11-11-2024, 08:03 PM
(11-11-2024, 05:13 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Its hard for 2nd half adjustments to work when you dont have the talent. We have no one on the defensive line that can get pressure except Hendrickson. If you bring extra guys to blitz that leaves less help in pass coverage for a defense that is horrible in pass coverage. CTB is supposed to be our best corner and he gets beat in zone coverage. If Lou switches to man coverage, he also gets beat. What can you do at that point? We have a lack of talent on the defensive line and a lack of talent in the secondary. Its very hard to make adjustments to cover that lack of talent up.
Im fine with getting rid of the entire coaching staff and bringing in fresh blood but even if you do that you need to upgrade the talent on defense and upgrade the talent on the interior offensive line. I think part of the problem is we are paying too many guys good money that just are not getting the job done i.e. Cappa, Karras, Moss, Rankins, Hubbard, Stone. You also have several guys that have been drafted that arent that good but are playing significant minutes because that is who the Bengals drafted and they have no other options at this point.
We do need to add another pass rusher clearly as it is looking like Hubbard is washed and Murphy clearly isn't making the jump soon
enough. Rankins was good as a pass rusher as a Texan, what happened to him? I think it is coaching more than talent myself. Hobby
is a terrible DL coach and cannot coach up his players, Lou cannot put players in the right position to succeed and he cannot adjust
like he used to from some reason.
CTB was really good late in his rookie season and in the Playoffs. Players getting worse is a bad sign of the coaching situation IMO.
