Footballoutsiders on Bengals pass rush

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(06-24-2017, 04:05 AM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: This is really interesting, because my eyeballs told me that for the past couple of seasons the only guys doing really well on the D-line were Atkins and Dunlap.  Maybe we were spoiled by MJ's breakout year and expect pure gas across the board?

Thank you.  When you watched the games, you didn't see much pressure when it was really needed from just the front four.  That was the result of a number of things:

MJ largely ineffective as a pass rusher
Billings injury led to Peko playing 90% of snaps
LBs couldn't cover, leading to easy check downs
Dunlap and Atkins playing nearly every snap wore them down

I am very optimistic that Willis can rotate in at both LDE and RDE, while Lawson will largely be off the right edge.  MJ can stuff the run pretty effectively, but I don't need to see that wide arc that takes him 10 yards upfield with no "pressure" in sight.  The blind side end MUST be a more effective pass rusher.  

I have to throw it in....sorry, but I would love to see "my guy" Fej on a couple safety blitzes.