Zac Taylor discusses Logan Wilson commerce request and why Barrett Carter is beginning for Bengals

Logan Wilson shouldn’t be completely satisfied about being benched.

The veteran linebacker, nonetheless solely 29 years outdated, misplaced his beginning spot to rookie Barrett Carter earlier this season.

The outcomes up to now have been blended.

However Wilson doesn’t wish to wait round to see how issues play out.

Yesterday, he requested a commerce out of Cincinnati.

And now we now have Zac Taylor’s response.

The top coach informed Wilson to “simply preserve targeted on being right here and serving to us as finest we will”.

He added that Wilson has “dealt with it rather well” and “performed an excellent job with the younger linebackers”.

In accordance with Taylor, the transfer is “extra about Barrett than it was about Logan”.

“I see a really excessive ceiling in Barrett,” Taylor mentioned. “I see qualities in him I needed to see extra of. The one method to do this is broaden the position.”

How a lot of that’s coach communicate is as much as you to resolve.

Up subsequent, the Bengals play the New York Jets on Sunday.

Enchancment from the protection’s younger gamers could be nice to see. However on the very least, the offense appears able to successful the sport for Cincinnati.

Right here’s a fast look again no less than week’s sport in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers.