01-01-2021, 02:05 PM
(12-31-2020, 05:16 PM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: Who says they "need" a pass rushing DT? Aaron Donald is an absolute freak and he has 13.5 sacks. The next closest DT has 7.5. There are 11 LBs with 7.5 or more sacks, 16 DEs with 7.5 or more and a Safety with 9.5 sacks. Surely you've noticed that the Bengals defense has played better without Geno? Like it or not, they are a lot better against the run with Geno out. Expecting him to be at the level he was a few years ago is highly unlikely at this point.
Improve the CB corp and the sack numbers goes up. The young LBs have covered the TEs and RBs much better than recent Bengals LBs but still need to improve some more.
I would value a pass rush more than CB play. Better CB play could translate to more sacks, but better pass rush will absolutely contribute to ‘better’ CB play. Getting a pass rushing edge and an interior rusher would make the secondaries job much easier.
