If Bengals Pick Late, Trade Down

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(01-28-2022, 05:30 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Carman was clearly (or should have been clear) a project if being put at RG. He'd played LT his whole damn college career.
Smith also was an OT in college. Should have been no expectation of him being anything more than a backup this year.

XSF's PFF ratings as a Bengal:
2020 (293 snaps) - 59.1 overall, 74.8 pass block (good), 52.1 run block (poor)
2021 (124 snaps) - 50.0 overall, 52.0 pass block (poor), 49.0 run block (poor)

He hasn't been "good" overall since 2016 when he was a Texan.

Reiff was ok but like I said, he was basically signed for just one year. He was a rental. You potentially have to look for another RT now.

I do think they can find some OL who can be above average and cost less than $10 mill APY, but they have to hit on those guys.
And depending on the player, fans might not have that same confidence until they see it on the field.

Completely agree on Carman.  I was just as pissed about that pick as I was about the Sample pick in round 2 a few years ago.  I think they looked at XSF holding down the spot until one of those guys was ready.  It didn't work that way.  That's why I was disappointed when they left $14 million on the table and didn't sign a vet OG<