04-30-2021, 06:06 PM
(04-30-2021, 05:42 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Nice post and welcome to the board!
We have the picks early in every round in a deep OL class to find that one guy too.
We also needed one more piece in the Receiving room exactly like Chase and we got him. Great start IMO.
Thank you. Agreed. I think they picked Chase because they knew that their are a lot of good O-linemen still out there.
If the Bengals had one of the top O-lines in the league, then it would be a juggernaut offense. They have a couple of years to work on that, ,but they couldn't get both this year. Incremental improvements. I always have thought that if you have a chance to get an impact player in the top 10, do it. There are plenty of very good lineman available in the latter half of the 1st round (where I expect the Bengals to be picking in 2023, if not 2022), as well as the 2nd and 3rd round. I expect Mixon and Perine to have good years - especially if teams rush 3 or 4 consistently. Joe Mixon may be the biggest beneficiary of the draft, so far.
Rome wasn't built in a day. They had to choose whether to draft an O-lineman or a receiver, and I think they made a good choice. Chase will make the offensive line better, if that makes any sense. Skill players are set. Time to go get some hogs...
