02-06-2022, 02:21 PM
(02-06-2022, 01:00 PM)SuperBowlBound! Wrote: There are some good articles on developing NFL Offensive Lineman.
Here is a link to one of them.
https://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/21/broncos-offensive-line-nfl-draft/
It basically says Off Lineman is one of the most difficult positions to develop. It may take 3 years to reach full development. Our rookies have played a significant amount of snaps this year. here is where our Offensive Line currently stands.
Isiah Prince (24) 2019 - 6th round (Miami Dolphins) this is his 3rd year. Only played in 4 games with Miami.
Jonah Wiliams (24) 2019 - this technically his second year if you include his injury. He is getting better as the year plays on.
Hakeem Adeniji (24) - 2020 - 6th round pick finishing his second year - Jury still out on him.
Jackson Carmen (22) - 2021 - 2nd round pick in his Rookie Year
D'Ante Smith (23) - 2021 - 4th round pick in his Rookie Year
Trey Hill (22) - 2021 - 6th round pick in his Rookie Year
Fred Johnson (24) - 2019 Undrafted
Trey Hopkins (29) - 2014 Undrafted
Quinton Spain (30) - 2015 Undrafted
Riley Reiff (33) - 2012 - 1st round pick of Detorit Lions
Controlling the NFL salary cap is so crucial to NFL success. The Bengals will hope the young guys on this list will develop and therefore they will not bring in high priced free agents. At best I bet they only bring in 1 to help shore up this off line and draft another. I can see Fred Johnson not coming back and possibly Riley Reiff and Quinton Spain depending on how much money they want. They will not overpay for those guys.
They will sign Jessie Bates, Uzomah and Ogunjobi to team friendly deals.
Bates if we resign him won’t be a friendly deal. He wants to get paid. They can off set some of Bates money with Wayne’s savings. Prince will make 4 or 5 million if we resign him. He’s under 2 million now. I’d resign Reiff if he’ll take what he made last year. I think we are okay at guard. Carman is going to be the biggest improvement next year. What you really need is 3 guards and 3 tackles.
T Jonah/Reiff/ FA or Draftee
G Prince/Carman/
C FA/ Hopkins
Centers are cheaper in FA. But really whether you go center or tackle in FA then you go the other in the draft. But you need to improve it drastically. They’ve actually have an opportunity to get some great depth in the OL by adding 2 starters in FA and the draft.
