02-18-2022, 09:27 AM
(02-17-2022, 11:06 PM)puddycat Wrote: Agree. Don't forget Hopkins is also supposed to be the leader of the line calling out assignments. Bengals got killed by blitzes and stunts. Quenton Spain is OK, but a low end starter (IMO). I'd feel better about him if he is a team leader, or if he could play both OG spots. Pissing off Aaron Donald after a perfectly legal play on Burrow doesn't count as leadership.
I'm OK with picking over the 2nd tier, especially injury-prove-it and older players who see a chance to win with Burrow.
Last year was the year for plug and play OL. This year everybody requires development. Bengals need to go hard in FA; I'd still like to trade 2 firsts for Linderbaum.
That play may have been legal, but Donald put extra juice on that push out of bounds that was not necessary. He was trying to injure Joe pure and simple. I have zero problem with our linemen talking to him about it.
