DJ Reader a Bengal

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(03-17-2020, 06:36 PM)Au165 Wrote: Backside pursuit, cut back lanes, it does help. When an Inside out Lb gets blocked at the second level it puts the cutback lanes even on the outside into question. Also when you solidify the inside it let’s you do some things on the outside including playing wider sets.

LB is still an issue don’t get me wrong, but this would make our LBs better by default simply by working through less wash.

I'm just not sure I see the huge improvement...

2019
Billings: $850k cap hit
Dennard: $4.4m cap hit

2020
Reader: ~$13.25m cap hit
Waynes: $20m cap hit

I see those two as a combined MARGINAL improvement over Billings/Dennard, but for a ~$33.25m cap hit in 2020 rather than a $5.25m cap hit in 2019.

I don't see that as an actual legitimate improvement for the team. This seems more like they sat around with their thumbs up their asses as all the OL and LB got signed away and did some stupid panic signings.