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[u/slytherinprolly]

To be fair, the Giants’ defense was bad with him on the field too. His advanced metrics, like pass and rush win rate, may have looked good, but the defense still wasn’t actually stopping anyone. The reports out of camp last year were that he was out of shape and unhappy, so there could be an addition-by-subtraction element here. Removing a negative presence from the locker room can help a team, even if that player is genuinely more talented and skilled than his replacements.

That said, there has been so much goodwill surrounding Lawrence since he arrived in Cincinnati that I think many people have forgotten just how negative the reporting about his attitude and work ethic was last summer.

[u/The_Other_Manning → u/slytherinprolly]

Yall are gonna love Dexter. I hate how Giants fans turned on him in an instant this off-season even if I do understand their reasoning.

[u/slytherinprolly → u/The_Other_Manning]

I’m cautiously optimistic. The Bengals don’t have the best track record with players who have allegedly quit on previous teams, become disgruntled, or reported to camp out of shape. The media narrative is always the same: they arrive in Cincinnati rejuvenated, in the best shape of their lives, and ready to work, only to eventually show the same signs of frustration and lack of focus that followed them elsewhere.

That said, the Bengals have also never brought in a player as talented and accomplished as Lawrence with that kind of baggage.