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(01-15-2025, 08:50 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: We're going to find out soon weather Geno Stone was really Lou's guy or Duke's guy. For most of the season he did very little in terms of positive production, then all of a sudden after some things were allegedly "simplified", he starts making plays? Seems to me if he were really Lou's guy, Lou would have looked into and solved the issue sooner. They'll have to review the game footage and see if Stone was really playing better or just benefitted by happening to be in the right place at right time.

Upgrades are out there, it's just a matter of if the management is willing to drop Stone and spend a little extra for quality.

Unfortunately Stone, and the rest of the team, will have to learn some new concepts, so we very well could see a learning curve again to start the year.
With that said, I'd love it if it really was just Stone needing some time to learn a playbook and not his limitations that were holding him back the first 3 months of the year.
That could help reduce the immediate starter need at FS for 2025.
However, Stone is entering the final year under contract, so I could see the Bengals investing a draft pick early at S anyway to sit behind him for a year like they did with Hill and Bates.