Detroit Game Duds

[Derrick]

(08-20-2016, 12:09 AM)bengalsfan73 Wrote: As he continued to show that he should be gone, Margus Hunt had another horrible game. I also hope that this is the final year for Mike Nugent because he has one of the weakest legs in the NFL and his accuracy is something to be desired. He has cost this team 7 points in the first 2 preseason games and if they were regular season games this could have been disastrous. He makes me nervous every time he comes out to kick a field goal of any range and now even an extra point.

I also am personally not sold on Cedric Peerman as the 4th rb. I know he led the team in special teams tackles last season but if he would ever be called upon to have to play in a regular season game as a rb it will hurt this team. He is slow and I think he is just not that good but hopefully Tre Carson can beat him out and send him home because I agree if Carson goes to the practice squad he will be gone because another team will grab him quickly.

I honestly am hoping that Nick Vigil can somehow step up in the season and take over for Rey Maualuga because Rey looks out of shape and slow. Also I was not impressed with Vincent Rey either. I thought he looked very average in his play last night.

I know that this thread is for the duds in the game but I would like to give some props to a few of our rookies last night. The first being Nick Vigil. I think he needs to be in the starting lineup somehow before the season ends because he is very instinctive and I think he is going to be a very good lb in this league. Next of course is an easy one but great night again for Tyler Boyd. He once again showed why he is in line to be either the starting slot receiver or even a possible number 2 in this lineup and why we honestly are not going to miss Jones and Sanu.

I would also like to give some props to Cody Core. Yes he only had a couple of catch but I think he is going to make this team as one of the 6 or 7 wrs depending on how many they keep. Finally I would like to say how impressed with Alex Erickson I was again. Even though he had only a couple of catches but his return skills are starting to show.

One last thing and I know everyone is going to hate me saying this but I could not help but be impressed with Brandon Tate. He was solid in the return game and he displayed why he is making a strong run at one of the key wr positions. I am one to bash him quite often so it is only fair to give him a compliment when he did well.

Using paragraphs makes a word-wall easier for me to read.

IMO - V. Rey looked lost and awkward in coverage; Dansby and Maulaluga are out of football shape; Hunt looked like a statue; Peerman had no push as a RB; Kirkpatrick still looks like a rookie at CB; Nugent is a liability; Bodine is a second team center; Tackling was generally not crisp but should improve by the regular season.