Is Germaine Pratt salvageable?

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(04-09-2025, 11:28 AM)PhilHos Wrote: Whether the Bengals draft a linebacker or not this month, is it possible they view Pratt as salvageable? I mean, dude kinda earned his 2nd contract with us and while he definitely played himself off this team this past season, is it fair to give him another shot under Golden?

IMO, he only asked for a trade in order to keep his contract 'cause he, like all of us, figured he was getting cut this offseason, but as neither the release nor trade of Pratt has happened (yet), could it be the Bengals are waiting and if they don't draft a LB, they'll just give Pratt another chance?

And, what do YOU all think? Regardless of what the Bengals done, if Pratt is kept on the team, would he, could he turn his play around and be, at the very least, an average starter on our defense?

(04-09-2025, 11:38 AM)Sled21 Wrote: I think Pratt asked for a trade because he knew Al Golden would put him back to being a 2 down linebacker. 

What Sled said.

I don't see Pratt as a bad LB, he just isn't as consistently good in coverage as we'd probably prefer.

I really like Burks, and I can see another being drafted at some point.
I don't know enough about the LB added today, but he seems like LB4/5 to me.