membengal Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 what's weird is slamming the bengals for investing no better than 3rd round picks at LB when that is exactly what they should be doing and have, in fact, hit fucking homeruns with Wilson, Pratt, ADG and Bailey with that strategy - and have depth because of it to cover loss of Wilson in-house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 ok, good, you werent thinking I was playing for the other team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 They did extremely well with 3rd and lower round picks at the linebacker position of late, most certainly including Lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 Jesus guys. No one is slamming anyone here. (See what I did there TJ) Not trying to keep this going. You guys like the LB’s we have and I don’t like them as much as you. It happens. To TJ, if ADG isn’t in the class of Wilson, and I agree he isn’t, that only reaffirms what I said. We actually agree on that. Again, I hope they cover the absence of Wilson well and will applaud the whole time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPHAR Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 Bengals need to create scoring pressure so teams can't sit and run all the time. Run defense has been the worse part about the defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 Scheme, injuries, suitable fill ins, all that stuff matters a ton, yes. And if the Bengals can start playing hard football at the beginning of the game instead of the 8 minute mark of the second quarter, we’ll start blowing teams out. This is a prime week to do it. Jump on this running team in the first quarter, put a couple tds up and make them throw. They come out with no urgency. They let a 10 or 20 point deficit supply the urgency. My solution - hire Zimmer in the newly created position of yelling coach. Once Zac has installed the offense and told Burrow how great he is about fifty times, Zimmer takes over for the last 45 minutes before the game starts. He screams insults at them, kicks trash cans in the locker rooms, sprays saliva all over the place, and just generally yells “fuck” a lot. It would actually work for this team. We’re a new age, feel good about ourselves team. Just need to realize they’re playing a violent blood sport. Watching any Julia Roberts movie will often send normal American men into a homicidal rage. So if Zimmer isn’t workable, Julia Roberts’ offensively bad, shallow, degrading acting will have to do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 Hey, at least she can afford an actual current NFL player to come over and trim her bush err, bushes thats what I meant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted October 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 Parker’s OL grades for the week. Some ups and downs, Jonah’s knee might be becoming an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ArmyBengal Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 Happy to hear Bachie has been cleared for the depth he provides. Let me ask a legit question about the linebackers that may help my thoughts a bit. Understanding they do not play a traditional 4-3 and many times they may only have 2 linebackers on the field at the same time. How would you guys view those 2 who are on the field? Meaning, with only 2 on the field, there isn't the traditional WLB, MLB, SLB. Is the goal, when there are only 2 on the field, to have more coverage? Thanks !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 Yes. More DBs. Think of the 5th DB as having some of the coverage role that the 3rd LB used to have. LouA can go very interchangeable with looks when he goes to 5 or even 6 DBs (like they did to Mahomes in the second halves of the two games last year). Let's them disguise coverage etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 Or they can go 5 d-lineman with 2 traditional LBers and have the d-line on the end stand up and mimic LB stuff. You have seen that with both Hubbard and Hendrickson on occasion. Hubbard had a huge sack and almost a safety in the Raiders playoff game last year from basically a middle LB type position on the field. The 2 LBs on the field in LouA's system have to be able to cover and come up and tackle well in the run game. The guys they have are good in that role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted October 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 Yeah, the nickel has been effectively their base for a while now. And that’s just part of a league wide trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AMPHAR Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, ArmyBengal said: Happy to hear Bachie has been cleared for the depth he provides. Let me ask a legit question about the linebackers that may help my thoughts a bit. Understanding they do not play a traditional 4-3 and many times they may only have 2 linebackers on the field at the same time. How would you guys view those 2 who are on the field? Meaning, with only 2 on the field, there isn't the traditional WLB, MLB, SLB. Is the goal, when there are only 2 on the field, to have more coverage? Thanks !! Overall yes. But the next 2 weeks maybe 3 feature running teams and 2 of them have dynamic RBs. They may end up playing more snaps in a traditional look in the short term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPHAR Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 Can't remember which game it was maybe Denver, but Bachie was an impact LB in that game. Hopefully its a guy that pushes for more snaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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