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Pratt and Wilson were playing at much higher levels when he was around.
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I thought Wilson was ok before he went down to injury.
Pratt wasn't terrible - but his coverage skills certainly looked to take a step back. Hard to say if it was scheme, age, or just an off year. His tackles were good, but often 7+ yard down field. If they decided to get more athletic at LB, and find a more pure cover LB - I wouldn't be sad to see him cut. Good run, but this past year left a sour taste in my mouth with him in space. A LOT of missed tackles/gaps.
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new name for our defense: the golden girls
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MY wife thought that was funny as hell, she loves The Golden Girls. I mentioned maybe Golden Guys might be more appropriate, and she got defensive and said why? They play like a bunch of damn women! hahahahaha
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yep. they gotta earn a new title. if you can intercept a wrench, you can intercept a ball.
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So like Dodgeball?
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We have enough of our defensive guys who are trying to dodge things...I'd prefer a more direct approach...LOL
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So Golden left the Bengals for the Irish a few days after losing the Super Bowl and now has left the Irish for the Bengals a few days after losing the Natty.
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That is an accurate assessment. Where you going with this?
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To the Super Bowl...
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It was just an observation. How many times has that ever happened?
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Gotcha. No idea, but getting back to a championship game/SB is definitely a goal. We will worry about that game and Golden's record once we are there. haha
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Just to point out - the 2 years in which Bengals had at least a top 15 defense in Points Allowed - they reached the SB and AFCC Game.
Give Burrow just a medium defense - mediocre - just give that offense enough to work with without having to score 30+ points to win games, and Burrow will lead this offense.
The fact that Lou couldn't sustain at least a top 15ish defense is mind-boggling considering the resources they used in the draft. Maybe a guy here or there won't pan out - but if you miss on every sing guy (and I don't think they did, I think they got good talent that didn't fit the scheme) - as the DC - you own a lot of that. You are in that room picking those guys. So, either you drafted guys who didn't fit what you did, drafted guys who weren't very good, or drafted guys and failed to develop them. No matter how you slice it - that falls on you.
Give Burrow just a medium defense - mediocre - just give that offense enough to work with without having to score 30+ points to win games, and Burrow will lead this offense.
The fact that Lou couldn't sustain at least a top 15ish defense is mind-boggling considering the resources they used in the draft. Maybe a guy here or there won't pan out - but if you miss on every sing guy (and I don't think they did, I think they got good talent that didn't fit the scheme) - as the DC - you own a lot of that. You are in that room picking those guys. So, either you drafted guys who didn't fit what you did, drafted guys who weren't very good, or drafted guys and failed to develop them. No matter how you slice it - that falls on you.
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