06-05-2016, 06:59 PM
(06-05-2016, 03:16 PM)PDub80 Wrote: My point was that at every position but DE the Bengals have brought young guys along every season. The coaches trust MJ, Dunlap, Atkins, and Peko so much that they have slammed on the breaks in terms of letting others play significant snaps. It's like a pitcher relying on one pitch instead of working the others.
Even if it gets lower quality results at first, the Bengals need to force themselves to play the young guys at some point or else they will be between a rock and a hard place at DE.
Freeney could be good or he could be ok. It's just a crappy spot to be in all around and it's the team's own fault. I think they need to bite the bullet and get production from the young guys they have. Or not, cut them and move on. Bringing in another guy goes straight to cut them and move on.
Right. Now that we let go of Gilberry (31 years old), we should give his spot to a young guy like Hunt (29 years old).
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
