9 hours ago
(9 hours ago)KillerGoose Wrote: Admittedly, this is a lot to bet on if your Cincinnati. Murphy was worse on a per-snap basis than he was in 2023. He failed to log a sack and logged only five more pressures on 50 more snaps. That's just the numbers side of it, but from a film perspective I don't see anything that gives the signal of "big year incoming". He was already being utilized in stunts, so that aspect won't be new to him.
Now, Ossai had his best year as a pro last season so he may continue growing. There's at least some optimism there. Murphy didn't look good, though. Regardless, Trey is a top tier pass rusher. I think him not being available hurts Cincinnati more than it hurts him.
I also think there's hope of improvement from both with a new DL coach and a DC coming into the organization. I'm sure these guys do things differently than the previous coaching staff. I'm hoping both Murhpy and Ossai everything starts clicking for them this year. I remember last year, all the players said the scheme was complicated and made them think instead of react. When the scheme was simplified, they started playing better as a unit. It sounds like the new DC brought a scheme this year that most of these players feel like fits their skills set and lets them react and play rather than think.
