SmittyBacall Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, johndeere1707 said: What his pressure rate. To me that’s more important than sacks We didn't sign him to rush the passer. We signed him to be a load in the middle of the defense and to occupy blockers, making everyone around him better. It's a lot of money for a DT best suited for 2 downs, but good players cost a lot of money. I'm glad we have him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Bengal_Fl Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Love this signing. I liked Billings, but I consider this an upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 10 minutes ago, SmittyBacall said: We didn't sign him to rush the passer. We signed him to be a load in the middle of the defense and to occupy blockers, making everyone around him better. It's a lot of money for a DT best suited for 2 downs, but good players cost a lot of money. I'm glad we have him. He'll be in some to rush the passer. At that pay grade, he's going to play a lot. More than the 57% he played in Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 4 hours ago, sparky151 said: Meh. 13 mil is a lot for a NT. The money could have been better spent at other positions. They have meds for this type of thing you know 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Just now, INbengalfan said: They have meds for this type of thing you know It's really tough to read constantly. It's draining on your soul. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, sparky151 said: He's by no means a decent pass rusher. Houston usually took him off the field in passing situations and he has less than 10 career sacks, playing next to JJ Watt. In the TCMD mock offseason Reader got about that much but I signed Shelton for 6 mil and spent the money saved at LB. Have you watched him play? Ever? Because you are describing someone else. Reader may only have 6 sacks, but had almost 40 pressures too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, theJ said: He'll be in some to rush the passer. At that pay grade, he's going to play a lot. More than the 57% he played in Houston. No doubt there is some pass rush upside, but we didn't bring him in expecting him to be a 8+ sack guy. As much as I like this move, I can't help but feel we're still missing someone beside Geno in pass rushing situations. We need that Wallace Gilberry-type interior rusher. Hubbard hasn't looked great in there and is better suited to rush off the edge, while Dunlap and Lawson are first up on the outside. Maybe Wren can show something this offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Love this signing... are there any LB's left that could help, or do we need to hope some rookie helps us out a ton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Bristow Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Bengals fans: God, why don't you overpay for these crappy free agents? Also Bengals fans: Why did you overpay for these crappy free agents? Get bent. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 10 hours ago, theJ said: He'll be in some to rush the passer. At that pay grade, he's going to play a lot. More than the 57% he played in Houston. That 57% was just pass downs. He played 722 snaps last year, so roughly 70% of the time. He was on the field as much or more than Geno Atkins was. 25 years old, elite run stopper, versatile, 4 year deal, there is literally nothing to not like about this deal unless you are just a contrarian. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: That 57% was just pass downs. He played 722 snaps last year, so roughly 70% of the time. He was on the field as much or more than Geno Atkins was. 25 years old, elite run stopper, versatile, 4 year deal, there is literally nothing to not like about this deal unless you are just a contrarian. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/htx/2019-snap-counts.htm Either i'm looking at this wrong, or you are. What i'm reading is that he played 621 Defensive snaps (57%), and 70 ST's snaps (16%). Am i off base here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I got the 722 number from Goodberry on Twitter, and I think he got it from PFF. No clue on what the truth is really. Either way, still happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Big man can get after it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Reader will suck up the double teams which will free up Geno Atkins to take guys on one on one. Atkins isn't what he once was, but he's still a very good DT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 18 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: Reader will suck up the double teams which will free up Geno Atkins to take guys on one on one. Atkins isn't what he once was, but he's still a very good DT. They also wanted to place an emphasis on keeping Atkins fresher and reducing his snaps. This helps with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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