03-19-2021, 05:40 PM
(03-19-2021, 05:18 PM)BobJones4980 Wrote: So Jonah and Reiff are both better than Hart, the team got better by replacing Hart.
Hart has played pretty bad for years, the new oline coach that previously coached him came in and immediately replaced him. PFF can grade him however they want but I don't want Bobby Hart protecting Burrow and it seems the coaching staff doesn't either.
Better by teeny tiny increments and, in some ways, not even that. Are these differences making the Bengals significantly better? No.
The problem is that teams like the Ravens & Cheifs, already dominating the Bengals based on the scoreboard, saw fit to spend more money to significantly upgrade positions where they were already stronger than the Bengals... like Guard. The Bengals, instead of beating them to the punch with that and getting a lot better, chose to replace guys with players who are barely, like, 5% better. The differences between the Raven/Cheifs and Bengals is far greater than 5%.... and those 2 teams ADDED MAJOR TALENT.
This off-season showed us how out of touch and disconnect the Bengals are compared to perennial powerhouses.
