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Although they can't officially announce the moves until Wednesday at 4 p.m., the Bengals made their two biggest free agency plays in history Tuesday when published reports said they agreed to terms with one of the best young lineman in the game in Houston nose tackle D.J. Reader and a former first-round cornerback in the Vikings' Trae Waynes while boosting their defense with two impact starters.

 

https://www.bengals.com/news/reports-bengals-enrich-defense-with-two-impact-players

 

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I noticed the "run defender" part as well.  Even if you think Waynes is equivalent to Dre in pass coverage, if he even makes an *attempt* to tackle someone running the ball he's a huge upgrade.  This has been a weakness in general with Bengals corners.  Dennard at least tried but wasn't the best, WJIII also does his best but seems to come up injured/labouring way too often.

Generally speaking it's safe to say the Bengals saw the run defense as a big problem, and have made moves to address it.  Well done.  Now even one upgrade on the OL and we're starting to get somewhere.  Add a reliable LB and suddenly it's starting to look like a successful FA period.

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6 minutes ago, HavePityPlease said:

I noticed the "run defender" part as well.  Even if you think Waynes is equivalent to Dre in pass coverage, if he even makes an *attempt* to tackle someone running the ball he's a huge upgrade.  This has been a weakness in general with Bengals corners.  Dennard at least tried but wasn't the best, WJIII also does his best but seems to come up injured/labouring way too often.

Generally speaking it's safe to say the Bengals saw the run defense as a big problem, and have made moves to address it.  Well done.  Now even one upgrade on the OL and we're starting to get somewhere.  Add a reliable LB and suddenly it's starting to look like a successful FA period.

They could use 2 LBs in FA.

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2 minutes ago, sparky151 said:

Reader is a better player than Waynes but he's a 2 down player, not a pocket crushing pass rusher. 

 

IDK, he looks disruptive & quick enough to be part in that rotation. 

 

Wonder what this means for Geno? 

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From Field Yates, ESPN: Pairing D.J. Reader with Geno Atkins gives the Bengals one of the best defensive tackle duos in the league. Look past the numbers with Reader; he's an elite interior player who is near impossible to move around. Stud.
 

PFF: The Bengals sign D.J. Reader, who was 
@PFF’s #2 free agent IDL and the #33 overall free agent in this class.
Reader is still just 25 and has been stout vs the run and developed as a pass rusher (36 pressures in ‘19)
He was worth 0.14 WAR last season, which was 8th among DI’s.

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2 hours ago, sparky151 said:

Reader is a better player than Waynes but he's a 2 down player, not a pocket crushing pass rusher. 

If the bengals are now running a hybrid defense,dose this mean Geno Atkins  could see less playing time ?

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49 minutes ago, HOF dan said:

this should probably be in the free agent thread - but - are there any linebackers still out there worth pursuing?

Nigel Bradham

Josh Bynes

Vigil

We have talked to Ogletree

At some point I would bet Tahir Whitehead and Denzel Perryman (if released) get looked at. Both played for Golden

 

Not a ton of talent but it's out there. 

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