04-05-2021, 03:46 PM
(04-05-2021, 03:13 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Yep.
Here is who the projected starters are right now, and they may be "ok" with it.
QB - Burrow
RB - Mixon
TE - Uzomah/Sample
WR - Boyd (slot), Higgins, Tate
OT - Williams, Reiff
OG - Spain, XSF
C - Hopkins (Price until he's back)
DE - Hubbard, Hendrickson
DT - Reader, Ogunjobi
LB - Wilson, Pratt
CB - Waynes, Awuzie, Hilton (slot)
S - Bell, Bates
Out of that group, the players who need replaced most are (arguably) in order:
- Tate
- RG (Spain and XSF are both better fits at LG)
- LG
- TE? (This moves down if Uzomah looks like he did Week 1)
Then you have worry about future replacements/improvements for:
- RT
- 3T (based on Ogunjobi's performance and willingness to stay)
- LB (if Wilson and/or Pratt don't improve much)
- C
- LT? (depends on Williams staying healthy and improving)
- DE
I am going to say 99% of the board will disagree that Auden Tate is actually projected to be the starter and that the Bengals or anyone else feel that position doesn't need a massive upgrade over him. Did you just omit it on accident?
