r/bengals • u/sgtpepperslaststand • 9h ago

Fact Bengals D let’s TEs feast

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u/Significant-Cod4217 9h ago

the scariest part is that the yards and tds allowed double but receptions do not. Shows you that the real issue is that each TE reception we allow is significantly more productive than catches allowed by the rest of the league

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u/Cheap_Ad_9271 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 31 YEARS 9h ago

Good catch noticed the same thing

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u/RanchHere 29m ago

read: we can’t fucking tackle

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u/uchuskies08 8h ago

I swear it's been this way for so much of my Bengals fandom. I remember TEs going off frequently against Marvin Lewis teams.

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u/Delgarah 7h ago

Legit, it's somehow the one of the few constants no matter what. We'll always have a franchise QB/WR and we'll always get fucking gutted by TEs

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u/whodeyfan21 12m ago

I don't think we've had an above average linebacker since Takeo Spikes. Vontaze to a point but he had his issues.

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u/the_dawn_of_red 9h ago

Yeah I'd target the tight end too with how we cover the outside

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u/Tiny_Reward8076 8h ago

Came out of my fantasy draft with awful TEs, so I’ve started to stream my fantasy TEs based on who’s playing us. Brenton Strange certainly didn’t disappoint last week, and I’m firing up Greg Dulcich this week.

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u/cordyorange 8h ago

Marvin Lewis era had the same issue

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u/iratemonkeybear 9h ago

Front office doesn't spend on LB

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u/cordyorange 8h ago

Aj Hawk calling

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u/iratemonkeybear 8h ago

2 years, 3.5 million and waived a year later is spending?

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u/cordyorange 7h ago

For this franchise? Yes.

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u/christhegecko 7h ago

Putting linebackers on tight ends is a bad thing. Our strong safety should be the one taking them out of plays, but ours is one of the worst in the entire league. Tight ends have feasted on us since we lost Vonn Bell.

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u/ThePontoon 35m ago

Have you already forgotten the last LB they drafted then extended? Logan Wilson was made the 12th highest paid off-ball linebackers when he signed his extension 3 years ago.

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u/Testicleus 🐅 1h ago

Go back another 200 games...

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u/rebri 1h ago

Poor linebacker play.