Posts: 3,197
Threads: 27
Reputation:
18253
Joined: Jan 2022
(09-27-2022, 02:17 PM)pally Wrote: Bad News
Not totally bad news for those of us who braced for "season-ending" news. Quite a few marquee players had season-ending injures so far.
Posts: 6,403
Threads: 447
Reputation:
46873
Joined: May 2015
Massive loss. They need a better option than Tupuo or Carter. I knew they were ***** thin on the interior DL going into the season. They never addressed Larry leaving in the off-season and now they are paying for it.
The boys are just talkin' ball, babyyyy
Posts: 6,403
Threads: 447
Reputation:
46873
Joined: May 2015
(09-27-2022, 02:24 PM)Nepa Wrote: Not totally bad news for those of us who braced for "season-ending" news. Quite a few marquee players had season-ending injures so far.
It's bad news. Guy is the best DT in football at the moment. You are going from an all pro to essentially a practice level guy.
The boys are just talkin' ball, babyyyy
Posts: 3,990
Threads: 44
Reputation:
27947
Joined: May 2015
Location: ¯\(°.o)/¯
We're now without the foundation of our front 7. Lou is gonna have to get more creative with things like run stunts for a few weeks.
Posts: 3,197
Threads: 27
Reputation:
18253
Joined: Jan 2022
(09-27-2022, 02:27 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: It's bad news. Guy is the best DT in football at the moment. You are going from an all pro to essentially a practice level guy.
There have been some major season-ending injuries, such as Rashawn Slater, Micah Hyde, Jamal Adams, Sterling Shepard, to name a few. If the Bengals are looking at a month plus for Reader, the glass half-full part of me is grateful because he will be back, versus season-ending.
Posts: 17,297
Threads: 426
Reputation:
99007
Joined: May 2015
I'm not overly worried yet. While you cannot replace a DJ Reader, Topou and Carter are going to have to step up, or they will have to move Hubbard inside and let Ossai or Sample play on the end.
Posts: 20,068
Threads: 637
Reputation:
88265
Joined: Oct 2016
Reader is by far our best player on defense. This is a massive loss.
Posts: 6,395
Threads: 111
Reputation:
14413
Joined: Jan 2020
(09-27-2022, 02:43 PM)Sled21 Wrote: I'm not overly worried yet. While you cannot replace a DJ Reader, Topou and Carter are going to have to step up, or they will have to move Hubbard inside and let Ossai or Sample play on the end.
They had Ossai lined up in readers spot a few times on Sunday...
Posts: 2,300
Threads: 15
Reputation:
9254
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 12,200
Threads: 214
Reputation:
56665
Joined: May 2015
Location: Lancaster, PA
(09-27-2022, 02:28 PM)treee Wrote: We're now without the foundation of our front 7. Lou is gonna have to get more creative with things like run stunts for a few weeks.
It's even more important for offense to get off to a good/great start, too. Playing with a lead, especially a multi-TD lead, will minimize the loss of Reader as our defense can focus on stopping the pass more.
Posts: 4,608
Threads: 47
Reputation:
15584
Joined: May 2015
Going on IR and will miss at least 4 games. That sucks as I was hoping he might just miss Thursdays game. Big loss for the D
1
Posts: 15,603
Threads: 2,212
Reputation:
87582
Joined: May 2015
(09-27-2022, 02:43 PM)Sled21 Wrote: I'm not overly worried yet. While you cannot replace a DJ Reader, Topou and Carter are going to have to step up, or they will have to move Hubbard inside and let Ossai or Sample play on the end.
we will also get to see how the waiver wire pick up, Jay Tufele can do.
All hopes turn to next year
Posts: 21,057
Threads: 99
Reputation:
196596
Joined: May 2015
Location: Bluegrass Region
(09-27-2022, 02:17 PM)pally Wrote: Bad News
Shit!!!!!!!
"Better send those refunds..."
Posts: 7,280
Threads: 55
Reputation:
102303
Joined: May 2015
Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada
I'm not as worried against most teams, but he was a major driving force behind the Tenn. and Bmore wins.
We only play Bmore once and the Browns once, so really only 2 teams that are heavy running teams, until the bye (maybe Carolina too).
Just looking at what is being said, I hypothesize that he'll be back after the bye, but of course, I have nothing definitive on that.
Posts: 1,449
Threads: 20
Reputation:
8309
Joined: Nov 2015
The Steelers and Cowboys loss hurts because we have less breathing room. The defense carried us in the playoffs and has been good this year. We have some of the best firepower in the league gonna need the offense to score points and carry us some games. Sign a run stuffing NT to backup Tupou , Carter is light for a DT we need some beef up front.
Posts: 11,717
Threads: 131
Reputation:
60613
Joined: May 2015
There are some decent NT options still in FA that I'd probably bring in for workouts soon.
Posts: 9,105
Threads: 224
Reputation:
31408
Joined: May 2015
Location: Fredericksburg Virginia
Malcolm Brown would be nice!
Posts: 5,906
Threads: 31
Reputation:
24881
Joined: May 2015
No sure fire way to replace Reader's production at this point. This is bad news.
Hope he heals up fast.
Posts: 7,184
Threads: 108
Reputation:
21732
Joined: Aug 2015
Yeah, need a waiver pickup asap.
However, this should mean additional PT for Zach Carter, and I have no doubt he’ll rise to the occasion.
If you see something suspicious, say something suspicious.
Posts: 1,731
Threads: 23
Reputation:
2611
Joined: Aug 2015
|
![[Image: Screenshot-2022-02-02-154836.png]](https://i.ibb.co/db2LNsj/Screenshot-2022-02-02-154836.png)
![[Image: 4CV0TeR.png]](https://i.imgur.com/4CV0TeR.png)
![[Image: giphy.gif]](http://media1.giphy.com/media/9EmYYw6o9cmsM/giphy.gif)
![[Image: Truck_1_0_1_.png]](https://card.psnprofiles.com/2/Truck_1_0_1_.png)
