Bengals @ WFT postgame thread

The D has definitely improved, I think it’s easy to forget how bad things were last year when they gave up big play after big play


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The D has definitely improved, I think it’s easy to forget how bad things were last year when they gave up big play after big play

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This is true. We were terrible last year at every thing. The progress isn't mesmerizing but it's there. I thhik next year the improvement will be more tangible across the board on defense.

Chase Young hasn't been lined up at free safety this year, that alone is significant progress.

Dline...Holcomb..CB’s.fuller and Darby have been awesome

I don't know. They were ranked 27th in the league in both total yards allowed and points allowed per game last year. This year they are ranked 6th and 10th respectively. I'd say they have improved, despite not having a normal offseason, minicamps, OTAs, preseason... That's quite a turn around 10 games into this season.



I dont read too far into numbers. Never have. They do not tell the whole story. Like i said they did not improve as much as I would have liked. Maybe I expected too much. I hear you about lack of an off-season but that goes for every offense we have faced too so that is a wash. Honestly this year is weird. Next year we are going to see if the D is legit or not. Im not giving up by any means just expected more....

Its also worth pointing out how a poor offense hurts a D. More time on the field etc., not to mention some of the sort fields that have been handed to the opposition. A more consistent O and thus D would look better.

A win is a win, it was ugly but that is to be expected.

Winner of Thanksgiving will take the division

I think the Giants take the division. They have been trending up and likely will hold the division edge over the rest. It likely only takes 6 wins to be the NFC East champ this year.

Having quality LB play would make the difference in the eye test. They're asked to be so versatile, hands in the dirt, cover a TE or RB and I don't think we have that.

One guy that I would love to keep is Settle, I think he’s better than Allen.

One guy that I would love to keep is Settle, I think he’s better than Allen.

Settle would definitely start on a lot of teams. He's gonna get a nice, well deserved paycheck. He is one of my favorite guys on the team.

One guy that I would love to keep is Settle, I think he’s better than Allen.

I'm not sure about better than Allen because the later is a monster and has the potential to make huge plays (he had a very solid game on Sunday IMO).

But yeah Settle is a keeper, he starts on many teams and plays with great effort !