Has Cincinnati's Depth At Safety Improved?

…is what I see as the big difference. Last year our safeties could be lumped into two categories—guys with decent skils but at the end of their career, younger guys with marginal talent.

With the addition of Sands, Mays and to a lesser degree Miles, I can actually see the future of safety for the Bengals. Will these guys pan out? Who knows. I still think we need to think about drafting a safety next year, but I feel like we have some potential with what we’ve got.

Lets hope the additions are going to make a difference in the slot. We got abused nearly every game last year by Tight Ends and Slot Receivers.

Better Safeties. Better overall front line and I dare say better LB group. No offense to Dhani and Rivers, but Rey in the middle and the “new guys” should help with both run and pass game.

I can’t wait to see the blitz packages Zimmer brings to the chalkboard.

will have to make a colossal improvement in order to be considered for any game action as a real NFL safety. He can’t turn and his lateral movement skills are very much lacking. It’s hard to play any kind of coverage with just straight-line speed.

This is coming from a die-hard 49ers fan who really wanted him to succeed (even had a jersey ordered but cancelled it)

The worst thing they could have done was stand pat. They ended up making some nice moves to improve the secondary. With Hall, Jones, Nelson, Jennings, and Mays they have first round talent at all four anchor positions of the secondary. Who wouldn’t want that?

In the future maybe. Mays sands and miles have more upside than Roy w and duke, but haven’t produced like them. And gibrel is coming back from a destoyed knee. If I was building a team on one year, and not thinking of the future, I would take last years safteys over this years. But obviously you want talent that can develop, and the bengals may have that.

but they definitely inproved on depth and potential at the position.