01-06-2025, 03:01 PM
(01-06-2025, 02:57 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Wasn't due to Logan going down, it was because he viewed himself as a 3-down LB (making 3-down LB money) and made it a public matter before he would re-sign.
https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/2023/02/26/bengals-germaine-pratt-comments-3rd-down-usage-free-agency/
It's been the last two years that he's played the greater workload and progressively become more and more exposed. All because the Bengals/Lou couldn't tell him "sorry Germaine, but you're a 250lb 2-down LB, we can't play you more" and caved to his demands.
He played 89% of the snaps last year on that bad defense before jumping up to 95% this year. In 2022 when we had a good defense he was at 76% of the snaps in the games he played.
Yep, Pratt needs to go back to that 75% and be a 2 down backer again or we can move on. Logan needs to get healthy and the new LB
coach can build around him. Speaking of Linebackers, Shaka Heyward looked pretty damn great to me against the stealers.
