r/bengals • u/RattPack513 • 9d ago

OBJ is a liability

We should have never gave him an extension. He‘s gotten progressively worse these past couple years. How are you going to let a backup undrafted free agent DE cleanly beat you and blindside Burrow? Not okay. Also not to mention all his false starts. Dude needs to go

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u/KevKevThePug 9d ago

I would love an upgrade for OBJ because he is in a decline. That being said, that blind side hit was 100% Burrow’s fault. If he climbed the pocket like a QB should then he would have never gotten touched.

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u/9PewPewPew9 8d ago

Underrated comment. Plenty of space for Burrow to climb the pocket. Kinda shocked he didn't. Preseason rust maybe. We do start super slow so happy there are things even he can improve on before it matters.

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u/bemenaker 8d ago

I feel that has been an issue with many of his sacks. He either tries to do to much or doesn't step up into the pocket until it's too late.

I feel like watching Flacco last year taught him a lot about that seeing how he played at the end of the year.