09-22-2021, 09:33 AM
(09-21-2021, 09:35 PM)fredtoast Wrote: What do you mean by "invest"?
Use half of their last 4 first round picks on OL?
Trade for the 8th highest paid OT in the league?
Sign the 10th highest paid RT in free agency?
Seriously, people, this is getting kind of silly. The Bengals have no made great choice with all their O-line moves. But people who claim they are npot trying or don't care about the O-line are just ignoring reality.
They haven't done enough. OL makes up (roughly) 20% of the roster, larger than any other unit. We knew the last two off seasons we had the worst in the NFL. And we luckily landed a gift in Burrow. The moment we drafted Burrow the focus should have been on protecting him. Year we got Burrow we drafted 1 OL (5th round) and 3 LBers. Big FA signings last two years were DL. Feels like some are rushing to make excuses for the FO's terrible personnel decisions.
That's in the past. And the writing appears to be on the wall again this year....We are on track to have Brandon Allen starting again for us...sooner than week 11. I don't think as fans should be ok with that.
In short, I am 'worried about Burrow.' The front office two offseasons in a row now have overvalued of their existing OL and overvalued the moves via draft and FA. They deserve a great deal of criticism and they need to do better. I am not sure what can be done now but I am not ready to throw in the towel saying the personnel we have is the best Burrow can get this entire 17 game season.
