In Week 7 vs. the Browns, the Bengals gave Jordan Battle some reps, and it seemed to benefit the entire defensive unit. So, of course, they would keep that up this week and allow the young man to develop, right?
No, his snaps dropped down to three while veterans Geno Stone (60/61) and Vonn Bell (57/61) took the majority of snaps in a poor defensive outing.
Linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither also saw a dip, taking only five defensive snaps.
You know who didn’t have a drop? BJ Hill and Sheldon Rankins. They had an extremely heavy workload, taking 47 and 43 reps, respectively.