There was a small moment in Thursday’s preseason game against the Giants that should get fans excited. In an obvious passing situation, the Bengals trotted out a deadly array of pass rushers. Carlos Dunlap, Geno Atkins, Sam Hubbard, and Carl Lawson were all on the field at once.
This type of thing is something you see among the college ranks. Hubbard was apart of a similar scheme during his college days at Ohio State called the “rushmen package”.
The idea is simple. On obvious passing downs, you play your four best pass rushers along the defensive line regardless of natural position to maximize pressure on the quarterback.