05-06-2021, 01:54 AM
The Bengals actually did a lot for the OL and the line this season is FAR different than what got rolled out last season.
First, Turner is gone and his methods of lots of line shifts and rotations hurt the line developing cohesion - remember a LOT of the sacks (that were not on Burrow holding on to the ball) were not linemen getting beat off the edge or bull rushed back but rather failing to pick up blitzes and stunts. He also "coached up" Jordan and totally ruined him. Interesting note, once the team got Spain and XSF (both vets NOT coached up by Turner) at Guard a lot of the interior issues stopped.
Second, Reiff is a major upgrade at RT and a lineup of Williams - Spain - Hopkins - Carman - Reiff is hugely better than what we ran out in 2020. And courtesy of us FINALLY having a line focused draft the OL cupboard has been restocked so the next men up are not trash like Redmond and MJ.
First, Turner is gone and his methods of lots of line shifts and rotations hurt the line developing cohesion - remember a LOT of the sacks (that were not on Burrow holding on to the ball) were not linemen getting beat off the edge or bull rushed back but rather failing to pick up blitzes and stunts. He also "coached up" Jordan and totally ruined him. Interesting note, once the team got Spain and XSF (both vets NOT coached up by Turner) at Guard a lot of the interior issues stopped.
Second, Reiff is a major upgrade at RT and a lineup of Williams - Spain - Hopkins - Carman - Reiff is hugely better than what we ran out in 2020. And courtesy of us FINALLY having a line focused draft the OL cupboard has been restocked so the next men up are not trash like Redmond and MJ.
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