Welcome Barrett Carter

[*pally*]

22 year old lb out of Clemson. Obviously the team felt that position needed bolstering

Last time they doubled down on LB was the Wilson/Pratt draft.2

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(24 minutes ago)pally Wrote: 22 year old lb out of Clemson.  Obviously the team felt that position needed bolstering

Last time they doubled down on LB was the Wilson/Pratt draft.2

Pratt was a year earlier

Wilson was with ADG and Markus Bailey in the 2020 Burrow/Higgins draft.

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Also . . . this may signal the end of a 4-2-5 and back to a standard 4-3-4?

[Luvnit2]

Carter reads, reacts and gets downhill so quickly that blockers can have a difficult time reaching him on zone runs. He slips blocks and sifts through traffic without taking his eyes off the ball carrier. Carter ran well on his pro day, which shows up on his film when he's chasing inside out. In pass coverage, he keeps up with tight ends and can pick up running backs in the flat. Carter effectively spies the QB, too, with 12.5 sacks over the past three seasons. He's quick and closes well when rushing off the edge or between the tackles. -- Steve Muench

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(20 minutes ago)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: Also . . . this may signal the end of a 4-2-5 and back to a standard 4-3-4?

The NFL on average runs 11 personnel 65% of the time. That means defenses mostly run 425 to matchup. Bengals took 4 stack linebackers in 2019/2020 they were still a heavy 425 defense.

[Truck_1_0_1_]

Logan
Knight
Carter
Burks
Maema
Heyward
Giles-Harris

I think those bottom 2 guys are gone, leaves us with 5, which we've always had, so don't expect any wholesale changes.

[JaggedJimmyJay]

I don't think a 4-3 base works anymore for the most part. The Bengals may emphasize it more than they have lately, especially in AFC North games. I still expect a ton of 4-2-5 though.

[TrenchWarfare]

Golden was with us for one year before and we drafted three LBers. 2/3 of are gone/contracts up and we drafted two more now that he is back.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(18 minutes ago)Luvnit2 Wrote: Carter reads, reacts and gets downhill so quickly that blockers can have a difficult time reaching him on zone runs. He slips blocks and sifts through traffic without taking his eyes off the ball carrier. Carter ran well on his pro day, which shows up on his film when he's chasing inside out. In pass coverage, he keeps up with tight ends and can pick up running backs in the flat. Carter effectively spies the QB, too, with 12.5 sacks over the past three seasons. He's quick and closes well when rushing off the edge or between the tackles. -- Steve Muench

Nice. Like this Barrett Carter pick a lot, Hodges is getting his guys. Burks, Knight and Carter to go along with Logan Wilson?

The LB room is looking stacked after being very disappointing the last couple of years. This is definitely a sign of more 3 LB's on the field
that can tackle and cover. Goodbye Germaine Pratt and you just trying to strip the ball out instead of trying to actually tackle.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(16 minutes ago)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Logan
Knight
Carter
Burks
Maema
Heyward
Giles-Harris

I think those bottom 2 guys are gone, leaves us with 5, which we've always had, so don't expect any wholesale changes.

I take Shaka over Meta myself.