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(05-08-2019, 05:15 PM)depthchart Wrote: There are 4 fairly young linebackers that were all taken in the 3rd round of drafts.


Preston Brown - age 26

Nick Vigil - age 25

Malik Jefferson - age 22

Germaine Pratt - age 21


While the Bengals could sure use a Devin White or Devin Bush or a solid veteran; the New Coaching Staff does have these 4 fairly young guys each drafted in round 3 to work with plus the other LB's on the roster.

It would be great if the New Coaches could tap into what they do have on the roster and develop these young guys into their system effectively.

The Coaches & the young guys will likely have to step up and perform for 2019 to go well.

Hope isn't a strategy. We have to hope that 3 of these guys with little evidence will develop into a solid LB unit. And IF they don't, we'll likely have a really bad defense. And that's best case - no injuries.

Could Pratt or Jefferson turn into DROY? Sure. It happens sometimes.

But, this is the definition of risk.

Jefferson supposedly wasn't able to learn special teams. I don't think that bodes well for him being able to learn a defense as it's infinitely more complex.

I'd still like to see them go out and sign a Jamie Collins or preferably another veteran that gets released.