Does Geno Stone think Free safety means you don’t get involved in any plays unless…

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(10-10-2024, 08:56 AM)Synric Wrote: I'm not a PFF grades fan but this fits. Geno Stone has been terrible I didn't expect him to be a great run defender but his pattern recognition in coverage has been slow as shit. Intelligence and Instincts were what he was signed for and we are seeing neither.

Its been two years since Jessie Bates left and the Bengals have had 3 of the worst post safeties in the NFL over that span.

As much as Vonn Bell has lost a step at Safety the real albatross this season has been Geno Stone.

PFF Grades for the season for Geno Stone:
Overall - 37.8
Run Defense - 45.7
Tackling - 41.1
Coverage - 39.8

He is ranked 79th out of 79 Safeties that have enough snaps to qualify…

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Looks like I'm not the only one who thought Hill to Stone was actually a downgrade (so far).
Anarumo needs a true center fielder rangy safety for his defense.
Unfortunately, there are few of those, and Bates was one of them.
Stone ain't.