Can we put a Fork in Myles Murphy Now?

[*ochocincos*]

(12-03-2024, 06:41 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: The Bengals never-ending mantra.

They've used 4 Day1&2 picks on DL over the last 3 years.

They just can't draft DL. Having 4 scouts probably doesn't help, but also Marion Hobby hasn't developed shit.

Hobby needs gone. I've been pounding that drum for a while this season.

I don't know how much involvement he had in the identification of the DL brought in, but I'd hope a new DL coach would be heavily involved.

I got the sense from the Jenkins selection they wanted some better run defense, as Jenkins and Jackson were never really big pass rushers.
Only 4.5 sacks in 44 college games for Jenkins.
McKinnley Jackson only 7.5 sacks in 40 games in college.

Hobby has been with the Bengals since 2021, so he was (or should have been) involved with the selections of Ossai, Sample, and Murphy at DE. None of these dudes have done much of anything.

The only good things from a DL perspective have been Ogunjobi, Hill, and Hendrickson. Hendrickson and Ogunjobi already looked pretty refined as pass rushers, so there really wasn't much growth needed there.

While I agree with you they can't keep throwing early picks at a position and failing, they need to find a way to make those picks stick.
There looks to be talent in the draft.
The challenge is identifying which of that talent will fit well with the Bengals defensive scheme and will they have a guy who can coach them up.