all those players is a big black mark on our coaching since they're so involved in our drafts. The coaches here have way more control of who we draft compared to other teams (because the front office is cheap and doesn't have very much of a scouting department)