11-20-2020, 01:29 PM
I actually watched the game last night, and it only reinforced my belief that Carlos Dunlap has long had an issue with lack of effort, or taking plays, and maybe even entire games, off.
You cannot play that well in two games, in a entirely new system, and come up with a reasonable explanation as to why he was such a non-factor here, other than the above. Even if our system wasn't great for him, or are coaches misused him, it still doesn't explain it.
Keep in mind, this was an issue the first half of last year, and it occurred to numerous times under Marvin as well. It occurred under multiple coodinators as well. So you can throw coaching out the window.
The guy just simply disappears for huge chucks of the season, and then out of nowhere actually looks like an elite DE and pads his stats. It's happened for years. AJ Hawk even alluded to this on a recent podcast with Pat McAfee. That he's a physical freak, and he's dominant when he wants to be.
I know a lot of people on here love him, but to me seeing the effort he put forth last night was a slap in the face to all Bengals fans. I'm glad he's gone and we can use that 11 million bucks elsewhere next season. Good riddance.
You cannot play that well in two games, in a entirely new system, and come up with a reasonable explanation as to why he was such a non-factor here, other than the above. Even if our system wasn't great for him, or are coaches misused him, it still doesn't explain it.
Keep in mind, this was an issue the first half of last year, and it occurred to numerous times under Marvin as well. It occurred under multiple coodinators as well. So you can throw coaching out the window.
The guy just simply disappears for huge chucks of the season, and then out of nowhere actually looks like an elite DE and pads his stats. It's happened for years. AJ Hawk even alluded to this on a recent podcast with Pat McAfee. That he's a physical freak, and he's dominant when he wants to be.
I know a lot of people on here love him, but to me seeing the effort he put forth last night was a slap in the face to all Bengals fans. I'm glad he's gone and we can use that 11 million bucks elsewhere next season. Good riddance.
