Why the defense looks bad.

[chknwing]

Not Having Jon Beason is a big factor. ML is like the QB of the defense, they read the offensive and call out adjustments etc to the defense to compensate. Not having a ML in there that can read offenses etc, hurts the overall play of the defense.

[rico6]

Instead of Connor getting bulldozed by 6'5 300+ lbs linemen, It will be Beason..

:(

[Jackofalltrades]

Line of scrimmage is the problem. You lose the battle inside it has a ripple effect.

Beason wouldn't get off OL blocks much better than Connor. Not having Hardy probably hurts more than Beason at this point. Norwood just gets overpowered and Fua got his ass handed to him last night too.

[jtnc]

Line of scrimmage is the problem. You lose the battle inside it has a ripple effect.

Beason wouldn't get off OL blocks much better than Connor. Not having Hardy probably hurts more than Beason at this point. Norwood just gets overpowered and Fua got his ass handed to him last night too.

Yeah Hardy needs to get back, so does Otah.

[Marguide]

Agree to an extent with the OP, but someone (probably Connor) had a headset in his helmet to get calls from the coaches.

They just got their butt whipped in one-on-one matchups.

[XLR8]

If the DL can't create holes in the line for the LBs then yea the D sucks

[TheRealDeal]

No top 5 DT

[SnarkAttack]

No top 50 DT

fixed

[Montsta]

The truly sad thing is that all the defensive lineman from most accounts looked really good in camp. That means our offensive line has been fuged since jump street.

[DawgzLife]

Yeah, it's the DL (inside & outside). There was never any push against the Bengals, except when the Bengals ran a screen & burned us on it. Very weak & will continue to make the whole D look look high schoolers until the DL is fixed with some pocket crashers.

[eViL jEsTeR]

very disappointed with the defense. also, having beason out reminds me of how bad the steeler defense became when troy P was injured and out most of the season a year or two ago. it is amazing how one player can mean so much to the whole defense.

when chad henne and that other bengal rookie can torch us like this, i hate to see what seasoned vets are going to do to us this year.

we're in bad shape. i think i could have run for 100 yards last night against our team.

[panthernation23]

the weakness of our defense for the last 5 years has been DT. If u got sh*t DT's then your LB's cant run free and your whole defence will suck.

[Borat]

CB is in definite need of improvement. Especially with Mssrs. Brees, Ryan, and Freeman in you division.

[CardiacCats]

it's the dl....might be the worst defensive line ever