Yesterday, 01:09 PM
To me, we almost go around in circles on this.
Firstly, I'd be surprised if the Bengals make a trade splash for anybody.... so I imagine this isn't actually that likely.
Secondly, the number of times I've read something along the lines of 'well how the heck can any defence game plan for WR #1 and #2, and this TE and we can slit WR #3 in there too.... matchup NIGHTMARE, they cant cover them all!!!'.... it generally doesn't work out that way. We have no strong run game to take the pressure off the passing game, and we also have a very very good passing game already... but it meant nothing because we can't play defence.
I'm by no means against a trade which brings in Pitts at a reasonable cost, but this is far from the missing piece of the puzzle. I'll be gobsmacked if the absolute priority this offseason isn't 'what can we do about this defence'.... Bengals would've been a double digit winning team this year with a passable defence. Probably comfortably in the double digits too.
Firstly, I'd be surprised if the Bengals make a trade splash for anybody.... so I imagine this isn't actually that likely.
Secondly, the number of times I've read something along the lines of 'well how the heck can any defence game plan for WR #1 and #2, and this TE and we can slit WR #3 in there too.... matchup NIGHTMARE, they cant cover them all!!!'.... it generally doesn't work out that way. We have no strong run game to take the pressure off the passing game, and we also have a very very good passing game already... but it meant nothing because we can't play defence.
I'm by no means against a trade which brings in Pitts at a reasonable cost, but this is far from the missing piece of the puzzle. I'll be gobsmacked if the absolute priority this offseason isn't 'what can we do about this defence'.... Bengals would've been a double digit winning team this year with a passable defence. Probably comfortably in the double digits too.
