Lou Anarumo on Bengals Defensive Line

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00:00 You know, you look at the teams that go far, you know, obviously great quarterbacks,

00:06 but dominant defensive lines are kind of a theme as we look forward.

00:09 So we've got pieces in place for sure.

00:12 And, you know, as you mentioned, that year was great to have Larry in that rotation of three.

00:18 And really Josh would come in and he was the fourth and would rotate with those guys.

00:22 So, yeah, the more the merrier.

00:24 If we had a D-line, D-tackles, I'd be a happy guy.

00:27 How much do you need somebody who's in interior, whether it be that one or the three-tack in those spots,

00:33 be able to go upfield and rush the passer and really collapse the ball?

00:36 Is that kind of a necessary thing?

00:38 Well, I think it'll just continue to – you go back to '21, like Kelsey just said,

00:44 you know, I think Larry had seven, seven and a half sacks maybe that year.

00:48 And Sam had a bunch of sacks.

00:51 Trey is always going to have a bunch of sacks.

00:54 But that inside pressure can just force it back to those guys and make it even easier.

00:59 So – and in our division in particular, when you have a presence inside where a lot of those quarterbacks like to scramble,

01:06 that can, you know, maybe make that a little bit tougher for them as well.

01:10 So we're always looking for that.

01:12 As far as overall pass rush, do you think Myles Murphy is on the right track to contribute even more?

01:16 I do. I do.

01:17 You know, you see strides with the guy.

01:19 You see his development not only as a rusher, but also as the year went on as playing the run game.

01:26 And so I was happy with where he was at.

01:29 And hopefully, you know, we'll see not only Myles, but Joseph.

01:34 Joseph's not rehabbing anything this year, and he's in there every day, every day, just working on different things.

01:42 So I'm anxious to see a healthy Joseph Osaia as well.