Bengals PFF Roster Grades

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(03-16-2017, 01:30 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Looks like this is going to be another one of those threads where everyone jumps in to bash me, yet not one single person actually posts any stats or info that shows that i am wrong.

Actually, the initial post defies you logic that MJ is the 39th best RDE in the league at batting passes, or whatever obscure stat comes out next.  

I'm just kidding, but the overall impressions here are dead on virtually every other spot on the roster.  It isn't hard to believe that their overall impression of MJ is pretty accurate.  The games where I saw MJ actually make a tackle for loss was often a case where his enormous arc that takes him 10 yards past the QB got lucky as the pressure from the opposite side had the QB bail right in to him.   MJ simply offers very little at RDE and it is a critical spot when you run a 4-3 defense and even more so when you have a DC that is reluctant to blitz and relies on the front four for pressure.  He's a great guy but a non-factor on our defense.  

I was hoping for something with Barwin as a situational pass rusher to help out on passing downs, but that has already disappeared.  The two guys that would be huge additions to the Bengals, Allen and Thomas, are almost certain to be gone.  They, and Barnett, are the only players I would think COULD be there at #9 and are worth staying for...

I am still holding out hope for that, but the next best option to me is slide if they are gone and you have a trade partner, get an additional 2nd rounder and take Ross.