11-22-2016, 03:35 PM
(11-21-2016, 04:44 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: So Evan Mathis couldn't get on the field here.
Until he got injured Evan Mathis was splitting starting time with Nate Livings in '09. He started 7 games for us that year.
When he arrived in Cincinnati in '08 he was a journeyman who had been cut by two different teams (Panthers, Dolphins). Under the coaching of Paul Alexander he developed into one of the better guards in the league in '09 and took starting time away from Nate livings. However he was hurt in the 8th game of the season, and when he returned later in the year he was not as effective. IN 2010 he was fat and out of shape so he did not play much. The Bengals did not re-sign him and he settled for a league minimum contract to be a back up with the Eagles. He got back in shape, and when he got his chance (due to a starters injury) we won a job and went on to be one of the best guards in the league since then.
As for the talk about the technique taught with the Bengals versus the Eagles it should be noted that in the four years he was with the eagles they gave up more sacks than the Bengals every single year. In fact over that 4 year span they gave up 35 more sacks (158 to 123) while the Bengals only averaged allowing 30 sacks a season.
